The presidential decree issued by Hadi calls for the elections to be monitored by the Supreme Committee for Elections and Referendum , SABA reported . NEW : White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan urges unity and peace . The U.S. government has been under pressure to explain the killing of a top al Qaeda operative in Yemen last month after he was identified as Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born cleric who had joined Al Qa@@ President Saleh agreed on Wednesday to step down from power . The decree stipulates that the vote be monitored by an election committee .
NEW : White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan urges unity and peace . The U.S. government has been under pressure to explain the killing of a top al Qaeda operative in Yemen last month after he was identified as Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born cleric who had joined Al Qa@@ President Saleh agreed on Wednesday to step down from power . The decree stipulates that the vote be monitored by an election committee .