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Yemen govt, southern separatists sign power-sharing deal
[DAWN] 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... 's internationally recognised government signed a power-sharing deal with southern separatists on Tuesday, in a Saudi-brokered initiative to end a conflict simmering within the country's civil war. Unrest in the south, which saw secessionist forces seize control of Yemen's interim capital Aden, distracted the Saudi-led coalition from its battle against Iran's Houthi sock puppets  ...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 legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. 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 JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... rebels and raised fears the country could fall apart entirely. "This agreement will open a new period of stability in Yemen. The kingdom of Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... stands with you," Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ...  Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia as of 2016....said at a signing ceremony in Riyadh aired on state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? The deal will reportedly see the secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) handed a number of ministries, and the government return to Aden, according to officials and reports in Saudi media. Related: Aden: 2019-11-01 100,000 people killed in Yemen's civil war since 2015, report says Aden: 2019-10-31 UAE announces return of troops from Aden following successful liberation, hands over control to Saudi, Yemeni forces: Statement Aden: 2019-10-28 Draft Saudi-brokered deal aims to end south Yemen power struggle Related: Houthi: 2019-11-04 Turkey’s FM thanks Qatar Emir for ‘support’ to military operation in Syria Houthi: 2019-11-02 US envoy: Iran has spent $16 billion on militias in Iraq, Syria Houthi: 2019-11-02 Houthi forces shoot down US-made spy drone in southwest Saudi Arabia Related: Mohammed bin Salman: 2019-10-12 US to deploy additional troops, aircraft, missile systems to Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman: 2019-10-08 Khamenei’s representative grimaces fearsomely: Saudi Arabia, Israel fear destruction by Iran Mohammed bin Salman: 2019-10-01 Saudi crown prince says war with Iran would gut world economy Posted by: Fred 2019-11-06 |
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