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The Guardian, Tuesday 14 October 2014 13.56 BST
Sana'a Yemen Shia rebels who recently overran Sana’a (pictured) already control the provinces of Saada and Omran north of the capital. Photograph: Brent Stirton/Getty Images
Shia rebels who recently overran Yemen’s capital seized control of a key port city on the Red Sea and a province south of Sana’a on Tuesday.
The development indicates that the rebels, known as the Houthis, may be determined to carve out a mini-state within Yemen, taking advantage of the weakness of the central government and the disarray in the army and security forces.
The Houthis, who are widely believed to be supported by Iran, already control the provinces of Saada and Omran north of the capital.
On Tuesday, they pushed into the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, west of Sana’a, and the capital of a province with the same name, which they have besieged for days, said Yemeni officials.
The rebels set up checkpoints and deployed forces at all entry points to the city, its airport and seaport, and were also in control of several military bases inside Hodeida, 125 miles west of Sana’a.
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