Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar
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Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar is the general of the Yemeni army. He is rumored to be the half brother of the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh
from a different father.. He serves as President Saleh's chief military adviser. He helped recruit Islamist radicals to fight in Afghanistan
during the Soviet-Afghan War.
On March 21, 2011, he said he would protect the anti-government Yemeni protesters, along with other top Yemeni army commanders, in a move that was later condemned as mutinous by President Saleh.
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh is the first President of the Republic of Yemen. Saleh previously served as President of the Yemen Arab Republic from 1978 until 1990, at which time he assumed the office of chairman of the Presidential Council of a post-unification Yemen. He is the...
from a different father.. He serves as President Saleh's chief military adviser. He helped recruit Islamist radicals to fight in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
during the Soviet-Afghan War.
On March 21, 2011, he said he would protect the anti-government Yemeni protesters, along with other top Yemeni army commanders, in a move that was later condemned as mutinous by President Saleh.