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A Yemeni tribesman holds up his rifle on June 5, 2011, while shouting slogans with anti-government protesters in Taiz, Yemen, as they celebrate President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure to Saudi Arabia. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Soldiers chant slogans and wave their national flag in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday as they celebrate with demonstrators the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Thousands of celebrants jammed the capital after the country's authoritarian leader flew to Saudi Arabia to receive medical treatment for wounds he suffered in a rocket attack.

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Yemeni anti-government protesters spray foam and wave their national flags in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, June 5, 2011, as they celebrate President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

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** FILE ** In this March 27, 2007, file photo, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz, right, shakes hands with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh before the Arab summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

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A man walks past a burning vehicle belonging to Yemeni security forces that was set on fire by anti-government protestors during clashes in Taiz, Yemen, Friday, June 3, 2011. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was wounded when opposition tribesmen determined to topple him hammered his palace in Sanaa with rockets Friday in a major escalation of nearly two weeks of fighting with government forces. (AP Photo/Yemen Lens)

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Relatives and friends of tribesmen loyal to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, who were killed in clashes with Yemeni security forces carry their bodies during their funeral procession in Sanaa, Yemen, on June 3, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Anti-government protestors shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on June 2, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Burning tires left by anti-government protesters block the road during clashes between the protesters and Yemeni security forces in Taiz, Yemen, on May 31, 2011. (Associated Press)

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A demonstrator, lifted by others in the crowd in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday, shouts demands for Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign. Government forces attacked militants in the south. (Associated Press)

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Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, the nation's capital, on Sunday, May 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

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Tribesmen stand guard near the house of Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, during clashes with Yemeni security forces in Sanaa, Yemen, on May 24, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Anti-government protesters in Sanaa, Yemen, react during a demonstration on May 23, 2011, demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. (Associated Press)

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Anti-government protesters chant slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on Saturday, May 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

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**FILE** Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh waves to his supporters during a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 15, 2011. (Associated Press)

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A Yemeni boy is thrown into the air by anti-government protesters during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

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Anti-government protesters burn a poster showing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a demonstration Sunday demanding the resignation of Saleh in Taiz, Yemen. Security forces backed by army units opened fire Sunday on protesters demanding the ousting of Yemen's longtime president, killing three, an opposition activist said. (Associated Press)

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Yemeni children, lifted by anti-government protesters, flash the victory sign during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, May 8, 2011. The Arabic on their sunglasses says," Leave." (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

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This October 2000 image, provided by the U.S. Navy, shows damage sustained by the USS Cole after a terrorist bomb exploded during a refueling operation in the port of Aden, Yemen. Osama bin Laden was blamed for the attack.

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A Yemeni police officer holding posters of a demonstrator killed by security forces last March, shouts slogans during a demonstration by anti-government protestors demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, April 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)