- Title: Highlights of main world events 2014-2016
- Date: 19th December 2019
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (FILE - JANUARY 7, 2015) (VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS) (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) VIEW FROM ROOFTOP OF TWO GUNMEN BESIDE BLACK CITROEN CAR, ONE GUNMAN SHOUTING: "WE HAVE AVENGED THE PROPHET MOHAMMAD, WE HAVE AVENGED THE PROPHET MOHAMMAD, WE HAVE AVENGED THE PROPHET MOHAMMAD. (INDISTINCT) AL QAEDA YEMEN." GUNMEN'S CAR FURTHER DOWN THE STREET/APPEAR TO SHOOT AT A POLICE CAR On January 20, 2015 Houthi rebels battled their way into Yemen's presidential palace. Video obtained by Reuters shows a fireball erupting at the palace, dark clouds of smoke and audio of an explosion. Houthis warned President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to implement a power-sharing deal struck when the rebels seized the capital Sanaa in September. Hadi, an ally of the West and staunch supporter of U.S. drone attacks on al-Qaeda fighters in Yemen, had been increasingly at odds with the Houthi over a draft constitution intended to help end decades of conflict and underdevelopment. Days later, thousands took to the streets to protest against the Houthi. SANAA, YEMEN (FILE - JANUARY 19, 2015) (REUTERS) SECURITY PERSONNEL KEEPING GUARD NEAR HOME OF YEMENI PRESIDENT ABD-RABBU MANSOUR HADI'S RESIDENCE VARIOUS OF ARMOURED CAR DRIVING NEAR HADI'S RESIDENCE SANAA, YEMEN (FILE - JANUARY 20, 2015) (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) (VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS) FLAMES AND SMOKE BILLOWING FROM PRESIDENTIAL PALACE ON HILLSIDE (AUDIO OF EXPLOSION) SANAA, YEMEN (FILE - JANUARY 24, 2015) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF ANTI-HOUTHI PROTESTERS MARCHING IN STREET WOMEN PROTESTERS
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