US Counterterrorism Efforts in Yemen Continue Despite Upheaval

U.S. officials say that despite the rebel siege in Yemen's capital and uncertainty swirling around the resignation of the country's president, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, the United States continues to have a military presence in the country.   "There is a footprint of U.S. military personnel in there that has been dedicated to counterterrorism operations. They are still there,” Pentagon press secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby said Friday.   Yemen is seen as a key...

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