Yemeni Vice President Khaled Bahah said on Thursday he hoped a Saudi-led Arab coalition battling Iranian-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen would not send in ground troops.
Developments in Yemen
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People salvage belongings from a government bank that was hit during an airstrike in Yemen's northwestern city of Saada, April 16, 2015.
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Destroyed vehicles are seen at a gas station after it was hit by an airstrike in Yemen's northwestern city of Saada, April 16, 2015.
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Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, hold their weapons in the air during a demonstration against an arms embargo imposed by the U.N. Security Council on Houthi leaders, in Sana'a, April 16, 2015.
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A Shiite rebel, known as a Houthi, chews qat leaves, an amphetamine-like stimulant, as he waits near the site of a demonstration against an arms embargo imposed by the U.N. Security Council on Houthi leaders, in Sana'a, April 16, 2015.