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| Yemen Slides Toward Breakup as Hadi Rallies Support |
| 2015-02-26 |
| [YEMENONLINE.INFO] Yemen's President Abdurabuh Mansur Hadi sought to rally supporters in the south after fleeing the capital Sana'a, which is under the control of 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, as conflict threatens to split the impoverished nation in two. Hadi called on the internationally recognized government to relocate from Sana'a to Aden on the southern coast, Majed al-Saqqaf, his press secretary, said by phone. The Shiite militia on Tuesday said Hadi, who's backed by the U.S. and 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... , has no legitimacy and warned that those following his orders will be held accountable. The standoff has raised the prospect of Yemen disintegrating like Libya, where two rival governments and their militias are fighting for control of cities, airports and oil fields. The conflict has exposed regional tensions between Saudi Arabia, which supports the predominantly Sunni forces of the government, and Iran, where officials have talked warmly of the Houthis, who follow the Zaydi branch of Shiite Islam. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 More results of Smart Diplomacy. Is one of these destined to be the 54th state? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-02-26 07:25 |
| #1 Not the first time there's been a North and South Yemen. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2015-02-26 01:08 |