Protesters are writing their names across their chests for identification in case they are killed in anti-Saleh marches
Unarmed Yemeni protesters are getting caught in the middle of the battle between elite military factions. Photograph: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters
Yemen's capital has been rocked by a night of deafening explosions and gunfire as troops loyal to the president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, battled with rebel tribesmen and defected soldiers for control of the city.
The violence was some of the fiercest in months and has prompted fears that the fate of the country's nine-month civilian uprising may be sliding into the hands of Yemen's fractious armed forces.
The fighting broke out around 11pm on Sunday with sporadic bursts of gunfire. By dawn a series of huge explosions had ripped through buildings in the north, echoing around the surrounding mountains.
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