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| Forces loyal to president seize parts of Yemen's economic hub |
| 2015-02-20 |
| [YEMENONLINE.INFO] Forces loyal to Yemen's president said they had seized strategic buildings in the southern city of Aden on Monday after a five-hour battle, escalating a civil conflict threatening to split the country in two. The militias supporting Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi wrested parts of Yemen's economic hub from security forces allied to 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... movement, including its main power station and intelligence headquarters, sources said. The country's north is dominated by the Shi'ite Moslem Houthis, who completed a takeover of the capital Sanaa last month. In the south, forces loyal to Hadi and separatists aiming to restore the former South Yemen appear to be in charge. U.N. Yemen envoy Jamal Benomar tweeted on Monday that he had visited Hadi, who is still under house arrest at his residence. Benomar said he had briefed Hadi on the U.N. Security Council resolution adopted on Sunday calling for an end to his house arrest and that of his government. |
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