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Arabia
Protests break out inside Elite Republican Guard
2012-01-29
[Yemen Post] Protests erupted on Saturday inside a camp of the Republican Guard commanded by son of the outgoing President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh
... 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...
, well-informed sources affirmed.

Eyewitnesses said that they heard shootings inside a camp belonging to the Republican Guar south Sana'a, indicating that soldiers of the Fourth Brigade staged a sit-in demanding to have their salaries.

They affirmed that the soldiers blocked a main street linking between Sana'a and Aden, demanding to dismiss the commander of their brigade.

Military sources had revealed the commander of the Republic Guard Ahmed Ali Saleh had cautioned officers and soldiers against arranging any demonstrations, threatening to purge anyone trying to protest.

They made reference that Ahmed tossed in the slammer dozens of officers prevent them from joining mass protests against the rule of his father.

The sources said that he has banned the use of cell phones inside the camp with the aim of preventing any rebellions or further defections.

Camps of the Republican Guard had engaged a fierce war with the rustics of Arhab district in the vicinity of the capital, Sana'a.

They have helped President-for-Life Saleh
... exemplifying the Arab's propensity to combine brutality with incompetence...
retain power despite the months of protests, intense international pressure and an liquidation attempt in June that forced him to leave the country for weeks of medical treatment in neighboring Soddy Arabia.

Separately, shat has become known as the institution revolution hit many public authorities and resulted in the ouster of tens of corrupt officials in Yemen, as employees and students insisted on firing them.

Several military and security units demanded the removal of officers accused of corruption or involvement in the deadly crackdown on protesters.

Hundreds of the Air Forces soldiers have been protesting for several days , demanding to fire their commander Mohammad Saleh Alahmar, half brother of Saleh.

Posted by:Fred

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