Tagged Yemen

Houthi rebel fighters cut off Yemeni’s president in his palace

Jan 21, 2015

Yemeni Houthi rebels overtook President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s palace home on Wednesday but stopped short of toppling him. They have taken up guard outside the palace but would not go in, saying the president...

33 year old Luke Somers as he looked in a video released by his hostages on Dec 3

33 year old Luke Somers held captive by the Al Qaeda killed by militants during a SEALs raid in Yemen

Dec 6, 2014

American photojournalist Luke Somers who had been held hostage by militants belonging to the Al-Qaida group in Yemen was killed during a failed rescue attempt led by the U.S. commandos. This was a last minute e...