Yemeni youth say uprising being 'hijacked'

Tribesmen in Yemen opposed to President Ali Abdullah Saleh have said they stormed a military base on the outskirts of the capital and stolen weapons.

Hameed Asim, a leader of the tribesmen who skirmished with troops from the Republican Guard led by Saleh's son, said tribal fighters killed several troops and lost seven of their own in a raid on the base in Arhab region north of Sanaa before withdrawing.

The attack was the latest in a series of running battles between tribesmen and forces backing Saleh, who is clinging to power despite 10 months of protest demanding his overthrow and a slide toward civil war on the borders of Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, youth activists are concerned that their protest movement is being hijacked by rival military factions and tribes.

Al Jazeera's special correspondent, who we are not naming for her own safety, reports from Sanaa.

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[2050yemen]

The people hijacking the revolution are those who go to sign an agreement with the president giving him immunity, while the Yemeni people reject this and continue with the protests. Those responsible for murder must be prosecuted.

[KoolSkoolRadio]

Anyone Remeber the "Orange Revolution"?

[justicepartyuk]

Justice party is the only hope for mankind

[KoolSkoolRadio]

@ohk321 Thanks for your response, I am not saying the uprising isn't genuine, or a natural phenomenom. Its a tragedy that it appears that the brave Students who instigated the Uprising are being sidelined by other factions.But it is also common knowledge that many of the Popular uprisings once the students and activists are successful, the movements are being commondeered by outside forces, whose aims are buisness driven, and have no interest in the common people of the nation. Hopefully not!

[smartwarlord]

@503zzach

You know they'd kill you for being gay, right?

[CCSF1999]

@TheEsotericDesi Have you ever been to Yemen? probably not, so then, why are you so opinionated about what the Yemeni students should be worried about? Have you ever been at a Yemen university? probably not, so what do you know about what goes on there? Do you do anything other than just be a typical Desi Islamaphobe?

[xzxCHIPxzx]

@TheEsotericDesi "Plus, in a Muslim country, the only book they'd memorize the most is Koran anyways..."

Not true at all.

[musicalidea]

Those crowds are vast!

Just shows, if the police apparatus is big enough, the overlords can rule the masses indefinitely with an iron fist.

[TheEsotericDesi]

@xzxCHIPxzx How? :(

[xzxCHIPxzx]

@TheEsotericDesi You offend me.