Sahwa Net- Yemen Air Forces have recruited Iraqi pilots and used them in bombarding some Yemeni villages in Arhab after Yemeni pilots refused orders to attack the Yemeni villages, a military source revealed.
The source affirmed that the Iraqi pilots committed brutal crimes against people of Arhab, outskirt of Sana'a governorate, pointing out that they carried out many air raids on Arhab.
It also said that 400 Yemeni officers and troops who refused to attack Arhab villages were killed by the air raids, pointing out that a number of Yemeni pilots who rejected orders of bombardments are still held.
Meanwhile, a Yemeni opposition leader, Abdullah al-Nakhibi called the international community to impose fly-zone on the Yemnei regime after it committed genocide in Arhab , Nihm and Abyn.
Main opposition parties in Yemen demanded on Monday the international community to impose ban on weapons trade with the Yemeni regime, stressing that the regime use weapons in repressing civilians and attacking peaceful protests.
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It appealed to the international community to shoulder its responsibility toward crimes committed by the Yemeni regime against civilians and peaceful protests.
JMP affirmed that brutal acts were committed against civilians, pointing that arrestees were killed and mutilated by forces of the Republican Guard.
Yemen opposition also condemned air bombardment launched against tribesmen in some villages of Arhab.
Refugees who were displaced from their villages in Arhab have appealed for help in rescuing wounded civilians, indicating that many houses, farms and other properties were destroyed.
The Republican Guards led by Ahmed Ali Saleh, son of Yemen president, has recently intensified its attacks against Taiz city, Arhab villages, Al-Haimah and Nihm, outskirts of Sana'a, after anti-government protesters took to streets demanding the ouster of the regime.
Clashes had broken out in Arhab as tribesmen refused allowing a brigade heading to Hadhramout to attack peaceful protests. Eyewitness affirmed that the government forces randomly attacked the villages, killed arrestees and mutilated their corpses.
Arhab is a strategically important area because the country's international airport is located nearby.
Tribal leaders from all across the country have condemned the government's relentless assault in Arhab and have announced support for the revolution and for the protection of innocent civilians who continue to suffer from the government's crackdown of President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his family.
