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Iran-backed Houthi rebels reclaimed key positions near Aden, the temporary capital of Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi’s government.

Military sources said the Houthis re-took positions on Nov. 8 that they had lost to Saudi-led coalition forces in recent months, including a key overlook to the strategic Al-Anad airbase in Lahj province which borders Aden. The rebels also captured Damt, the second city in Daleh province, the sources said.

The rebel deployment near Al-Anad “poses a real danger to pro-government and coalition forces,” a military source told AFP.

Pro-Hadi forces, supported by Saudi-led coalition air strikes, drove the Houthis out of Aden in a July offensive. Four other southern provinces – Lahj, Daleh, Abyan and Shabwa – were also re-taken in the offensive.

Military sources said the rebels also re-took Damt, the second city in Daleh province, after besieging it for hours on Nov. 7.

Meanwhile, 16 pro-Hadi soldiers were killed and six wounded on Nov. 8 when a landmine exploded as their vehicle passed in the city of Marib, east of the capital Sanaa, a military source said. Marib is controlled by pro-Hadi forces while Sanaa remains in the hands of the Houthis.

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