Hopefully some of the fighting will stop in Yemen now that an agreement has been reached.
Yemen prime minister resigns
Armed Yemeni Shiite antigovernment rebels sit in the back of a pickup as they drive near the state television compound in the capital, Sanaa, on Sept. 21. (Mohammed Huwais / AFP/Getty Images)
By LAURA KING, AMRO HASSAN contact the reporter
RebellionsWars and InterventionsAl-QaedaArab SpringAli Abdullah Saleh
Peace deal signed in Yemen as prime minister resigns amid turmoil
Resignation of Yemeni prime minister could be reversed by president
A peace agreement signed in Yemen on Sunday offered the hope of a resolution to a spasm of sectarian violence that has killed more than 140 people and reportedly led to the resignation of the country’s prime minister.
A file photo from March shows Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa speaking during a ceremony at the cabinet headquarters in Sanaa, Yemen. (Yahya Arhab / European Pressphoto Agency)
The impoverished but strategically located Arabian Peninsula nation has long been riven by violence, but the latest outbreak has involved unusually sustained and widespread fighting in its capital, Sanaa. Yemen is home to what is considered one of the most dangerous Al Qaeda affiliates, though the latest outbreak did not involve its fighters.
As in many countries across the region, the 2011 uprisings that became collectively known as the Arab Spring led to turmoil and uncertainty. Yemen’s longtime leader Ali Abdullah Saleh was forced out in 2012, and since then Yemen has struggled to establish a strong central government and work toward some measure of economic stability.
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Yemen prime minister resigns
Armed Yemeni Shiite antigovernment rebels sit in the back of a pickup as they drive near the state television compound in the capital, Sanaa, on Sept. 21. (Mohammed Huwais / AFP/Getty Images)
By LAURA KING, AMRO HASSAN contact the reporter
RebellionsWars and InterventionsAl-QaedaArab SpringAli Abdullah Saleh
Peace deal signed in Yemen as prime minister resigns amid turmoil
Resignation of Yemeni prime minister could be reversed by president
A peace agreement signed in Yemen on Sunday offered the hope of a resolution to a spasm of sectarian violence that has killed more than 140 people and reportedly led to the resignation of the country’s prime minister.
A file photo from March shows Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa speaking during a ceremony at the cabinet headquarters in Sanaa, Yemen. (Yahya Arhab / European Pressphoto Agency)
The impoverished but strategically located Arabian Peninsula nation has long been riven by violence, but the latest outbreak has involved unusually sustained and widespread fighting in its capital, Sanaa. Yemen is home to what is considered one of the most dangerous Al Qaeda affiliates, though the latest outbreak did not involve its fighters.
As in many countries across the region, the 2011 uprisings that became collectively known as the Arab Spring led to turmoil and uncertainty. Yemen’s longtime leader Ali Abdullah Saleh was forced out in 2012, and since then Yemen has struggled to establish a strong central government and work toward some measure of economic stability.
Continue reading at:
http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-yemen-prime-minister-resigns-20140
