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Boys who are part of the Houthi fighters hold weapons as they ride on the back of a patrol truck in Sanaa March 13, 2015, REUTERS
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Southern Popular Resistance fighters gather on a road leading to Yemen’s southern province of Abyan, on August 8, 2015. (Reuters/Stringer)
Yemen: Houthis declare state of emergency in Sana’a as government loyalists close in on capital
Al-Hudaydah, Aden and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi leadership in Sana’a on Sunday declared a state of emergency in the capital, as forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi closed in to around 80 miles (125 kilometers)...Caption:
A soldier mans a machine gun mounted on an armored personnel carrier (APC) at a checkpoint in Sanaa May 13, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
Yemen pledges to continue Al-Qaeda push-back
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemeni authorities pledged to continue to pursue all members of the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) organization in Yemen on Saturday, as Sana’a announced the capture of dozens more militants, including an explosives expert believed to...Caption:
People inspect the wreckage of a car hit by an air strike in the central Yemeni province of al-Bayda April 19, 2014. (Reuters/Stringer)
Yemen drone attacks kill dozens
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Drone attacks in Yemen killed and injured dozens on Saturday and Sunday, including both civilians and people described by the authorities as heavily armed insurgents. The latest, on Sunday morning, reportedly struck a column of four vehicles...Caption:
Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi speaks during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Natalia Kolesnikova, Pool)