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2nd LD: Yemeni president returns to Aden after months in exile

Xinhua, September 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi arrived in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Tuesday, after almost six months in exile in Saudi Arabia, a government official told Xinhua.

The plane carrying Hadi along with his advisers and the leader of pro-government forces landed at Aden's International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, the official said on condition of anonymity.

A presidential source told Xinhua "we are at a historical stage after the restoration of Yemen's legitimacy. Yemen's legitimate President Hadi will stay in Aden till the liberation of all regions from Houthi militia."

"Hadi's existence in Aden means the victory against all the plans of chaos and destruction," the source added.

Hadi and his cabinet had taken refuge in Saudi Arabia since late March after the Shiite Houthi group overran the capital Sanaa and besieged Aden, the temporary capital as they announced early after Hadi fled house arrest by the Houthi.

Hadi's son Naser who is the commander of the presidential guards arrived at Aden one day ago in order to assess the security situation in the city ahead of the president's return, the source said.

Prime Minister Khaled Bahah along with seven ministers and a team of top security officials returned to Aden city on Sept. 16, as pro-Hadi forces were pushing toward Houthi-held capital of Sanaa.

On Monday morning, heavy gunfire took place near the headquarters of Bahah's government in Aden following a protest by newly-recruited soldiers demanding salaries and others calling northern ministers to leave the city.

Hundreds of people and scores of soldiers on Tuesday morning burned tires in protest against Bahah's government.

The Saudi-backed government forces have launched several military campaigns against Houthi fighters in an attempt to drive them out from the territory under their control.

Hadi's forces have retaken several southern provinces in recent months, however, the Houthis still controls the northern part of the country, including the capital Sanaa. Enditem