In Yemen, reports say that fighting between government forces and militia of dissident tribal chief Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar has spread to new parts of the country. At least 41 people are reported killed and dozens of others wounded in the past days as government troops waged increasingly bloody street battles with opposition tribesmen for control of crucial areas in the capital. The government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh accused fighters loyal to Sheikh al-Ahmar of breaking the truce while tribal militia leaders have said that Saleh's forces were to blame for violence. In the southwestern city Taiz, anti-government demonstrators are still reeling from a brutal crackdown. Also in the southwest, militants are consolidating their hold on the city of Zinjibar.