Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. September 29, 2011 On the Ground: Yemen Edges Toward Civil War Tom Finn, Davin Hutchins Yemeni protesters chant slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemen's president Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sana'a, Yemen, September 28, 2011. Photo: AP Yemeni protesters chant slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemen's president Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sana'a, Yemen, September 28, 2011. Yemen has seen a spike in violence in recent days triggered in large part by the return of the country's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh from a short-lived exile in Saudi Arabia, where he was being treated for injuries sustained in a June attack on one of his presidential compounds. Saleh, under pressure of a popular revolt against his regime, has three times been offered a plan to transfer power, but all three times he reneged on promises to sign on to the proposals. Yemen's foreign minister, Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, said Tuesday that Saleh remains committed to the idea to transfer power to a deputy. The opposition, itself divided between tribes and pro-democracy youth, gives such statements little credence. Tom Finn in Yemen's capital, Sana'a, and Davin Hutchins in Washington, D.C, compiled the following report about the current situation in the country. IFRAME: [1]http://www.youtube.com/embed/RZMbeOxBHew Follow our Middle East reports on [2]Twitter and discuss them on our [3]Facebook page. عÙدة صاÙØ Ùرس٠اÙÙÙÙ ÙØÙ Øرب Ø£ÙÙÙØ© ÙÙد عاد اÙرئÙس عÙ٠عبد اÙÙ٠صاÙØ Ø¥Ù٠اÙÙÙÙ Ù٠اÙÙÙÙÙØ© اÙعربÙØ© اÙسعÙدÙØ©. تتصاعد اÙتÙترات بÙ٠اÙÙعارضة اÙدÙÙÙراطÙØ© Ø ÙاÙÙÙات اÙÙÙاÙÙØ© ÙÙÙظا٠ÙاÙÙبائ٠اÙÙتÙاÙسة عÙ٠اÙسÙطة. References 1. http://www.youtube.com/embed/RZMbeOxBHew 2. http://twitter.com/VOAMiddleEast 3. http://www.facebook.com/pages/VOAMiddleEastVoices/124360240958667?%20%20%20%20v=wall .