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| Egypt, Kuwait say intervention in Yemen was necessary |
| 2015-03-27 |
| [ARABNEWS] The foreign ministers of Egypt and Kuwait said Thursday it was necessary to intervene in 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... after 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... rebels threatened the southern port of Aden, at a meeting ahead of an Arab summit. Both countries had expressed support for Saudi-led air strikes overnight against the Iran-backed rebels. The Houthi offensive "obliged all of us to quickly respond and take the required measures to restore peace and security," Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah said. His Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry said "it was necessary for a coalition of Arab states to answer the call of the Yemeni president," referring to a demand from President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi for military intervention. Sabah called for a resumption of negotiations in the troubled country that has been mired in a complex conflict involving pro-Hadi forces, the Shiite Houthi rebels, Sunni rustics, Al-Qaeda and forces loyal to ousted strongman President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... . The foreign ministers' meeting in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh came head of a summit over the weekend in which Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... members will consider forming a joint military force. |
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