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What we know so far about the situation in Yemen
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Sunday:- al-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... militias stormed the house of Mohammed Abdullah al-Qusi, the interior minister of the unrecognized coup government, a leader of the General People's Congress party in Mina al-Asbahi, south of the capital, Sana’a, after they clashed with the house guards, killing three of them and detaining the rest. - Yemeni Vice President Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar said that what happened in Sanaa is the result of the oppression by the Houthi militias and renewed his call to the masses to continue their struggle and docking with legitimacy until the defeat of the Iranian-backed Houthi militias - The Popular Congress forces have strengthened their presence in Sana’a, especially in the vicinity of many vital facilities, ministries and government buildings. They tightened control over the northern entrance of the capital in the Azraq region, as well as at strategic positions south of the capital, and also reinforced their presence in the Ministry of the Interior, Defense, Najda Aid Camp and the International Airport. - Yemeni media outlets said that the festivities continued until dawn on Sunday amid kabooms, and that the capital was completely paralyzed, with schools and universities closed and the streets cleared of bystanders and vehicles. - A video online allegedly showed dozens of Houthi snuffies being captured in Sanaa by Elite Republican Guards’ forces affiliated with former 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...- The command of the General People's Congress in support of legitimacy in Yemen  ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...said it supports the "popular uprising against Houthi militias and called on everyone to unite to deter the Iranian project in the country." - The Arab coalition in support of legitimacy in Yemen launched five - UAE National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, NCEMA, has denied claims made by Houthi militias in Yemen of a missile launch towards the country’s airspace. Posted by: Fred 2017-12-04 |
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