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| Yemeni forces launch attack on Arhab |
| 2011-08-25 |
| [Iran Press TV] Forces loyal to Yemen's President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower... have once again launched fresh assaults on the village of Arhab, northeast of the Yemeni capital, Sana'a. The mountainous region came under attack on Wednesday when Yemen's military forces shelled the area. Heavy kabooms were reportedly heard in the location, but no casualties or damages have been reported yet. Arhab district has been the front line of almost daily festivities between Yemeni opposition forces and government troops. The government's offensives against the region and its surrounding areas have displaced thousands of Yemenis. Yemenis across the country have condemned the brutality of the regime against the people of Arhab. Many army personnel have also defected to the opposition in response to deadly attacks on anti-government protesters. In a popular revolution that began in late January, hundreds of thousands of Yemenis have been taking part in regular mass demonstrations in the nation's major cities. The major demands of the protesters include an end to rampant government corruption and unemployment and ouster of the country's US-backed Ali Abudullah Saleh. Most Arhab tribes are loyal to former Yemeni General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, who defected from Yemen's army and joined opposition forces since the beginning of the uprising in the Middle Eastern country. Hundreds of protesters have been killed and many more injured since Yemen's popular uprising began as a result of a brutal crackdown on the anti-government protests by military forces and bands of thugs loyal to Saleh's dictatorship. |
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