article_snippet: The crisis intensified in January, when the Houthis the Houthis displayed the Houthis clout by storming the presidential palace and putting President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi under house arrest.
article_snippet: President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi escaped to Aden in February and declared that President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi remained the legitimate president.
article_snippet: the Houthis also have support from forces loyal to President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi's predecessor, former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who resigned in 2012 after months of Arab Spring-inspired protests.
article_snippet: The deepening chaos has led many governments to pull embassy staff out of Sanaa.
article_snippet: The United States recently withdrew The United States remaining special forces in Yemen, dealing a blow to counterterrorism efforts in Yemen.
article_snippet: Rebel forces captured parts of Aden and a nearby airbase Wednesday.
article_snippet: AQAP and ISIS looked set to be "the big winners" from the deepening chaos in Yemen, CNN terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank said Wednesday before news of the Saudi airstrikes emerged.