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Yemen unrest: Saleh forces 'shell Sanaa protest camp' Yemen unrest: Saleh forces 'shell Sanaa protest camp'
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Government forces in Yemen have continued firing shells at a protester camp in the capital, witnesses say.Government forces in Yemen have continued firing shells at a protester camp in the capital, witnesses say.
Explosions rocked Sanaa all night, and at least two people had died in the shelling, according to doctors.Explosions rocked Sanaa all night, and at least two people had died in the shelling, according to doctors.
Government forces launched a crackdown on the protesters on Sunday, killing more than 50 people in two days.Government forces launched a crackdown on the protesters on Sunday, killing more than 50 people in two days.
Groups of protesters have occupied various parts of the capital for most of the year, calling for the ousting of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.Groups of protesters have occupied various parts of the capital for most of the year, calling for the ousting of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Mr Saleh, who has ruled the country for more than three decades, has been in Saudi Arabia since June, when he was seriously injured in a rocket attack on his presidential compound.Mr Saleh, who has ruled the country for more than three decades, has been in Saudi Arabia since June, when he was seriously injured in a rocket attack on his presidential compound.
The president has refused to stand down and is promising to return to the country.The president has refused to stand down and is promising to return to the country.
Rocket attack Al-Qaeda claims
The latest violence is the worst the country has seen for several months.The latest violence is the worst the country has seen for several months.
Witnesses say government snipers have been shooting protesters from the rooftops in Sanaa - although ministers have consistently denied that their soldiers have targeted civilians. Witnesses say government snipers have been shooting protesters from the rooftops in Sanaa.
Ministers have consistently denied that their soldiers have targeted civilians or peaceful demonstrators, telling the BBC the unrest was initiated by al-Qaeda-linked forces within the opposition.
Government forces have also been involved in full-scale combat with an army unit that defected to the protesters months ago.Government forces have also been involved in full-scale combat with an army unit that defected to the protesters months ago.
Witnesses say military aircraft have been targeting positions held by the protest-supporting troops, as well as constant shelling. Witnesses say military aircraft have been targeting positions held by the protest-supporting troops.
One report said troops loyal to the protesters on Monday seized a base of the republican guards - an elite force run by the president's son Ahmed.One report said troops loyal to the protesters on Monday seized a base of the republican guards - an elite force run by the president's son Ahmed.
Analysts say the final battle for control of the country could pit the republican guards against the army units loyal to the protesters and their tribal allies.Analysts say the final battle for control of the country could pit the republican guards against the army units loyal to the protesters and their tribal allies.
The BBC's Middle East correspondent Jon Leyne says the civilian protesters are increasingly caught in the middle of a conventional military battle between the two sides.The BBC's Middle East correspondent Jon Leyne says the civilian protesters are increasingly caught in the middle of a conventional military battle between the two sides.
After two days of bloodshed in the capital, a third day of violence began before dawn.After two days of bloodshed in the capital, a third day of violence began before dawn.
"We were walking back from prayers. All of a sudden a rocket hit close by from out of nowhere, and some people fell down," protester Manea al-Matari told Reuters news agency."We were walking back from prayers. All of a sudden a rocket hit close by from out of nowhere, and some people fell down," protester Manea al-Matari told Reuters news agency.
"And then a second one came and that's when we saw the two martyred," he said. "And then a second one came and that's when we saw the two martyred."
Dr Mohammed al-Qubati, who has been running a field hospital at the protest camp, told the agency that he had seen the two people killed in the attack.Dr Mohammed al-Qubati, who has been running a field hospital at the protest camp, told the agency that he had seen the two people killed in the attack.
Mass protests and killings by security forces have also been reported in the cities of Taiz and Aden in recent days.Mass protests and killings by security forces have also been reported in the cities of Taiz and Aden in recent days.
The Yemeni government has strongly denied reports that the authorities had fired on peaceful demonstrators, telling the BBC the unrest was initiated by al-Qaeda-linked forces within the opposition.
Envoys from the UN and the Gulf Cooperation Council arrived in Yemen on Monday in a bid to sort out a deal to end the bloodshed.Envoys from the UN and the Gulf Cooperation Council arrived in Yemen on Monday in a bid to sort out a deal to end the bloodshed.
Yemen is the poorest country in the Arab world. It faces multiple crises and some analysts already see it as a failed state.
It has an active al-Qaeda cell, as well as a separatist movement in the south and a Shia-dominated uprising in the north. Aid agencies warn that the country is suffering a severe humanitarian crisis with about 7.5 million Yemenis - one third of the population - going hungry.
Mr Saleh had enjoyed long periods of support from the US and West by casting himself as an implacable enemy of al-Qaeda and other extremists.
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