Deaths in Yemen Protests

(Al Jazeera English: 0726 PST, April 5, 2011) Renewed violence has broken out in both capital Sanaa and the city of Taiz, with supporters of embattled president Ali Abdullah Saleh and his opponents blaming each other for at least three deaths and hundreds of injuries.

 

UN officials have urged government forces not to attack protesters, while president Saleh has called for negotiations with his opponents. Al Jazeera's Tarek Bazley has more on the deepening divisions in Yemen.

 

 

Deadly Clashes in Yemen as Saleh Clings to Power

(Associated Press: 0745 PST, April 5, 2011) Tribesmen loyal to Yemen's embattled president on Tuesday clashed with a group of soldiers whose commander has sided with the opposition, and the fighting in a suburb of the capital Sanaa left three tribesmen dead.

 

 

 
 

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Protesters Killed in Syria

(Al Jazeera English: 1524 PST, April 1, 2011) At least four people were killed when security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters in a suburb of the capital Damascus. Witnesses said thousands of people demonstrated to demand reforms in cities across the country.

 

Many videos purporting to show the violence that erupted have been uploaded to the internet. One incident in particular appears to show heavy gunfire on a crowd in the countryside in the south. Al Jazeera's Tarek Bazley reports.

 

 

Up to 10 Die in Syrian 'Day of Martyrs'

(Euronews: 1539 PST, April 1, 2011) There are reports that up to 10 people have been killed in protests in Syria on Friday, with at least four deaths in the capital, Damascus. Demonstrators took to the streets in several of the country's major cities, including Hons, Baniyas, and Latakia. They named Friday "The Day of Martyrs." Security forces have been accused of using heavy-handed tactics, including locking protesters inside a mosque.

 

 

 

 
 

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