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| Fierce Clashes Erupt in Taiz on Eve of Signing Ceasefire |
| 2011-08-12 |
| [Yemen Post] Fierce festivities erupted between the elite republican guard and revolutionaries in Yemen's southern province Taiz on Wednesday, though the governor Hamoud Al-Soufi said a ceasefire agreement had been signed to contain the situation. Al-tagheer.com reported that the confrontations erupted after military reinforcements deployed to Street 60th including tanks in what appeared to be in conflict with the ceasefire terms. The ceasefire agreement called for withdrawing all armed forces from the streets. The website also said that security director Abdullah Qairan and commander of the elite republican guard Murad Al-Awbaly, blamed for inflaming violence in Taiz, rejected to sign the ceasefire after the signing of the representatives of the JMP and revolutionaries. The people have called for firing Qairan and Al-Awbaly for their involvement in war, and Taiz has been in sporadic battles since the forces broke into the freedom square and burned more than 100 antigovernment protesters including 13 handicapped people. The ceasefire was first signed in May, but it collapsed days after its signing with both sides trading accusations over breaches. Yemen has been gripped by six-month unrest that has largely affected the people's livelihoods and paralyzed key sectors, triggering grave concerns about the country's future. |
| Posted by:Fred |