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2011 Crisis in Yemen

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2011 Crisis in Yemen

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  1. Crisis in Yemen Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh was reportedly wounded today in a rocket attack on his compound in Sanaa. Yemeni government troops have been engaged in street fights with tribal groups loyal to Sheikh Sadeq al-Ahmar for nearly two weeks now, after al-Ahmar sided with thousands of Yemeni protesters who have been peacefully demonstrating and calling for President Saleh's ouster for nearly four months now. Government forces have opened fire on protesters many times over those months, killing and wounding dozens. Adding further complications, Islamist militants, possibly tied to Al Qaeda, are now taking advantage of the chaos and instability, and have seized control of several towns in along Yemen's south coast. Collected here are images from the past several weeks of troubled Yemen, a country that may soon be mired in a civil war. Yemen's main opposition coalition says it will accept a transfer of power to the vice-president, after President Ali Abdullah Saleh left for Saudi Arabia. Otherwise, the opposition Joint Meeting Parties said, they would seek to form a transitional government. Vice-President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi stepped in when Mr Saleh departed on Saturday for medical treatment. Mr Hadi said Mr Saleh, who was wounded last week in an attack on his compound in Sanaa, would return within days.. Saudi Arabia said it would continue to encourage parties to accept the deal, according to the country's state media. Thousands of people have been celebrating Mr Saleh's departure. However, there are mounting fears for the stability of the country, which is home to an al-Qaeda wing and riven with tribal and political divisions.

  2. Yemeni pro-opposition soldiers join anti-government protesters in Sanaa on Sunday, June 5, to celebrate what they said was the fall of Yemen's regime after embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh, wounded in a blast, left the country for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. Ahmad Gharabli / AFP - Getty Images

  3. A man, wounded during clashes between security forces and tribesmen loyal to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashed tribe, lies in a hospital bed in Sanaa Saturday, June 4. Thousands fled Sanaa on Saturday a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh was wounded in an attack on his compound that marked a new stage in fighting which has brought Yemen closer to civil war. Ammar Awad / Reuters

  4. People ride in a vehicle with their belongings as they flee fighting in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, June 4. - Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

  5. An army soldier keeps watch over a rally to demand the ouster of President Saleh in Sanaa, on June 3, 2011. (Reuters/Ammar Awad)

  6. Relatives and friends of tribesmen loyal to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, who were killed in clashes with Yemeni security forces carry their bodies during their funeral procession in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday, June 3. Tens of thousands of Yemenis held a mass funeral Friday for 50 people killed in regime-sponsored violence in the capital-Hani Mohammed / AP

  7. Anti-government protesters take part in a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on June 3. Ammar Awad / Reuters

  8. Yemeni soldiers flash the victory sign as they join anti-government protesters demanding the departing from office of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on June 2. - Yahya Arhab / EPA

  9. Fire and smoke erupts during clashes between tribesmen loyal to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, and Yemeni security forces in Sanaa, Yemen, late Thursday, June 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Mohammed Hamoud)

  10. An injured tribesman loyal to leader Shiekh Sadiq al-Ahmar is carried to a field hospital after clashes with police forces outside al-Ahmar's house in Sanaa on June 1. -Ammar Awad / Reuters

  11. In this photo taken through a window, Yemeni security forces take position in a street next to the house of opposition leader al-Ahmar on May 31 - Hani Mohammed / AP

  12. Anti-government protesters who gathered to demonstrate in Taiz on May 31, run after soldiers opened fire to disperse them. Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

  13. In this photo taken through a window, armored vehicles of Yemeni security forces, take position in a street next to the house of Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, during clashes with tribesmen loyal to him, in Sanaa, on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Heavy fighting resumed Tuesday in Yemen's capital between government troops and followers of the country's most powerful tribal leader, ending a brief cease-fire and again raising the prospect that Yemen's political crisis could veer into civil war. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

  14. Anti-government protesters run after soldiers opened fire to disperse them as they began gathering for a demonstration to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Saleh in the southern city of Taiz, on May 31, 2011. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

  15. Yemeni anti-regime mourners pray in front of the body of a fighter loyal to opposition tribal chief Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar, who was killed in clashes with Yemeni government security forces, during his funeral in Sanaa on May 30, two days after a truce between the warring parties was called. - Gharabli Ahmad Gharabli / AFP - Getty Images

  16. A view of the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, is seen on Sunday, May 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

  17. People ride a vehicle with their belongings as they flee clashes in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on May 29, 2011. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

  18. An anti-government protester carries a wounded colleague after clashes with police in the southern Yemeni city of Taiz, Sunday, May 29. - Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

  19. Police use water cannons to disperse anti-government protesters during clashes with police in the southern Yemeni city of Taiz, on May 29, 2011. Yemeni security forces opened fire on protesters in the southern city of Taiz on Sunday, killing four and wounding 90, hospital sources said. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

  20. A Yemeni boy, right, gestures as he and others wait to collect water at a water point, as the city suffers from a shortage of water, in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, May 28. - Saif Abduallah / AP

  21. Ahmad Gharabli / AFP - Getty Images A tribesman loyal to Yemeni opposition tribal chief Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar holds a rifle as he guards a street near the latter's house in Sanaa on May 28, as a truce between his fighters and security forces went into effect.

  22. Men loyal to tribal leader Sadiq al-Ahmar, stand near a fragment from a projectile fired during clashes this week, in Sanaa, on May 28, 2011. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

  23. A tribesman loyal to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, stands next to a wall damaged following clashes with Yemeni security forces, next to al-Ahmar's house, in Sanaa, on Saturday, May 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed

  24. Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on May 27. Yemeni tribesmen said they wrested a military compound from elite troops loyal to Saleh outside the capital as increased fighting threatened to tip the country into civil war. - Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

  25. Defecting army soldiers shout slogans as they take part in a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Saleh in Sanaa, on May 27, 2011. (Reuters/Ammar Awad)

  26. Yemeni soldiers who joined sides with anti-regime protesters ride on a military vehicle and drive through the streets of Sanaa. Ahmad Gharabli / AFP - Getty Images

  27. The head of the powerful Hashid tribe, Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, center, surrounded by guards, looks on while attending the funerals of tribesmen who were killed in clashes with security forces, in Sanaa on May 27. Yemen's president ordered the arrest of al-Ahmar and his family members after al-Ahmar called for Saleh to quit. - Hani Mohammed / AP

  28. Yahya Arhab / EPA A Yemeni anti-government protester holds a banner during a demonstration demanding the departure of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Friday, May 27, 2011, in Sana'a, Yemen.

  29. A Yemeni army soldier is lifted by anti-government protesters during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Saleh, in Sanaa, on Friday, May 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

  30. A girl sits in the back of a vehicle loaded with her family's belongings as they evacuate their house due to clashes between tribesmen and security forces in Sanaa on May 26. - Mohammed Al-sayaghi / AP

  31. A medic treats a wounded tribesman at a hospital following clashes with security forces in Sanaa on May 26.-Yahya Arhab / EPA

  32. Fighters loyal to Sadeq al-Ahmar inspect the area around his family home in the al-Hasaba neighborhood of north Sanaa on May 26, following shelling targeting Ahmar's house. - Mohammed Huwais / AFP - Getty Images

  33. A tribesman loyal to tribal leader al-Ahmar takes up position during clashes outside his house in Sanaa on May 26. Dozens were killed in overnight gun battles in the capital, as fighting aimed at ending Saleh's three-decade-long rule threatened to ignite civil war. Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

  34. Black smoke ascends in the vicinity of the Interior Ministry building in Sanaa on May 25. (AP photos)

  35. President Ali Abdullah Saleh attends an interview with selected media in Sanaa on May 25. Saleh issued messages of hard-line defiance Wednesday even as intense battles raged in the heart of the capital for a third day, saying he will not step down or allow the country to become a "failed state." - Mohammed Hamoud / AP

  36. A soldier stands guard at a checkpoint in Sanaa on May 25. - Mohammed Al-Sayaghi / AP

  37. An injured man loyal to tribal leader Shiekh Sadiq al-Ahmar, is brought to a local hospital after clashes with police outside al-Ahmar's house on May 24. Shelling in Yemen's capital killed five supporters of the powerful opposition chieftain who heads the Hashid tribal federation, Yemen's largest and a former crucial source of Saleh's power who is now supporting the opposition. Mohammed Huwais / AFP - Getty Images

  38. Tribesmen take positions next to the house of Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, during clashes with Yemeni security forces in Sanaa, on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Fighters for Yemen's largest tribe sealed off key government buildings and barricaded streets in the heart of the capital Tuesday as the revolt against President Ali Abdullah Saleh sharply escalated after militiamen turned their guns against government forces. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

  39. Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters Anti-government protesters mourn during the funeral of Majed Al-Ghrghzi, 24, who was killed last Wednesday during clashes with the police, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday, May 13.

  40. Smoke rises during clashes between police forces and armed tribesmen loyal to tribal leader Shiekh Sadiq al-Ahmar near his house in Sanaa, on May 24, 2011. (Reuters/Stringer)

  41. Anti-government protestors show the "thumbs-down" as they demand the resignation of President Saleh in Sanaa on May 23. Mohammed Huwais / AFP - Getty Images

  42. A wounded man lying in a hospital bed is checked by a nurse after being injured in clashes with Yemeni security forces in Sanaa, on Monday, May 23, 2011. Buildings in Sanaa were blasted and government offices set on fire in an eruption of violence after President Ali Abdullah Saleh refused to sign an agreement calling on him to step down. (AP Photo

  43. Anti-government protesters hold up their national flag during a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of Yemen's reunification, in Sanaa, May 22. - Hani Mohammed / AP

  44. A defecting soldier waves during a celebration by anti-government protesters commemorating the anniversary of Yemen's reunification in Sanaa on May 22. - Ammar Awad / Reuters

  45. Defecting soldiers march during a parade at a celebration by anti-government protesters commemorating the anniversary of Yemen's reunification in Sanaa May 22. - Ammar Awad / Reuters

  46. Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh waves to pro-government supporters during a rally in Sanaa, May 20. Yemen's entrenched leader called for early elections in a speech, although he gave no details on when or how the election would take place. Ammar Awad / Reuters

  47. Anti-government protesters are carried by a bulldozer during a demonstration to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Saleh in Damt town of the southern Dhalea province, on May 20, 2011. (Reuters/Stringer)

  48. Two Yemeni anti-government protesters with the colors of the national flag painted on their faces shout slogans during a demonstration in Sana'a, May 19. - Yahya Arhab / EPA

  49. Yemeni medics shout slogans as they join anti-government protesters during a demonstration demanding the ousting of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on Wednesday, May 18. - Yahya Arhab / EPA

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