Fireworks in Sanaa as Hadi dispatches old guard


Issue 945 - 26 Apr 2013 | 3 minute read

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi surprised many on 10 April when he announced his most dramatic restructuring of Yemen’s military yet, and removed Ali Abdullah Saleh’s son Brigadier General Ahmed Ali Saleh from the military altogether by naming him ambassador to the UAE. In eight decrees announced by state news agency Saba, Hadi also made General Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar a presidential adviser on military affairs, and placed a number of allies in senior posts.

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