Yemen's Capital Sees Worst Fighting In Weeks, Fears Of Civil War Revived -- Washington Post/AP
SANAA, Yemen — Fighting between troops loyal to Yemen's embattled leader and rival forces on Monday killed at least 18 people, including eight supporters of a powerful tribal chief who defected to the opposition in March.
The pre-dawn fighting, the worst in the capital Sanaa in weeks, has revived fears of civil war in the strategically located nation on the southern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. Mortars, rockets and heavy machine-guns were used in the hours-long battle in the northern sector of the city close to the international airport.
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