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To the united states. yemen itself has limited oil reserves, more than three million barrels of oil pass through aden on the coast every day. yemen s government is battling lawlessness in nearly every direction. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula established its home base in the east of the country back in 2000 with an attack on the uss kohl in aden harbor. 17 sailors were killed. [ gunfire ] reporter: recently the al qaeda branch there claimed responsibility for the deadly charlie hebdo attack in france. the government has also clashed with iran-backed shia rebels known as the houthis since at least 2004. once limited to the north s mountainous regions, houthi rebels now have control of yemen s capital. much of its coast, as well fighting for the strategic port of aden. oil-rich saudi arabia which shares a 1,600-kilometer border ....

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