Monday, January 17, 2011

Tunisia: Ben Ali's militias fight against Tunisia's special forces

 The president is overthrown, but the situation remains dangerous in Tunis. On the streets there is violence, body-guard of the fleeing dictator Ben Ali to deliver heavy fighting with special forces. Meanwhile, the protest movement seems to spill over to Jordan. Tunis - Tunisia finds no peace, again and again shots echo through the capital Tunis on Sunday evening, Tunisia's special forces delivered near the presidential palace heavy fighting with members of the fugitive former bodyguard of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.

According to radio reports, the commander of the force was arrested. Elsewhere there were gun battles in Tunis to. According to army and police circles occurred near the Central Bank shootings. This had been killed two armed men. Witnesses said again and again by looting and stricter controls of the military.

In the center of the city on Sunday evening were more tanks in the streets. Also, the airspace was closed in the meantime. Not until the early hours of Monday morning, eased the situation in the capital - VRST. After fleeing the authoritarian ruler Ben Ali Tunisia is facing a new chapter in its history.

A government of national unity to bring the country back to bed. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi on Sunday led to further talks with opposition parties. In the evening, he said on state television that the composition of the new government would be announced officially on Monday. Ghannouchi Prime Minister since 1999 and is closely linked with the rule of Ben Ali.

Berlin calls from Tunis democracy-building at the new government to that of the previous pro-government parties are not involved, "said Maya Jribi, General Secretary of the PDP (Democratic Progressive Party), on Sunday in Tunis. In addition to representatives of the three former opposition parties and independent personalities to come into the Cabinet.

Experts, trade unionists and representatives of bar associations are under discussion, reports al-Jazeera. The three parties had called for an amnesty of all political prisoners, said Jribi. The coming elections will be controlled by an independent committee, and international observers.

If the parties are Ettajdid, PDP and FDTL (Democratic Forum for Labour and Freedoms). Several critics of the old regime said on Sunday they were not with the discussions on the formation of a government of national unity satisfied. Some of them said in interviews with Arab television stations, Ghannouchi was part of the old system of Ben Ali.

Why was a new beginning with him impossible. Others complained that some formerly illegal opposition parties were not invited to the talks. But they had a right to sit at the table. The federal government called on Tunisia to build a democracy. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) of Germany offered to help.

Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (FDP) called on Mebazaâ: "Look at the way toward democracy, ensure real stability." Ben Ali had ruled the country 23 years of authoritarian rule, leaving violence and chaos. Trigger of his downfall were mass protests against corruption and high unemployment.

They had widened in the past week to a popular uprising. For swivels a message provided about the death of a press photographer in the riots. The French consulate in Tunis and the employer of the man initially had the death of 32-year-old photographer from the European Pressphoto Agency (EPA) reported.

Sunday evening corrected a consulate spokeswoman in Tunis the previous representation. The spokeswoman said that Lucas Mebrouk Dolega'm still alive. He was in a "critical condition". Subsequently, the photo agency epa moved from their earlier statements. Unconfirmed reports are still on German, which are to be arrested in Tunis.

It is unclear whether there is a connection to the reports that in the capital Tunis on Sunday, a group of twelve Swedish fighters were attacked. The foreigners were in three taxis on the way to the airport when they were stopped at a makeshift roadblock, "said Ove Oberg, one of the hunters, told journalists in Tunis.

In the search of the car their guns were discovered, then, the situation escalated. "They dragged us out of their cars, treat us as foreign terrorists. We were kicked and beaten." The police had finally helped them to resolve the matter, Oberg said the group was ten days ago came to Tunisia to hunt wild boar.

A police representative had previously declared on state television, four armed German had been arrested, they were together with other foreigners in three taxis on the road. Where did the other detainees came, he could not tell at first. Nor was initially unclear as to what kind of weapon it was.

The taxi drivers of the three said their customers had told them she wanted to go hunting. Similarly motivated protests in Tunisia under his care in Jordan for unrest. In the capital, Amman, some 3,000 people protested with a sit in front of Parliament against inflation and the economic policies of the government.

Participated in the demonstration on Sunday, according to a news agency journalist part of union members, Islamist Muslim Brotherhood and members of leftist parties. "In Jordan we suffer the same ills that have shaken Tunisia, and we must put an end to the oppression and the shackles for the liberties and the will of the people," said the chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hammam Said.

The union representative Abdel Hadi el Falahat said the three organizers of the rally, "calling for the overthrow of the government and a redistribution of possessions in the country". Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi criticized the protests in Tunisia. The new rulers, he said, "I do not know these new people, but we all know Ben Ali and the changes that were made in Tunisia Why you destroy these things.".

He was "touched painful," of what happened in Tunisia. "Tunisia has now changed to a country that is ruled by gangs," criticized Gaddafi, who is himself 40 years in power.

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