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The Houthis on Monday fought artillery battles with the army near the presidential palace [AFP] RELATED FEATURED Houthi fighters have entered Yemen's presidential palace after a brief clash with the compound's security guards, witnesses and security sources say. The development came a day after the parties in the conflict said they had agreed to a ceasefire. Guards at the presidential palace housing the main office of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in the capital Sanaa said they handed over the compound to Houthi fighters after a brief clash on Tuesday. Nadia Sakkaf, the Yemen information minister, said on Twitter that the presidential palace was under attack despite the negotiations: Armed militias attack presidential palace despite current negotiations #yemen #houthi — Nadia Sakkaf (@NadiaSakkaf) January 20, 2015 Sakkaf tweeted earlier that the president was under attack since 3pm local time: URGENT #yemen 's president under attack by armed militia since 3 pm — Nadia Sakkaf (@NadiaSakkaf) January 20, 2015 Witnesses cited the by Reuters news agency said there was a brief clash between a Houthi force and palace guards. Witnesses also said they saw the Houthis seize armoured vehicles that had been guarding the entrances to the palace. Al Jazeera's Khaled AlHammadi in Sanaa said Houthi fighters had "taken over and controlled completely the presidential palace". The commander of the presidential guard forces surrendered "the 3rd brigade of presidential guards to Houthi fighters without resistance and left the presidential palace”, said our news producer. This brigade, he said, boasts at least 280 Russian new-model tanks.

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