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Americans Among The Many Families Escaping Chaos In Yemen

4:14pm May 11, 2015

by Gregory Warner

War in Yemen has trapped hundreds of Americans there. We hear from two Yemeni-Americans, a mother and daughter from Michigan, as they arrive in nearby Djibouti, having fled the conflict.

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Gunmen loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, stand amid the ruin of Saleh's residence following an airstrike carried out by the Saudi-led alliance in the capital, Sana, on Sunday.

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Yemen's Houthis Agree To 5-Day Cease-Fire To Allow Humanitarian Aid

2:52pm May 10, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The temporary truce comes amid an upsurge in Saudi-led airstrikes, including one in the capital that hit the private residence of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, said to be a rebel ally.

Hassan Farid, 23, was a medical resident at a big hospital in Yemen and is the son of a judge. It can be difficult and expensive to flee Yemen, and educated professionals are among the refugees who have reached the nearby African nation of Djibouti.

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In Hard-To-Flee Yemen, Those Escaping Are Not Typical Refugees

2:59pm May 08, 2015

by Gregory Warner

Some land routes are blocked and boats are scarce. As a result, many refugees who just arrived in the African nation of Djibouti are from Yemen's small professional class.

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Saudi Arabia Proposes A 5-Day Truce In Yemen

12:07pm May 07, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Saudi Arabia says the cease-fire will help get much-needed humanitarian aid into Yemen, but the offer is good only if Houthi rebels comply with the deal.

New Fighting Along Yemen Border Closes Schools And Airports

4:05pm May 05, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Fresh fighting around Najran comes after a nearly six-week Saudi-led air campaign against Houthi rebels. Aid agencies urge a halt to bombing Yemen's airports so humanitarian supplies can be delivered.

A young boy carries a rifle in Yemen's capital Sanaa. When photographer Alex Potter arrived in Yemen in 2012, men had guns but rarely displayed them publicly. Now, as the country has collapsed into civil war, men and boys are often armed.

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Yemen's Descent, Through A Photographer's Lens

12:40pm May 03, 2015

by Alex Potter

Photographer Alex Potter arrived in Yemen in 2012 as it was going through an uprising, part of the broader Arab upheaval. Since then, she's grown deeply attached, even as it has fallen into chaos.

Supporters of the Shiite Houthi movement brandish weapons as they take part in a demonstration in Yemen's capital of Sanaa on Thursday, protesting the Saudi-led military "Decisive Storm" air campaign.

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Saudi Airstrikes Target Houthi Forces In Yemen, Despite Talks Of Peace

10:04am April 23, 2015

by Bill Chappell

It's unclear when peace talks that were mentioned earlier this week might occur. Warplanes have been hitting areas under Houthi control Thursday.

Saudi Arabia's army fires artillery shells toward Houthi rebels along the Saudi border with Yemen on April 15. Outside Saudi Arabia, many are critical of the military campaign and question whether it will succeed, but it is popular inside the kingdom.

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Saudi Airstrikes Raise Doubts Abroad, Spark Patriotic Fervor At Home

7:06pm April 21, 2015

by Leila Fadel

Much of the world is skeptical about the wisdom of the bombing raids in Yemen. But Saudis are rallying around their new king, Salman, and his son, the defense minister.

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Saudis Say Operation In Yemen Entering New Phase

4:54pm April 21, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

A military spokesman said the airstrikes were giving way to a period that would include diplomatic and political efforts, alongside military operations against the Shiite Houthi rebels.

U.S. Navy Sends Aircraft Carrier To Coast Of Yemen

6:46pm April 20, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The move comes as fighting has intensified in Yemen between government forces and Houthi rebels allied with Iran. The U.N. has imposed an arms embargo on the Houthis.