Yemen Humanitarian Situation Likely to Worsen With Saleh Death: Mattis

Yemen Humanitarian Situation Likely to Worsen With Saleh Death: Mattis
People look at an armored personnel carrier damaged during recent clashes between Houthi fighters and forces loyal to Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen Dec. 5, 2017. Reuters/Khaled Abdullah
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WASHINGTON–U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that the killing of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh would, in the short term, likely worsen an already dire humanitarian situation in the country.

Saleh was killed in a roadside attack on Monday after switching sides in Yemen’s civil war, abandoning his Iran-aligned Houthi allies in favor of a Saudi-led coalition.