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Inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, peaceful demonstrations against the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh began in late January 2011. The government response was one of violence, including bombing, mass killing and arson. Tribal leaders backed the uprising and a string of Yemeni officials immediately resigned from the regime. The country has been reported to be in constant tension and the UN Genocide Watch has classified the security situation as Stage 6 (potential massacres). Former President Saleh is in control of the security sector and his loyalists are still present in the armed forces despite the election of a new President, Adb Rubbuh Mansur Al-Hadi.
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Inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, peaceful demonstrations against the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh began in late January 2011. The government response was one of violence, including bombing, mass killing and arson. Tribal leaders backed the uprising and a string of Yemeni officials immediately resigned from the regime. The country has been reported to be in constant tension and the UN [[Genocide]] Watch has classified the security situation as Stage 6 (potential massacres). Former President Saleh is in control of the security sector and his loyalists are still present in the armed forces despite the election of a new President, Adb Rubbuh Mansur Al-Hadi.
 
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Inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, peaceful demonstrations against the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh began in late January 2011. The government response was one of violence, including bombing, mass killing and arson. Tribal leaders backed the uprising and a string of Yemeni officials immediately resigned from the regime. The country has been reported to be in constant tension and the UN Genocide Watch has classified the security situation as Stage 6 (potential massacres). Former President Saleh is in control of the security sector and his loyalists are still present in the armed forces despite the election of a new President, Adb Rubbuh Mansur Al-Hadi.