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| Yemeni peace talks postponed indefinitely |
| 2016-05-09 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Yemeni peace talks have been postponed indefinitely after representatives of 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... militias failed to attend a meeting on Sunday, sources told Al Arabiya News Channel. This took place after the UN special envoy to Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... held talks Sunday with the country’s warring parties in a bid to break an impasse, a day after the government pulled out of direct negotiations. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed held separate morning talks in Kuwait City with delegates, and plenary or committees’ meetings were planned in the afternoon, front man for the UN envoy Charbel Raji said. Yemen’s government on Saturday pulled out of direct negotiations with the Houthis after there were no signs of any progress. A source close to the government delegation said the talks had reached a delicate stage after "the rebels backtracked to the starting point." "That has complicated the situation" the source told AFP, requesting anonymity. The Houthis and their allies have demanded the formation of a consensus transitional government before forging ahead with other issues that require them to surrender arms and withdraw from territories they occupied in 2014. They have also demanded the withdrawal of a small US force operating in the south of the country against Al-Qaeda Death Eaters. On Thursday, Ould Cheikh Ahmed said the foes had begun discussing major political and security issues in face-to-face negotiations aimed at bringing an end to 13 months of devastating war. The working groups exchanged views on resolving political and security issues and the release of prisoners and detainees, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2216. |
| Posted by:Fred |