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| Military Committee Facing Problems In Yemen Capital |
| 2012-05-01 |
| [Yemen Post] The military committee in charge with restoring stability and maintaining security failed to reopen Sanaa-Marib road as it continued to remove security disorders inside Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday. Tribal sources were quoted by News Yemen as saying the committee arrived early today in the Thawma area but it could not reopen the road which was closed during the escalating popular uprising last year. Many military and tribal checkpoints were set up along the road including those controlled by the Republican Guard. Pro-revolution sources said they removed their checkpoints but returned them after the Republican Guard refused to remove its own. Separately, the National Authority for Metrology and Aviation was handed the building of Yemenia Airways in the district of al-Hasaba, which was damaged and occupied during the battles between the Republican Guard and the tribal fighters loyal to Sadeq al-Ahmer of Hashid in 2011. The committee removed all barricades and war positions in this district and nearby areas on Saturday. Fierce battles took place last year between the tribal fighters and the Republican Guard, with hundreds from both sides killed and injured. Public offices were occupied by the tribal fighters but they have been given back to the government. Since it was formed few months ago, the military committee has made strides after the 2011 turmoil, mainly in the capital Sanaa and the southern Taiz province. Still, more efforts are needed to return the situation to normal in the country at a time when unruly tribal gunnies and checkpoints are continuing in main cities. |
| Posted by:Fred |