Mohammed Abdel-Salam and Supreme Security Commission

Supreme Security Commission: The Supreme Security Commission said the curfew was being imposed in the north and west of the capital and will remain in place indefinitely. It follows days of clashes between Shiite rebels, known as Hawthis , and Sunni militiamen affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhoods Islah party that have left more than 140 dead and prompted thousands to flee, according to The Toronto Star, Canada. Mohammed Abdel-Salam, the spokesman of the Hawthis, said in a statement posted on his official Facebook page that his group took over the TV building after a heavy exchange of gunfire with troops guarding the building and Yemens top security body imposed an overnight curfew in restive areas of the capital, Sanaa, on Saturday after Shiite rebels took over the state television building amid heavy clashes and the UN envoy to the country signalled that a deal had been reached to end the violence. The fighting has raised fears of an all-out sectarian conflict in an impoverished country already grappling with a powerful local Al Qaeda affiliate and an increasingly assertive separatist movement in the south. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.