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| Rallies In Sana'a Supporting Houthis And Others Against Them In Taiz, Ibb And Hodeida |
| 2015-03-04 |
| [YEMENOBSERVER] Sana'a witnessed Friday evening rallies supporting the Supreme Revolutionary Committee (SRC), the constitutional declaration , rejecting what they called interference in Yemen's internal affairs and in response to the televised call directed by 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... leader. Participants who rallied on Zubeiri Street and Baghdad intersection raised posters supporting the SRC resolutions and the constitutional declaration. The participants issued a statement calling all the social and political forces to take the country out of the strap of treason, domination and acquiescence which was imposed by the corrupt and oppressive groups so as to serve their purposes, achieve their political interests and the agenda of the foreign and regional forces who stand behind them. They stressed that the Yemeni people refuse interference with their internal affairs and will proceed in achieving a decent, free and safe future so as to live in a country which secures the illusory sovereignty of its people by building relations based on mutual respect with the neighboring, regional and international communities. The statement emphasized the people's desire for solidarity of the Yemeni people with the Yemeni army and security so as to challenge the conspiracies that target the homeland and seek to implement the Libyan model which was created by conspiring forces. It also rejected the foreign guardianship and expressed keenness for building foreign relations based on equality and mutual respect, calling Yemeni businessmen to play their role in serving their people to face the challenges through benefiting from their resources and potentials. The official statement expressed support of the constitutional declaration, the revolutionary decisions and the support to the revolutionary path while rejecting any suspicious movement targeting this path or attempting to circumvent it by seeking the support of foreign forces. Meanwhile the opposite side launched the "week of besieging the insurgency" in Taiz, which is scheduled to consist of daily rallies and protesting marches Back in Sanaa', thousands gathered to perform the Friday prayer in the Hurriah, "freedom" square in Jamal St. raising slogans of "supporting legitimacy," "coup refusal," and demanded making Aden the capital. The preacher for Jummuah, the Friday prayer, asked President Hadi to take rapid steps in returning the state. A rally was organized on Saturday starting from Jamal St. within the escalation week for "besieging the insurgency. " In Ibb Province, thousands gathered at the "coup rejection square" in front of the Province headquarters denouncing Abdul-Malik al-Houthi's speech which they described as a beating of the war drums. They also shouted slogans demanding release of the Province's people who were placed in durance vile I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! by the Houthis, including the secretary general of the "opposition movement", Ahmed Haza'. The Friday preacher said the majority of the Yemeni people support President Hadi and his resolutions for returning the state, warning of "leniency with the outlaw practices which impose a de facto situation at gunpoint. " Meanwhile people gathered on al-Thawra St. in Hodeida city for what they called, "Support for the Constitutional Legality and Rejection of the Coup," followed by a rally against the Houthis and in support of President Hadi. The protesters said the Houthis prevented the worshipers from gathering in the change squares and dispersed them by force when they gathered in al-Thawra Street by surrounding them with dozens of gun-mounted vehicles. |
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