SANAA, May 03, 2012 (AFP) - A nephew of Yemen's ex-strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh who commanded the presidential guard stepped down on Thursday after rejecting for a whole month a decision to sack him, the UN's envoy said.
"I witnessed the handing over of the command of the Third Brigade from General Tariq Mohammed Abdullah Saleh to Abdulrahman al-Halili, who was appointed by President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi," Jamal Benomar told reporters.
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