![YEMEN-SECURITY/ADEN A soldier from the Saudi-led coalition walks past a broken-down tank on a street in Yemen's southern port city of Aden September 27, 2015. As Gulf-backed forces assemble in Marib province east of Sanaa ahead of a widely expected thrust towards the Houthi-held capital, the fate of Aden and its hinterland may offer a glimpse at whether some form of central government can be resurrected. To match Insight YEMEN-SECURITY/ADEN REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser - RTX1SQ8T](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/12/RTX1SQ8T.jpg/RTX1SQ8T.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=G0k2_GB6)
![YEMEN-SECURITY/ADEN A soldier from the Saudi-led coalition walks past a broken-down tank on a street in Yemen's southern port city of Aden September 27, 2015. As Gulf-backed forces assemble in Marib province east of Sanaa ahead of a widely expected thrust towards the Houthi-held capital, the fate of Aden and its hinterland may offer a glimpse at whether some form of central government can be resurrected. To match Insight YEMEN-SECURITY/ADEN REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser - RTX1SQ8T](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/12/RTX1SQ8T.jpg/RTX1SQ8T.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=G0k2_GB6)
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![YEMEN-SECURITY/ADEN A soldier from the Saudi-led coalition walks past a broken-down tank on a street in Yemen's southern port city of Aden September 27, 2015. As Gulf-backed forces assemble in Marib province east of Sanaa ahead of a widely expected thrust towards the Houthi-held capital, the fate of Aden and its hinterland may offer a glimpse at whether some form of central government can be resurrected. To match Insight YEMEN-SECURITY/ADEN REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser - RTX1SQ8T](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/12/RTX1SQ8T.jpg/RTX1SQ8T.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=G0k2_GB6)
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