Yemen's power struggle

In Yemen's capital, a dusty city of more than 2 million surrounded by rugged mountains, security forces roam the streets to keep a lid on the rebellion after President Ali Abdullah Saleh abruptly left the country.

All along Sanaa's major thoroughfares, they stare down the barrels of Russian DShK heavy machine guns mounted in the back of camouflage-painted pickup trucks. Meanwhile, protesters chant, "Stay away, Ali Saleh!"

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Posted by Fabrice Florin - via Google News (Yemen), Google News (World), Christian Science Monitor, Joey Baker (t), David Wardell (t), Donica Mensing (t), Randy Benson (t), Sirajul Islam (t), Wil Kristin (t)
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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Jun. 12, 2011

Informative report on the "game of thrones" underway in Yemen, where pro-democracy protesters, Islamists, cold-war-era socialists and Arab nationalists struggle with military and tribal forces to gain power in the chaos surrounding President Saleh's departure. Well-researched, impartial report, with useful context on this developing story.

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Chris Finnie
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by Chris Finnie - Jun. 12, 2011

Good overview piece.

Saleh said there would be chaos if he left. I keep wondering if that was a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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