Yemen: In three days 17 killed in city of Taiz

 For the third day government troops have been shelling parts of the city of Taiz where there have been protests demanding that President Saleh be held accountable for his crimes rather than given immunity as part of the deal to transfer power that he recently signed. In the most recent attacks at least two were killed.. In the last three days a total of  17 have died.
    State media claim that a ceasefire has been negotiated.  Armed anti-Saleh groups control the center of Taiz. Government forces have positioned themselves in surrounding hills and in the outskirts but also within parts of the city itself.
   Opposition groups who signed on to the GCC-brokered deal want the government to form a military commission as required by the agreement but so far the government has stalled. The opposition refuses to nominate candidates for a national unity government until the government forms the commission.
   As well as the uprising in Taiz the government faced new protests in the capital Sana demanding that Saleh be put on trial rather than being granted immunity. For more see this article.