Yemen Tribals

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  Houthis Of Yemen vs Saudi Arabia: An Explainer

  The Houthis are a Zaidi tribal political movement that developed in northern Yemen

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  Al-Qaeda Pull Out Of 2 Southern Cities: Report

  Al-Qaeda militants began withdrawing Thursday from two cities in Yemen's southern Abyan province following tribal mediation to spare destruction, tribal sources said.

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  Yemen's Government Forces Push Into Province Around Capital: Tribal Sources

  Forces loyal to Yemen's government fought their way into the province surrounding the capital today, tribal sources said, the closest they have advanced toward Sanaa since the Houthi movement seized it in September last year.

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  At Least 68 Killed In Clashes Between Troops And Rebels In Yemen: Sources

  At least 68 people were killed today in fighting between troops and Shiite rebels in northern Yemen, military and tribal sources said, as the UN voiced alarm at ceasefire violations.

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  Yemen Government Forces Take Northwestern City, UN Concern At Truce Violations

  Yemeni troops loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi gained control of an important northwestern city on Friday, residents and tribal sources said, as the U.N. scurried to salvage an increasingly fragile ceasefire.

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  Yemeni Forces Seize Northern Provincial Capital From Rebels

  Yemeni forces and allied tribes today captured the capital of northern Jawf province, the second rebel town to fall in 24 hours despite an announced ceasefire, tribal sources said.

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  Saudi-Led Air Strike on Yemen Rebel Bastion Kills 23

  A Saudi-led air strike on a Huthi Shiite rebel stronghold in Yemen's northern mountains killed 23 people early on Saturday, tribal sources said.

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  Saudi-Led Air Strikes Hit Yemeni Capital

  Saudi-led warplanes hit the rebel-held presidential palace in Yemen's capital today, as fighting raged between anti-government and loyalist forces, military and tribal sources said.

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  2 Al-Qaeda Suspects Killed in Yemen Drone Attack

  Two suspected Al-Qaeda militants were killed overnight in Yemen in a drone strike believed to have been carried out by the United States, a tribal source said today.

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  38 Dead As Yemen Tribes, Rebels Clash Near Oil Region

  At least 38 people were killed on Sunday in clashes between rebel forces and tribes near a southern oil region, a security official and tribal sources said.

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  Tribes Kill 21 Shiite Rebels in South Yemen: Local Official

  At least 21 Yemeni Shiite rebels were killed on Friday when residents in a tribal southern region opened fire at their vehicles, a local official and witnesses told AFP.

• 30 Killed in Central Yemen Clashes: Tribes

  At least 30 people have been killed in clashes between pro- and anti-government forces in central Yemen, tribal sources said today.

• Drone Attack Kills 4 Al-Qaeda Suspects in Yemen

  A drone strike killed four suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen Saturday, tribal sources said, the second attack in a week since Washington vowed to pursue its campaign against the jihadists.

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  Drone Strikes Kill 9 'Qaeda' Militants in Yemen: Security Source

  Drone strikes killed nine suspected Al-Qaeda militants today in southeast Yemen, where the US military launched a failed operation last month to rescue an American hostage, security and tribal sources said.

• 'Dozens' Killed in Yemen Bomb Attack on Huthi Militia

  A bomb attack on a gathering of Shiite Huthi fighters in central Yemen on Wednesday killed dozens of people, military and tribal sources said.