Yemen’s Houthi militia seized the headquarters and house of an army general linked to Sunni Islamists yesterday.

The Houthi, who are Shia Muslims, have seized most of the key state buildings in the capital Sana’a, although they have since handed control of many to the military police.

Houthi checkpoints have been set up across the city and Major General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar has gone into hiding after their forces took over his house and the base of the First Armoured Division, which he headed.