Its amazing to me that some of these countries in the middle east can't get a grip on what mobs of armed men do. If something like this was even hinted in America iot would be broken up before they even got started.
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17 killed as Houthis, tribesmen clash in Yemen's Ibb:
At least 17 people were killed in overnight clashes between Houthi militants and armed tribesmen in central Yemen's Ibb province, a security official said Wednesday. Ref. Source 6
Bomb blast targeting Houthis kills 33 in Yemen:
The attack took place on Wednesday in the city of Ibb when an assailant blew his explosives in a cultural center, where a group of Shia Houthi militants were preparing to celebrate the birth anniversary of Islam's Prophet Mohammad. Ref. Source 2
Shiite Houthi rebels have overtaken Yemen's presidential palace, the country's minister of information told CNN.
The Prime Minister's residence was also under attack, said Information Minister Nadia Sakkaf.
She called the situation "The completion of a coup," Adding that "The President has no control."
Fighting was earlier reported around the presidential palace in the capital, Sanaa. Heavy clashes Monday between government forces and Houthis -- Shiite Muslims who have long felt marginalized in the majority Sunni Muslim country -- ended in a ceasefire. Ref. CNN