Yemen: More Protests, Including Special Forces Affiliates

Source Link: Stratfor

Hundreds of tribesmen in the town of Khawlan in the Sanaa governorate organized a convoy of over 200 cars to join protesters camping outside the Sanaa University campus in the capital, DPA reported March 8. Tribesmen in Mareb province also held a gathering in the Al-Suheil district to support the protesters nationwide. Meanwhile, hundreds of Special Forces affiliates — many dressed in military uniforms — held a demonstration demanding higher wages in Hudeidah province.Tens of thousands of protesters also gathered in the southern governorate of Shabwa and the eastern governorate of Dhamar.