Yemen Clashes Reflect North-South Tensions -- New York TimesWASHINGTON — Fighting has flared up across Yemen in recent days, with dozens of pro-government tribesmen killed in clashes with rebels in the north since the weekend, and five soldiers killed in a suspected Qaeda ambush Thursday in the southern province of Shabwa, witnesses and military officials said.
The violence highlighted the multiple security threats facing Yemen, which drew global attention in December after a failed bombing attempt on a Detroit-bound commercial flight by a young Nigerian man trained by militants from Al Qaeda in Yemen. The United States and other Western countries have pressured Yemen to resolve separate insurgent movements in the north and south to focus more intensively on fighting Al Qaeda.
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More News On Yemen's Internal Strife
Al Qaeda claims Yemen attacks, vows more strikes -- Reuters
Al-Qaida Claims Deadly Yemen Attack -- Voice of America
Al-Qaeda claims deadly Yemen attacks -- Sydney Morning Herald/AFP
Suspected al Qaeda militants kill 5 Yemeni soldiers -- Reuters
Death toll rises to 51 in clashes in N Yemen -- Xinhuanet
Clashes in Northern Yemen Kill at Least 20 -- Voice of America
20 dead in overnight clashes in north Yemen -- AFP
Three days of north Yemen fighting kills 34 -- Reuters
66 MPs Suspend Memberships amid Houthi Attacks against Fellow, Ceasefire Breaches -- Yemen Post
Northern Yemen still volatile five months after ceasefire, says UN agency -- UN News Centre
Situation in northern Yemen still volatile -- UNHCR
Yemen country profile -- BBC
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