Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi fled the country after rebels advanced on Aden . He was taking refuge in the city but eventually escaped by sea after attack . Houthi militants took control of strategic airbase just 35 miles from the city . The Sunni then carried out a wave of airstrikes on the presidential palace . But Hadi had already left heading to an 'operations base ' outside the city . Militants put $ 100,000 bounty on his head and arrested defence minister .
Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi fled the country after rebels advanced on Aden . He was taking refuge in the city but eventually escaped by sea after attack . Houthi militants took control of strategic airbase just 35 miles from the city . The Shiites then carried out a wave of airstrikes on the presidential palace . But Hadi had already left heading to an 'operations base ' outside the city . Militants put $ 100,000 bounty on his head and arrested defence minister .