Yemeni Vice President Khaled Bahah said on Thursday he hoped a Saudi-led Arab coalition battling Iranian-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen would not send in ground troops.
Developments in Yemen
![People salvage belongings from a government bank that was hit during an airstrike in Yemen's northwestern city of Saada, April 16, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9e42a375-8b62-4377-9b5f-7b3a8020e512_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People salvage belongings from a government bank that was hit during an airstrike in Yemen's northwestern city of Saada, April 16, 2015.
![Destroyed vehicles are seen at a gas station after it was hit by an airstrike in Yemen's northwestern city of Saada, April 16, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aa252a95-04d5-409e-b7ab-df710cfc120d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Destroyed vehicles are seen at a gas station after it was hit by an airstrike in Yemen's northwestern city of Saada, April 16, 2015.
![Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, hold their weapons in the air during a demonstration against an arms embargo imposed by the U.N. Security Council on Houthi leaders, in Sana'a, April 16, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/415ab235-4164-4596-86a1-89895c42e316_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, hold their weapons in the air during a demonstration against an arms embargo imposed by the U.N. Security Council on Houthi leaders, in Sana'a, April 16, 2015.
![A Shiite rebel, known as a Houthi, chews qat leaves, an amphetamine-like stimulant, as he waits near the site of a demonstration against an arms embargo imposed by the U.N. Security Council on Houthi leaders, in Sana'a, April 16, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f65f81b7-c561-43dd-8f75-38cfe028419c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Shiite rebel, known as a Houthi, chews qat leaves, an amphetamine-like stimulant, as he waits near the site of a demonstration against an arms embargo imposed by the U.N. Security Council on Houthi leaders, in Sana'a, April 16, 2015.