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Tribes kill 21 Shiite rebels in south Yemen: local official

A Yemeni supporter of the southern separatist movement, walks in front of a tank bearing the movement's flag, which they confiscated from a military depot, in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on March 27, 2015

At least 21 Yemeni Shiite rebels were killed Friday when residents in a tribal southern region opened fire at their vehicles, a local official and witnesses told AFP. The Huthi rebels, who are also facing Saudi-led air strikes, were travelling in three vehicles from Lahj province towards Aden, the southern stronghold of embattled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, when they were ambushed. The attack took place just 15 kilometres (about nine miles) north of Aden, where tensions were high on Friday as the rebels clashed with the "popular committees" -- an anti-Huthi militia controlling parts of the city, security officials and residents said.