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| Yemen: Govt loses control of four districts to tribals |
| 2011-03-25 |
| [Yemen Post] Tribal leaders loyal to the youth revolution took over seven military compounds in Shabwa, all previously belonging to the Central Security Forces. Central security forces were able to take most of the artillery before leaving the compounds. The military compounds are located in the districts of Maayfa'ah, Habban, Nisab, and in Saeed. "We will not allow governmental forces to enter our region. The military compounds are now loyal to the revolution youth, and will defend the people with our lives," said tribal leader in Maayfa'ah district. Shabwa in total has 17 districts in total, and the four that fell today are considered the most pivotal in the province. The districts of Habban and Saeed are home to two big oil facilities are tie the roads of Shabwa with major provinces in Yemen including Hadramout and Aden. Official sources confirmed that President-for-Life Saleh ... exemplifying the Arab's propensity to combine brutality with incompetence... met yesterday with General Ali Ahmar in order to come up with an initiative to save the country from any future bloodshed. According the an official source, President Saleh has agreed on step down as early as Saturday on condition that General Ali Ahmar also steps down. "Both sides have agreed to step down, but dialogue today are to reach an agreement over who will rule after Saleh steps down," said a bigwig source. |
| Posted by:Fred |