Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Yemen In Turmoil -- News Updates January 6, 2010

In Yemen's Capital, Fearful Talk Of War With al-Qaeda -- Time Magazine

Shopkeepers are whispering in the medieval, walled Old City in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, about a war they cannot yet imagine. Workers, students and the old men who sit outside the ancient mosques are wondering what fighting between al-Qaeda and the government would look like. Would it be like the conflict in the north, where extremist insurgents occupy villages with gunfire and government bombs rain down from the sky? Is al-Qaeda an army or just a bunch of ill-equipped gangs? "All citizens are scared," says Jamal al-Najjar, an English-language translator, while waiting for a group of foreign journalists at the airport. The visible influx of overseas media, hungry for stories, adds to the sense of crisis.

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More News on Yemen

Yemen probes overstay of alleged airliner attacker -- AFP
Troops sent into al-Qaeda strongholds -- Sydney Morning Herald
Yemen Claims 3 Al-Qaida Militants Captured in Connection with Embassy Threat -- Voice of America
Yemen arrests 3 al Qaeda suspects -- CNN
Yemen rejects direct intervention by foreign troops -- CBC News
Yemen Vows to Tackle al Qaeda, With Help -- CBS News
Former bin Laden bodyguard is among ex-guerrillas in Yemen -- Washington Post
Ex-Bin Laden Bodyguard Calls Yemen Home -- CBS News
Britain's long relationship with Yemen -- BBC
Warning on Yemen aid backlash -- Financial Times

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