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A top general has joined anti-government protesters in Yemen, as political crisis in the country has exacerbated following the recent brutal crackdown on the popular uprising. In a televised message on Monday, Gen. Ali Mohsen expressed his support for anti-government protesters. Mohsen, however, has not announced his resignation, AFP reported. This comes after Yemeni ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh sacked his entire government on Sunday amid persisting protests by the oppression-weary public that has staged a revolution against his regime. 

Saleh has vowed to form a new government soon and has instructed the current cabinet, which was headed by Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Mujawar, to act as a caretaker and run daily operations until a new government is formed. In a move to put pressure on president Saleh to give up power, the governor of southern province of Aden also stepped down on Monday. Amid a slew of defections to the opposition by Yemeni military and civilian leaders, Ahmed Qaatabi resigned "to protest what is happening in the county," said a Yemeni official on condition of anonymity.