Yemeni leader denies rumor of U.S. Control:
Yemeni President Abdu Rabbo Mansour Hadi has denied allegations U.S. Ambassador Gerard Feierstein was controlling the transitional process. Ref. Source 3
U.S. Drone "targets" in Yemen raise questions:
A growing number of attacks have been aimed at lower-level figures who are suspected of having links to terrorism operatives but are seen mainly as leaders of factions focused on gaining territory in Yemen's internal struggle. Ref. Source 5
US Embassy Under Attack
A large number of protesters attempted to storm the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital city of Sana'a on Thursday, with about six demonstrators reaching the main gate and attempting to break windows of the security room, eyewitnesses said. Ref. CNN
Second batch of U.S. Marines arrives in southern Yemen
The second detachment of 30 U. S. Marines has arrived Thursday on the ground in Yemen's southern province of Lahj to back security forces and deal with counter- terrorism issues in the country's south, a senior government official told Xinhua. Ref. Source 1
US aircraft carrying soldiers, equipment lands in Yemen:
US airliner carrying soldiers and military equipment arrived in Aden International Airport in southern Yemen on Sunday, October 7, a day after the Yemen authorities announced they thwarted a military operation that aimed at targeting Anad Airbase in Lahj province. Ref. Source 3