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Casey Coombs & Jeremy Scahill

How Al Qaeda’s Biggest Enemy Took Over Yemen (And Why the U.S. Government Is Unlikely to Support Them)

The Houthis began their takeover of Sanaa in September and started filling newly vacant leadership positions at police headquarters. That was followed by this week’s coup, and what now appears to be a near total seizure of power.

January 23rd, 2015

By Casey Coombs & Jeremy Scahill

How Al Qaeda’s Biggest Enemy Took Over Yemen (And Why the U.S. Government Is Unlikely to Support Them)

A Houthi Shiite Yemeni stands guard in front of a building damaged during recent clashes near the presidential palace in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.  Photo: Hani ym/AP Sanaa – Yemeni President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, his prime minister and entire government cabinet resigned en masse today, just 24 hours after Houthi rebels

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