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| UN Security Council urges Yemen's Houthis to Cede Power |
| 2015-02-17 |
| [ARABNEWS] The United Nations ...a formerly good idea gone bad... Security Council on Sunday urged Yemen's Shiite 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 Americaâ„¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... militia to cede power, release President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and negotiate to emerge from the crisis. All 15 members of the council unanimously adopted a resolution drafted by Britannia and Jordan to that effect. "The Security Council has spoken in one voice and delivered a strong and united message," British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said. His Jordanian colleague Dina Kawar stressed that "we need to prevent Yemen from sliding into the abyss." Ahead of the vote, the Houthis had made clear their determination to maintain their grip on power, despite intense pressure from the UN, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the 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... . The Arab League has called a meeting of its diplomatic chiefs on Yemen to take place Wednesday. In its resolution, the council demanded that the Houthis engage in "good faith" in UN-brokered negotiations, "withdraw their forces from government institutions" and "relinquish government and security institutions." It also demanded that the militia release Hadi, Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and other members of his cabinet currently under house arrest or otherwise "arbitrarily" detained. All parties must "accelerate inclusive UN-brokered negotiations" and set a date for a constitutional referendum and elections, the resolution added. It raised the possibility of sanctions, without going as far as Gulf countries, which have demanded coercive measures under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter. A new council resolution would be necessary for sanctions to be applied. In November, the council slapped sanctions on ex-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... and two Houthi leaders. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 when muslims kill muslims I really don't care. |
| Posted by: irishrageboy 2015-02-17 16:56 |
| #2 Four hastily called conferences, three statements of concern, two letters of condemnation, and an off-hand remark by the White House. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-02-17 11:24 |
| #1 Or? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-02-17 04:44 |