article_snippet: Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi was initially smuggled out of Aden just hours after Houthi rebels own TV station declared the capture of nearby strategic airbase and arrested his defence minister.
article_snippet: On the run: Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi was smuggled out the southern port city Aden just hours after Houthi rebels advanced and has since escaped from Yemen by sea .
article_snippet: Since this morning, there were conflicting reports on Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's whereabouts.
article_snippet: Presidential officials insist Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi is in an operations room overseeing Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi forces' response.
article_snippet: That announcement came after Defense Minister Major General Mahmoud al-Subaihi and Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi top aides were arrested in the southern city of Lahj - where fighting with Houthi forces is ongoing - and were subsequently transferred to Sanaa.
highlights_snippet: Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi fled the country after rebels advanced on Aden .
  
highlights_snippet: Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi was taking refuge in Aden but eventually escaped by sea after attack .
  
highlights_snippet: But Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi had already left heading to an 'operations base' outside Aden .
  