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| The National Yemeni Council for the Revolution Denounces Siege of Sana'a |
| 2011-09-06 |
| [Yemen Post] The National Yemeni Council for the Revolution decried the regime's new attempt to stifle the Opposition when Ahmed Saleh, the president's eldest son and head of the Elite Republican Guards, ordered his men to close all road accesses to the capital. Since Saturday, the army has been setting road blocks, literally barricading the capital within its walls. Sources from within the palace told the Yemen Post that it was a precautionary measure, since the Yemeni National Security Agency warned against an armed offensive. Eye witnesses claimed as well that men loyal to the regime were seen sabotaging power lines in order to deprive Sana'a residents from electricity. The Yemen Post was not however able to confirm those allegations independently. Since the Opposition announced that it was planning for an escalation of the revolutionary movement, the government has been busy tightening its security, with yet more military personnel in the streets and an increase in checkpoints near strategic areas of the Yemeni capital. In its statement, the Council declared that the regime's intimidation campaign will not deter the movement from its goals, no matter how many measures the government will decide to take against its own citizens. Since May, Yemenis have been plagued by electric blackouts, fuel penury and water shortages. The Opposition has many times accused the government of using public utilities as a way to blackmail people into submission, while the regime maintains that sabotage was at the root of the disruptions. The Council also encouraged he Youth to stand the course, warning the international community that the "days to come will be memorable" and that the World will witness "Yemen's greatness". |
| Posted by:Fred |