AMRAN, 28 Dec -- Orders were issued Monday to commanders of the al-Jabal al-Asoud military compound in the war-torn region of Harf Sufian to “hand over some posts and central command to American soldiers,” the independent online website, Samaa reported citing ‘informed’ sources, adding “part of the military compound was turned into a temporary airport for American fighter jets.”  The new airport is located near the main highway linking Sanaa and Harf Sufian regions amid concerns the United States is planning to expand its military operations in Yemen.  “Observers have voiced concern the U.S. will have the upper hand to fight whom it sees as a threat to its security especially that Harf Sufian is a strategic area overlooking several villages and provinces in Yemen including Amran, Sadaa, Hajja, Marib and al-Jawf,” said Samaa.

SANAA, 28 Dec – Four members of the state-sponsored Supreme National Authority for Combating Corruption (SNACC) Monday suspended their membership protesting the re-election of Ali al-Ansi as the head of authority and Belquis Abu-Asba as his deputy, the independent Barakish online website reported.  Members of the authority, Azaldeen Seid al-Asbahi, Yassin Abdu-Seid, Khaled Abdul-Aziz and Ahmad Qarhash demanded a new chairman amid news two of them walked out from Monday’s meeting held to elect a new leadership.