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| Yemen: Severe Explosions Rock the Capital After UN Resolution |
| 2011-10-23 |
| [Yemen Post] As soon as the Media announced the adoption of a UN resolution on Yemen, the regime immediately resumed its shelling campaign on Hasaba, a stronghold of Sheikh Sadeeq al-Ahmar, Saleh's main tribal and political opponent, proving to many of his detractors that he never had any intention of stepping down from the presidency. As loud kabooms were heard across several northern districts of the capital, protesters in the Square also suffered Saleh's wrath as the latter unleashed his elite units, the Elite Republican Guards, onto unarmed protesters. As fighst raged all through the night between troops loyal to Sheikh Sadeeq al-Ahmar and the government forces, news licked that the rustics were gaining ground against Saleh, many eye-witnesses confirming that the Elite Republican Guards bodies were piling up in Hasaba, while the tribe had only lost 5 of its men. Defected General Mohsen's military base north of Sana'a was also under attack as Saleh's loyalists started pounding the base with mortar shells and RPGs. After a brief respite at dawn, festivities resumed in new areas of the capital, leading residents to fear that an all-out war in only hours away. In al-Jeraf, an area situated between al-Hasaba and Sana'a International Airport, might kabooms were reported by residents, as eye-witnesses added that tunnels of smoke were seen hovering over the area. Checkpoints throughout the capital have seen an increase in security as soldiers in full gear are carefully checking cars and passengers, preventing any weapons from being smuggled into the "conflict zone". Members of the Opposition have asked the international community to bear witness of this new bout of violence, stressing that Saleh was looking for war. |
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| Posted by: gr(o)mgoru 2011-10-23 03:22 |