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| Houthis: Sana'a behind violence in Yemen |
| 2010-01-22 |
| Yemen's Houthi fighters accuse the Sana'a government of fueling violence in the country in a bid to attract financial backing from the United States. The Shia resistance fighters charged the central government with forging an al-Qaeda cell in Yemen, adding that the abduction of foreigners in the country is another part of the scheme planned by Sana'a. The Houthis insisted that they have evidence showing that the Yemeni government supplies arms to and finances militants throughout the country. Months after the Yemeni army launched a stepped up offensive against the Houthis fighters in the north, later aided by the Saudi Arabian military involvement, the United States has become openly involved in the military operations in central and south Yemen. Washington has admitted to supplying the Yemeni army with military intelligence and equipment, but the US media have reported on secret drone attacks against what the US claims are al-Qaeda targets in the Arabian Peninsula. On Thursday, Sana'a stopped granting entry visas at its airport in a bid to "halt terrorist infiltration." Issuing visas to foreigners will be handled by the Yemeni embassies after the verification of travelers' identities by security authorities in Sana'a. The UN says the Yemeni government's war against the Houthis has displaced more than 200,000 civilians on the top of killing hundreds of people. |
| Posted by:Fred |