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| Yemen Asks Security Council to Help Investigate 'Suspicious Weapons Cargo' |
| 2013-02-10 |
| [Yemen Post] Yemen has officially asked the UN security council to help investigate a weapons cargo which has been recently seized off the country, the state news agency reported on Friday. The Yemeni authorities have suspected Iran of shipping the weapons, which included anti-aircraft missiles, to an gang as part of the Iranian support of to Shiites in the far north and separatists in the south to destabilize the country. Iran has denied any link to the cargo, which was part of other several arms shipments Yemen has recently seized at its ports including pistols and other equipment produced in Turkey. The Yemeni representative to the UN Jamal Al-Salal handed the Yemeni request to Gary Francis, the chair of the UN security council committee on monitoring the sanctions against the Iranian republic, Saba said. The request was made after preliminary investigations by the Yemeni authorities revealed that Iran was involved in the weapons cargo, according to the agency. Yemen's leader Abdrabu Mansour Hadi has several time accused Iran of seeking to destabilizing his country. The accusations included that Iran is providing financial and arms support to the 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. Its slogan is "God is Great, Death to America™", Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews" ... Group and violent, armed factions which are seeking the separation of the south. Hadi also revealed the arrest of several Iranian spy cells but Iran has rejected the accusations. |
| Posted by:Fred |