An armed tribesman, loyal to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, sits on a roadside chewing Qat, a narcotic leaf, while on guard around al-Ahmar's house in Sanaa, Yemen, ... more 

An armed tribesman, loyal to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, sits on a roadside chewing Qat, a narcotic leaf, while on guard around al-Ahmar's house in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, June 9, 2011. Government troops trying to recapture areas held by Islamic militants have killed 12 suspected al-Qaida members in the troubled southern province of Abyan, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) less