Unrest In Yemen -- News Updates March 24, 2011



Pro-Saleh Forces Clash With Yemen Army Units -- Al Jazeera

Forces loyal to the Yemeni president have clashed with regular army troops in the eastern town of Mukalla.

Presidential guards loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Yemeni president, have clashed with army units who have backed opposition groups and protesters demanding Saleh's resignation.

The clashes took place in the town of Mukalla, in the eastern Hadramout province, on Thursday.

A colonel was wounded, but it was not clear whether he was on the side of the elite Republican guard, which is loyal to Saleh, or the regular army, a local government source told the Reuters news agency.

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