Yemen’s political turmoil deepens as president, Cabinet resigns
Posted on AllSides January 22nd, 2015
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Yemen’s Western-backed president and the rest of the country’s leadership resigned Thursday, news reports said, following days of chaos that have left well-armed rebels in effective control.
The resignations, reported by the Associated Press, plunged the key U.S. ally into political uncertainty. The rebels — believed backed by Iran — seem to hold the upper hand as the country’s de facto leaders amid a power vacuum.
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