Ahmed AlHaj

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Yemen’s Shiite rebels fighting in Sanaa suburb

Ahmed AlHaj · September 18, 2014 9:37 am

Rights group urges Yemen to probe use of force

Ahmed AlHaj · September 14, 2014 3:49 pm

Hawthi Shiite protesters perform Friday prayers during a funeral procession of fellow protesters who were killed in recent clashes with Yemeni police in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. Yemeni officials said Thursday that security forces have gone on high alert, fearing that al-Qaida members are streaming into the capital, where a Shiite rebel group's demonstrations have turned deadly. The reports of al-Qaida infiltration came as the government sought international mediation in reaching a peaceful resolution to its conflict with the Shiite rebel group known as the Hawthis, which clashed with police in the capital Sanaa earlier this week. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

National Security

Yemen troops clash with Shiite rebels in capital

Ahmed AlHaj · September 13, 2014 6:50 pm

Hawthi protesters bring a fellow protester, who was injured in clashes with Yemeni police, to a hospital, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. Yemeni police opened fire on Shiite Hawthi protesters marching toward the prime minister's office in the capital, Sanaa, killing several people and wounding many, officials said. The Hawthi protest threatens to further destabilize volatile Yemen, the Arab world's most impoverished country where authorities continue to battle militants led by the country's al-Qaida branch, considered by the U.S. to be the world's most dangerous offshoot of the terror group. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemen police open fire on protesters, killing 4

Ahmed AlHaj · September 9, 2014 12:25 pm

Hawthi Shiite protesters sit on the ground to prevent riot police vehicles advancing during a protest in a main road leading to the airport in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. Yemeni security forces moved to break up a sit-in held by Shiite rebels blocking the capital's airport road on Sunday, using water cannons, bulldozers and tear gas, security officials and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemen’s president fires head of special forces

Ahmed AlHaj · September 8, 2014 5:58 pm

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 18, 2014 file photo, Yemeni Shiite groups march during an anti-government demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen. Yemeni security forces said Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014 that they have moved with tear gas, water cannons and bulldozers to clear a sit-in held by Shiite rebels blocking the capital's airport road. The rebels, known as Hawthis, have been camping out for nearly three weeks in the capital, protesting against the government and calling for the reinstatement of fuel subsidies. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

Yemen moves to clear rebel sit-in blocking airport

Ahmed AlHaj · September 7, 2014 4:58 pm

A Yemeni government supporter holds a representation of the national flag with Arabic writing that reads, "Together for Yemen," during a rally against Hawthi Shiite rebels in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. The conflict between Hawthis and the government is rooted in enmity between the Shiite rebels and rival Sunni militias that are linked to the Muslim Brotherhood group and its political arm, the Islah party, which is part of the government. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

National Security

Yemen clashes between rebels, tribesmen kill 40

Ahmed AlHaj · September 6, 2014 3:21 pm

Yemeni president dismisses Cabinet to ease tension

Ahmed AlHaj · September 2, 2014 2:55 pm

Yemeni Shiite protesters chant slogans to demand the government to step down, while attending a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. Arabic writing on a banner reads,"The government of corruption must leave." Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis rallied in the capital and across the country against an armed Shiite rebel group which has been holding its own sit-in demanding a new government and the reinstatement of fuel subsidies. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Last-minute effort to end crisis with Yemen rebels

Ahmed AlHaj · September 1, 2014 5:42 pm

Yemen clash kills 4 troops, 13 suspected militants

Ahmed AlHaj · August 30, 2014 5:08 pm

Mass demonstrations in Yemen against Shiite rebels

Ahmed AlHaj · August 29, 2014 11:54 am

A Yemeni officer who is a member of Shiite Hawthi rebels chants slogans demanding the government step down during a demonstration on a street in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. Yemen's Shiite rebel group called for new protests Sunday after rejecting a draft proposal by a presidential delegation to stop their demonstrations in return for a new government and a review of the country's economic policies. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemen’s president warns rebels over show of force

Ahmed AlHaj · August 27, 2014 4:36 pm