* Clashes in President's last territory in port of Aden * Saudi-led air strikes on airports, clashes in South * Dispute over ex-president Saleh, son in resolving crisis By Mohammed Mukhashaf and Sami Aboudi ADEN, March 29 (Reuters) - Yemeni fighters loyal to the Saudi-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi clashed with Iranian-allied Houthi fighters on Sunday in downtown Aden, the absent leader's last major foothold in the country. The Houthi fighters, representing a Shi'ite mi**rity that makes up around a third of Yemen's population, emerged as the most powerful force in the Arab world's poorest country last year when they captured the capital Sanaa. Saudi Arabia has rallied Sunni Muslim Arab countries in an air campaign to support Hadi, who relocated to Aden in February and is **w in Riyadh after leaving Yemen in the past week. In the **rthern city of Saada, a Houthi stronghold near the Saudi border, strikes hit Houthi military bases belonging to the militia and their ally, former President Ali Abdullah Saleh who still controls most army units.
03-29-2015, 05:12 PM
WRAPUP 1-Fighting, airstrikes throughout Yemen as dialogue remains distant
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