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  • 1
    Dec
    2011
    11:30am, EST

    Yemeni protesters hold signs depicting Che Guevara

    Yahya Arhab / EPA

    Yemeni anti-government protesters hold up posters of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara and senior Yemeni officials with an inscription in Arabic reading: 'Wanted' (left) as they march to demand the trial of Yemen's outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Dec. 1. At least five people were killed in an attack by forces loyal to Yemen's outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh on the southern city of Taiz, the Yemeni news website Al-Masdar reported. Fifteen were injured, some seriously, when the pro-Saleh troops shelled the city, the report quoted a medical source as saying. Taiz has been a focal point of anti-Saleh protests that have gripped the impoverished Arabian peninsula country since February.

    Hani Mohammed / AP

    Yemeni protestors march during a demonstration demanding the prosecution of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 1.

    Yahya Arhab / EPA

    Yemeni anti-government protesters shout slogans as they march to demand the trial of Yemen's outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Dec. 1.

    Reports are that up to 13 have been killed in Taiz today as protests and fighting continues in Yemen.

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  • 25
    Oct
    2011
    8:59am, EDT

    Protesters fired upon in Yemen

    Hani Mohammed / AP

    A Yemeni wounded protestor is carried from the site of clashes with security forces in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011.

    Marwan Naamani / AFP - Getty Images

    A 14-year-old wounded Yemeni pro-reform protester is treated at a makeshift hospital near Sanaa's landmark Change Saqure on October 25, 2011, after government troops opened fired on tens of thousands of protesters.

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    Latest reports are that at least two were killed when pro-government forces fired upon thousands of protesters in Sanaa near Change Square. Full story. 

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  • 21
    Oct
    2011
    10:14am, EDT

    Mass funeral for police officers killed in recent fighting in Yemen

    Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

    Military policemen carry the coffins of police officers killed during recent clashes with armed followers of the tribal leader Sadiq al-Ahmar during a funeral ceremony in Sanaa October 21, 2011.

    Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

    Police carry the coffins of colleagues killed during recent clashes with armed followers of the tribal leader Sadiq al-Ahmar during their funeral in Sanaa October 21, 2011.

    Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

    Military police sit by the coffins of police officers killed during recent clashes with armed followers of the tribal leader Sadiq al-Ahmar during their funeral in Sanaa October 21, 2011.

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    The violence has been escalating in Yemen, and today they held funeral ceremonies for what appears to be at least 20 police officers. At least twelve protesters were killed on Tuesday, and eighteen died on Monday.

    Today the U.N. votes on a resolution condemning the crackdown on the protesters. The New York Times considers how Moammar Gadhafi's death will impact Yemen and other Arab nations currently experiencing unrest.

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  • 18
    Oct
    2011
    2:03pm, EDT

    Str / Reuters

    An anti-government protester carries a wounded fellow protester after clashes with supporters of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh and police in Sanaa October 18, 2011.

    Wounded protester carried away as violence escalates in Yemen

    More photos from Yemen on PhotoBlog.

    Full story on today's violence which left 12 protesters dead.

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  • 18
    Oct
    2011
    9:31am, EDT

    Dozens injured as soldiers fire on Yemeni protesters

    Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

    Anti-government protesters rush a wounded fellow protester on a motorcycle after clashes with supporters of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh and police in Sanaa on October 18.

    Hani Mohammed / AP

    Protesters march during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on Oct. 18,. Fighting between troops loyal to Yemen's embattled leader and rival forces on Monday killed several people, including eight supporters of a powerful tribal chief who defected to the opposition in March.

    Str / Reuters

    Anti-government protesters carry a wounded fellow protester after clashes with supporters of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh and police in Sanaa October 18.

     

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  • 23
    Sep
    2011
    11:19am, EDT

    President's return welcomed after week of violence in Yemen

    Mohammed Huwais / AFP - Getty Images

    Supporters of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh gather in a main square in Sanaa on Sept. 23 to celebrate his return to Sanaa, even as his forces were battling dissident troops in the capital.

    Mohammed Huwais / AFP - Getty Images

    Yemeni security forces and supporters of President Ali Abdullah Saleh carry the coffins of comrades killed in recent battels with dissidents during a mass funeral in Sanaa on Sept. 23. The funeral coincided with a rally held in the capital to welcome the president's return home after more than three months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia.

    Yahya Arhab / EPA

    Men shout slogans celebrating the return of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Sept. 23. According to media reports, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned to the capital Sanaa after more than three months in Saudi Arabia, where he had undergone treatment for injuries sustained in a bomb attack on the presidential palace in early June.

    from msnbc.com news services:

    President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned Friday to the violence-torn Yemeni capital after more than three months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia in a surprise move certain to further enflame battles between forces loyal to him and his opponents.

     Saleh left Yemen for Saudi Arabia in early June after he was seriously injured in a rocket attack on his presidential compound in the capital Sanaa. His departure fueled hopes that he would be forced to step down, but instead he staunchly refused to resign, frustrating protesters who have been taking to the streets nearly daily since February demanding an end to his 33-year old rule.

    Yemen slipped deeper into chaos during his absence, even as the United States and Saudi Arabia pushed him to hand over power. The worst violence yet erupted this week with battles between Saleh loyalists and his armed opponents that have so far killed around 100 people, mostly protesters in Sanaa.

     Continue reading....

    More photos from Yemen on PhotoBlog

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  • 19
    Sep
    2011
    12:27am, EDT

    Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

    Anti-government protesters carry an injured protester during clashes with police in Sanaa, Yemen, Sept. 18. At least 26 protesters were killed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday, when security forces opened fire on one of the biggest demonstrations against President Ali Abdullah Saleh in recent months.

    At least 26 killed in anti-Saleh march in Yemen

    Read the full story here.

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  • 8
    Aug
    2011
    6:05am, EDT

    Jumana El Heloueh / Reuters

    Men read the Koran after prayers at Masjid Al Kabir, also known as the Grand Mosque, during Ramadan in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, on August 7.

    Old Yemeni gents read the Koran

    See more pictures of Yemen on PhotoBlog.

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  • 13
    Jul
    2011
    3:10pm, EDT

    Mohammed Hamoud / AP

    Anti-government protestors, shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 13.

    Fist of protest: Anti-government demonstrations continue in Sanaa

    Related content:

    • Yemeni security forces, opposition clash in Taiz
    • Yemen coverage on msnbc
    • Slideshow: Political unrest in Yemen

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  • 24
    Jun
    2011
    9:31am, EDT

    Anti-government protesters in Yemen continue demands for Saleh's ouster

    Suhaib Salem / Reuters

    A soldier stands guard as anti-government protesters gather during a rally before Friday prayers to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa June 24.

    Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

    A girl attends the weekly Friday prayers with her mother during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz June 24.

    Suhaib Salem / Reuters

    Anti-government protesters sit atop a billboard during a rally before Friday prayers to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa June 24.

     

    From The Associated Press :

     SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni security forces have opened fire on tens of thousands of protesters at a funeral in southern Yemen, killing at least one demonstrator.

    A medical official also says six people were wounded in Friday's clashes between government forces backed by tanks and protesters in the southern port city of Aden. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.

    The funeral was being held for a man identified as Ahmed Darwish. According to reports published by local rights groups, the 25-year-old died in custody last year. Darwish's family had refused to bury him since his death last June, demanding an investigation.

    Thousands of anti-government protesters used the funeral to call on Yemen's longtime autocratic president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to step down.

    For updates to this story click here.

    More images from the crisis in yemen can be seen in our slideshow.

     

     

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  • 28
    May
    2011
    5:05pm, EDT

    Ahmad Gharabli / AFP - Getty Images

    A tribesman loyal to Yemeni opposition tribal chief Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar holds a rifle as he guards a street near the latter's house in Sanaa on May 28, as a truce between his fighters and security forces went into effect.

    Yemen president, tribal chief agree to end clashes

    According to the AP:

    Yemen's embattled president and the country's most powerful tribal leader agreed Saturday to end five days of gunbattles that killed 124 people and pushed the country's political crisis closer to civil war.

    The fighting between forces loyal to both men made the past week the deadliest since mass street protests for an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year rule broke out three months ago. Although it could prevent bloodshed, the agreement will do little to solve the wider crisis, with Saleh rejecting efforts to negotiate his exit.

    Read the full story here.

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    while the truce is effect the fighters from both sides should get out their shovels and brooms and CLEAN UP THE LITTER on the street!

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  • 28
    Apr
    2011
    4:32am, EDT

    12 reported killed in Yemen clashes

    Mohammed Huwais / AFP - Getty Images

    A wounded anti-government protester receives treatment at a makeshift field hospital during clashes with Yemeni security forces in Sanaa late on April 27 in which at least 12 people were killed.

     Read an AP report from Sanaa from earlier yesterday.

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