They were met at the airport by Yemen special forces, "each soldier pointing an AK-47 at the plane."

A large explosion, believed to have been caused by a missile fired by northern Yemen forces, rocked Aden early Sunday morning, military sources said.

North Yemen forces bidding to smash a secession bid by the south said Sunday they had seized control of a strategic military base used by southern forces to battle loyalists closing in on Aden.

A member of a local tribe reported on December 22 that Abdel al-Wuhashi, a younger brother of Nasir, was killed by Yemen military forces.

Unrest in Yemen forces aid workers to turn to the community 2.