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| Houthis free premier, aides from house arrest |
| 2015-03-17 |
| [ARABNEWS] Yemen's Iranian catspaws who overran the capital, Sanaa, and several northern provinces, on Monday released the country's prime minister and all Cabinet members from weeks-long house arrest, the premier said, describing it as a gesture of good will by the rebels aimed at defusing the political crisis. The rebels, known as the Houthis, seized control of Sanaa last September and in January put President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and the entire government, including Prime Minister Khaled Bahah, under house arrest. The Houthis later declared they have taken over the country. During their forced detentions, Hadi and the Cabinet members resigned in protest. Hadi eventually beat feet from house arrest, surfaced in the southern port city of Aden where he revoked is resignation and set up a base to rally supporters to his side. 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... power grab has dragged Yemen deeper into turmoil and threatened to split the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country. Bahah announced his release from house arrest and that of all the ministers in a posting on his Facebook page, saying it was meant to "push the political process in a positive direction." "I urge all political and social forces to preserve security, stability and unity of Yemen," he wrote in the posting, warning of "dangerous consequences" if Yemen sinks further into chaos. Bahah did not clarify if he also was rescinding his resignation but said he was now leaving Sanaa to visit family elsewhere. |
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