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| Militia Disperse Sanaa Protest as Yemen Stuck in Power Vacuum |
| 2015-01-26 |
| [AnNahar] Shiite militia fired warning shots Sunday to disperse a protest against their takeover of Sanaa as parliament failed to convene to discuss the president's resignation, prolonging a dangerous power vacuum in Yemen. President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, a key U.S. ally in the fight against al-Qaeda's Yemen-based deadly franchise, tendered his resignation along with Prime Minister Khalid Bahah on Thursday, saying he could no longer stay in office as Yemen was in "total deadlock". The Shiite Huthi militia, who have controlled most of the capital since September, overran the presidential palace last week prompting Hadi to tender his resignation, shortly after Bahah quit. As demonstrators began to gather near Sanaa University early on Sunday to protest against the increasing Huthi control, the Shiite hard boyz fired warning shots to disperse them and made several arrests. The hard boyz also attacked journalists and smashed their cameras, deploying in force around the university to prevent any renewed protest. |
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