The Beginning of the End for Yemen's Rebel Alliance

The rebel alliance in Sanaa looks to be on its last legs. Clashes between supporters of Abdul-Malek al-Houthi and former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the General People's Congress party have reached a new level of intensity. Meanwhile, Saleh issued a statement that called on the Saudi-led Gulf Cooperation Council coalition to lift its blockade and promised a willingness to "turn the page." Saleh's statement prompted a positive reaction from the GCC coalition, which on Dec. 2 said it was sure Saleh and his GPC party loyalists would "return to the Arab fold," and rid Yemen of Iranian influence, according to the Saudi Arabian Press Agency....