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Crisis in Yemen (15 images)

Violence continues to rock major cities in Yemen as supporters of tribal leader, Hamid al-Ahmar, battle with government forces. This collection follows the developing crisis in Yemen from the February 2011 when President Ali Abdullah Saleh first refused to step down.



Yemeni anti-regime protesters shout during a rally calling for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on April 5, 2011, as two dissident soldiers and three other people were killed in a firefight between troops and tribesmen close to President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Five people were shot dead and four wounded in the clash near a square where anti-regime protesters have been staging a sit-in for the past two months. UPI\Mohammad Abdullah...
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Yemeni An anti-government protester carries her child with the colors of the national flag painted on his face during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. in Sanaa on April 5, 2011, as two dissident soldiers and three other people were killed in a firefight between troops and tribesmen close to President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Five people were shot dead and four wounded in the clash near a square where anti-regime protesters have been staging a sit-in for the past two months. UPI\Mohammad Abdullah
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People demonstrate in Yemen's Taiz province after Yemeni security forces shot and killed 15 anti-regime demonstrators and wounded scores more on the second day of lethal clashes in Taez, on April 4, 2011. The bloodshed came as demonstrators staged a march on the government headquarters in the city about 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the capital to demand the ouster of Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh. UPI
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People demonstrate in central Sanaa on April 4, 2011, as security forces shot dead 15 fellow demonstrators and wounded scores more on the second day of lethal clashes in Taiz, south of the capital. The bloodshed came as demonstrators staged a march on the government headquarters in the city about 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the capital to demand the ouster of Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh. UPI
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