New clashes between Houthi fighters and Yemeni government forces have left several soldiers and rebels dead despite a ceasefire agreement between the two sides. The same time as Yemen announced it will not extradite Anwar al-Awlaki.
Throughout 2009, Yemen became a strong focal point in the war on terror due to al-Qaeda’s presence in the region, the Christmas Day bomber having connections to Yemen and President Barack Obama authorizing military forces to either capture or kill U.S. born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.
All of this prompted Washington Senators calling for action in the region, such as Independent Senator Joe Lieberman who went as far as saying Yemen was the “war of tomorrow” and a "poor man's Afghanistan" and


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