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| Yemen Huthis Demand Complete End to Attacks, Seek Talks amid New Coalition Raids |
| 2015-04-23 |
| [AnNahar] Iranian catspaws 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... on Wednesday demanded a complete end to attacks by a Saudi-led coalition as a condition for U.N.-sponsored talks, a day after the alliance declared an end to the first phase of its operations. "We demand, after a complete end to the aggression against Yemen and the lifting of the blockade, to resume political dialogue... under the sponsorship of the United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... ," Mohammed Abdulsalam, the front man for the Houthis, said in a statement. Saudi-led warplanes launched new strikes Wednesday on rebel positions in Yemen's third city Taez after the coalition had warned it stood ready to counter any advance by the rebels and their allies. The Houthis' front man praised the United Nations' "positive efforts and its declared support for national dialogue." His remarks came despite the U.N. Security Council's adoption last week of a resolution that slapped sanctions on the rebels and demanded they immediately withdraw from territory seized. The U.N. had sponsored a Gulf-brokered peace deal that eased former president 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... out of office in February 2012, ending a year of nationwide bloody protests against his three decades of iron-fisted rule. But the U.N. envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, resigned last week after he lost Gulf countries' support, according to diplomats. Meanwhile, ...back at the wrecked scow, Agent 49 felt gingerly for his head. It was still there. He had been hoping differently... ground fighting between the rebels and forces loyal to exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi raged on in a string of battleground towns, including the second city of Aden as well as Taez, in a blow to U.S.-led calls for renewed peace talks. In Taez, the rebels took advantage of the lull in air strikes to overrun the headquarters of the 35th Armoured Brigade, loyal to Hadi, which they had besieged for nearly a week, an army officer said. The Saudi-led coalition hit back with air strikes against rebel positions inside the captured camp and elsewhere in the city. The fighting left "dozens dead and maimed", the officer told AFP. The World Health Organization says at least 944 people have been killed in Yemen since March 19 and there were calls from all sides for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Hudna! Airstrikes and cutting off resupply must be working |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-04-23 09:10 |