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| Close call on border |
| 2004-02-13 |
| This is good! Check out the map at link. A prominent sheik of the Wayilah tribe, which lives along the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, told Yemen Times that up to 3,000 tribesmen are preparing to fight Saudi forces unless Saudi Arabia pulls out of Yemen. Tribal threats The sheik claims that Saudi Arabia has already built a security fence 4 to 7 km beyond the neutral zone inside Yemen, stretching from Jabal Hobash to Jabal Al Fara. âSaudi Arabia has already built a security fence inside Yemen,â said the sheik, âand we are ready to fight any time if Saudi Arabia doesnât remove what they have built in our country.â On February 7, leaders of the Wayilah tribe issued a statement protesting the Yemeni-Saudi border committeeâs memorandum which demands tribesmen to identify their properties outside the international borderline. Sheik Mohammed Bin Shagaa, once the head of the Wayilah tribe, died in April 2002 in a car accident, considered by many as a mysterious accident. He was fully against the 2000 border agreement. I expect this to go to the World Court any day now |
| Posted by:phil_b |
| #5 I could have sworn we let some SCUD missles go through to Yemen about a year ago. Wonder what they were for? |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-2-13 10:59:18 PM |
| #4 ...considered by many as a mysterious accident. Yeah, lot's of them over there... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-2-13 10:12:09 PM |
| #3 This is probably another case of tradition vs technology. More likely it's a disagreement between the Shiek and his own government. In June 2000, the Republic of Yemen and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed The Treaty of Jeddah 2000. Article 3 (extracted and EFL) of the treaty called for 1.an international company, commissioned by S.A. & Yemen, to undertake a field survey of the entire land and sea borders and set markers. 2. the work carried out by the company, along with representatives of S.A and Yemen, must follow absolutely the distances and directions the other specifications attached to the Treaty 3. The company shall prepare detailed maps of the line of the land border between the two countries. These maps, when signed by representatives of Yemen and S.A. will be official maps demarcating the border between the two countries. If the work has been completed and the maps signed,and if the Soddies have followed the borders on the map, then the Shiek is about to start something he can't finish. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-2-13 9:17:04 PM |
| #2 "In a bid to unseat the fabled Afghani fighters, today more than 300 Yemeni tribesmen clashed with a similar force from the Saudi National Defense Forces. After more than 4 hours of pitched battle, both sides withdrew as night fell. There were no casualties reported. However, in Peshawar, the price of small arms ammunition rose significantly, as did the prices of certain brands of sunscreen and lip balm." |
| Posted by: .com 2004-2-13 8:59:28 PM |
| #1 This oughta be interesting. It has the potentional of the Saudi 'military' against a Yemeni tribals. Anyone here want to take bets on who can hit the broadside of a barn? |
| Posted by: Valentine 2004-2-13 8:31:37 PM |