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Saudi-led warplanes pounded rebel positions in Sanaa on Monday as the rebels called a mass rally to celebrate the first anniversary of their seizure of the Yemeni capital.

Shortly afterwards, he promised a rapid return to Sanaa. Marem declined to specify how long Hadi would stay in Aden, where he does not have strong popular support.

A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia has stepped up its attacks on Iranian-supported Houthi rebels in Yemen’s central province of Marib, as its forces draw nearer to the capital San’a.

The witnesses said the coalition warplanes pounded positions of the Houthi rebels and bases of splinter troops loyal to ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

According to Bahrain, reportedly in the same blast, five of its troops had lost their lives on Friday.