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Ahmed Alwly is a Yemeni journalist based in Sanaa. He has covered an array of political, social and security issues and conflicts in Yemen since 2009. He also worked as a correspondent and editor for several Arab and Yemeni websites.
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![Pro-government tribal fighters patrol a street during a visit by a U.N. delegation in the war-torn southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen April 9, 2017. REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub - RTX34TOI](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2017/04/RTX34TOI.jpg/RTX34TOI.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=XO7KBEl3)
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![People gather outside a foodstuff store in Yemen's capital Sanaa February 29, 2016. Banks have cut credit lines for traders shipping food to war-torn Yemen, where ports have been battlegrounds and the financial system is grinding to a halt, choking vital supplies to an impoverished country that could face famine. Picture taken February 29, 2016. To match Exclusive YEMEN-FOOD/BANKS REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RTS9B3R](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/11/RTS9B3R.jpg/RTS9B3R.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=ghHuLwE8)
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![FILE PHOTO - The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Mason conducts divisional tactic maneuvers as part of a Commander, Task Force 55, exercise in the Gulf of Oman September 10, 2016. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Blake Midnight/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoTHIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - R](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/10/RTSS0KI.jpg/RTSS0KI.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=vaeRcZzI)
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![Boys are pictured in a damaged class of their school which was hit by Saudi-led air strikes last year, as schools open this week in Sanaa, the capital of war-torn Yemen October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RTSQVP2](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/10/RTSQVP2.jpg/RTSQVP2.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=wmf707u0)
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![A man carries a solar panel amid a severe shortage of electric power in Yemen's capital Sanaa November 28, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi - RTX1W96L](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/08/RTX1W96L.jpg/RTX1W96L.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=uLoYARMY)
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![Shi'ite Houthi rebels drive a patrol truck past an Ansar al-Sharia flag painted on the side of a hill, along a road in Almnash, the main stronghold of Ansar al-Sharia, the local wing of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in Rada, Yemen November 22, 2014. To match Special Report YEMEN-AQAP/ REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi - RTSE50J](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/05/RTSE50J.jpg/RTSE50J.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=KeCZhEpZ)
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![Ethiopian migrants sleep out in the open near a transit centre where they wait to be repatriated, in the western Yemeni town of Haradh, on the border with Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2013. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah in April ordered a three-month delay to a crackdown on migrant workers which has led to thousands of deportations, to give foreigners in the kingdom a chance to sort out their papers. More than 200,000 foreigners have been deported from the country over the past few months. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/04/RTXZUQG.jpg/RTXZUQG.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=MRYdGCV-)
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