Thousands of Yemeni troops pledged allegiance to the exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Sunday.
The Yemeni commander of a military district encompassing half of the country’s border with Saudi Arabia announced full support to Hadi local officials reported.
At least 15,000 troops are now thought to be on the same side as the Saudi Arabia government, reports Reuters.
“Brigadier General Abdulrahman al-Halily of the First Military District announced today his support for constitutional legitimacy as represented by President Hadi,” reports officials.
A vast majority of Yemen’s military is loyal to the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, whose forces are currently fighting alongside Houthi militants.
The pledge of allegiance comes as Saudi Arabia continue to lead coalition airstrikes against Houthi militant advances.
The Yemeni commander of a military district encompassing half of the country’s border with Saudi Arabia announced full support to Hadi local officials reported.
At least 15,000 troops are now thought to be on the same side as the Saudi Arabia government, reports Reuters.
“Brigadier General Abdulrahman al-Halily of the First Military District announced today his support for constitutional legitimacy as represented by President Hadi,” reports officials.
A vast majority of Yemen’s military is loyal to the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, whose forces are currently fighting alongside Houthi militants.
The pledge of allegiance comes as Saudi Arabia continue to lead coalition airstrikes against Houthi militant advances.