article_snippet.sent: (CNN)As Saudi forces pounded southern Yemen with a fresh series of airstrikes Wednesday,
article_snippet.sent: The previous round of talks between Houthi rebels and the government of Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi failed in January after rebels attacked the President's personal residence and presidential palace in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital.
article_snippet.sent: But less than 24 hours later, after rebel forces attacked a Yemeni government military brigade, the airstrikes resumed, according to security sources in Taiz.
article_snippet.sent: the airstrikes targeted a weapons depot in Saudi Arabia late Wednesday, two Taiz security officials said.
article_snippet.sent: The rebels captured an air base near the Yemeni port city of Aden that day as part of an advance on the Aden area.
article_snippet.sent: Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabia coalition partners launched airstrikes on Houthi positions across Yemen starting on March 26, hoping to wipe out the Iranian-allied rebel group that overthrew Yemen and seized power.
article_snippet.sent: This month, Saudi officials said airstrikes have degraded Houthi-controlled military infrastructure, including key buildings in Sanaa.