Yemen urges ground intervention to save country - letter to U.N.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Yemen urged the international community "to quickly intervene by land forces to save" the country, specifically in the cities of Aden and Taiz, according to a letter sent to the United Nations Security Council by Yemen's U.N. Ambassador Khaled Alyemany. The letter, dated May 6 and seen by Reuters, also urges international human rights organizations to document "barbaric violations against a defenceless population." (Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Chris Reese)