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US Drone Strikes in Yemen Likely to Continue - Former CIA Officer / Sputnik International - 0 views

  • US Drone Strikes in Yemen Likely to Continue - Former CIA Officer
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    Stability in Yemen has deteriorated in recent months as the government of US-backed President Hadi was driven out of power in September 2014. The United States has maintained a counterterrorism partnership with Yemen since the 2002, the early phase of the US war on terror.
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Iran-backed rebels loot Yemen files about U.S. spy operations - LA Times - 0 views

  • Iran-backed rebels loot Yemen files about U.S. spy operations
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    The loss of the intelligence networks, in addition to the escalating conflict, contributed to the Obama administration's decision to halt drone strikes in Yemen for two months, to vacate the U.S. Embassy in Sana last month and to evacuate U.S. special operations and intelligence teams from a Yemeni air base over the weekend.
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Dronestream (@dronestream) | Twitter - 0 views

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    This twitter page posts every recorded covert US drone strike since 2002. Each post is linked to articles with information regarding the attacks.
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US drone kills two militants in Yemen, witnesses say | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

  • Eyewitnesses say the suspected militants were travelling in a car when the strike occurred at dawn on Monday in the Shabwa province, in an area called Markha
  • is considered the most lethal branch of the global network,
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American strike kills ISIS prince in Aleppo - ARA News - 0 views

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    More successful attempts to disrupt the established territories of ISIS. This is news that another prominent member of the group was killed. Again, this was a US airstrike, showing that US involvement in the area is becoming more effective.
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Houthis refuse to cede power in Yemen - Al Arabiya News - 1 views

  • Shiite militia that seized power in Sanaa said Sunday it would not cave in to "threats" after Yemen's Gulf neighbours urged the U.N. to act forcefully against its takeover.
  • The United Nations Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution on Sunday urging the Houthis to step aside, release government officials and begin U.N.-brokered negotiations, diplomats said.
  • prompting Western-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi to tender his resignation.
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Al Qaeda, Houthis Battle over Army Bases in Yemen - Middle East - News - Arutz Sheva - 2 views

  • Al Qaeda, Houthi Rebels Battle over Army Bases in Yemen
  • The Houthis, who are backed by Iran,
  • loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was president until being deposed in 2012.
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  • evacuation of the US embassies
  • The battle between Al Qaeda, the Houthis, and Yemeni nationals to secure control of the country has left it on the brink of a civil war,
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