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January 22, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/yemen-rebels-attack-presidential-compound-in-escalating-attacks-seen-as-coup-bid/2015/01/20/693aed94-a0b7-11e4-9f89-561284a573f8_story.html

Yemen Rebels Attack Presidential Compound, Weakening U.S.-Backed Leader

(Washington Post) Ali al-Mujahed and Hugh Naylor - Shiite Houthi insurgents - believed to be backed by Iran - stormed Yemen's presidential palace and besieged President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's residence Tuesday in a show of force that threatened to topple a government that has been a key American ally in the fight against al-Qaeda. Washington has relied heavily on Hadi for cooperation in carrying out drone strikes that have targeted al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

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