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Army shells tribal posts near Sana'a
[Yemen Post]  The Yemeni army shelled intensively tribal posts in Arhab area, some 35 km northern the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, security and local sources told Yemen Post.Army forces launched heavy bombardment on tribal posts in Shara, Laboa, Bani Hormoz and al-Hojra of Arahb, local tribal source said. Combat troops from the Elite Republican Guards positioned in AL-Sama mountain started surprisingly the intensive shelling at 6 PM, said the local source, adding that the army used different kinds of heavy weapons. It was the heaviest bombardment since the breakout of festivities between the tribal militias and the elite republican guard forces, according to the area residents. The accounts of causalities have yet been released, however, the initial information indicated that at least 2 men were maimed in the first minutes of the attack. On Tuesday, army forces accidentally killed two civilians in Arahb as it had mistaken them for being militias. The official front man for Arhab tribe, Mohammed Mabakot al-Arashani, was quoted by Marib Press, a local news website, as saying that former President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh's ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... loyal forces escalation of attacks is an indicative of the former regime attempts to stay in power. The Republican Guard, the best trained and equipped military forces in the country, is commanded by former President's eldest son, Ahmed. Al-Arashani accused Saleh of trying to portray that there is al-Qaeda militias in their area in order to keep his son in his post as long as possible. Posted by: Fred 2012-03-30 |
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