Houthis are an 'affront' to Yemen and international community
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels are associate "affront" to the international community and to the Yemeni people , U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking aforementioned on Friday. Mr Lenderking' comments came one year since the rebels appropriated the headquarters of the US embassy within the capital Sana'a and detained dozens of former employees, several of whom were later released. The compound housed the US embassy till 2015, once the US suspended operations there attributable to the continued war between the Houthis and also the internationally recognised government, with America moving its ambassador and key staff to Saudi Arabia. The rebel' actions are associate "affront to the complete international community, however additional significantly to Yemenis themselves", Mr Lenderking said.