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From the BBC:
- Rebels Capture Presidential Palace In Yemen
Gotta Love That IslamiShiz From the Associated Press: SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemeni security officials say Shiite rebels and their allies have captured the presidential palace in Aden following heavy clashes in the commercial center of this southern coastal...
- “the Saudis Feel They Are Fighting For Their Very Existence”
Scott Atran, a Mideast analyst with Artis Research who has worked closely with U.S. government agencies as a consultantDaily Beast:Over the last few days, U.S. forces in Yemen have been evacuated in haste, reportedly leaving behind troves of sensitive...
- Yemen’s Third Largest City Taiz And Its Airport Have Been Seized By Shia Houthi Rebels, Officials Say
Yemen’s third largest city Taiz and its airport have been seized by Shia Houthi rebels, officials say Residents took to the streets in protest and one was killed as the rebels fired on them and used tear gas. The insurgents already hold the capital,...
- Yemen: Coup Successful, President Resigns
If only Obama would resign: Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned on Thursday, a government source said. Just before, Prime Minister Khaled Baha offered his government’s resignation to Hadi, saying it did not want to be dragged into...
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Fox: Dozens of Al Qaeda Militants Escape From Prison in Yemen SANAA, Yemen -- Security officials say 57 militants, mostly from Al Qaeda, have escaped from a prison in southern Yemen. They say the 57 were among 62 inmates from the Mukalla jail in the Hadarmout...
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Jihadists Lead "Coup" in Yemen - Take Presidential Palace, Second Presidential Residence Under Seige
From the BBC:
Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen have taken the presidential palace in country's capital Sanaa, witnesses say.
Col Saleh al-Jamalani, commander of the force that guards President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, described it as a "coup".
President Hadi was reported not to be at the presidential palace, but his residence is another part of the city is also said to be under attack.
Yemen, a key US ally in the fight against al-Qaeda in the region, has seen unrest for months.
Houthi militias overran Sanaa in September after moving out of their northern Yemen stronghold, but the presidential complex in southern Sanaa had remained outside their control.
Col Jamalani told AP news agency that the rebels who swept into the complex had been helped by insiders and were looting arm depots in the palace grounds.
The rebels abducted President Hadi's chief of staff, Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak, on Saturday.
- Rebels Capture Presidential Palace In Yemen
Gotta Love That IslamiShiz From the Associated Press: SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemeni security officials say Shiite rebels and their allies have captured the presidential palace in Aden following heavy clashes in the commercial center of this southern coastal...
- “the Saudis Feel They Are Fighting For Their Very Existence”
Scott Atran, a Mideast analyst with Artis Research who has worked closely with U.S. government agencies as a consultantDaily Beast:Over the last few days, U.S. forces in Yemen have been evacuated in haste, reportedly leaving behind troves of sensitive...
- Yemen’s Third Largest City Taiz And Its Airport Have Been Seized By Shia Houthi Rebels, Officials Say
Yemen’s third largest city Taiz and its airport have been seized by Shia Houthi rebels, officials say Residents took to the streets in protest and one was killed as the rebels fired on them and used tear gas. The insurgents already hold the capital,...
- Yemen: Coup Successful, President Resigns
If only Obama would resign: Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned on Thursday, a government source said. Just before, Prime Minister Khaled Baha offered his government’s resignation to Hadi, saying it did not want to be dragged into...
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Fox: Dozens of Al Qaeda Militants Escape From Prison in Yemen SANAA, Yemen -- Security officials say 57 militants, mostly from Al Qaeda, have escaped from a prison in southern Yemen. They say the 57 were among 62 inmates from the Mukalla jail in the Hadarmout...