Houthi commander and several other militants were killed The war in Yemen is now in its sixth year DUBAI: Yemeni troops killed a Houthi commander and other militants in northern Dali province, state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday. The Yemeni forces launched attacks targeting Houthi positions, resulting in multiple casualties. The war in Yemen began after Houthis seized the capital Sanaa in 2014 from the internationally recognized government and launched an offensive across the country. The Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015 after the militants invaded the city of Aden.