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Rebels Take Over Presidential Palace in Yemen

Jan 20, 2015 at

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(Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)

Recent reports out of Yemen suggest that Shia Houthi rebels have siezed the presidential palace in Sanaa. We will get the latest updates on the unfolding situation in Yemen, a key U.S. ally in the fight against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

More: Shiite Rebels Shell Yemeni Leader’s House, Seize Presidential Palace (NPR)

Guests:

Charles Schmitz, professor of geography, Towson University

Atiaf Alwazir, Yemeni blogger

Katherine Zimmerman, research fellow, American Enterprise Institute

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