Analysis / James M. Dorsey: Yemen’s Saleh takes his fight for survival to the brink

Smoke billows as fighting rages in the al-Hasaba neighborhood of north Sanaa. (File photo)

By JAMES M. DORSEY
AL ARABIYA

Washington and Riyadh’s worst-case scenario is playing itself out on the streets of the Yemeni capital Sana’a.

Supporters of embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh and tribesmen have clashed for days after Mr. Saleh refused to accept a Gu…