Protesters assault U.S. embassy compound in Yemen![]() September 13, 2012 - 13:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Protesters angered by an anti-Islam film have stormed the U.S. embassy compound in Yemen's capital, Sanaa. The protesters were on the embassy's grounds but did not enter the building housing the offices. Before storming the embassy compound on Thursday, Sept 13, the demonstrators removed the embassy's sign on the outer wall and set tires ablaze. Once inside the compound, they brought down the U.S. flag and burned it. Yemen is home to al-Qaeda's most active branch and the United States is the main foreign supporter of the Yemeni government's counterterrorism campaign. The government on Tuesday announced that al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader in Yemen was killed in an apparent U.S. airstrike, a major blow to the militant network. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |