Sunday, February 7, 2010

Yemen Civil War News Updates -- February 7, 2010

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Will Yemen Rebels Accept A Fresh Cease-Fire Plan? -- Christian Science Monitor

Yemen's government – under pressure from the US to focus on Al Qaeda-linked groups operating within its borders – is stepping up efforts to solve a separate pressing issue: five years' worth of fighting with Shiite rebels.

The Yemeni government has presented a cease-fire plan to Houthi rebels in a bid to end five years of fighting with the fiercely anti-Western Shiite group. An end to that conflict, which has also drawn in the Saudi Arabian military, would allow Yemen to turn its focus toward the Al Qaeda affiliates operating within its borders.

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More News On Yemen

Peace agreement eludes Yemen -- Al Jazeera
Yemen asks rebels to implement truce to end war -- Reuters
Yemen gives northern rebels a cease-fire framework in bid to end conflict -- Today Online
Yemen Hands Over a Timetable to Houthis to Implement the Six Conditions -- Yemen Post
Deaths reported in Yemen clashes -- Al Jazeera
Shiite rebels kill 23 Yemeni soldiers -- Sydney Morning Herald/AFP
Yemen kills at least 11 rebels in Saada: report -- Xinhuanet
In Yemen, the truth is a casualty of war -- L.A. Times opinion
Postcard From Yemen -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times

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