Five days of armed clashes in the Yemeni capital Sanaa have left over 100 dead and hundreds more injured. Gunmen loyal to tribal chief Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar and defected soldiers under Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar are using shells and rifle fire against a camp that has been set up in the city by the Republican Guards, the country's elite troops led by President Ali Abdullah Saleh's elder son Ahmed Ali. Numerous civilians have been killed in the crossfire. Student protesters continue to occupy University Square—which they have dubbed "Change Square"—and have also come under mortar and sniper fire. (The Economist [2], Sept. 24; Xinhua [3], Sept. 23; AFP [4], Sept. 22; Yemen Post [5], Sept. 20)
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