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Clashes break ceasefire agreement in north Yemen
[Yemen Post]  Violent festivities flared up on Friday, breaking a fragile ceasefire brokered by tribal mediation to end the sectarian fighting, between Shiite Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates.... fighters and Sunni rustics in the northern Yemeni province of Hajjah.
Two maimed rustics are in a very critical condition, said the local source. "Al-Houthis have breached the briefed ceasefire agreement, which was signed on Thursday by representatives from the two parties, by attacking some posts of the Sunni Tribal alliance." The source added. Local media quoted, Abdullah Wahban, a member of the tribal mediation committee, as saying" efforts are ongoing to stop the festivities and apply the ceasefire agreement," Wahban called on al-Houthis to stop their obstinacy and retreat to their hometown of Saddah as stated in the agreement, the local media reported. Sectarian festivities broke out in the far northern Yemeni provinces of Hajjah and Sadaa when al-Houthis sought to expand their authority to adjacent areas. Shiite minority in Yemen have called for boycotting the forthcoming presidential elections, describing it a sham as it has only a sole candidate. Al-Houthis supported and participated in the uprising against the 33-rule-year rule of President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... , who signed a deal under which he relinquished power to Vice President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, the consensus candidate for the upcoming presidential elections due to take place on February 21, in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Soddy Arabia have voiced their gravest concerns over Shiite control of some areas in Yemen, and called the National Unity Government to regain control of Sadaa. Posted by: Fred 2012-02-12 |
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