Hadi calls on Yemenis to rise up against Houthis after Saleh's death

Calls for a new chapter in the fight against the rebels

DUBAI: Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi called on Yemenis on Monday to rise up against the Iran-aligned Houthis after the death of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Speaking in a speech carried live on the Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television, Hadi also called for a new chapter in the fight against the Houthis, who were allied with Saleh before he turned on them and offered to back the Saudi-led coalition.

LIVE: President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi calls on all #Yemenis to rise up against #Houthi militias after #AliAbdullahSaleh's assassination https://t.co/BXBfU7XSMO pic.twitter.com/uqHlD2c8vE

— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) December 4, 2017

Yemen’s rebel-controlled interior ministry on Monday announced the “killing” of former president Saleh. The development was confirmed by Saleh’s General People’s Congress party.