Deadly battles erupt in Yemen

  • 12 years ago
A sharp escalation in fighting overnight in Yemen's capital Sanaa has reportedly left at least 24 people dead.

Scores of others have been killed in three days of clashes between government forces and tribal fighters.

As the spectre of a long drawn out conflict looms, the United States is ordering its non-essential diplomats to leave.

Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports.

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