Tag: yemen
Yemen: Conflict Persists Even After Saudi Walks Away
Despite Saudi Arabia’s decision to end the month-long campaign of air strikes against the Houthi rebels and to back a political solution to bring peace to Yemen, Militiamen in Southern Yemen said on Tuesday that they would not withdraw from fighting rebels until they move them away from the region. The residents told Reuters that […]
Yemen Crisis: Iran bashing and Burqa Sneak-away
The United States has mounted a critique of Iranian military intervention in Yemen, alleging that Iranian vessels have carried weapons to Houthi rebels in the country. The Iranian convoy is reported to have comprised of nine ships and two patrol boats. While the US has made it clear that it would not take part directly […]
Unrest in Yemen: Beyond Sunni-Shia Cliches
‘Sectarian’ is the trait adjective in the media coverage on the contemporary conflicts in the North African/West Asian regions. However, by ‘sectarian’ they rarely mean the much-too familiar racial or communal sectarianism, but rather than religious sectarianism partitioned between the Sunnis and Shias. Why the word sectarianism acquires such an instant translation should be discussed […]
Yemen Unrest: Saudi, Allies on Offensive Mode
In a strong, offensive move to militarily back the US-backed Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi , Saudi Arabia and its allies in the Gulf region have come out to the fore deploying troops and warplanes in Yemen to counter Iran allied forces who have beleaguered the southern city of Aden where the Yemani president had […]
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