In an interview with Yemeni TV channel, Suhail, which belongs to Sheikh Hameed al-Ahmar, Yemen's richest businessmen and most virulent critic of the regime, defected General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar announced today that he had just uncovered one of Saleh's plans.
According to the General, his information services would have intercepted a phone call between president Ali Abdullah Saleh, his sons and nephews, in which he was ordering them to finish off the revolutionaries by both striking the Square and Hasaba.
He added that Saleh has specifically told them to lay the ground bare as he did not wish to see one building left standing. "Men, women or children, whoever stands in your way, just get rid of them" Saleh allegedly told his family members.
This new claim is coming amidst rumors that the regime is planning an airstrike against the revolution's strongholds in the capital. Although the Yemen Post could not independently verify the allegations, several sources both in the government and the Opposition seem to be taking the threat seriously.
"Since Saleh has been furiously attacking the Square and Hasaba from last night, we can expect anything," said a politician.
A young mother of 3, who leaves near Sana'a Textile factory, not too far off from the American Embassy, told the Yemen Post this morning that the Republican Guards came knocking on her door late last night, informing all her neighbors that they had 24 hours to vacate the premises. Terrorized she left her apartment with her 3 children in tow, heading to a safer place in the capital.
Added to that the leaflets left by the regime a couple of days ago warning the dissidents troops that they a choice in between surrendering or dying, things are hitting up fast in the Yemeni capital.
In any case, it seems that Gaddafi's and the UN resolution have both triggered a strong reaction from the regime as more shelling north of the capital is said to be intensifying and spreading to new areas.