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| Clashes just north of the Yemeni capital, Sana'a |
| 2014-01-29 |
| [Yemen Post] As officials in the eastern province of Shabwa confirmed on Monday that festivities took place in between secessionist snuffies and the armed forces, tribal sources spoke of renewed violence in Arhab, located directly north of the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, opposing the Houthis and local rustics affiliated to al-Islah, Yemen' Sunni radical faction. With violent armed confrontations taking place both north and south of Yemen, the impoverished nation seems ever more on the brink of collapse, only days after the international community hailed its National Dialogue Conference a "historical success" and testament of Yemenis' dedication to democracy. Armed only with a political and institutional timetable and no real practical solutions, President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi, whose presidential term, has been de facto extended ad vitam eternam since attached to the resolution of Yemen's power transfer; faces the same demons: insecurity, political instability and calls for secession, as he did on the onset of the NDC. Officials in Sana'a confirmed this Monday that festivities first broke out in the early hours of the morning in Arhab where 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" ... snuffies have allegedly attacked Salafi positions as to regain ground on the group and secure a foothold on the outskirts of Sana'a. Although President Hadi imposed a truce on the two warring factions earlier this month, sporadic festivities have threatened to lay waste all peace efforts in the northern highlands. Arahb rustics have been adamant the Houthis are to blame for the violence as they claim they are waging "a terrorist invasion" upon their lands in order to impose their School of thought: Shia Islam, upon the region. |
| Posted by:Fred |