dubai day kill yemen former president gunmen iran-aligned houthi militia group overrun one ali abdullah saleh fortify compound sanaa ransack villa snap photos liquor flasks vodka bottle post online traitor saleh family live time war siege cholera hamid rizq senior houthi official say official twitter account houthi gunmen act fast mercilessly punish 75-year-old saleh appear switch side yemen three-year civil war proxy battle influence regional power iran saudi arabia ally houthis three years saleh call saturday new page relations saudi arabia murder setback riyadh hop back saleh loyalist army units northern yemen would help close war kill 10,000 people cause one world acute humanitarian crises saudi arabia fear houthis become powerful force middle east lebanon iran-backed hezbollah houthis hold grind despite air strike saudi arabia ally force naval blockade prevent food medicine fuel arrive houthi-controlled northern areas bring region brink famine last month houthis fire ballistic missile riyadh saudis turn hop saleh son ahmed ali good tie saudi ally unite arab emirates job father t. photos ahmed ali military leader admire thousands soldier houthi-run land appear front page uae newspapers wednesday meet uae de-facto leader mohammed bin zayed saleh death cap 40-year political career chart yemen tragic modern history country natural resources awash weapons fracture along tribal religious line yemen long buffet powerful neighbor particularly saudi arabia saleh first leader unify yemen 1990. shift loyalties various time fight houthis 2000s example plat influence shift middle east late geopolitical drama uae emerge playmaker yemen crisis uae finance train arm group push toward red sea port hodeida houthi stronghold entry point supply get millions civilians northern yemen saleh family long enjoy good relations wealthy gulf state decades fund infrastructure project yemen become key member saudi-led coalition hamza al-houthi top houthi leader say houthis suspect saleh family allegiance saudi-held coalition time tensions brew since august al-houthi say troop intercept uae arm shipments bind saleh family late last month punishment houthis kill nephew tareq monday joost hiltermann international crisis group say late events mean war yemen likely escalate houthis important military force particularly adept politics governance reach ... population limit time play opponents hand happen anytime soon look like conflict worsen saleh relationship saudi arabia ally mark politics prayer past decades riyadh try succession quash anti-royalist revolution marxism al qaeda militancy yemen riyadh back saleh arab nationalist strongman 1978 2012 help quash ideologies could seep next door saudi arabia arab spring protest rock yemen sweep middle east riyadh realize saleh long strong enough job back transition deputy abd-rabbu mansour hadi houthis attack sanaa 2014 sweep hadi saudi exile riyadh begin bomb campaign continue today time saleh take one risky gamble turbulent career ally houthis heirs theocratic sect rule yemen thousand years saleh yemeni military jet tank brigade long-range missiles fight houthis six war ten years time saleh ally saudi western power saleh experience administer country cultivate strong military houthis make major military gain around country together force withstand thousands saudi-led air strike houthi-saleh entente crack august houthi leader pass trust saleh confidante key military position accord people general people congress party group technocrats tribal grandees saleh bid throughout rule saleh loyalists itch revenge say fear disloyalty houthis restrict saleh fief sanaa political district gerald feierstein former u.s. ambassador yemen middle east institute washington say houthis wag war largely without saleh largely spend force time die weekend fight write feierstein policy brief november 29 tensions explode rumor swirl city sanaa houthis plan paint domes giant mosque palace saleh build name trademark green houthi militia near palace saleh guard fire houthis experts mountain guerrilla warfare overrun palace grenades seize houthis want saleh hand weapons disarm fighters senior saleh party official tell reuters refuse another party official say contrary report saleh car try flee kill dec. former president execute gunshot head make last stand house saleh associate say colleagues afraid houthis turn houthis want kill us graphic yemen 's stalemate war click tmsnrt.rs/2zqgyq9 last hours yemen 's saleh