Sana'a: The security committee in Yemen has warned rival parties in the troubled country that it would unveil the name of any party who is trying to slow down their task of restoring peace and stability, the government-run Al Thura daily reported on Wednesday.
The commission was formed following the signature of Yemen's former Ali Abdullah Saleh of the GCC peace deal and was mainly assigned to help Yemen's new president, Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, to unify the fragmented army and bring back stability.
General Ali Saeed Obaid, the spokesman of the commission, told the paper that those security chiefs who refuse to obey the president's decisions or try to drag the country into chaos will face will be named and shamed.
General Ali said that many dismissed generals acted according to Hadi's orders and handed over their duties while others have dragged their feet. "The security commission is working hard to convince those dismissed generals to leave their positions."
On Monday local media reports said that Hadi had given the sacked commander of the air forces a two-day ultimatum to leave office and comply with his decision or he will be stripped of his military rank and referred to a military trial.
General Mohammad Saleh Al Ahmer refused to leave office and demanded that general Ali Mohsen Al Ahmer be dismissed from his post as the commander of the army's 11th Armed Division.
Ali Mohsen has recently said that he was unconditionally ready to leave office if Hadi asked him to do so. In an effort to back the country's president, the UN special envoy to Yemen, Jamal Bin Omar, arrived on Wednesday in the capital and immediately held talks with Hadi.
The government news agency, Saba, said that Bin Omar came to Yemen to follow up with the implementation of the GCC-brokered deal and the UN 2014 security council resolution. Bin Omar urged all parties to support Hadi and fully abide by his decision without maneuvering or procrastination. "The international community stands by president Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi to implement the political settlement in accordance with GCC deal and the UN resolution" he was quoted as saying during the meeting."
Saleh's son
In a rare televised meeting, Ahmad Ali Abdullah Saleh, the commander of the elite Republican Guard (RG) and the son of the former president, appeared on Tuesday addressing dozens of the RG's senior officers and threw his support behind Hadi. "We have great hope on the wisdom and capability of Marshal Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who is backed by the Gulf and international community, to take the country to the future and build the new Yemen. Once the new president was elected, we declared our allegiance to the new political leadership and will honor our commitments and responsibility."
Al Qaida
Fighting between government forces and Al Qaida-linked Ansar Al Sharia have fiercely intensified in the southern part of the country and each party has claimed victory over the other.
On Wednesday, six Al Qaida operatives were killed in two air strikes on a gathering of militants in the southern district of Lawader, Abyan province, ministry of defense said.
The ministry's website didn't say whether US drones or Yemen jets carried out the attacks. "The city of Lawder has witnessed deadly clashes as Al Qaida militants tried to occupy that city. Hundreds of fighters from army, militants and pro-government tribesmen have been killed in the fighting that erupted this month. Also, Yemen ministry of interior said on Tuesday that government forces have inflicted a major blow for Al Qaida in the ongoing fighting in Lawder.
"The terrorists will remember for long time the great losses that they sustained in Lawder. War on terror will ceaselessly continue whenever the terrorists are found and will not stop until they are completely uprooted," the ministry's statement said.
