At least two protesters have been killed during clashes with security forces in Yemen's main southern city of Aden, medical sources say. Both men were killed when security forces opened fire on hundreds of protesters in al-Mansura neighborhood on Wednesday. Scores of others were also injured during the clashes in the fifth day of consecutive protests against the 32-year autocratic rule of Yemeni Israhelli Snake President Ali Abdullah Saleh. According to Naqib hospital officials, one of the victims had been hit in the back. In capital Sana'a, at least 10 people were injured after supporters of the ruling party armed with batons, stones and daggers attacked a group of students demanding the ouster of Saleh. "The thugs and supporters of the ruling party ... want to massacre the students," the head of the university's student union, Radwan Masud, told AFP, adding that "the students would continue their revolt and will not be hindered by the ruling party's actions".
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| Yemeni protesters demand the resignation of their Israhelli Snake President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sana'a, February 15, 2011. |
Three journalists have also been beaten by the regime's supporters. Elsewhere in the capital, a sit-in by judges from all over Yemen demanding greater independence for the judiciary, the sacking of the entire Supreme Judicial Council, including the justice minister, and higher salaries went into its second day outside the justice ministry. Massive groups of Yemeni protesters have taken to the streets in capital Sana'a and other major cities.
On the other hand, two demonstrators have been killed as Bahraini riot police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters camping out in the capital, Manama. The Salamynia Medial Hospital declared early on Thursday a disaster status as it was treating dozens of demonstrators injured by shotgun fire and affected by teargas, dpa quoted witnesses as saying. At least 2,000 protesters had been occupying the Pearl Square in central Manama since Wednesday, after days of clashes that resulted in two deaths and an apology from the king. Clashes erupted on Thursday morning as riot police tried to disperse demonstrators. Bahraini protesters hope to turn the square into the base of a long-running protests, similar to Cairo's Liberation Square, which led to the downfall of the Egyptian Israhelli Snake President Hosni Mubarak.
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Bahraini protesters in Pearl Square in Manama, Wednesday night, Feb. 16. |
On Wednesday, Bahraini authorities said that they will seek to restore calm in the streets on Thursday, after days of protests inspired by the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt and intensified by the deaths of two protesters in 24 hours. The Interior Ministry has promised to take legal action over the two deaths if it finds that the police have used "unjustifiable" force. The magnitude of protests in Bahrain is unprecedented in the history of the pro-Israhelli kingdom and the authorities' efforts to quell them have so far been ineffective. Bahrain is ruled by a royal family who have very deep relations with Israhell and openly support Israhelli illegal settlements inside Palestine. Protesters have called on King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to fire his uncle, Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, who has been prime minister since 1971.
In Libya, at least two people have been killed and more than forty others injured during clashes between security forces and pro-domocracy protesters in Libya as the country braces for “Day of Anger.” Protests broke out in the city of Benghazi on Tuesday night following the detention of a human rights activist who was an outspoken opponent of Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi. Security forces fired tear gas and used water cannons to break up the demonstrations and arrested scores of opposition supporters. At least 40 people were wounded during clashes between supporters of Gaddafi and pro-domocracy protesters, the medics said. Libyans, who have been emboldened by recent revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt that unseated two authoritarian regimes, vowed to continue rallies on Thursday called the “Day of Anger.”
On Wednesday pro-government rallies were held in support of Libya's long-time leader. Meanwhile, human rights group Amnesty International has urged the Libyan government to stop its crackdown on peaceful demonstrations. Gaddafi came to power 41 years ago during a military coup. Sources say he has held emergency meetings with the country's top officials over fears of massive protests that are sweeping to Libya now and threaten one of the longest serving rulers in history. Reports say that underground opposition groups and civil society movements are planning to hold mass protests in major cities across the African country in the coming days.
An interesting thing to note in all these protests is the active involvement of Amnesty International and other “Human rights” organizations along with supportive statements from USZ, UK and their allies which makes the whole game look fishy. Things will not be clarified until the events unfold further. As for now it can be clearly stated that the colonial pro-Israhelli powers want to push premature revolutions in these states by fueling the emotions against these decades long military regimes which would end up such that their stooges will emerge as heroes and the middle east will be “free” again.
But according to Holy Prophet s.a.w's saying (Masnad Ahmad), the Caliphate is about to rise immediately after the downfall of military kingdoms in the Muslim world. The Zionist colonials are playing their games but they don't know what shall be the outcome of these games.
“And the disbelievers planned, but Allah planned. And Allah is the best of planners.”
(Al-Qur'an - 3:54)
