Saudi-led coalition steps up air strikes on Houthis in Yemen's Sanaa - residents
 

(Adds details, background, changes slug) CAIRO, May 22 (Reuters) - Saudi-led warplanes extended air strikes on Iranian-backed Houthi militia in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Friday, residents in the area said. A Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen's civil war eight weeks ago to try to roll back Houthi advances across the Arabian Peninsula country and restore exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in power. Sanaa residents said air strikes also continued overnight on fighters loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh who are allied with the Houthis in the conflict.

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