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A Southern Popular Resistance member stands on a tank in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on May 10, 2015. Photo by Reuters

Seven Insurgents Killed in Popular Resistance Ambush in Al Bayda, Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 3, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz- Seven coup militiamen were killed Thursday in an ambush set up by Popular Resistance units in Al Bayda province, central Yemen. Resistance units ambushed a militia convoy, resulting in the death of the Iran-aligned Houthi militants, the state-owned news agency...

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Libyan soldiers deploy on Tripoli’s corniche after militias were ordered to leave the capital following weekend clashes on November 18, 2013. (AFP Photo)

Al-Thani’s Government: 1,000 U.S. Soldiers Covertly Entered Tripoli

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jan 13, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Libya’s Abdullah al-Thani-led authorities revealed that over a thousand U.S. soldiers have slipped into the country, taking up base in one of Tripoli’s suburbs. Al-Thani’s self-declared government in the eastern city Al Bayda issued a statement saying that data...

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Yemen: Militias Open Fire on Worshipers in Al-Bayda

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 17, 2016 | Middle East

Taiz – Houthi and Saleh rebel militias committed on Friday a new crime after entering a mosque in the city of al-Bayda, sporadically firing live ammunition at civilians and kidnapping a number of worshipers. Local sources and eyewitnesses told Asharq Al-Awsat...

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Yemeni security forces secure the entrance of the US embassy in Sana’a, on February 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Houthis seize key province in central Yemen

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Feb 11, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fighters from Yemen’s powerful Houthi group seized control of the provincial capital of the Al-Bayda governorate on Tuesday without any resistance from government forces, local sources and eyewitnesses told Asharq Al-Awsat. Eyewitnesses said...

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Libyan followers of Islamist militias hold a demonstration in Benghazi, Libya, on September 21, 2012.
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Car bombs wound at least 20 in east Libya as chaos mounts

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 12, 2014 | Middle East

Benghazi, Reuters—Car bombs exploded in eastern Libyan towns under the control of the internationally-recognized government on Wednesday, wounding at least 20 people, officials said. Libya is in growing chaos as armed factions compete for power. One has taken over the...