article_snippet.sent: (the Houthis are also sometimes referred to as southern separatists).
article_snippet.sent: Despite the rain of bombs, the Houthis still control Sanaa.
article_snippet.sent: Houthi rebels control Sanaa, including the airport.
article_snippet.sent: Who's joining Saudi Arabia's fight against the Houthis?
article_snippet.sent: The conflict prompted Saudi Arabia, a predominantly Sunni nation and Yemen's neighbor to the north, to intervene with force along with other Arab nations.
article_snippet.sent: the Houthis are allied with Iran, Saudi Arabia bitter rival across the Persian Gulf, and the Saudis do not want an Iranian proxy in power on Iranian border.
article_snippet.sent: After the Houthis seized Sanaa, Gen. Ahmed Asiri said, "there were 14 flights a week coming from Iran carrying weapons and ammunition for the Houthi militia.
article_snippet.sent: That's a sensitive issue, given Houthi rebels ties to Iran and concerns about civilian casualties.