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January 21, 2015

Yemen: Houthi Rebels Take Palace, Stand Guard Outside President's Home 
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In Yemen, Shiite Houthi rebels have overtaken the presidential palace
and are standing guard outside the residence of President Abd Rabbuh
Mansur Hadi in what top Yemeni officials are calling a coup. But the
rebels appear to have stopped short of forcing Hadi's resignation,
instead demanding he comply with the terms of a power-sharing deal
reached in September when the Houthis seized most of the capital Sana'a.

 

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