Yemen Commanders Join Democracy Protesters -- MSNBC
Rival tanks take to streets; opposition leader says contacts are under way with U.S.-backed Saleh over peaceful way out of crisis
SANAA, Yemen — Rival tanks deployed in the streets of Yemen's capital Monday after three senior army commanders defected to a movement calling for the ouster of the U.S.-backed president, leaving him with virtually no support among the country's most powerful institutions.
Maj. Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, commander of the army's powerful 1st Armored Division, was the most senior of the three commanders to join the opposition. He announced his defection in a message delivered by a close aide to protest leaders at the Sanaa square that has become the epicenter of their movement.
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Tanks Deployed In Sanaa As Top Yemeni Commanders Defect -- Radio Free Europe
Generals and diplomats desert Yemen ruler -- UPI
Yemen’s military leaders back protesters -- Toronto Star
Yemen’s Saleh Faces Revolt From Within as Generals Defect -- Bloomberg Businessweek
3 high military commanders join Yemen's opposition -- L.A. Times
Yemen's top generals back democracy protesters -- Reuters
Top Yemeni general, Ali Mohsen, backs opposition -- BBC
Yemen: Huge turnout for protesters' funerals -- BBC
Yemen president fires entire cabinet as protests escalate -- The Guardian
Timeline: Saleh's 32-year rule in Yemen -- Reuters
Yemen: Beginning of the end? -- Ginny Hill, BBC
US embassy cables: Who will succeed Saleh in Yemen? -- The Guardian
Yemen needs balance, not another strongman -- Brian Whitaker, The Guardian
Timeline: Yemen's uprising -- Al Jazeera
Generals and diplomats desert Yemen ruler -- UPI
Yemen’s military leaders back protesters -- Toronto Star
Yemen’s Saleh Faces Revolt From Within as Generals Defect -- Bloomberg Businessweek
3 high military commanders join Yemen's opposition -- L.A. Times
Yemen's top generals back democracy protesters -- Reuters
Top Yemeni general, Ali Mohsen, backs opposition -- BBC
Yemen: Huge turnout for protesters' funerals -- BBC
Yemen president fires entire cabinet as protests escalate -- The Guardian
Timeline: Saleh's 32-year rule in Yemen -- Reuters
Yemen: Beginning of the end? -- Ginny Hill, BBC
US embassy cables: Who will succeed Saleh in Yemen? -- The Guardian
Yemen needs balance, not another strongman -- Brian Whitaker, The Guardian
Timeline: Yemen's uprising -- Al Jazeera