Police trooper stands guard at checkpoint near Defence Ministry compound in Sanaa
A police trooper stands guard at a checkpoint near the Defence Ministry compound in Sanaa December 7, 2013. Yemen said on Friday it had regained full control of its Defence Ministry compound in Sanaa a day after a militant attack, claimed by an al Qaeda-affiliated group, killed 56 people, including foreign medical staff. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)