YEMEN: Thousands flee as fighting escalates in north
Some 10,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the northern governorate of Saada over the past two days as fighting between government troops and rebels continues to escalate, according to Sheikh Saleh Habra, a tribal leader from Saada. Ref. Source 1
Defected soldiers attack military base in north Yemen, one soldier killed:
Defected military soldiers, who supported the anti-government protesters' demand of ousting Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, launched an attack on a government military base in the northern province of Hajja on Thursday, killing a soldier and injuring a passerby, state-run Saba news agency reported. Ref. Source 4
Yemen Reveals 100.000 Fictitious Soldiers in Elite Military Units:
There are more than 100.000 fictitious soldiers in Yemen's elite forces of the republican guard and the Special Forces commanded by the elder son of the former president Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, Alahale reported Ref. Source 5
17 killed as Yemen army, tribesmen clash:
YEMEN'S army has launched an offensive against tribesmen suspected of repeatedly sabotaging an oil pipeline in the country's east, sparking clashes that left 17 people dead, tribal sources say. Ref. Source 5