Monday, May 30, 2011

Unrest In Yemen -- News Updates May 30, 2011

Islamists Seize A Yemeni City, Stoking Fears -- New York Times

SANA, Yemen — As Islamist militants were consolidating control over a second city in southern Yemen, seizing banks, government offices and the security headquarters, news agencies reported on Monday that the Yemeni air force was responding with bombing runs.

Residents in the coastal city of Zinjibar told news agencies that they had seen warplanes dropping bombs in an effort to dislodge the militants and that the army had begun artillery shelling.

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Critics accuse Yemen’s president of allowing Islamists to seize town to spread fears -- Washington Post
Yemen warplanes bomb Islamists who seized town -- AP
Yemeni air force bombs al-Qaida-held city -- Montreal Gazette/Reuters
Yemen hits Islamic militants with airstrikes -- ABC
Islamist militants take over southern Yemen city -- Christian Science Monitor
Al-Qaeda fighters take control of Yemen town -- The Telegraph

Yemen Unrest Spreads South-- Wall Street Journal
Yemen Clashes Spread, Raising Fears -- Wall Street Journal
Yemen soldiers killed in restive city -- Al Jazeera
Yemen forces 'kill 20 protesters' in Taiz -- BBC
Troops fire on protesters in Yemeni capital -- The Telegraph
Yemeni Forces Storm Taiz Square, Killing About 20 -- Bloomberg
Sporadic gunfire fills Yemeni capital after mediation efforts fail -- CNN
‘20 killed’ as Yemen troops clear sit-in -- Financial Times
25 killed as Yemeni security storm Taiz sit-in -- M&C
Yemen’s President Saleh Clings to Power Even as Closest Allies Desert Him -- M&C

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