article_snippet: special forces from Yemen because of the deteriorating security .
article_snippet: The move was confirmed by a source familiar with the matter who spoke to Reuters today and follows an announcement by US officials on Saturday that Yemen had evacuated Yemen own remaining personnel, including about 100 special operations forces.
article_snippet: US State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke said in a statement: 'Due to the deteriorating security situation in Yemen, Yemen has temporarily relocated Yemen remaining personnel out of Yemen.'
article_snippet: Washington and Paris also closed Washington and Paris embassies last month as Yemen teeters on the brink of all-out civil war.
article_snippet: Troops belonging to the Yemeni special forces loyal to General Abdel Hafedh al-Sakkaf protest at the entrance of General Abdel Hafedh al-Sakkaf protest command in the southern city of Aden  demanding outstanding wages be paid .
article_snippet: Also today soldiers loyal to Yemeni president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi fought off dozens of Shi'ite Houthi militiamen heading for the Sunni leader's seat of power in the southern city of Aden  , militia sources and a local official told Reuters.
article_snippet: Yemeni president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi fled to the southern city of Aden   in February after escaping from house arrest in Sana'a.
article_snippet: The CIA and US military have carried out drone strikes against insurgents in Yemen for many years.