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| Yemeni president fires army chief of staff |
| 2014-12-08 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi has fired his armed forces chief of staff as 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 Americaâ„¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... rebels continue to occupy the capital Sanaa they seized since last September, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Sunday President Hadi issued a decree replacing Ahmed Ali al-Ashouel with General Hussein Naji Hadi Khairan. Ashouel moved to the Majlis al-Shura (consultative council), the lower chamber of parliament. Ashouel's dismissal comes as Shiite Houthi rebels delay a withdrawal they agreed to under a U.N.-brokered accord in September. The rebels swept south from its rugged northern stronghold to capture Sanaa before then extending its influence into central and west Yemen. The rebels were able to take over several government arms depots including those housing heavy weapons. This further eroded the authority of the mostly Sunni Moslem state, already weakened by persistent attacks from Al-Qaeda hard boyz in the south and east and by a southern separatist movement. The rebels have since faced a growing insurgency from al-Qaeda and opposing tribes in the capital and other areas. On Monday, five roadside kabooms targeted them in Sanaa, wounding several people, the ministry of defence website said. The bombs targeted Houthi checkpoints and some houses, the ministry website quoted Sanaa's director of security as saying. Two other devices were dismantled, the ministry added. |
| Posted by:Fred |