Shi’ite Houthi rebels man a checkpoint at the southern entrance to the city of Sanaa November 15, 2014. Yemeni Shi’ite Muslim Houthi fighters backed by government forces drove the local wing of al Qaeda from one of its last strongholds in central Yemen on Friday in intense fighting that killed at least 35 people, tribal sources said. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi (YEMEN – Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)