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Saudi air strike kills Yemen rebels as US drawn into fight: Yemen's Houthi rebels claim a Saudi Arabia air strike on Sunday killed 54 people, including women and children. The US is increasingly concerned restive Yemen is becoming a haven for terrorism. (Liam Stack / December 21, 2009, CS Monitor)

A Saudi air strike late Sunday has reportedly killed dozens, including women and children, in a north Yemen town known to support that country’s Houthi rebels. The strike highlights growing concern about stability on the Arabian peninsula as the US is reportedly becoming more involved in planning and executing strikes on Yemen’s anti-government militants. [...]

The strikes comes just three days after The New York Times reported that the United States has provided weapons and logistical support to Yemeni government strikes against “suspected hide-outs of Al Qaeda within its borders.”

U.S. Extradites Six Guantanamo Prisoners to Yemen (Liu Donghui , 12/21/09, CRI)

Yemeni authorities received six Yemeni detainees who were released by the United States from the U. S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, state-run Saba news agency reported on Sunday.

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 22, 2009 6:45 AM