Thursday, June 2, 2011

Civil War In Yemen -- News Updates June 2, 2011



Saleh Deploys US-Trained Counterterrorism Forces As Tribes Escalate Fight -- Christian Science Monitor

Gen. Ali Moshen al-Ahmar, a top military leader who defected in March, has backed the powerful Hashid tribal confederation with 1,000 troops of his own.

The pitched battle between President Ali Abdullah Saleh's forces and one of Yemen's oldest and largest tribal confederations has escalated to a level unseen in the capital for nearly half a century, with both sides bringing in reinforcements.

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More News On Yemen's Civil War

Fresh battles between Yemen troops, tribesmen -- Yahoo News/AP
Yemen halts flights to Sanaa as fighting rages -- Yahoo News/AFP
Yemen fighting intensifies, U.S. envoy in talks -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Fighting intensifies across Yemen -- Al Jazeera
Sana’a gripped by heavy fighting -- Financial Times
Flights at Yemen capital airport diverted as fighting rages -- The Telegraph
Flights Suspended as Yemen Fighting Intensifies -- Voice of America
Clashes spread across Yemen -- CNN
Fighting rages on streets of Yemeni capital, airport shut -- Herald Sun
Yemen: Forces clash with tribal fighters near Sanaa -- BBC
Armed Tribesmen Advance On Sanaa To Support Antigovernment Protesters -- Radio Free Europe
Yemen general orders his men to defy government -- The Australian
Rebel General Fights Yemen Regime -- Wall Street Journal
Yemen's Special Forces capture tribal rebels, confiscate arms: agency -- Xinhuanet
Yemen Crisis Worsens as Tribal Fighters Battle Presidential Loyalists -- Voice of America
Yemen Fighting Spreads to Taiz After Gunfights in Capital Kill 15 People -- Bloomberg
Two armed fronts in Yemen -- Al-Ahram
Fighting Spreads in Yemen, Raising Fear of Civil War -- New York Times
Hillary Clinton: Yemen Conflict Won't End Until Saleh Steps Down -- ABC News
Yemen conflict will not end until Saleh moves aside: Clinton -- AFP
Diplomats flee as Yemen tilts toward civil war -- Toronto Star
Doctor’s Video Blog Offers a Window on Yemen’s Revolution -- The Lede/New York Times
Yemen's Growing Chaos: When a Dictator Loses His Grip -- Tom Finn, Time

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