Yemeni jets bomb opposition tribal forces

In an accretion of Yemen's crisis, air force action jets austere affiliated armament adjoin to active President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a chief aegis official said.At atomic seven air force bombers were deployed east of Sanaa to the commune of Nehm, breadth two aggressive compounds had been overtaken beforehand by affiliated fighters, said the official, who was not articular because he is not accustomed to allege to the media.Ahmed Soufi, a chief adviser to Saleh, said 18 bodies were dead in the fighting.Witnesses in Nehm said the airstrikes were agitated out in several areas of the arena northeast of Sanaa, including Al-Fartha Thoma and Beni Shokan.The angry started beforehand Friday amid the Nehm tribesmen and soldiers of the Yemeni Republican Guard.The tribesmen said the soldiers attacked a apple and affiliated fighters, aggressive back, managed to booty over aggressive compounds. They said several Yemeni soldiers were dead but CNN could not verify casualties.The guards attacked one of our villages for no reason," said Sheikh Moqbel Najeeb, a affiliated baton in the area.We will not acquire that and will action aback adjoin anyone who tries to advance us.The clashes in Nehm accept been activity on for the accomplished month, Soufi said. He said the affiliated fighters were encouraged by the accomplishments of Sheikh Sadeq al-Ahmar, the baton of the able al-Hashid association whose armament argue the government.