The Yemeni capital, Sana’a lives in an atmosphere of fear and anticipation of coming war, in conjunction with the invitation by the organizing committee for the demonstrators of youth for all Yemenis in all the provinces, to come out to streets in marches mark the beginning of the escalation stage to end the current regime.
By Fares Anam
Since the demonstrators commission issued that call for the launch phase of escalation last Saturday, Sana’a saw prevalent unprecedented for security forces and riot squads of the Central Security Forces, which were distributed to all streets and major intersections, especially the streets leading to the Change Square and al-Siteen street. Also armored military and Central Security forces tankers distributed at all entrances of the capital, and around the presidency office, in light of sustained electrical outages, for all districts of the capital, because electricity pylons of Marib electricity station exposed to sabotage acts according to government reports. In the case of unprecedented security preparedness is taking place in the capital Sana’a; Security forces closed for two days all ports, from all directions, preventing the entry of cars and people to the capital. Witnesses said that the security forces prevented the entry of people and only allowed families fearing that people may come to participate in the escalating marches. Joint Meeting Parties, which has formed during the last weeks its national council of the, has confirmed its commitment to a peaceful revolution. Mohammed Qahtan, spokesman of JMP said that the coming days will witness a peaceful escalation of the revolution will lead to the resolution, warning security forces not to resort to violence. “Any one who will try to impose violence, the arms will go back to his chest, and will see surprises that are no expected,” he said. The President of the formed National Council, Mohamed Salem Bassandawa, declares the end of the political solutions, and the trend towards revolutionary escalation. He said during a conference in the Change Square that the Gulf initiative has become dead and no longer valid for work only if President Saleh stepped down from power immediately and canceled the guarantees item contained in the Gulf initiative. In the case of preparedness, security and military were deployed in the capital Sana’a, since exacerbated public fears of explode the situation militarily, especially with the continued bombing of security forces on the district of Arhab, north of Sana’a, and in amid of sporadic shooting in some neighborhoods of the capital. Vice President Abd Rabbo Mansor Hadi confirmed that the recent escalation, launched by the demonstrators in some governorates of Yemen have exacerbated the crisis of Yemen, to extremely dangerous levels. Hadi said, while presiding over a special meeting of the General Committee of the General People’s Congress, that the recent escalation increased the crisis inflame and additional danger of inconvenience and intimidation. Hadi spoke of the need for sensing the historical national responsibility that must be undertaken by everyone, about the current national situation. “Yemen is currently living in the real plight affected everyone, without exception, and that the crisis now roiling the elderly and children minds,” he said. Chairman of JMPs Council, Dr. Yasin Saeed Noman accused the regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh to reject a political solution. He said that there might be other options for ending Saleh regime, as he described by “the wrong choices.” Noman said that Sana’a is currently living a state of siege, and that there is a collective punishment of civilians by forces loyal to President Saleh through cutting water and electricity of the citizens. “The military option is a wrong choice, and that the rest of Saleh regime refusing the political solution,” he added. Sheikh Hamid al-Ahmar, one of Islah leaders and the big supporter to the revolution said that the peaceful revolution will continues to achieve all its goals, and it will remain a peaceful in spite of all attempts by remnants of the regime to drag the country into military confrontations. He pointed that the opposition treat with positive all the initiatives and efforts to find solutions to the situation of conflicts in Yemen. Nasr Taha Mustafa, former chairman of Saba News Agency said that the length of the long youth demonstrations convinced people that the rigidity of the political solution will inevitably toward armed confrontation. “It is ironic that the great victory achieved by the rebels Libyans coincided with the frustration in the revolutionary squares of Yemen, which led some to imagine the possibility of giving up the demonstartions and the option of resorting to armed resistance to resolve the situation and the triumph of the revolution,” he added. Mustafa said that it is clear that the young demonstrators do not have any interest directly or indirectly in the military solution to resolve the situation. “If there is any interest to military option is certainly to some parties that follow the current regime, who still have ambition to continue in power with any price,” he added. Najeeb Mohammed, resident said that there is fear among people and families that the political crisis will turn to military confrontations. “Many families are ready to leave the town and flee to safe places fearing their lives,” he added. Mohammed said that protesters still in the streets for eight months demanding the ouster of the President and his regime, but what it is obvious that there is no solution to end this crisis. Emad Aref, sales and finance manager said that the military decisive may end this crisis and revolution then will success as the Libyan people success their military operation against Al-Qaddafi. However, news and reports said that protesters in Change Squares are not with the military option and accused the detected Colonel Ali Mohsen and Sheikh Hamid al-Ahmar for moving towards this option to end the political crisis and not thinking that the real victim will be the innocent people in a losing battle.
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