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Tribal fighters loyal to the al-Ahmar family ride a truck after ...
Dec 29th, 2011
(Reuters) - Tribal fighters loyal to the al-Ahmar family ride a truck after barricades that they have set up during recent fighting with security forces were dismantled in Sanaa December 29, 2011. Military positions separating Yemen's warring forces in central Sanaa were dismantled for the second day on Thursday in a show of faith by both sides that they want to halt nearly a year of fighting to topple the president. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY) -
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