Civil War In Yemen -- News Updates June 2, 2011



Saleh Deploys US-Trained Counterterrorism Forces As Tribes Escalate Fight -- Christian Science Monitor

Gen. Ali Moshen al-Ahmar, a top military leader who defected in March, has backed the powerful Hashid tribal confederation with 1,000 troops of his own.

The pitched battle between President Ali Abdullah Saleh's forces and one of Yemen's oldest and largest tribal confederations has escalated to a level unseen in the capital for nearly half a century, with both sides bringing in reinforcements.

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More News On Yemen's Civil War

Fresh battles between Yemen troops, tribesmen -- Yahoo News/AP
Yemen halts flights to Sanaa as fighting rages -- Yahoo News/AFP
Yemen fighting intensifies, U.S. envoy in talks -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Fighting intensifies across Yemen -- Al Jazeera

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