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Farea al-Muslimi

Farea al-Muslimi

Jul 24, 2014

A portrait of Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh hangs on the wall of the former headquarters of his General People's Congress party in Sanaa May 12, 2014. The building was damaged during the 2011 clashes between forces loyal to Saleh and tribal militias opposing him during the uprising against his rule. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR3OTK8 — A portrait of Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh hangs on the wall of the former headquarters of his General People's Congress party in Sanaa, May 12, 2014. — REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

A mourner sits during the funeral of assassinated Shi'ite leader Ahmad Sharafeddin in Sanaa January 27, 2014. Unknown assailants shot and killed Sharafeddin on January 21 while he was on his way to attend reconciliation talks in the Yemeni capital, officials at the talks said. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION OBITUARY) - RTX17WSB

Al-Qaeda benefits from unsettled Yemen politics

Farea al-Muslimi

Farea al-Muslimi

A Shi'ite Houthi rebel mans a checkpoint in Sanaa October 9, 2014. The Houthi rebels who stunned the Arab world with the sudden seizure of Yemen's capital will have to strive to cement their power in the face of well-armed rivals, a test of strength that could tip the unstable country deeper into turmoil. Picture taken on October 9, 2014. To match Insight YEMEN-SECURITY. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR4AAW1

What will happen after Sanaa's fall?

Maysaa Shuja al-Deen

Maysaa Shuja al-Deen

Followers of the Shi'ite Houthi group attend a gathering at the group's camp near Sanaa September 10, 2014. Yemeni soldiers traded gunfire with Shi'ite Muslim rebels near a military base at the southern entrance to the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, residents said, hours after soldiers killed at least four Shi'ite protesters outside the cabinet building. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR45ODD

Houthis' contradictory path in Sanaa

Maysaa Shuja al-Deen

Maysaa Shuja al-Deen

People look through the wreckage of the headquarters of Yemen's Islamist Islah party in the northwestern city of Amran July 14, 2014. According to local media, the five-story building was bombed by Shi'ite Muslim tribesmen known as Houthis during recent fighting against army forces in Amran, and there were no casualties. Yemen's president on Sunday demanded the withdrawal of Shi'ite Muslim tribesmen from the provincial city of Amran captured on July 8, in a stand-off that threatens to intensify turmoil in t

Fall of Amran sends shock waves across Yemen

Maysaa Shuja al-Deen

Maysaa Shuja al-Deen