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Mayhem hits Aden
[ARABNEWS] Yemen's leader was rushed to a "secure location" Wednesday as rebel forces bore down on his southern stronghold and a warplane attacked his presidential complex, prompting pleas for urgent intervention.A top aide said President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi had been taken to a safe haven "within Aden," the southern port city. Earlier a source in the presidential guard said that Hadi had flown overseas, but the aide denied he had left the country. In a major blow to the embattled leader, the Houthis said they had captured his defense minister in their push southwards. Large crowds of Aden residents could be seen running to take up arms at a weapons depot in preparation for the expected rebel advance, an AFP photographer said. Security officials said forces allied with Iranian catspaws captured Aden's international airport. The airport's takeover cuts off one of the last remaining routes out of Aden for Hadi. Meanwhile, ...back at the argument, Livia grabbed for Jane's hair to make her point. Jane elbowed her in the face in rebuttal... the Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... will discuss the crisis in Yemen on Thursday, the regional body's deputy secretary general said, after the country's foreign minister called on Arab states to intervene militarily to halt an advance by the 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. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... militia. "Yemen's foreign minister proposed the idea today ... in a meeting with the vaporous Arab League Secretary General," Ahmed Ben Hilli, said. "The issue will be presented tomorrow at foreign minister level." Arab heads of state are due to meet in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on March 28-29 to discuss a range of conflicts in the region. Posted by: Fred 2015-03-26 |
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