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THOUSANDS OF ARMED TRIBESMEN MOVE TOWARDS YEMENI CAPITAL
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 2, 2011 - 13:28 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Thousands of armed tribesmen were headed towards
Sanaa on Thursday, June 2, to back their leader Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar,
whose fighters have been locked in heavy fighting with Yemen's security
forces, tribal chiefs said.
The tribesmen clashed with security forces at a military post 15
kilometers (nine miles) north of Yemen's capital, AFP quoted sources
as saying.
Gunbattles on Wednesday killed about 40 people, witnesses said after a
truce collapsed between security forces and tribesmen who have taken
control of public buildings across the capital.
A truce was announced May 27, after a week of fierce clashes that
erupted when embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh warned of a civil
war as he refused to sign a Gulf-brokered plan for him to give up
office as demanded by protesters.
Ahmar had in March pledged his support for protesters who have been
demonstrating since January for the departure of Saleh, who has been
in power since 1978.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 2, 2011 - 13:28 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Thousands of armed tribesmen were headed towards
Sanaa on Thursday, June 2, to back their leader Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar,
whose fighters have been locked in heavy fighting with Yemen's security
forces, tribal chiefs said.
The tribesmen clashed with security forces at a military post 15
kilometers (nine miles) north of Yemen's capital, AFP quoted sources
as saying.
Gunbattles on Wednesday killed about 40 people, witnesses said after a
truce collapsed between security forces and tribesmen who have taken
control of public buildings across the capital.
A truce was announced May 27, after a week of fierce clashes that
erupted when embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh warned of a civil
war as he refused to sign a Gulf-brokered plan for him to give up
office as demanded by protesters.
Ahmar had in March pledged his support for protesters who have been
demonstrating since January for the departure of Saleh, who has been
in power since 1978.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress