Sana'a is a dangerous place, as is all of Yemen. It was dangerous 30 years ago when I was the military attache there and it still is. The government's area of control never extends far outside the cities and the tribal warfare endemic to the country often comes to town. When that situation is complicated by the presence of a small but active Sunni jihadi group (AQAP) it is understandable that the Sana'a embassy should be closed. Perhaps they should close it permanently. That embassy is an incident waiting to happen. read on...
The jihadis in Syria have now declared that the Free Syrian Army (FSA) are as much the enemy as the Syrian government. They have backed that up by killing one of the senior leaders of the FSA and declaring in telephone calls that they intend to kill all the leaders of the FSA in order to insure the creation of an Islamic emirate in Syria. The Afghan Taliban have set up a base in Syria. Jihadis are pouring into the country. read on...
