Defiance in Yemen

Defiance on the streets of Sanaa  

As Yemen's president clings to power demonstrators continue to take to the streets calling for an end of the regime  

[Nabil Ahmed, Protester]:          

"We came out to show solidarity with our brothers from Sanaa and from all governments of the republic of Yemen, to say that we are one hand and one heart to overthrow the regime."  

The fractious state has been paralyzed by six-months of mass protests against Saleh's three-decade rule. 

The southern Abyan province has descended into violence with militants suspected of ties to al Qaeda seizing two cities. 

Many fled their homes. 

[Jehad al Jafri, Protester]:

"The people of Abyan are innocent of what is happening. The vice president should solve the issues related to Abyan, and return displaced persons to their places [homes]. They fled to Aden and they lack food and medicine. The vice president and Yemeni officials are not doing anything."

United States and neighboring Saudi Arabia fear a power vacuum in a country which hosts an al Qaeda branch that has launched failed attacks on U.S. and Saudi targets.