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Protesters attempt to breach the U.S. embassy in Sana, Yemen in September (Wikimedia)

Security officer at US embassy in Yemen killed

Ahmed Al-haj
Anti-government protestors carry a wounded protestor from the site of clashes with security forces, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. Yemeni government forces opened fire with anti-aircraft guns and automatic weapons on tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in the capital pushing for ouster of longtime ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh, killing several people and wounding dozens.(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

Pro-regime forces kill dozens in Yemen

Ahmed Al-haj
Anti-government protestors hold up their national flag, bearing the words "The people want a transitional council" in Arabic, during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Taiz, Yemen, Monday, June 20, 2011. Tens of thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets of the capital, demanding that the president's son leave the country. Ahmed Saleh, 42, is a one-time heir apparent who commands the elite Yemeni Presidential Guard. The force has been leading the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators since the uprising began in February. (AP Photo/Anees Mahyoub) (AP)

Officials: 57 al-Qaida militants escape Yemen jail

Ahmed Al-haj
Anti-government protestors hold up their national flag, bearing the words "The people want a transitional council" in Arabic, during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Taiz, Yemen, Monday, June 20, 2011. Tens of thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets of the capital, demanding that the president's son leave the country. Ahmed Saleh, 42, is a one-time heir apparent who commands the elite Yemeni Presidential Guard. The force has been leading the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators since the uprising began in February. (AP Photo/Anees Mahyoub) (AP)

Yemeni tribal chief: Saleh return could spark war

Ahmed Al-haj
Anti-government protestors shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Taiz, Yemen, Sunday, June 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Anees Mahyoub) (AP)

Thousands in Yemen call for president’s son to go

Ahmed Al-haj
Anti-government protestors, chant slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, June 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

Yemeni factions consider power transfer deal

Ahmed Al-haj
Supporters of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh hold up his portrait and chant slogans as they celebrate news that Saleh's health is stable, after being taken to Saudi Arabia to receive medical treatment for wounds he suffered in a rocket attack on his compound, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, June 9, 2011. Government troops trying to recapture areas held by Islamic militants have killed 12 suspected al-Qaida members in the troubled southern province of Abyan, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. (AP Photo/Mohammed Al-Sayaghi) (AP)

Son of Yemen leader digs in to keep father’s power

Ahmed Al-haj, Lee Keath
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Officials: 100 hurt in Yemen celebratory gunfire

Ahmed Al-haj
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)

Yemen says govt troops kill 30 Islamic militants

Ahmed Al-haj
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)

Six killed as violence returns to streets of Sanaa

Ahmed Al-haj
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)

Protesters celebrate departure of Yemen’s leader

Ahmed Al-haj
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 Arabia for treatment

Ahmed Al-haj
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)

Yemen president wounded as tribesmen strike palace

Ahmed Al-haj
A Yemeni boy, shouts slogans along with anti-government protestors during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, June 2, 2011. Street battles raged Thursday between the army and opposition tribesmen in the capital Sanaa and dozens of people on both sides were killed and wounded. Elsewhere a thousands-strong force of tribal fighters fought to break through government lines on the northern outskirts of the city. Arabic reads on the boy's headband, " Little efforts woke up a nation". (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP)

Fresh battles between Yemen troops, tribesmen

Ahmed Al-haj
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)

Street battles in Yemeni capital leave 41 dead

Ahmed Al-haj
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)

Cease-fire breaks down between Yemeni army, tribes

Ahmed Al-haj
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)

Islamic militants tighten grip on south Yemen town

Ahmed Al-haj
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)

Yemen says 28 killed in weapons depot blast

Ahmed Al-haj
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)

Yemen’s president vows no retreat as battles rage

Ahmed Al-haj
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)

Powerful Yemeni tribe turns guns against president

Ahmed Al-haj
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)

Yemen gunbattles erupt after Saleh refuses exit

Ahmed Al-haj
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)

Yemen leader balks at signing resignation deal

Ahmed Al-haj
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)

Opponents of Yemen’s president divided over deal

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)

Yemen’s president agrees to step down

Ahmed Al-haj
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