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Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh appeared on TV Monday to deny there are any divisions between him and the Houthi Ansarullah movement, his ally against the resigned regime.
"There is no crisis or differences whatsoever, but only in the imagination of those who want these decisions," Saleh said in an interview with his Yemen Today TV network. He spoke slowly, appearing to choose his words carefully.
Arab media had earlier carried reports of his arrest, and in recent days security officials had said he appeared to be confined at one of his many residences.
Saleh said that there had been "fears or doubts" voiced by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi that Saleh was plotting a coup against their joint government. He said that he sent his assurances to the Houthi leadership.
"We won't stage a coup against Ansarullah" he said.
Saleh, who used to command the support of much of Yemen's security apparatus, joined forces with the Houthis and helped them to seize Yemen's capital, Sana’a, in 2014. Since then they have been at war with the regime, which is backed by a Saudi-led coalition. The Saudi aggression has killed more than 12,000 civilians, forced more than 3 million to flee, and pushed the Arab world's poorest country to the brink of famine.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
