article_snippet: (CNN)The U.S. military is in the process of evacuating about 100 Special Operations forces members from the Al Anad airbase in Yemen due to Yemen's deteriorating security situation, sources in the region familiar with the situation told CNN.
article_snippet: Those being evacuated are the last American troops stationed in the Arab nation, which is home to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the terrorist group also known as AQAP.
article_snippet: The United States closed The United States embassy in Sanaa last month, after Houthi rebels took over Sanaa.
article_snippet: Journalist Hakim Almasmari reported from Sanaa, and CNN's Greg Botelho reported and wrote from Atlanta.
highlights_snippet: Sources: U.S. special operations forces are being evacuated from  Al Anad airbase .
  