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What we know so far about the situation in Yemen
2017-12-03
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Former Yemeni President former President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh
... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North 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...
in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it...

said on Saturday he was ready for a "new page" in relations with the coalition fighting in Yemen. The call came as his supporters managed to control the majority of Sanaa.

So far, here are the recent developments:

-Three mediations between Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthis have failed since yesterday.

-UAE said that Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates...
has attempted to mediate in order to save Houthis.

-On Saturday, Saleh called on the Arab coalition to halt its operations, promising to open a "new page" with them after two years of fighting, especially after being an ally 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 ...
rebels.

- Saleh called upon the soldiers and officers who were excluded to return to their camps, in a clear message for escalation and confronting the Houthis.

- In a televised speech broadcast by al-Masirah channel, al-Houthi described the events in Sanaa as a coup and a betrayal.

- Every two or three hours, confrontations against Houthi militia resume in the neighborhoods controlled by Saleh and his followers in the political district and Al Jazaer-Algeria neighborhood.

- The festivities extend to other neighborhoods in the direction of Saleh’s house west of the Kamim market.

- Four hours ago, Saleh’s followers took control of a Houthi headquarter in the political district near Ibn Majid school.

- Since 1 am on Saturday, festivities between the followers of Saleh and al-Houthi have spread to important neighborhoods and they are still ongoing.

- The Houthis stationed four tanks in the streets to intimidate the people in Sanaa, and one of the tanks was headed to the political district but could not enter.

- The general situation in Sanaa is tragic amid fears of a war.

- The majority of the rescue guard and the military police rejected the orders of the Houthi leaders.

- Tribes began to move to bolster the position of Saleh and took control of the South Sanaa gate.

- The slogan of the marches is: ’No more Houthis after today.’

- A front man for al-Houthi militias said that killing former president Ali Abdullah Saleh is now justified

- Three Houthi leaders have been killed since yesterday, in addition to dozens of deaths of individuals. These Houthi leaders are Hamza Yahya al-Mukhtar, Ali Khraim and Abdullah bin Salem Sharif.

- Two Houthi leaders, Mutahar al-Kahlani and Ibrahim al-Wajih, were nabbed
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
during the liberation of two military institutions.

- Saleh’s supporters control the headquarters of the presidency, military sites and important Arab embassies.

- Meanwhile,
...back at the comedy club, Boogie ducked another tomato...
the Arab coalition forces are calling on Yemenis to circumvent the ’intifada’.

- Saleh's forces, with a help from tribes, control ministries of Interior , defense and the north entrance of Sanaa.

Posted by:Fred

#9  WHo said it's not politically correct? It really depends on what politics you follow.

Telling the truth is politically correct as far as I'm concerned!
Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance   2017-12-03 21:15  

#8  Just another wreck of a country controlled by a strong man and inhabited by moslems...just saying, what do you expect in the middle east? Rational behavior? Common sense? Logical discourse?
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2017-12-03 19:39  

#7  But no longer politically correct.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-12-03 16:58  

#6  An excellent book.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-12-03 14:40  

#5  It's full of Arabs who engage in traditional Arab behavior

Some might consider this snark, but after read R. Patai's "The Arab Mind", I'd say, "yeah, pretty much".
Posted by: SteveS   2017-12-03 14:36  

#4  What we know so far about the situation in Yemen

It's full of Arabs who engage in traditional Arab behavior
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-12-03 12:19  

#3  All of the above
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2017-12-03 11:47  

#2  What we know so far about the situation in Yemen

Successful Iranian proxy effort? Unfinished business from the Carter years ?


Posted by: Besoeker   2017-12-03 07:16  

#1  What we know so far about the situation in Yemen

It sucks.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2017-12-03 07:12  

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