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| Government delegation reviews problems of Saada |
| 2012-03-30 |
| [Yemen Post] A government delegation visited on Monday the remote governorate of Saada where it met with leaders of 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.... group, officials, sheiks and dignitaries. The delegation was comprised of the Endowment and Guidance Minister Hamoud Obad, the State Minister Hassan Sharaf Al-Din, a member of the Shoura Council Ali Bin Ali Al-Qais, members of parliament Abdul-Karim Jadban and Ahmed Al-Kuhlani, and head of the Defense Minister Operations Mohammad Al-Sufi. The delegation met with Saada Governor Faris Mana'a , military and security leaders as well as big shots of the Houthi group. In the meeting, they discussed the reconstruction of Saada that witnessed six conflicts with the former regime, and the engagement in the national dialogue. The interim government seeks to involve all Yemeni forces in the dialogue conference according to the GCC-drawn power transfer deal. A member of the delegation Sharaf Al-Din said that the committee reviewed the problems of the governorate and discussed all views presented in the meetings. He further said that they came up with constructive results about the engagement of the group in the dialogue. He further pointed out that among factors that will help resolve Saada case are the reconstruction of the governorate, taking attention to development projects and compensating the those people damaged by the six Saada wars. In remarks to the state-run Al-Jumhoria newspaper, he sad that the people of Saada want an apology of the government about the wars and dealing with their killed fighters as deaders. He further affirmed that the committee will imminently visit Saada to review the situations of the displaced persons and resolve their problems. |
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