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Consultations in Yemen to form military council headed by Saleh’s nephew
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] al-Arabiya has learnt from informed sources that the former Yemeni President former 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...is holding consultations to form a military council headed by Colonel Tariq Mohammed Abdullah Saleh, the son of his brother, and that it would be announced very soon. The Conference party which is led by Saleh issued a statement in which it referred to 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 attacks in Sana’a areas and called to confront the Houthis. Saleh also condemned the attacks on the party leaders’ houses by the Houthis during the past days, despite the intervention of rustics to stop it. He held the Houthis as fully responsible for igniting the war through what he called reckless elements. He also called on the Yemeni people and rustics to defend themselves against what he called a conspiracy waged by the enemies against the Republic and carried out by members of the Ansar Allah movement. Posted by: Fred 2017-12-03 |
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