Yemeni Salafi Muslims hold banners at a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, on Nov. 16, 2013, calling for an immediate end to a conflict between Shiite groups and Salafi militants in northern Yemen. Thousands of Yemeni Salafi Muslims took to street on Saturday calling on the government to put an end to the fighting in Dammaj town in Saada province that erupted about three weeks ago and left more than 100 people killed. (Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed)
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News Analysis: Violence in northern Yemen aims to derail dialogue, stability
SANAA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Battles between Shiite Houthi rebels and the Salafist group in Yemen's northern province of Saada rage on despite government efforts to end the violence.
Analysts say the politically motivated clashes in Saada, though under a sectarian guise, are aimed at securing advantages for some local factions and their regional supporters before the conclusion of a national dialogue conference. Full story
20 killed, 100 wounded in sectarian conflicts in northern Yemen
SANAA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Conflicts between Shiite Houthi rebels and Sunnis in Yemen's northern regions erupted on Wednesday, leaving 20 people killed and more than 100 wounded, a security source told Xinhua.
Conflicts erupted in the Salafi-controlled northern town of Dammaj after Houthi rebels launched attacks against the Salafis in the town on Wednesday morning, the source said anonymously. Full story
Yemeni Salafi Muslims hold banners at a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, on Nov. 16, 2013, calling for an immediate end to a conflict between Shiite groups and Salafi militants in northern Yemen. Thousands of Yemeni Salafi Muslims took to street on Saturday calling on the government to put an end to the fighting in Dammaj town in Saada province that erupted about three weeks ago and left more than 100 people killed. (Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed)
Yemeni Salafi Muslims hold banners and shout slogans at a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, on Nov. 16, 2013, calling for an immediate end to a conflict between Shiite groups and Salafi militants in northern Yemen. Thousands of Yemeni Salafi Muslims took to street on Saturday calling on the government to put an end to the fighting in Dammaj town in Saada province that erupted about three weeks ago and left more than 100 people killed. (Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed)
Yemeni Salafi Muslims hold banners at a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, on Nov. 16, 2013, calling for an immediate end to a conflict between Shiite groups and Salafi militants in northern Yemen. Thousands of Yemeni Salafi Muslims took to street on Saturday calling on the government to put an end to the fighting in Dammaj town in Saada province that erupted about three weeks ago and left more than 100 people killed. (Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed)
Yemeni Salafi Muslims hold banners at a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, on Nov. 16, 2013, calling for an immediate end to a conflict between Shiite groups and Salafi militants in northern Yemen. Thousands of Yemeni Salafi Muslims took to street on Saturday calling on the government to put an end to the fighting in Dammaj town in Saada province that erupted about three weeks ago and left more than 100 people killed. (Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed)
