1.   The tribesmen want Yemeni authorities to release an imprisoned relative jailed for kidnapping an American oilman in September.

2.   The tribesmen want Yemen to release an imprisoned relative jailed for kidnapping an American oilman in September.

3.   The tribesmen wanted the authorities to release one of their kinsmen jailed for kidnapping an American oilman in September.

4.   The tribesmen also want an unspecified amount of money to compensate for merchandise confiscated at police checkpoints near Aden, they added.

5.   The tribesmen wanted to prevent security forces from demolishing a building built on land claimed by a rival tribe.