US Asks Yemen for Help in Fight Against al-Qaida
318 views · Published 5 January 2010 · 2:38 · Indexed 23 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2010 · News & Politics
The United States and Britain on Monday kept their embassies in Yemen closed for a second day because of threats from a local branch of the al-Qaida terrorist network. France also closed its embassy in Yemen. VOA's Carolyn Presutti looks at the situation in Yemen and the dangers posed by al-Qaida in that country.
