Report: U.S. Suspends Counterterrorism Operations With Yemen

Report: U.S. Suspends Counterterrorism Operations With Yemen
Followers of the Huthi movement march during a demonstrate to show support for the Shiite movement's uprising, which resulted them taking control of Sanaa, in the Yemeni capital on January 23, 2015. Yemen faced a dangerous power vacuum after its president announced his resignation over a deadly standoff with Shiite militia controlling the capital and lawmakers called an emergency weekend session. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Followers of the Huthi movement march during a demonstrate to show support for the Shiite movement's uprising, which resulted them taking control of Sanaa, in the Yemeni capital on January 23, 2015. Yemen faced a dangerous power vacuum after its president announced his resignation over a deadly standoff with Shiite militia controlling the capital and lawmakers called an emergency weekend session. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images)

The Obama administration has been forced to suspend counterterrorism operations with Yemen in the aftermath of the collapse of its government, according to U.S. officials, a move that abruptly eases pressure on al-Qaeda’s most dangerous franchise.

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