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Thursday
Oct132011

Yemen 1st-Hand: In Taiz, Even the Women Carry Guns

Young Woman in Taiz "You've Got a Problem?" (Yemen Times)For the inhabitants of Taiz the first hours of the night are a living hell as they anxiously anticipate the armed conflict between the regime and armed opposition to start once again. Nights have been like this for months.

Signs of militarization have spread through the streets and even the women are carrying guns and rifles. The violence has spilled over from the revolution’s Freedom Square and security installations to almost every street and alley. And many innocent civilians have been killed in the process.

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