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Anti-government protestors react during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, May 30, 2011. Yemeni warplanes carried out airstrikes Monday on a southern town seized by hundreds of Islamic militants over the weekend, witnesses said, as the political crisis surrounding the embattled president descended into more bloodshed. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

A Yemeni army soldier, center, lifted by anti-government protestors, reacts holding up his national flag with Arabic reads on it, " A thousand congratulations", as he and other demonstrators celebrate President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure to Saudi Arabia, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, June 5, 2011. Thousands of protesters are dancing and singing in the Yemeni capital Sanaa after the country's authoritarian leader flew to Saudi Arabia to receive medical treatment for wounds he suffered in a rocket attack on his compound. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

Natasha Lennard

An anti-government protestor is thrown in to the air by others while celebrating President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure to Saudi Arabia, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, June 5, 2011. Thousands of protesters are dancing and singing in the Yemeni capital Sanaa after the country's authoritarian leader flew to Saudi Arabia to receive medical treatment for wounds he suffered in a rocket attack on his compound. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

Yemeni army soldiers lifted by anti-government protestors, chants slogans and wave their national flag as they celebrate President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure to Saudi Arabia, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, June 5, 2011. Thousands of protesters are dancing and singing in the Yemeni capital Sanaa after the country's authoritarian leader flew to Saudi Arabia to receive medical treatment for wounds he suffered in a rocket attack on his compound. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

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An anti-government protestor, reacts during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 3, 2011. A government official says Yemen's president was lightly injured and four top officials wounded when opposition tribesmen struck his palace with rockets Friday. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

5 top Yemeni officials in Saudi for treatment

FILE - In this April 8, 2011 file photo, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh reacts while looking at his supporters, not pictured, during a rally supporting him, in Sanaa,Yemen. A government official says Yemen's president was lightly injured and four top officials wounded when opposition tribesmen struck his palace with rockets, Friday, June 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File) (AP)

Anti-government protestors prepare to burn a tyre as they block the road during clashes with Yemeni security forces in Taiz, Yemen, Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Heavy fighting resumed Tuesday in Yemen's capital between government troops and followers of the country's most powerful tribal leader, ending a brief cease-fire and again raising the prospect that Yemen's political crisis could veer into civil war.(AP Photo/Yemen Lens) (AP)

Anti-government protestors, shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, May 28, 2011. Fighting that rocked Sanaa for the past five days spread beyond the capital on Friday as Yemeni tribesmen opposed to the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh seized a Republican Guard military camp in battles that left dozens dead and prompted airstrikes by government warplanes, according to a tribal leader. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

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Anti-government protestors, shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, May 28, 2011. Fighting that rocked Sanaa for the past five days spread beyond the capital on Friday as Yemeni tribesmen opposed to the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh seized a Republican Guard military camp in battles that left dozens dead and prompted airstrikes by government warplanes, according to a tribal leader. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

Yemeni army soldiers seen in their vehicle on guard at a checkpoint in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh issued messages of hard-line defiance Wednesday even as intense battles raged in the heart of the capital for a third day, saying he will not step down or allow the country to become a "failed state." (AP Photo/Mohammed Al-Sayaghi) (AP)

Anti-government protestors react during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Fighters for Yemen's largest tribe sealed off key government buildings and barricaded streets in the heart of the capital Tuesday as the revolt against President Ali Abdullah Saleh sharply escalated after militiamen turned their guns against government forces. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

Anti-government protestors, shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, May 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

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Anti-government protestors, shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, May 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at an International Strategy for Cyberspace event in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, May 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (AP)

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Yemeni army soldiers who joined the anti-government protestors , march during a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of Yemen's reunification, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, May 22, 2011. A deal for Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down after 32 years in power was thrown into doubt Sunday after the ruling regime brought hundreds of loyalists into the streets to protest the pact and said he would not sign unless a public ceremony were held that included opposition leaders. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

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Anti-government protestors react during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa,Yemen, Thursday, May 5, 2011. Yemen, which is currently wracked by the popular protests against the country's deeply unpopular president, is also home to one of the most active branches of al-Qaida, which has planned several attacks against the U.S. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

Associated Press

A Yemeni army officer, center, reacts as he and other officers join anti-government protestors in a demonstration demanding the resignation of of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, April 24, 2011. Yemen's embattled president agreed to a proposal by Gulf Arab mediators to step down within 30 days and hand power to his deputy in exchange for immunity from prosecution, a major about-face for the autocratic leader who has ruled for 32 years. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) (AP)

Ahmed Al-haj, Jason Keyser

Anti-government protestors hold up a defaced poster of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a demonstration demanding his resignation in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, April 20, 2011. A Yemeni opposition activist said a gunmen on A motorcycle opened fire at hundreds of demonstrators camped out overnight in a western port city, killing at least one and wounding several protesters. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) (AP)

A Yemeni boy with writing on his face in Arabic which reads, "Leave" stands with his father during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, April 21, 2011. The head of a regional Gulf Arab political group was in Yemen on Thursday to lead a fresh effort to find a way out for the country's embattled president who has faced two months of mass protests demanding his ouster. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) (AP)

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Female anti-government protestors react while chanting prayers during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa,Yemen, Sunday, March 27, 2011. Islamic militants seized control of a weapons factory and a nearby town in Yemen's south Sunday, said a witness and security officials, as political turmoil around the country causes security to unravel. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) (AP)

A Yemeni girl holding her national flag sits with her father along with anti-government protestors during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa,Yemen, Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Yemen's parliament enacted sweeping emergency laws Wednesday after the country's embattled president asked for new powers of arrest, detention and censorship to quash a popular uprising demanding his ouster. Arabic reads on the flag, " Leave". (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) (AP)

A Yemeni army officer carried by anti-government protestors during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa,Yemen, Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Yemen's parliament enacted sweeping emergency laws Wednesday after the country's embattled president asked for new powers of arrest, detention and censorship to quash a popular uprising demanding his ouster. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) (AP)

Bradley Klapper

An anti-government protestor sitting on a traffic sign reacts as the bodies of demonstrators who were killed on Friday's clashes with Yemeni security forces, arrive during their funeral procession in Sanaa,Yemen, Sunday, March 20, 2011. The Yemeni president's own tribe has called on him to step down after a deadly crackdown on protesters, robbing the embattled U.S.-backed leader of vital support in a society dominated by blood ties. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

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