President Ali Abdullah Saleh is losing support amid a civil war, secessionist movement and battle against an Al Qaeda branch that has drawn the attention of the U.S.

Reporting from Cairo and Sana, Yemen – President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who once described ruling Yemen as dancing on the heads of snakes, has stayed in power for three decades through a clever mix of money, tribal ploys and government corruption.

But Saleh’s political capital is shrinking and his wiles are straining as Yemen struggles with a civil war in the north, secession troubles in the south and a battle against an Al Qaeda affiliate that has drawn the United States into a new front against the terrorist network.

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Yemen Says Kills 16 Rebels, Leaders Among Them — New York Times/Reuters
Yemen says kills 16 rebels, leaders among them — Swiss Info
Yemen rebels say open to Saudi prisoner swap — Reuters
Yemen rebels pledge not to attack Saudi Arabia — AFP
Houthi fighters repeat truce offer — Tehran Times
Yemen Commitment to Al Qaeda Fight Not Clear – CIA — New York Times/Reuters
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From Wizbang:

The AP continues to bang the drum for failure in Afghanistan with this bit today about Army morale:

WASHINGTON (AP) – The army says morale has fallen among its forces in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war.

This may be something.

In Yemen, War Centers on Authority, Not Terrain — New York Times

SANA, Yemen — For almost seven weeks, Khasan Muhammad Abdullah and his family cowered in their house in northern Yemen while a war raged outside and their food slowly ran out.