Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar
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| branch = {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Yemeni Army.svg}} [[Republic of Yemen Armed Forces|Yemen Army]] |
| branch = {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Yemeni Army.svg}} [[Republic of Yemen Armed Forces|Yemen Army]] |
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| service_years = 1961–2022 |
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| rank = [[File:Yemen-Army-OF-8.svg|center|30px]] [[Lieutenant general]] |
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The massacre of (Friday of Dignity) occurred in the Square of Change in Sana'a which was the Square for protests against President [[Ali Abdullah Saleh]]. After the demonstrators had finished [[Jumu'ah|Friday Prayer]], masked gunmen began shooting at them for more than three hours. They killed about 45 demonstrators and wounded about 200. According to [[Human Rights Watch]] the number of dead may have reached 54 following injuries on those affected.{{cite journal|title=Yemen's Failed Response to the "Friday of Dignity" Killings| journal=Human Rights Watch| date=12 February 2013| url=https://www.hrw.org/report/2013/02/12/unpunished-massacre/yemens-failed-response-friday-dignity-killings|publisher=Hrw|access-date=12 February 2013| last1=Tayler| first1=Letta}} Furthermore, about 40 of the injured persons were shot on the head, chest and other parts of upper body by semi-automatic weapons which were described by medical officials, lawyers and protesters as the work of skilled snipers.{{cite journal|title= Acknowledgments of Yemens|journal=Human Rights Watch |date=12 February 2013 |url=https://www.hrw.org/report/2013/02/12/unpunished-massacre/yemens-failed-response-friday-dignity-killings#49768f|publisher=Hrw|access-date=12 February 2013|last1=Tayler |first1=Letta }} |
The massacre of (Friday of Dignity) occurred in the Square of Change in Sana'a which was the Square for protests against President [[Ali Abdullah Saleh]]. After the demonstrators had finished [[Jumu'ah|Friday Prayer]], masked gunmen began shooting at them for more than three hours. They killed about 45 demonstrators and wounded about 200. According to [[Human Rights Watch]] the number of dead may have reached 54 following injuries on those affected.{{cite journal|title=Yemen's Failed Response to the "Friday of Dignity" Killings| journal=Human Rights Watch| date=12 February 2013| url=https://www.hrw.org/report/2013/02/12/unpunished-massacre/yemens-failed-response-friday-dignity-killings|publisher=Hrw|access-date=12 February 2013| last1=Tayler| first1=Letta}} Furthermore, about 40 of the injured persons were shot on the head, chest and other parts of upper body by semi-automatic weapons which were described by medical officials, lawyers and protesters as the work of skilled snipers.{{cite journal|title= Acknowledgments of Yemens|journal=Human Rights Watch |date=12 February 2013 |url=https://www.hrw.org/report/2013/02/12/unpunished-massacre/yemens-failed-response-friday-dignity-killings#49768f|publisher=Hrw|access-date=12 February 2013|last1=Tayler |first1=Letta }} |
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Relations between Saleh and Mohsen had reportedly soured years before the uprising due to his rivalries with two of the president's sons. This souring of relations led to an apparent attempt by President Saleh to kill Mohsen by asking Saudi Arabian military commanders to bomb an alleged rebel base which was in fact Mohsen's headquarters.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/08/yemen-told-saudis-bomb-mohsen |title=WikiLeaks: Yemen tricked Saudis into nearly bombing president's rival |newspaper=The Guardian| date=8 April 2011}} On March 21, 2011, Mohsen said he would protect the anti-government Yemeni protesters, along with other top Yemeni army commanders, in a move that was later condemned as 'mutinous' by President Saleh.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12804552 |title=Top Yemeni general, Ali Mohsen, backs opposition |work=BBC News | date=21 March 2011}} On December 19, 2012, Mohsen was effectively dismissed from his position by President [[Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi|Hadi]] as part of Hadi's efforts to restructure the military and remove the political and military elite remnant from former President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule. The forces previously under Mohsen's command, most notably the First Armoured Division, were absorbed into the Defence Ministry.{{cite news|title=Yemen's president restructures armed forces|publisher=CNN|author1=Jamjoom, Mohammed |
Relations between Saleh and Mohsen had reportedly soured years before the uprising due to his rivalries with two of the president's sons. This souring of relations led to an apparent attempt by President Saleh to kill Mohsen by asking Saudi Arabian military commanders to bomb an alleged rebel base which was in fact Mohsen's headquarters.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/08/yemen-told-saudis-bomb-mohsen |title=WikiLeaks: Yemen tricked Saudis into nearly bombing president's rival |newspaper=The Guardian| date=8 April 2011}} On March 21, 2011, Mohsen said he would protect the anti-government Yemeni protesters, along with other top Yemeni army commanders, in a move that was later condemned as 'mutinous' by President Saleh.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12804552 |title=Top Yemeni general, Ali Mohsen, backs opposition |work=BBC News | date=21 March 2011}} On December 19, 2012, Mohsen was effectively dismissed from his position by President [[Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi|Hadi]] as part of Hadi's efforts to restructure the military and remove the political and military elite remnant from former President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule. The forces previously under Mohsen's command, most notably the First Armoured Division, were absorbed into the Defence Ministry.{{cite news|title=Yemen's president restructures armed forces|publisher=CNN|author1=Jamjoom, Mohammed |author2=Almasmari, Hakim|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/19/world/meast/yemen-military|access-date=24 February 2013}} |
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==2014 Houthi takeover of Sana'a== |
==2014 Houthi takeover of Sana'a== |
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