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Yemen Military

Deaths mount amid Yemen offensive

The Yemen army [Yemen Military] is continuing a major offensive against rebels in the north, with at least 15 people killed in two days of fighting. Ref. Source 4

Military Yemen

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

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U.S. To spend $75 million on new Yemen military training:

The United States aims to spend $75 million to double the size of a special Yemeni counter-terrorism unit, a U.S. Official said on Monday. Ref. Source 4

Military Yemen

Witnesses: Yemen forces open fire on protesters

Security forces opened fire on demonstrators taking part in protests throughout Yemen in what appears to be the biggest turnout in a month of unrest to demand regime change, eyewitnesses said. Ref. Source 4

Military Yemen

Top army commanders defect in Yemen:

Troops and tanks deployed in Sanaa to protect anti-government protesters as senior military officials back uprising. Ref. Source 9

Yemen Military

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 Military

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

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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