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    THOUSANDS OF ARMED TRIBESMEN MOVE TOWARDS YEMENI CAPITAL

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    June 2, 2011 - 13:28 AMT

    PanARMENIAN.Net - Thousands of armed tribesmen were headed towards
    Sanaa on Thursday, June 2, to back their leader Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar,
    whose fighters have been locked in heavy fighting with Yemen's security
    forces, tribal chiefs said.

    The tribesmen clashed with security forces at a military post 15
    kilometers (nine miles) north of Yemen's capital, AFP quoted sources
    as saying.

    Gunbattles on Wednesday killed about 40 people, witnesses said after a
    truce collapsed between security forces and tribesmen who have taken
    control of public buildings across the capital.

    A truce was announced May 27, after a week of fierce clashes that
    erupted when embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh warned of a civil
    war as he refused to sign a Gulf-brokered plan for him to give up
    office as demanded by protesters.

    Ahmar had in March pledged his support for protesters who have been
    demonstrating since January for the departure of Saleh, who has been
    in power since 1978.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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