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185885
Wed, 06/01/2011 - 14:12
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Activist Condemns PGCC's Meddling in Yemen
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Yemeni activist condemned the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council 's interference in the internal affairs of his country, and said that the PGCC members, specially Saudi Arabia, are merely striving to materialize the US interests in the region.
"The PGCC is seeking a materialization of Washington and its own interests through meddling in Yemen's internal affairs," Ibrahim bin Mohammad al-Vazir, a member of the Islamic Movement in Support of Revolutionaries, told FNA on Wednesday.
He further stated that the Saudi regime attempts to bring Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, a defected Yemeni General and tribal leader, to power, and said that Riyadh's supports for the Yemeni dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh, is the root cause of all clashes between Saleh's hirelings and the revolutionary people.
"We ask our Saudi brothers to leave the Yemeni people alone," Vazir said, adding, "This is a Yemeni issue and the Yemenis alone are able to settle the crisis in their country."
Yemen's capital and other cities again erupted into violent chaos Tuesday after a cease-fire collapsed between forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and tribal fighters, who seized at least four government buildings.
The heavy fighting in Sana began late Monday evening as Saleh's Republican Guard troops and supporters of Ahmar pounded each other in fresh clashes. Mortar-shell explosions and gunfire ripped the air early Tuesday.
South of Sana'a, security forces opened fire on demonstrators in the city of Taiz, bringing the death toll there since Sunday to 50, according to reports received by the United Nations. Yemen's opposition put the death toll at 100. In the southern coastal town of Zinjibar, government officials said five soldiers were killed in an ambush by Islamic militants.
The fighting in Sana'a centered around the northern district of Hasaba, where Ahmar lives. Black smoke filled the sky. Most of the neighborhood was deserted, but some Hasaba residents refused to leave their homes, fearing looters and armed men would take over their properties.
"The PGCC is seeking a materialization of Washington and its own interests through meddling in Yemen's internal affairs," Ibrahim bin Mohammad al-Vazir, a member of the Islamic Movement in Support of Revolutionaries, told FNA on Wednesday.
He further stated that the Saudi regime attempts to bring Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, a defected Yemeni General and tribal leader, to power, and said that Riyadh's supports for the Yemeni dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh, is the root cause of all clashes between Saleh's hirelings and the revolutionary people.
"We ask our Saudi brothers to leave the Yemeni people alone," Vazir said, adding, "This is a Yemeni issue and the Yemenis alone are able to settle the crisis in their country."
Yemen's capital and other cities again erupted into violent chaos Tuesday after a cease-fire collapsed between forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and tribal fighters, who seized at least four government buildings.
The heavy fighting in Sana began late Monday evening as Saleh's Republican Guard troops and supporters of Ahmar pounded each other in fresh clashes. Mortar-shell explosions and gunfire ripped the air early Tuesday.
South of Sana'a, security forces opened fire on demonstrators in the city of Taiz, bringing the death toll there since Sunday to 50, according to reports received by the United Nations. Yemen's opposition put the death toll at 100. In the southern coastal town of Zinjibar, government officials said five soldiers were killed in an ambush by Islamic militants.
The fighting in Sana'a centered around the northern district of Hasaba, where Ahmar lives. Black smoke filled the sky. Most of the neighborhood was deserted, but some Hasaba residents refused to leave their homes, fearing looters and armed men would take over their properties.
