Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Yemen’s government has confronted the military loyal to ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh. President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, elected in March, has sought to replace Saleh relatives and supporters in the military. On April 6, Hadi ordered a reshuffle of the General Staff, including the dismissal of Saleh’s half-brother. One […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The opposition has destroyed fighter-jets of the Yemeni Air Force. In the first such operation, rebels shelled an Air Force base in Sanaa on late Oct. 30. The Yemeni Defense Ministry acknowledged that two fighter-jets were destroyed and the nearby Sanaa International Airport was forced to close. Accounts of the […]
