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Yemen's Ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh Shot Dead After Switching Sides In Civil War
Veteran former president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed in a roadside attack on Monday after switching sides in Yemen's civil war, abandoning his Iran-aligned Houthi allies in favour of a Saudi-led coalition, foes and supporters said.
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Saudi Rift With Iran Likely To Hinder US Peace Effort In Syria
Beneath this weekend's rupture in Iranian-Saudi relations lies a deeper fault line between the United States and Saudi Arabia that may hamper US President Barack Obama's efforts to end Syria's civil war, current and former US officials said.
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Yemen Fighting Kills More Than 50: Sources
More than 50 people were killed in Yemen in the past two days in fighting pitting an Arab coalition against Houthi fighters backed by troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, medical sources and residents said today.
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Saudi-Led Strikes on Yemen Hit Party Headquaters of Houthi Ally Saleh
Saudi-led air raids pounded the Sanaa headquarters of Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh's General People's Congress party late on Sunday, killing and wounding several people, witnesses and a party official said.
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Former Yemeni President Unhurt After Airstrikes Target Residence: Report
Ali Abdullah Saleh and his family are safe after airstrikes targeted his residence in the capital Sanaa early on Sunday, a news agency allied to the former Yemeni president said.
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'Will Not Leave Country', Says Former Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Former Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh said he would not leave the country in a post on his official Facebook page today, contradicting reports in the Gulf Arab media that he sought a safe exit.
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UN Vote on Tuesday on Yemen Arms Embargo; Russia Stance Unclear
The UN Security Council is due to vote on Tuesday on a resolution to blacklist the son of Yemen's former president and a Houthi leader and effectively impose an arms embargo on the rebels who rule most of the country, diplomats said.
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Yemen's Exiled President Appoints Conciliatory Figure as Deputy
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi appointed his former prime minister as vice president on Sunday, a move apparently aimed at improving the chances of a peaceful settlement to the civil war that forced Hadi to flee to Saudi Arabia.
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Yemen Rebels Quit Aden Palace After Air Raids
Rebel forces withdrew from Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's palace in his former southern stronghold Aden early today after overnight air raids by the Saudi-led coalition, a senior official said.
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Yemen Rebels Seize Presidential Palace in Aden
Yemeni rebels seized President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's palace in his former southern stronghold Aden Thursday, dealing a symbolic blow to the self-exiled leader despite a week of Saudi-led air strikes.
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Rebels Push Deep Into Yemen's Aden, Al Qaeda Storms Jail
Rebel forces penetrated deep into the former southern stronghold of Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi today as Al Qaeda freed hundreds of inmates in a jailbreak elsewhere in the chaos-hit country.
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How the Houthis Drove Yemen Into a Political Vacuum
When Yemen's Houthi fighters scaled the rooftops surrounding former president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's home, killed his guards and put him under house arrest, they left no doubt that negotiating a political settlement with them would be difficult.
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Yemen Swears in New Government Amid Crisis
Yemen has sworn in a new government despite objections from the ruling party, led my former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and allied Shiite rebels who control the capital.
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Yemen's Ali Abdulla Saleh Rejects UN Sanctions, Party Abandons Government
Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh rejected Saturday UN Security Council sanctions imposed on him for obstructing peace, and his party walked out of the newly formed cabinet.
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Airstrikes Against Islamic State Launched Amid Intelligence Gaps
The Pentagon is grappling with significant intelligence gaps as it bombs Iraq and Syria, and it is operating under less restrictive targeting rules than those President Barack Obama imposed on the CIA drone campaign in Pakistan and Yemen, according to current and former U.S. officials.
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Yemen's Ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh Shot Dead After Switching Sides In Civil War
Veteran former president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed in a roadside attack on Monday after switching sides in Yemen's civil war, abandoning his Iran-aligned Houthi allies in favour of a Saudi-led coalition, foes and supporters said.
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Saudi Rift With Iran Likely To Hinder US Peace Effort In Syria
Beneath this weekend's rupture in Iranian-Saudi relations lies a deeper fault line between the United States and Saudi Arabia that may hamper US President Barack Obama's efforts to end Syria's civil war, current and former US officials said.
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Yemen Fighting Kills More Than 50: Sources
More than 50 people were killed in Yemen in the past two days in fighting pitting an Arab coalition against Houthi fighters backed by troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, medical sources and residents said today.
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Saudi-Led Strikes on Yemen Hit Party Headquaters of Houthi Ally Saleh
Saudi-led air raids pounded the Sanaa headquarters of Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh's General People's Congress party late on Sunday, killing and wounding several people, witnesses and a party official said.
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Former Yemeni President Unhurt After Airstrikes Target Residence: Report
Ali Abdullah Saleh and his family are safe after airstrikes targeted his residence in the capital Sanaa early on Sunday, a news agency allied to the former Yemeni president said.
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'Will Not Leave Country', Says Former Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Former Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh said he would not leave the country in a post on his official Facebook page today, contradicting reports in the Gulf Arab media that he sought a safe exit.
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UN Vote on Tuesday on Yemen Arms Embargo; Russia Stance Unclear
The UN Security Council is due to vote on Tuesday on a resolution to blacklist the son of Yemen's former president and a Houthi leader and effectively impose an arms embargo on the rebels who rule most of the country, diplomats said.
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Yemen's Exiled President Appoints Conciliatory Figure as Deputy
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi appointed his former prime minister as vice president on Sunday, a move apparently aimed at improving the chances of a peaceful settlement to the civil war that forced Hadi to flee to Saudi Arabia.
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Yemen Rebels Quit Aden Palace After Air Raids
Rebel forces withdrew from Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's palace in his former southern stronghold Aden early today after overnight air raids by the Saudi-led coalition, a senior official said.
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Yemen Rebels Seize Presidential Palace in Aden
Yemeni rebels seized President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's palace in his former southern stronghold Aden Thursday, dealing a symbolic blow to the self-exiled leader despite a week of Saudi-led air strikes.
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Rebels Push Deep Into Yemen's Aden, Al Qaeda Storms Jail
Rebel forces penetrated deep into the former southern stronghold of Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi today as Al Qaeda freed hundreds of inmates in a jailbreak elsewhere in the chaos-hit country.
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How the Houthis Drove Yemen Into a Political Vacuum
When Yemen's Houthi fighters scaled the rooftops surrounding former president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's home, killed his guards and put him under house arrest, they left no doubt that negotiating a political settlement with them would be difficult.
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Yemen Swears in New Government Amid Crisis
Yemen has sworn in a new government despite objections from the ruling party, led my former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and allied Shiite rebels who control the capital.
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Yemen's Ali Abdulla Saleh Rejects UN Sanctions, Party Abandons Government
Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh rejected Saturday UN Security Council sanctions imposed on him for obstructing peace, and his party walked out of the newly formed cabinet.
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Airstrikes Against Islamic State Launched Amid Intelligence Gaps
The Pentagon is grappling with significant intelligence gaps as it bombs Iraq and Syria, and it is operating under less restrictive targeting rules than those President Barack Obama imposed on the CIA drone campaign in Pakistan and Yemen, according to current and former U.S. officials.
