Saudi-led fighter planes launched new airstrikes in Yemen Wednesday, hours after Riyadh announced a halt to the four-week air campaign, as rebels seized a key loyalist base in Taez, The Express tribune reported. The Houthi rebels took advantage of the lull in air strikes to overrun the headquarters of the 35 Armoured Brigade, loyal to Hadi, which they had besieged for nearly a week, an army officer said. The Saudi led coalition had warned it stood ready to counter against any advance by the rebels and their allies even after it ended operation Decisive storm, from midnight Tuesday.
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