Washington Post: Civil war looms in Yemen as violence escalates
Anti-government protesters shout slogans as they demonstrate to denounce violence in Sanaa, May 25. (Khaled Abdullah - Reuters)Heavy explosions rocked Yemen’s capital early Thursday as clashes continued for a fourth day.The U.S. State Department Tuesday ordered nonessential diplomats and family members of American government employees to leave and urged private citizens to do so as well, saying “violent clashes...may escalate without notice,” according to Bloomberg.Watch this clip!
Washington Post: Civil war looms in Yemen as violence escalates
Anti-government protesters shout slogans as they demonstrate to denounce violence in Sanaa, May 25. (Khaled Abdullah - Reuters)Heavy explosions rocked Yemen’s capital early Thursday as clashes continued for a fourth day.
The U.S. State Department Tuesday ordered nonessential diplomats and family members of American government employees to leave and urged private citizens to do so as well, saying “violent clashes...may escalate without notice,” according to Bloomberg.
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Clashes in Yemen Spread to Tribes Beyond Capital
Ammar Awad/Reuters
Tribesmen loyal to Sadiq al-Ahmar, a tribal confederation leader, patrolled outside his house in Sana, Yemen, on Thursday. Tribal forces led by the Ahmar family are battling the government.
By NASSER ARRABYEE and J. DAVID GOODMAN
Published: May 26, 2011
SANA, Yemen — Yemen degenerated further into bloody conflict on Thursday as clashes beyond the capital drew in more tribal factions and threatened to widen the fighting between government forces and opposition tribesmen.
In Sana, the capital, the Defense Ministry said at least 28 people had been killed in a large explosion at a weapons storage facility belonging to tribal fighters, but did not provide details on those killed. The tribesmen denied that the cache belonged to them. >>>Read more>>>
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Battles widen in Yemen as tribal chief warns president: step down or risk ‘civil war’
( Mohammed Al-Sayaghi / Associated Press ) - The head of the powerful Hashid tribe, Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, center, walks with his body guards near his house in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, May 26, 2011. Yemen’s government said 28 people were killed in an explosion at a weapons storage site Thursday, but the opposition claimed military forces shelled a building used by tribal fighters who have risen up against President Ali Abdullah Saleh and warn of civil war if he refuses to step down.
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SANAA, Yemen — Fighting spilled across Yemen’s capital and frightened residents fled or cowered in basements Thursday as a powerful militia alliance warned embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh to either step down or face civil war. At least 28 people were killed as the four-day death toll neared 110.The bold ultimatum reflected the growing confidence among the opposition forces — led the Yemen’s largest tribe — that they could be gaining the upper hand against Saleh’s regime with the uprising shifting from near daily street protests to fast-moving urban combat.
( Mohammed Al-Sayaghi / Associated Press ) - The head of the powerful Hashid tribe, Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, center, walks with his body guards near his house in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, May 26, 2011. Yemen’s government said 28 people were killed in an explosion at a weapons storage site Thursday, but the opposition claimed military forces shelled a building used by tribal fighters who have risen up against President Ali Abdullah Saleh and warn of civil war if he refuses to step down.
SANAA, Yemen — Fighting spilled across Yemen’s capital and frightened residents fled or cowered in basements Thursday as a powerful militia alliance warned embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh to either step down or face civil war. At least 28 people were killed as the four-day death toll neared 110.
The bold ultimatum reflected the growing confidence among the opposition forces — led the Yemen’s largest tribe — that they could be gaining the upper hand against Saleh’s regime with the uprising shifting from near daily street protests to fast-moving urban combat.
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Clinton says US, partners, are working to get Yemen’s president to yield
PARIS — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States is troubled by political intransigence in Yemen amid ongoing violence there.Clinton says Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has repeatedly “reneged” on promises to step down, and she says the U.S. and other countries are trying hard to get him out. The U.S. had backed Saleh in exchange for cooperation against a branch of al-Qaida headquartered in Yemen, but Washington withdrew its support as Saleh pressed a violent crackdown on protesters this spring.
State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Yemen as security deteriorates
WASHINGTON — The State Department on Wednesday ordered nonessential U.S. diplomats to depart Yemen and urged all Americans there to leave as security conditions deteriorated with the country’s embattled leader refusing to step down.The decision to tell most nonessential personnel and the families of all American staff at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa to leave was a sign of Washington’s increasing concern about the situation in Yemen, where street battles between supporters and opponents of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh raged for a third day. The clashes have left at least 41 dead and dozens badly injured.
Yemen’s Defense Ministry: Explosion in a weapons’ storage in west Sanaa has killed 28 people
SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s Defense Ministry: Explosion in a weapons’ storage in west Sanaa has killed 28 people.Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Analysis: Yemen civil war likely without swift Saleh exit
DUBAI | (Reuters) - Yemen may have little chance of averting a tribal civil war as heavy fighting spreads in the capital unless President Ali Abdullah Saleh quickly resigns.But Saleh, a stubborn political survivor, has likely already decided to fight to keep power in the strategic state where Gulf and Western allies are concerned that anarchy could give the strong Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda more room to operate.Saudi Arabia, fearing instability in a neighbor located on a shipping lane through which 3 million barrels of oil pass daily, may decide to press Saleh harder to leave. But this is unlikely to be enough, barring a coup or military intervention.
Yemen worries G8 as France and U.S. condemn Saleh
DEAUVILLE, France |
(Reuters) - The United States, France and Canada stepped up their calls on Thursday for Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down, after overnight gunbattles killed dozens of people.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking in Paris, urged all sides to immediately cease violence, and a French foreign ministry spokesman told reporters at a G8 summit that France blamed the latest bloodshed on Saleh's refusal to sign a transition deal.
The mounting threat of civil war will put the crisis in Yemen high on the agenda of Group of Eight talks in the northern French seaside town of Deauville, with world leaders keen to get the matter discussed by the U.N. Security Council as quickly as possible, a European diplomat told Reuters.
"We call on all sides, on all sides, to immediately cease the violence," Clinton told a news conference in Paris.
Clinton: US working to remove Yemeni president
PARIS (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States is troubled by political intransigence in Yemen amid ongoing violence there.Clinton says Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has repeatedly "reneged" on promises to step down, and she says the U.S. and other countries are trying hard to get him out. The U.S. had backed Saleh in exchange for cooperation against a branch of al-Qaida headquartered in Yemen, but Washington withdrew its support as Saleh pressed a violent crackdown on protesters this spring.Intense battles spread across Yemen's capital Thursday. At least 28 people were killed as the four-day death toll neared 110.The State Department on Wednesday ordered nonessential U.S. diplomats to depart Yemen and urged all Americans there to leave as security conditions deteriorated.
PARIS — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States is troubled by political intransigence in Yemen amid ongoing violence there.
Clinton says Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has repeatedly “reneged” on promises to step down, and she says the U.S. and other countries are trying hard to get him out. The U.S. had backed Saleh in exchange for cooperation against a branch of al-Qaida headquartered in Yemen, but Washington withdrew its support as Saleh pressed a violent crackdown on protesters this spring.
State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Yemen as security deteriorates
WASHINGTON — The State Department on Wednesday ordered nonessential U.S. diplomats to depart Yemen and urged all Americans there to leave as security conditions deteriorated with the country’s embattled leader refusing to step down.
The decision to tell most nonessential personnel and the families of all American staff at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa to leave was a sign of Washington’s increasing concern about the situation in Yemen, where street battles between supporters and opponents of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh raged for a third day. The clashes have left at least 41 dead and dozens badly injured.
Yemen’s Defense Ministry: Explosion in a weapons’ storage in west Sanaa has killed 28 people
SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s Defense Ministry: Explosion in a weapons’ storage in west Sanaa has killed 28 people.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Analysis: Yemen civil war likely without swift Saleh exit
DUBAI |
(Reuters) - Yemen may have little chance of averting a tribal civil war as heavy fighting spreads in the capital unless President Ali Abdullah Saleh quickly resigns.
But Saleh, a stubborn political survivor, has likely already decided to fight to keep power in the strategic state where Gulf and Western allies are concerned that anarchy could give the strong Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda more room to operate.
Saudi Arabia, fearing instability in a neighbor located on a shipping lane through which 3 million barrels of oil pass daily, may decide to press Saleh harder to leave. But this is unlikely to be enough, barring a coup or military intervention.
Yemen worries G8 as France and U.S. condemn Saleh
DEAUVILLE, France |
(Reuters) - The United States, France and Canada stepped up their calls on Thursday for Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down, after overnight gunbattles killed dozens of people.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking in Paris, urged all sides to immediately cease violence, and a French foreign ministry spokesman told reporters at a G8 summit that France blamed the latest bloodshed on Saleh's refusal to sign a transition deal.
The mounting threat of civil war will put the crisis in Yemen high on the agenda of Group of Eight talks in the northern French seaside town of Deauville, with world leaders keen to get the matter discussed by the U.N. Security Council as quickly as possible, a European diplomat told Reuters.
"We call on all sides, on all sides, to immediately cease the violence," Clinton told a news conference in Paris.
Clinton: US working to remove Yemeni president
PARIS (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States is troubled by political intransigence in Yemen amid ongoing violence there.
Clinton says Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has repeatedly "reneged" on promises to step down, and she says the U.S. and other countries are trying hard to get him out. The U.S. had backed Saleh in exchange for cooperation against a branch of al-Qaida headquartered in Yemen, but Washington withdrew its support as Saleh pressed a violent crackdown on protesters this spring.
Intense battles spread across Yemen's capital Thursday. At least 28 people were killed as the four-day death toll neared 110.
The State Department on Wednesday ordered nonessential U.S. diplomats to depart Yemen and urged all Americans there to leave as security conditions deteriorated.
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