Yemen military rivals clashed in the capital Sana'a with two deaths, while the opposition looks to the Persian Gulf mediators clarify the term of a proposal to transfer the powers of the president. Three other people died in violence in the country, including two shot in the southern city of Aden when security forces tried to disperse a demonstration calling for the end of the term of 32 years of Ali Abdullah Saleh, witnesses said.
The foreign ministers of the Persian Gulf have said they will invite to Saleh and opposition for talks on transfer of power in Yemen to end a dispute after two months of protests. The opposition initially rejected the plan but on Tuesday met with the ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman to clarify the proposal.
Opposition sources said they expected an answer by Wednesday's deadline and details of the plan and would respond immediately. One source said the talks could begin soon in Riyadh. In the capital tension remained high near the camp of Ali Mohsen, a powerful army general who defected and whose forces are protecting thousands of protesters opposed to Saleh in a settlement near the University of Sana'a.
"Central security forces clashed with forces of the first armored division and two soldiers were killed instantly while four others are in critical condition," a military source. One of the dead belonged to the forces of Mohsen and the other side of the Government. A source close to Mohsen reported that Saleh's security forces attacked with grenade launchers and assault rifles to the troops of the rebel general, who had set up a checkpoint on a road leading to the protest zone.
Mohsen forces returned fire, engaging in a battle that lasted for an hour until the troops retreated Saleh, said the source close to the rebel general. Tens of thousands of people came to protest in the capital after clashes despite the heavy rain. "What worries us is that a war breaks out between the Army forces that support the revolution and those who support the continuation of the president.
At that point, the revolution will end and Yemen could become another Somalia, which is exactly what Ali Saleh wants, "said protester Ali Ahmed in Sana'a. At least two protesters were killed in Aden when police tried to prevent the passage of a crowd from one district to another. In Lahej province in the south, where separatists operate, a soldier died while trying to avoid armed men seized the weapons in a checkpoint in the town of Yafi. 
The foreign ministers of the Persian Gulf have said they will invite to Saleh and opposition for talks on transfer of power in Yemen to end a dispute after two months of protests. The opposition initially rejected the plan but on Tuesday met with the ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman to clarify the proposal.
Opposition sources said they expected an answer by Wednesday's deadline and details of the plan and would respond immediately. One source said the talks could begin soon in Riyadh. In the capital tension remained high near the camp of Ali Mohsen, a powerful army general who defected and whose forces are protecting thousands of protesters opposed to Saleh in a settlement near the University of Sana'a.
"Central security forces clashed with forces of the first armored division and two soldiers were killed instantly while four others are in critical condition," a military source. One of the dead belonged to the forces of Mohsen and the other side of the Government. A source close to Mohsen reported that Saleh's security forces attacked with grenade launchers and assault rifles to the troops of the rebel general, who had set up a checkpoint on a road leading to the protest zone.
Mohsen forces returned fire, engaging in a battle that lasted for an hour until the troops retreated Saleh, said the source close to the rebel general. Tens of thousands of people came to protest in the capital after clashes despite the heavy rain. "What worries us is that a war breaks out between the Army forces that support the revolution and those who support the continuation of the president.
At that point, the revolution will end and Yemen could become another Somalia, which is exactly what Ali Saleh wants, "said protester Ali Ahmed in Sana'a. At least two protesters were killed in Aden when police tried to prevent the passage of a crowd from one district to another. In Lahej province in the south, where separatists operate, a soldier died while trying to avoid armed men seized the weapons in a checkpoint in the town of Yafi.
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