Trouble again in the north

摘要

Since Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi took over as president in February, ending Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33 years of dictatorship, his fragile government has done better than many expected. In Sana'a, the capital, he has taken cautious steps towards re-establishing central authority and restoring a semblance of normal politics. Fighters linked to al-Qaeda no longer hold territory in the south, though they are far from beaten.