Friday, May 27, 2011

Yemeni Resistance: Yemen on brink of civil war as fighting worsens

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By Samia Nakhoul and Mohammed Ghobari | Reuters – 1 hour 53 minutes ago.
An armed tribesman loyal to the tribal leader Sadiq al-Ahmar stands behind sandbags as he secures a street leading to his house during clashes in Sanaa May 26, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni tribesmen said they wrested a military compound from elite troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside the capital Sanaa on Friday as increased fighting threatened to tip the country into civil war.
Yemeni fighter jets could be heard breaking the sound barrier as they swooped over the capital, the scene of fighting between forces loyal to Saleh and the rival Hashed tribe led by Sadeq al-Ahmar, close to the Islamist opposition party Islah.
Tribes outside the capital said they were also fighting government troops at two other military bases.
President Saleh's time too is up!
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