article_snippet.sent: Under the rain of coalition bombs, the Houthis, who are Shiites in a majority Sunni country, still control Sanaa.
article_snippet.sent: Saudi Arabia signed off on letting the ICRC into Yemen via two aircraft -- one with medical supplies, the other with workers.
article_snippet.sent: the Houthis put Hadi under house arrest when they overtook Sanaa in January.
article_snippet.sent: But Hadi escaped in February, fled to Aden and declared Hadi to still be president.
article_snippet.sent: the Houthis and the Houthis allies, including those loyal to Hadi's predecessor, then fought Hadi's forces in Aden.
article_snippet.sent: Hadi fled Aden in late March, ultimately for Saudi Arabia, when the rebels and their military allies advanced on Yemen.
article_snippet.sent: The conflict prompted Saudi Arabia, a predominately Sunni nation and Yemen's northern neighbor, and other Arab nations to intervene with force.
article_snippet.sent: the Houthis are allied with Iran, Saudi Arabia bitter rival across the Persian Gulf, and Riyadh does not want an proxy of Iran in power on Iran border.
article_snippet.sent: Complicating matters in Yemen is the fact that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula -- not the Houthis or the forces loyal to Hadi -- holds sway in Yemen's east.
article_snippet.sent: AQAP is considered one of the most ruthless branches of the terrorist organization.
article_snippet.sent: AQAP has taken advantage of the chaos to overrun one city and break prisoners out of jail.
article_snippet.sent: Hadi's government had cooperated with the Houthis to fight AQAP, but with the Houthi takeover, the Houthi takeover has evaporated, and the terror group operates generally unchecked.