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| Yemen defense minister flees Sanaa to join president in Aden |
| 2015-03-09 |
| [YEMENONLINE.INFO] Yemen's defense minister arrived at dawn Sunday at his house outside the southern port city of Aden after fleeing the rebel-held capital, security officials said. The security officials said Maj. Gen. Mahmoud al-Subaihi left Sanaa on Saturday and drove all night to reach his house in the village of Ras al-Ara in the coastal area of al-Madhariba outside Aden. Ahmed Abdullah al-Majeedi, governor of restive Lahj ... a Yemeni governate located in the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is the stomping grounds on the southern secessionist al-Harak movement province who is also from al-Madhariba, hosted a lunch Sunday afternoon for al-Subaihi, attended by dozens of influential officials and high-ranking social dignitaries. In Sanaa, Shiite 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 who have been in control the capital since September stormed al-Subaihi house after hearing the news of his flight but found only several guards there. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of fear of reprisal from the rebels, said the Houthis ambushed a group of al-Subaihi's bodyguards in al-Khokha area in Hodeida province while they were on their way to Aden. They did not know if there were any casualties. Al-Subaihi is expected later Sunday to join President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in Aden. Hadi and his Cabinet resigned after rebels took control of the presidential palace but al-Subaihi accepted to stay in Sanaa as acting defense minister under threats from the Houthis. Other Cabinet ministers also have remained behind. Hadi fled to Aden last month, where he withdrew his resignation and declared himself the country's legitimate leader. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 IIRC, this is not the first time Yemen has been divided into North and South. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-03-09 18:30 |
| #1 I wait with bated breath to discover if the Houthis, having conquered Sanaa, will be left holding an empty bag, while the government and the robbable foreigners take themselves to the other end of the country... and what results therefrom. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-03-09 04:05 |