Medics: 10 dead in Yemen clashes

A wounded Yemeni protester is carried by a Red Crescent medic to a makeshift hospital near Sanaa's Change Square. NEW: Cease fire declared in Sanaa, but it does not appear to be holdingNEW: President says again that he will sign resignation agreementFighting in Taiz has claimed 8 lives, medics sayProtesters in Yemen are demanding the resignation of the president
(CNN) -- A cease fire announced Tuesday in Yemen's capital city of Sanaa did not appear to be holding, but a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said it nevertheless constituted a "good step" towards ending violence in the country.
It appeared that clashes were continuing Tuesday despite the cease fire announcement, which was to have taken effect at 3 p.m. between government forces and opposition groups, according to State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.
Cease fires have been announced before in Yemen, often to little effect.
The cease fire announcement came after Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh summoned the U.S. ambassador and reiterated a promise to sign an agreement brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council in which he would step aside in exchange for immunity from prosecution, Nuland said.
"As you've seen, it's not clear that that has been completely enforced on either side since then but we do consider it a good step both that President Saleh is reaffirming his commitment to the G.C.C. agreement and that he understands and is supportive of the fact that the violence has got to end so that we can set the conditions for discussions about Yemen's diplomatic future," she said.
Earlier Tuesday, at least 10 people died and dozens were injured in clashes between Yemeni government security forces in the country's capital and the province of Taiz, medical officials reported.
Two died when security forces opened fire on thousands of anti-government protesters in Sanaa, the medical officials said.
Dr. Mohammed Al-Qubati, a medic at a field hospital there, said "security forces were shooting at protesters immediately after the protests started in Sanaa." Eleven of the injured were in critical condition, he added.
Eyewitnesses in Sanaa said the violence against protesters happened on Qa'a Road, directly behind the Republican Hospital.
The protesters had come together to continue voicing their demand that Yemen's embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, step down.
Meanwhile, medics in Taiz reported at least eight people killed by government forces there.
Yasser Nusari, a medic in Taiz's Freedom Square, said five of the dead were youth protesters.
"Three were shot by the government. Streets are now chaotic and forces are everywhere attacking anyone who is against the regime," said Nusari. "At least 38 people were shot by government forces. It's unbelievable how the government is killing its own people."
Eyewitnesses said security forces bombarded the center of Taiz, as well as the districts of Moshiqi and Al-Rowdah. The witnesses said the government used rocket-propelled grenades and heavy artillery against protesters and pro-revolution fighters.
Clashes erupted between government forces and fighters loyal to the revolution and were still going late Tuesday afternoon.
In Sanaa, Al-Qubati described a horrific scene at his field hospital in Change Square, the epicenter of the anti-government movement.
"The death toll will rise due to the lack of medical equipment we have to help save the injured," the doctor said. "The government is committing a massacre here against unarmed youth."
Abdu Ganadi, the country's deputy minister of information, told CNN that opposition-supported militants are responsible for the violence.
"The opposition are supporting militants who are attacking government property in both Taiz and Sanaa," Ganadi said. "The opposition is seeking to take over the province of Taiz, and the government was only trying to defend the interests of the people."
As for the capital, Ganadi said there are no more protesters.
"These are militants and are all armed. The youth are just a cover-up for the violence the opposition is creating," he added.
This latest round of violence comes just one day after Saleh made comments welcoming a United Nations Security Council resolution, which calls on him to implement a Gulf Cooperation Council-backed initiative that would see him transfer power.
According to SABA, Yemen's official state news agency, Saleh confirmed Monday the readiness of Yemen's Ruling Party to immediately meet with the country's opposition in order "to complete the dialogue over the operational mechanism for the (Gulf) initiative as soon as possible and to reach the final signing of the initiative and its immediate implementation, which would lead to early presidential elections on a date agreed upon by all."
While Saleh has repeatedly promised to sign the GCC-backed deal, he has not done so.
Friday, the U.N. Security Council unanimously condemned the months of violence in Yemen. But the resolution stopped short of explicitly calling for Saleh's resignation.
The proposed Gulf council-brokered accord, which is backed by the United States and the European Union, would allow Saleh to resign from power in exchange for immunity from prosecution.
The Security Council resolution, passed by a 15-0 vote, demands that Yemen allow peaceful demonstrations and end crackdowns on civilians.
CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom is reporting from Abu Dhabi, with Hakim Almasmari in Sanaa
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Security Council may condemn Yemen

Resolution of the Security Council that would require that the Yemen allow protestsResolution Pacific sanction Embattled President Ali Abdullah SalehYemen was engulfed in disorders
United Nations Organization (CNN) - the United Nations Security Council is set to meet Friday to vote a resolution which condemns violence in Yemen, where demonstrators, Government forces and rival factions were involved in disturbances.
The move which would require the Government of Yemen to allow peaceful demonstrations are held and end of government repression against civilians, but it would sanction Embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
A copy of the draft resolution, said it urged "all opposition groups to commit themselves to play a full and constructive part in the agreement and the implementation of a political settlement" and to refrain from violence.
Earlier this week, several people have been killed in clashes with Yemeni security forces after anti-Government protests filled the streets of the capital of the country
Crowds had crossed from center of Sanaa, where the forces government demonstrators were gunned down.
Hundreds of security forces have tried to restrict the movements of the demonstrators and tear could be seen flying towards the crowd, said the Hospital Director Mohammed Qubati.
A senior U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the Friday resolution, introduced by the Germany and the United Kingdom, will send a strong signal of emergency for the political transition.
Official hopes that the resolution would pass by a unanimous vote of the 15 Council members. This is an indication of great consensus on the Council, the official said.
The Russia and China issued a rare double veto of a resolution condemning the violence in Syria this month.
The members of the Security Council said a political solution to the Yemen rely on an initiative proposed by the Gulf Cooperation Council, a political and economic of the Arab union.

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Syria, Yemen sustained opposition

Death of Gaddafi inspires the Arab demonstratorsNEW: at least 24 dead in Syrian protestsProtesters in Syria and the Yemen have seized on the death of Muammar Gaddafi events FridayDemonstrators in Syria sing "it's your turn, Bashar.".Thousands protested in other cities and the capital of the Yemen
inspired by the death of the dictator stripped of Libyan Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, demonstrators took to the streets of the Syria and Yemen Friday filled with a sense of purpose at the end renewed plans y.
Syria, the protesters flooded streets Homs, Idlib and other areas, in commending the Libyan people and warning their own sovereign that he could meet soon the same fate. "Now, Gaddafi is fact, fact! They chanted it's your turn Bashar! ».
Security forces zones raids in Jisr Al-Shoghour and fired at houses in the neighbourhood of Bab Amr Homs of machine guns, vehicle-mounted weapons and anti-aircraft guns, the committees local coordination, a group of Syrian opposition who organizes events, reported. He said a total of 24 people died in the fighting across the country. CNN cannot independently verify the events within the Syria.
In the Yemen, demonstrations erupted in 17 provinces and the capital of Sanaa, where thousands of demonstrators took place change. They stole the Libyan revolutionary flag and chanted, "Saleh the killer look where Gaddafi is now." its forces could not save his life. "Women in the crowd carried pink, a symbol of the peaceful revolution in the Yemen.
"Saleh will not sleep after seeing what happened to Gaddafi," said Ahmed Bahri, head of the political circle in Haq opposition party. "It is known that Gaddafi is more powerful than him but fell still."
Mohammed al-Salami, a young activist in Sana'a, called the current protests throughout the Middle East and Africa "the era of the people."
"We do not accept being ruled by families who want to take advantage of our wealth", he said. "Saleh knows he will fall and it is panic and kill innocent people.".
The movement of Syrian to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad seized the tale of the Libya of a populist uprising chasing a tyrant widely despised in a sewage collector.
"The Libyan people hunted the Libyan, as colonel he said, it would be... Hunt him hunted in a wastewater... exhaust and now your turn has come doctor, people described you as germs,"Facebook page of the Syrian revolution said."".
"Wonder if you¹ll be able to save time and get away with your own skin as Ben Ali has done... or you will remain behind bars, as the Mubarak fallen.... or you will work as Gaddafi ran and your people will hunt you."
Hosni Mubarak is leader in overthrow of the Egypt and Zine Abedine Ben Ali is former leader of the Tunisia. The term "doctor" is a reference to the dEl-Assad profession, ophthalmology.
Syrian demonstrators chanting people Libyan Thursday in demonstrations in the provinces of Homs and Idlib and other places of warning. The demonstrators maintained their songs Friday after prayer, with effusion Hama, Damascus, other places.
Local committees of coordination said 24 people died in demonstrations Friday in Homs, Hama, Idlib and the suburbs of Damascus's Saqba, where deserters from the armed forces are fighting with government security forces.
The Syrian security forces launched a fierce crackdown on the demonstrators, who have taken on the street since mid-March to protest against the Government and its policies. More than 3,000 people died, according to activists and the United Nations.
The CCA has published a statement Friday congratulating the Libya and warning al-Assad and other dictatorial regimes.
"This great third victory for the revolutions of the Arabic sends a message critical to the region, people suffering under the other tyrants and the rest of the world." said CCA. "It is therefore no turning back from requests for freedom dear and generous blood and souls of those who perished in the fight."
This story was reported by Arwa Damon in Beiruit and Mohammad Jamjoon in Abu Dhabi. CNN Salma Abdelaziz and Joe Sterling contributed reporting from Atlanta.
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Report: 11 killed in Yemen clashes

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(CNN) -- Eleven people were killed Tuesday during clashes with Yemeni security forces after anti-government protests again filled the streets of the country's capital, according to a hospital official.
Crowds marched through downtown Sanaa, where government forces allegedly gunned down protesters -- the latest in a series of confrontations between those loyal to embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh, demonstrators and rival factions.
Hundreds of security forces attempted to restrict the protesters' movements, and tear-gas canisters could be seen flying toward the crowd, said hospital director Mohammed Qubati.
Others carrying sticks and knives also advanced toward the crowds, Qubati added.
CNN has not independently confirmed the details of casualties, and the government has not yet responded to requests for comment.
The violence comes one day after thousands of women demonstrated in front of Yemen's Foreign Ministry in Sanaa, demanding U.N. intervention in the ongoing unrest in the Persian Gulf nation.
The women called for sanctions against Saleh and asked that the International Criminal Court try him.
Saleh said Sunday that "strong documentation of the cooperation" between al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood indicate a military coup that is destabilizing the country.
He described the opposition as "insane people, who can't sleep and only want to take power."
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Drone kills al-Awlaki's son in Yemen

The son of U.S.-born militant cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki was among those killed in a trio of drone attacks in southern Yemen on Friday night, a security official said.

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Yemen police 'kill 10' at Sanaa protest

In "a sad day for the revolution," Yemeni security forces unleash a deadly assault on anti-government protesters in Sanaa, according to activists and medics.

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