In Sanaa, the home of Sheikh Al-Ahmar Sadak, a powerful tribal leader rallied to the opposition, has been affected, Tuesday, May 24 in the early evening, by a missile, with several killed and wounded in a tribal source. "Among the injured include the General Ghaleb Gamache, head of a mission of mediation" between the government and Sheikh Sadek al-Ahmar, "she added, without being able to give a more accurate.
Earlier in the day, the house of Sheikh had been the target of a bombing by government forces. Five of his supporters had been killed in the attack and between eighty and ninety wounded. From his side, police reported one dead and four wounded in its ranks. On Monday, clashes between police and supporters of Sheikh had already been six deaths in Sanaa.
The regime and the camp Ahmar have accused each other of responsibility for the clashes. During these violent confrontations, supporters of Sheikh Ahmar had taken control of several public buildings including the Ministry of Industry. These battles are the first of its kind since the start of the protest movement in late January.
Head of the powerful tribal confederation Hached, which Mr. Saleh, Sheikh Ahmar protesters rallied in March. Alongside them, he claims the fall of the Head of State, who also lost the support of part of the army. The tribal dignitary, one of ten son of Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ahmar who was until his death, the main ally of President Saleh, is able to mobilize more than 10,000 armed fighters, according to tribal sources.
Indeed, the Yemeni population, tribal structure, is heavily armed, with the presence of civilians at the hands of some 60 million firearms. On average, each person has more than two weapons. Faced with such violence, the mediator of the Gulf called for "immediate cessation" of fighting and bloodshed.
Abdellatif Zayani, Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) expressed in a press statement, the fear of the fighting taking place for two days in Sanaa 's "extend" and called on parties involved in the restraint. He thought the initiative of the GCC continues to offer "an opportunity to reach a peaceful solution" to Yemen.
The opposition has decided to intensify the challenge to get the president's departure. "The regime is trying to push things toward violence, but it will not lead the country into a war," said Mohammad Qahtan, spokesman of the parliamentary opposition. On Monday, European Union ministers have called on President Saleh to cede power "immediately".
"President Saleh knows what to do," said the head of European diplomacy, Catherine Ashton. In response to pressure from the EU but also the United States, an official spokesman said Tuesday: "[Yemen] refuses any interference in its internal affairs." For four months the country was shaken by a popular protest against Mr Saleh, in power for nearly thirty-three years, accused of nepotism and corruption.
The revolt has killed one hundred eighty-seven people, according to a count by Agence France-Presse. 
Earlier in the day, the house of Sheikh had been the target of a bombing by government forces. Five of his supporters had been killed in the attack and between eighty and ninety wounded. From his side, police reported one dead and four wounded in its ranks. On Monday, clashes between police and supporters of Sheikh had already been six deaths in Sanaa.
The regime and the camp Ahmar have accused each other of responsibility for the clashes. During these violent confrontations, supporters of Sheikh Ahmar had taken control of several public buildings including the Ministry of Industry. These battles are the first of its kind since the start of the protest movement in late January.
Head of the powerful tribal confederation Hached, which Mr. Saleh, Sheikh Ahmar protesters rallied in March. Alongside them, he claims the fall of the Head of State, who also lost the support of part of the army. The tribal dignitary, one of ten son of Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ahmar who was until his death, the main ally of President Saleh, is able to mobilize more than 10,000 armed fighters, according to tribal sources.
Indeed, the Yemeni population, tribal structure, is heavily armed, with the presence of civilians at the hands of some 60 million firearms. On average, each person has more than two weapons. Faced with such violence, the mediator of the Gulf called for "immediate cessation" of fighting and bloodshed.
Abdellatif Zayani, Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) expressed in a press statement, the fear of the fighting taking place for two days in Sanaa 's "extend" and called on parties involved in the restraint. He thought the initiative of the GCC continues to offer "an opportunity to reach a peaceful solution" to Yemen.
The opposition has decided to intensify the challenge to get the president's departure. "The regime is trying to push things toward violence, but it will not lead the country into a war," said Mohammad Qahtan, spokesman of the parliamentary opposition. On Monday, European Union ministers have called on President Saleh to cede power "immediately".
"President Saleh knows what to do," said the head of European diplomacy, Catherine Ashton. In response to pressure from the EU but also the United States, an official spokesman said Tuesday: "[Yemen] refuses any interference in its internal affairs." For four months the country was shaken by a popular protest against Mr Saleh, in power for nearly thirty-three years, accused of nepotism and corruption.
The revolt has killed one hundred eighty-seven people, according to a count by Agence France-Presse.
- Arab Spring Update (24/05/2011)
- Fresh clashes between Yemen police, tribesmen - AFP (24/05/2011)
- Second day of deadly Yemen clashes (25/05/2011)
- Fighting Intensifies in Yemen as the Government Battles Tribal Groups - New York Times (25/05/2011)
- Yemen Rocked By Gun Battles After Power Transfer Stalls (23/05/2011)
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