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| Yemen's Houthis hold anti-govt. sit-in |
| 2014-08-24 |
| [Iran Press TV] 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" ... Shias have staged a massive sit-in in Yemen demanding the government's resignation and a greater share in power. Protests gained momentum on Saturday despite concessions made by the government earlier. The Yemeni demonstrators said they would continue protests until their demands are met. Earlier in the day, Yemeni officials said a presidential delegation offered Shia Houthis a draft proposal on forming a technocrat government, but they had to remove their camps. There has not yet been any response from Houthis in that regard. On Wednesday, thousands of Houthi Shias strengthened their positions in the Yemeni capital Sana'a in their efforts to press the Yemeni government to resign. Yemen's Shia Houthi movement draws its name from the tribe of its founding leader Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi. The Houthi movement played a key role in the popular revolution that forced former dictator 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... to step down. Saleh, who ruled Yemen for 33 years, stepped down in February 2012 under a US-backed power transfer deal in return for immunity, after a year of mass street demonstrations demanding his ouster. |
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