![]() ![]() Special Forces pulling out, but also the Houthi rebels extending their search further south, taking control of parts of the city of Taiz, which now puts them within about 100 miles of the internationally backed president, President Hadi. More than 300 people were wounded there, along with all those dead.Īnd now, you have the - not only the U.S. On Friday, more than 130 worshippers to Sunni mosques near the capital for attacked by ISIS in a suicide bombing. His presidential compound was bombed by aircraft on Thursday. He's in the south, in the southern city of Aden. Security Council said was that they support the president, the elected president, President Hadi. NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: It is a very grim assessment, and there's no indication that the Houthi rebels are about to put down their weapons. official warning that Yemen is in a, quote, "rapid downward spiral", and at the edge of civil war.įor the very latest, let's bring in senior international correspondent Nic Robertson. Security Council met in an urgent session, backing Yemen's president, calling on all sides to put down their weapons and negotiate. ROMANS: On Sunday, Houthi rebels opposed to Yemen's president seized an international airport in the city of Taiz. Without that intelligence, we cannot effectively stop it. And without - you know, good intelligence stops plots against the homeland. MICHAEL MCCAUL (R-TX), HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE CHAIR: We will have no intelligence footprint or capabilities to monitor what AQAP and ISIS and the Shia militants are doing in the region. Now, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee warning of the dangers posed by losing Yemen as a base for U.S. pulls the last of its forces, about 100 Special Operations troops out of that country in response to the deteriorating security situation there. Happening now: Yemen is in crisis, as the U.S. New this morning: Senator Ted Cruz announcing his bid for the Republican national nomination. We're live in Baghdad.Īnd the 2016 presidential campaign has begun. military officers on an ISIS hit list - 100 people targeted as we learn new information about Western doctors moving to Syria to help ISIS. evacuating troops, losing key ground for counterterrorism and intelligence gathering. CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN ANCHOR: One of America's biggest Mideast allies on the brink of civil war. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. Military Officers Ted Cruz: Running for President Down to the "Sweet 16". Withdraws Special Ops, Troops in Yemen ISIS Hit List Targets U.S. ![]()
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