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| Melee erupts between Yemen government supporters, Houthis at press event |
| 2015-06-19 |
| [REUTERS] Supporters of the Yemeni government in exile interrupted a press event given by Iran-allied 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... officials in Geneva on Thursday, throwing shoes and insulting them as "criminals" and "dogs" who were "killing children" in Yemen. Hamza Al-Houthi, head of the Houthi delegation to U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Geneva, stayed composed throughout the melee of several minutes that began when a woman in a headscarf went to the podium and threw a shoe at him, an insult in the Arab world. "They are killing the children of south Yemen," a pro-government supporter shouted before a fistfight broke out between Houthis and government supporters. The latter were then escorted out. |
| Posted by:Fred |