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| Demands to remove camps from capital's outskirt |
| 2012-05-08 |
| [Yemen Post] Sheikhs of Bani Matar district, an outskirt of the Capital Sana'a, have demanded to take out all camps and checkpoints of the Republican Guard positioned in their district. These demands came after commanders of the Republican Guard rejected an appointment decree of Abdul-Rahman Al-Halili who is originally from their area. The command of the 3rd Republican Guard Brigade was handed over to Al-Ahlili last Thursday with the presence of the UN envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar who put pressures on the pervious commander, Tariq Mohmmad Abdullah Saleh. However, some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them... after the departure of Benomar, Al-Halili was prevented by officers loyal to Saleh from entering the brigade, military sources affirmed. Local sources told Yemen Post that the sheiks and parliamentarians of Bani Matar held a meeting on Sudnay to discuss the rebellion of the officers. Local sources reiterated that the sheikhs formed a committee with the aim of demanding President Hadi to remove the brigades of the Republican Guard from their area. The Military Committee formed under the GCC-crafted power transfer discussed the rebellion, describing it as critical, a Yemeni newspaper, Akhbar Alyawam reported. Media sources said that a number of officers from Sanhan, a hometown of Saleh, led a rebellion against Hadi's decree. Benomar is set to present a report to the UN Security Council on Yemen's situation and updates on May 17, one of his assistants told media outlets. Benomar had persuaded Saleh's half-brother Mohmmad Saleh Al-Ahmar who led Yemen's air forces to step down after three weeks of rejection and put pressures on Tariq Mohammed Abdullah Saleh that at last accepted a decree of President Abdu Rabo Hadi after a month of rebellion. |
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