Sanaa, March 22: The two forces clashed near a presidential palace in the southeastern city of Mukallah.
“The bodies of two soldiers, one of a soldier with the army and another of a member of the Republican Guard, were brought in” to a hospital in Mukallah, the medics said.
The clashes come as several military commanders have now joined the opposition.
More than 50 people have been killed and scores of others wounded during armed attacks by Saleh loyalists since the beginning of the popular revolution in January.
The embattled president on Tuesday expressed willingness to step down by the year’s end to prepare a peaceful transfer of power.
However, critics have cast doubt on his plan, saying he is not willing to hand over power but is doing so due to rising popular opposition.
—–Agencies