Within the framework of the institutional revolutions currently sweeping the country, the personnel of the biggest air force base in Yemen demands the resignation of their commander Mohammed Saleh, who is also the half brother of the Yemeni outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh's.
The revolt began on Saturday in Al-And air force base in the southern province of Lahj, but now it has expanded to more than 3 other bases including the air force base in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a.
"More than 200 personnel in the capital's base went on a strike on Sunday and they say they will not go back to work unless their boss Mohammed resigns," said Mohammed al-Qubati, an air force officer.
Press reports said the President's brother was denied clearance into Anad's camp and that one officer has gone so much as to throw him with his shoes on Saturday.
Saleh's relatives still in control of key military institutions, including the Republican Guards, the best trained and equipped troops in the trouble-hit country.
Saleh has signed a deal with the opposition in the Saudi capital of Riyadh under which he transferred his executive powers to VP Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, the sole candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections due to take place on February21, in exchange for immunity from prosecution.
Saleh has left Yemen for USA for further medical treatment for wounds sustained in assassination attempt early on June, and analysts believe he will not return home.
Massive popular protests, combined with al-Qaeda attacks in the south and Shiite insurgency in the far north has shaken Yemen to the bone, pushing the country's economy to the brink of collapse and raising fears among neighbors and friends of another failed state in the region.
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