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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 “an unconstructive political maze”.
This was an apparent reference to a stand-off between Hadi and Yemen’s powerful Houthi movement.
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Breaking: Saudi Ground Troops Enter Neighboring Yemen
Aljazeera reported:A “limited” number of ground troops have deployed in Yemen’s second city Aden to support loyalist militia fighters, according to reports quoting Yemeni sources.Yemeni officials said at least 20 Arab coalition troops landed...
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“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...
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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,...
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Shiite Rebels Dissolve Yemeni Parliament, Take Over Country
NPR:Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels announced today they are dissolving parliament and taking over the country, cementing a seizure of power that began last September. A televised statement read by an unidentified Houthi member called the takeover...
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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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