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Houthis request Iran to stay out of Yemen crisis - 0 views

english.alarabiya.net/...-stay-out-of-Yemen-crisis.html

Yemen Iran Houthi

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  • jherna2a on 23 Mar 16
     
    According to the article, a Houthi official rebuffed Iran after one of its generals offered to send military advisers to help Houthi forces. The Iran have long been supporting the Houthis as they fight against Saudi-led forces.
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Houthi rebels seize parts of Yemeni port city - Middle East - Al Jazeera English - 0 views

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yemen houthi

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Yemen crisis: Who are the Houthi rebels? - 1 views

www.telegraph.co.uk/...Who-are-the-Houthi-rebels.html

Yemen Houthi revolution politics

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  • jherna2a on 10 Feb 16
     
    The Houthi rebellion brought forth a conflict with multiple players. The competing factions include the Houthis, the government, al-Qaeda, Al-Islah (a Sunni Islamist political faction), and Al-Hirak (the Southern Movement demanding secession).
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Reducing Yemen's Houthis to 'Iranian proxies' is a mistake (+video) - 0 views

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Yemen Houthi proxy Iran

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  • jherna2a on 09 Mar 16
     
    This article covers Yemen's civil war and rejects the notion that the Houthis are 'Iran-backed.' According to the author, the Houthis are not merely Iran's pawns and, labeling them as such, diminishes the decades of conflict that led to the rebellion.
tdford333

Al Qaeda, Houthis Battle over Army Bases in Yemen - Middle East - News - Arutz Sheva - 2 views

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drone strikes yemen

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  • Al Qaeda, Houthi Rebels Battle over Army Bases in Yemen
  • The Houthis, who are backed by Iran,
  • loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was president until being deposed in 2012.
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  • evacuation of the US embassies
  • The battle between Al Qaeda, the Houthis, and Yemeni nationals to secure control of the country has left it on the brink of a civil war,
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Yemen ex-ruler flees to Aden after house arrest | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR - 0 views

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shared by tdford333 on 22 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • Yemen's former president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi escaped weeks of house arrest by the Houthi militia at his
  • Houthi militiamen opened fire on protesters in the central city of Ibb, killing one person and wounding another, activists said. The crowd had gathered in a square to demonstrate against the Houthis' role in overturning the government last month.
  • Western countries are worried that unrest in Yemen could create opportunities for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to plot more attacks against international targets.
  • tdford333 on 22 Feb 15
     
    Yemen's ousted ruler flees house the arrest that was forced upon him by the Houthi Rebels that took power in Yemen's capitol. The unrest in Yemen leaves the opportunity for terrorist groups to gain power.
jherna2a

Yemen crisis: Who is fighting whom? - BBC News - 0 views

www.bbc.com/...world-middle-east-29319423

Yemen Houthi rebellion power struggle

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  • mjumaia on 21 Apr 15
     
    Yemen has war between several different groups, and this article explains more in details.
  • cguybar on 21 Jan 16
     
    The main fight is between the beleaguered President and rebels known as Houthis. The threat of attacks in Yemen posses a threat on the West due to its instability. 
  • jherna2a on 27 Jan 16
     
    Article explains the conflict in Yemen between the Houthis and the state. The Houthis are a rebel group who adhere to Zaidism.
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Iranian support for Yemen's Houthis goes back years - 0 views

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Iran Houthi Yemen

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  • jherna2a on 24 Feb 16
     
    This article provides evidence that the Houthis, a group of Shiite Muslims who have recently staged a rebellion, have close ties with Iran. The country has provided military and political support to the rebels.
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Iranian support seen crucial for Yemen's Houthis - 0 views

www.reuters.com/...-insight-idUSKBN0JT17A20141215

Yemen Iran Houthi war proxy

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  • jherna2a on 09 Mar 16
     
    Iran has provided weapons, medical aid, and training to the Houthis. In 2013, a ship smuggling Iranian weapons to Yemen was seized.
tdford333

Houthis refuse to cede power in Yemen - Al Arabiya News - 1 views

english.alarabiya.net/...s-to-step-aside-in-Yemen-.html

drone strikes yemen

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  • Shiite militia that seized power in Sanaa said Sunday it would not cave in to "threats" after Yemen's Gulf neighbours urged the U.N. to act forcefully against its takeover.
  • The United Nations Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution on Sunday urging the Houthis to step aside, release government officials and begin U.N.-brokered negotiations, diplomats said.
  • prompting Western-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi to tender his resignation.
tdford333

Drone Strike in Yemen Said to Kill Senior Qaeda Figure - NYTimes.com - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...en-killed-in-drone-strike.html

drone strikes yemen

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  • Drone Strike in Yemen Said to Kill Senior Qaeda Figure
  • Jan. 31, destroyed a car in Shabwah Province, in southern Yemen, killing four of its members who were inside. One of them, the statement said, was Harith al-Nadhari, an ideologue who had publicly praised the attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
  • Houthi fighters forced the resignation of President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Jan. 22
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  • The Houthis, though bitter enemies of Al Qaeda, have publicly opposed American drone strikes in Yemen. But they have apparently done nothing to interfere with the strikes since they took de facto control last month, and the American military has said the strikes will continue.
  • Mr. Nadhari praised their actions and said that France would face further attacks if it did not halt its “aggression against the Muslims.”
tdford333

Al-Qaeda franchise in Yemen exploits chaos to rebuild, officials say - The Washington Post - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...4-ba28-f2a685dc7f89_story.html

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  • Al-Qaeda franchise in Yemen exploits chaos to rebuild, officials say
  • Elite Yemeni units that the United States trained to hunt al-Qaeda have been scrambled by the government’s collapse. And millions of dollars’ worth of U.S.-provided military equipment has been destroyed in a span of days by Saudi airstrikes aimed at rendering those arms useless to the Iran-backed rebels who control the capital.
  • The vacuum, U.S. officials say, appears to have allowed al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to focus on rebuilding its strength after years of U.S. drone strikes against its leaders.
  • tdford333 on 12 Apr 15
     
    Millions of dollars of US provided military equipment has been destroyed by saudi airstrikes against the Houthi rebels. The power vacuum in the area has allowed AQAP to rebuild itself. U.S. officials said that the CIA's armed drones are still flying over Yemen, prepared to launch strikes against AQAP members.
  • tdford333 on 12 Apr 15
     
    Millions of dollars of US provided military equipment has been destroyed by saudi airstrikes against the Houthi rebels. The power vacuum in the area has allowed AQAP to rebuild itself. U.S. officials said that the CIA's armed drones are still flying over Yemen, prepared to launch strikes against AQAP members.
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Why is Saudi Arabia bombing Yemen? - CNN.com - 0 views

www.cnn.com/...saudi-arabia-offensive-why-now

Yemen Saudi Arabia military intervention Houthi Rebellion

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  • jherna2a on 03 Feb 16
     
    Saudia Arabia has launched military attacks on Yemen in order to "restore the Yemeni government" after the Houthi Rebellion. The main reasons for this is that Saudi Arabia sees the "Houthis as nothing more than a proxy Iranian force."
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The Breakdown of the GCC Initiative | Middle East Research and Information Project - 0 views

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Yemen Houthi Iran war

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  • jherna2a on 09 Mar 16
     
    This article takes a closer look at the Houthis and the malapropisms found in the media when reporting on the war. For example, the war is often simplified to Shi'i vs. Sunni when, in reality, not all Houthis' enemies are Sunni.
tdford333

We dream about drones, said 13-year-old Yemeni before his death in a CIA strike | World... - 2 views

www.theguardian.com/...ammed-tuaiman-death-cia-strike

drone strikes yemen

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  • We dream about drones, said 13-year-old Yemeni before his death in a CIA strike
  • he lived in constant fear of the “death machines” in the sky that had already killed his father and brother.
  • They turned our area into hell and continuous horror, day and night, we even dream of them in our sleep.”
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  • In 2011 an unmanned combat drone killed his father and teenage brother as they were out herding the family’s camels.
  • the Tuaiman men have been involved in pushing back against the Houthis.
  • Maqdad said the family had been wrongly associated with al-Qaida, and family members strongly deny that Mohammed was involved in any al-Qaida or anti-Houthi fighting.
tdford333

US drone strike in southern Yemen kills 3 AQAP fighters | The Long War Journal - 1 views

www.longwarjournal.org/...yemen-kill-3-aqap-fighters.php

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  • US drone strike in southern Yemen kills 3 AQAP fighters
  • The strike is the third in the province this year.
  • AQAP has re-established its presence in Shabwa as the Yemeni government has been weakened by the Houthi rebellion
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  • The US has launched four drone strike in Yemen since the beginning of 2015.
  • The US lost its biggest partner in Yemen when the Houthis took control of Sana’a and forced President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi and the government to resign.
  • US officials have insisted that counterterrorism operations against AQAP will continue.
  • President Obama previously praised the US counterterrorism strategy in Yemen as “one that we have successfully pursued.”
  • tdford333 on 22 Feb 15
     
    This article is about the a recent US drone attack in Yemen which killed 3 AQAP fighters. Also mentioned are the reassurances of the US that drone attacks will continue.
tdford333

Saudi Arabia and Yemen: The test for a new monarch | The Economist - 0 views

www.economist.com/...-will-find-it-hard-end-it-test

yemen crisis

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  • The test for a new monarc
  • tdford333 on 03 Apr 15
     
    Despite more Saudi bombings, Houthis fighters remain unwavering. The crisis could lead to an all out religious war between Sunni and Shia Muslims.
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