Yemen’s Hadi Merges Elite Units, Restructures Military, TV Says
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Yemen’s President Abdurabuh Mansur Hadi has removed the son of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh as head of the Republican Guard and restructured the country’s armed forces, state television reported.
Hadi removed Ahmed Saleh from his post along with Major General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmer, who led the first armored division, and divided the armed forces in air, land, marine and border guard units, according to the report. The Republican Guard and the armored division have been merged with the rest of the armed forces, according to the report.