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Arabia
Military Commission resumes removing armed manifestations in Sana'a
2012-03-19
[Yemen Post] The Military Commission tasked to remove armed manifestations resumed on Saturday its activities in Sana'a, calling all sides of conflict to commit to instructions of the commission.

According to the Yemeni News Agency, the commission that was formed under the GCC-mediated power transfer deal embarked on its tasks in An-Nahdha and Sofan of Sana'a.

It further removed sand bags, trenches from streets and checkpoints set up since protests began in February 2011 against the 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...
According to Saba, the commission presided by President Abdo-Rabo Mansour Hadi determined a plan to compeletely carry out its agenda aiming at removing all armed manifestations and evacuating streets and neighborhoods of gunnies.

The commission assigned to end the violence and restore peace to Yemen after months of unrest approved formed field teams to open the road linking between Bait Dehrah of Sana'a governorate and Mbarib as well as other roads, the agency said.

Spokesman of the military commission Ali Saeed Obaid affirmed that the commission will continue its tasks until returning the capital to normality.

The commission will also aims to reconstruct the military and security services which are still divided between those pro-revolution divisions and those divisions that are run relatives of the former President-for-Life Saleh
... exemplifying the Arab's propensity to combine brutality with incompetence...
Hundreds of officers and soldiers have been protesting for months, demanding to sack commander of the Air Forces, Mohammad Saleh Al-Ahmar, half-brother of the former President Saleh.

High-ranking officials had lost their positions as a result of what is called the revolution of institutions that has hit many public authorities and resulted in the ouster of tens of corrupt officials.

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