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Military Commander receives new post smoothly in eastern Yemen
 [Yemen Post] Newly-appointed commander of the Eastern Yemeni Military Region, Mohammed al-Jaefi, said the handover process of the command is going smoothly and as planned without any obstacles.He pointed out on Wednesday that the committee tasked with the handover process continued its task today in the presence of the former commander and current deputy Chief of Staffs, Mohammed Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar, who showed considerable cooperation. In a statement to the state-owned 26 September newspaper, al-Jaefi said that the handover process, which is a part of implementing the Republican decrees issued by President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi late last week, will take three days according to the schedule. Al-Jaefi considered the acceptance of the decrees by the former leadership is positive and civil, expressing his hope that other dismissed commanders respond in the same way Mohammed Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar did. On Friday, Hadi issued republican decrees sacking high-ranking military commanders in his efforts to implement the second phase of the GCC-drawn power transfer deal, under which reshuffling the army, drafting a new constitution and holding a conclusive national dialogue are the main terms. Among those dismissed were Mohammed Saleh Al-Ahmar, 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... half brother and the head of the Air Force, and Tariq Mohammed Abdullah Saleh, Saleh's nephew and the head of the Presidential Guard. As of yet, Mohammed Saleh al-Ahmar, still refusing to hand over the command of the Air Force to the newly-appointed leadership, saying he will wait until their former ally and present main opponent Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, the commander of the First Armored Division and the Northwest Military Region, is dismissed as well. Further republican decrees whereby Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yahyia Mohammed Abdullah Saleh, and Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar will be dismissed are expected to be issued in the coming few days. Posted by: Fred 2012-04-12 |
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