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The Battle of Taiz (2011) erupted during the 2011 Yemeni Revolution, between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition protesters, backed by armed tribesmen and defecting soldiers in the city of Taiz. ==The battle== Opposition demonstrators had occupied the main square in the city since the start of the uprising against the rule of president Saleh. The protests were for the most part peaceful. However, that changed on 29 May, when the military started an operation to crush the protests and clear the demonstrators from their camp at the square. Troops reportedly fired live ammunition and from water cannons on the protesters, burned their tents and bulldozers ran over some of them. The opposition described the event as a massacre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC News - Yemen forces 'kill 20 protesters' in Taiz )〕 Street clashes continued and by 31 May, the death toll among protesters reached between 28〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Clashes shatter Yemen truce, US slams killings )〕 and 64.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=IRIN Middle East - YEMEN: Civilians flee violence in the south - Yemen - Conflict - Early Warning - Governance - Migration - Refugees/IDPs - Urban Risk )〕 On 31 May, about 100 women protesters had gathered in a central square, challenging security forces nearby to use force, which would represent a breach of social norms. But the women were soon dispersed by female police officers and women who support the president.〔(Cease-Fire in Yemen Capital Breaks Down )〕 On 2 June, armed protesters appeared on the streets for the first time and two of them were killed, along with three soldiers, in an exchange of fire. On 3 June, four soldiers were killed by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by protesters. Another 26 were wounded in clashes in which two more protesters were killed and 30 wounded.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Yemen's Saleh injured in shelling, seven killed )〕 On 5 June, armed members of the opposition tried to storm the presidential palace. The fighting that ensued left four soldiers and one gunman dead. On 7 June, about 400 opposition gunmen chased out the security forces from Ta'izz and took control of the city. After that, the military was trying to regroup outside the town for a counter-attack.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Witnesses: Tribal fighters take over major city in Yemen )〕 During the clashes, a tank fired on a residential building near the presidential palace killing four people, including three children. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Taiz (2011)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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