Posted on 01/22/2015 4:48:48 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
Houthi fighters entered Yemen's presidential palace after a brief clash with the compound's security guards, witnesses and security sources told Reuters, a day after some of the worst battles in the capital in years....
"This is a coup. There is no other word to describe what is happening but a coup," Saleh al-Jamalani, a Yemeni army colonel, told The Associated Press. He said that the rebels likely had the assistance of elements inside the current government, headed by president Abdu Mansour Haddi.
....Houthis have also received forms of assistance from Iran as well, turning Yemen into the latest battleground between Tehran and the Middle East's Sunni states.
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Yemeni president and his government have resigned: Fox News banner.
BBC also reporting resignation.
Jen Psaki, State Dept.: “We are seeking a peaceful transition.”
It's Bush's fault! /sarc
Obama Wants Iran to Have Nukes
Looks that way
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