

A Yemeni army officer shouts slogans along with antigovernment protesters during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa,Yemen, on March 25. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
A Yemeni army officer (c.) is kissed by an antigovernment protester during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa,Yemen, on March 25. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
A Yemeni relative of an antigovernment protester, Mujahed Abdul Haq, who was killed in clashes with Yemeni security forces, cries during his funeral procession in Sanaa,Yemen, on March 25. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
Supporters of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh (pictured on poster) attend Friday prayers during a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 25. Saleh said he was ready to cede power to prevent more bloodshed in Yemen, but only to what he called 'safe hands' as a massive 'Day of Departure' street protest against him began. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters
A Yemeni army officer holds up his AK-47 as he and other officers join antigovernment protesters demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa,Yemen, on Monday. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
Relatives of Arafat Al-Qubati, an antigovernment protester who was killed in clashes with Yemeni security forces on March 18, place flowers on his body during his funeral procession in Sanaa,Yemen, on March 20. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
Antigovernment protesters at a funeral procession in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday pray around the bodies of demonstrators killed Friday in clashes with Yemeni security forces. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
Antigovernment protesters at Sunday's funeral procession carry the bodies of demonstrators who were killed in clashes with Yemeni security forces Friday. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
A boy shouts slogans with antigovernment protesters during a rally demanding the ouster of Yemen's President's Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday. After snipers shot dead dozens of demonstrators, a top general threw his support behind protesters and warned Yemen could slip into civil war, REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
A Yemeni girl reacts during the funeral procession Sunday. The same day, the US-backed president of Yemen suffered a devastating political blow when his own powerful tribe demanded his resignation, joining religious leaders, young people, and the country's traditional opposition in calls for an end to his three decades in power.
An antigovernment protester carried by other demonstrators flashes the victory sign during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa,Yemen, Monday. That day, three Yemeni army commanders, including a top general, defected to the opposition, calling for an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule, as army tanks and armored vehicles deployed in support of thousands protesting in the capital.
An antigovernment protester salutes army soldiers who joined them during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa,Yemen, on Monday. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
An antigovernment protester displays the local currency as a symbol of poverty as he and others wait for the bodies of demonstrators killed in Friday's clashes with Yemeni security forces, during Sunday's funeral procession in Sanaa.