Thread: Yemen crisis: Islamic State claims Sanaa mosque attacks

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, pal.

Let the ragheads loose on each other,...excellent idea!

Non-interference by other's military in the actual stoush itself, just keep the ragheads supplied with near obsolete weaponry at a bargain basement price, they'll love it.

Beats sending missionaries and peacekeepers to fwk up things in the zone.

Let them do their own baby killing.

^ Just like Americans with their right to bear arms.

Originally Posted by Neverna

^ Just like Americans with their right to bear arms.

Eh?
Nothing to do with the situation.

Muzzies are used to offing and mutulating their own families and kids, daily.

Fighting in the Yemeni city of Aden has intensified as Houthi rebels try to seize the key government stronghold.
Concern is growing over the number of casualties after heavy clashes between local militia fighters and rebel forces.

Witnesses have reported bodies lying in the street after intense rebel shelling and sniper attacks.

The fierce fighting has continued despite seven nights of airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition.

The Houthi rebels, supported by troops loyal to the former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, have reportedly advanced deeper into Aden.

Last week the rebels appeared to be hours from overrunning the city. This forced President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi to flee to Saudi Arabia and spurred it to begin airstrikes

Yemen crisis: Fighting intensifies in Aden - BBC News

Originally Posted by ENT

The Houthi rebels, supported by troops loyal to the former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, have reportedly advanced deeper into Aden.

So SA is attacking a former president's troops . . . Get ready for a whole lot of wupass

Yup.

I think the cr*p is stacked to fall both ways.

Great.

Houthi rebels and their allies in Yemen have stormed the presidential palace in Aden following heavy clashes, officials say.

The rebels pushed through to the heart of the port city using tanks and armoured vehicles, despite air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition.
At least 44 people have been killed in the violence, including 18 civilians, according to AFP.

Separately, a Saudi border guard has reportedly been killed by gunfire.
It is the first known Saudi fatality since it began an air campaign against the Houthis last week.

The Saudi government says the aim of its operation in Yemen is to protect President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi's "legitimate government". It says it has no plans to deploy ground forces for now.

Aden was President Hadi's last seat of power before he fled to Saudi Arabia last week, as the Shia rebels advanced on the city.

"There are bodies and wounded in the streets and nobody dares to approach," said a resident in the central neighbourhood of Crater.
Yemen crisis: Rebels storm presidential palace in Aden - BBC News

Originally Posted by ENT

Separately, a Saudi border guard has reportedly been killed by gunfire.
It is the first known Saudi fatality since it began an air campaign against the Houthis last week.

Oh dear, a Saudi casualty . . . will they be all holier than thou and go ballistic because one of theirs was killed???
(Reminiscent of . . . . . . )

The Saudi government says the aim of its operation in Yemen is to protect President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi's "legitimate government".

... he fled to Saudi Arabia last week.

Not looking very "legitimate" now.

Originally Posted by ENT

Let the ragheads loose on each other,...excellent idea!

Not necessarily a bad idea. But arming Islamic radicals, AQ types? Real dumb idea, that also makes a mockery of our stated principles, and exposes our hypocricy.

The weird thing about Yemen and it's tribal shit is that the ex-President that the Houthi basically kicked out, is now using his militia to fight on the side of the Houthi against the Sunni fundamentalists. Go figure. Really don't see any upside in taking sides in this shitfight.

Originally Posted by sabang

Really don't see any upside in taking sides in this shitfight.

Clever man

Originally Posted by sabang

The weird thing about Yemen and it's tribal shit is that the ex-President that the Houthi basically kicked out, is now using his militia to fight on the side of the Houthi against the Sunni fundamentalists. Go figure. Really don't see any upside in taking sides in this shitfight.

It really does show Arab politics at its best . . . completely unfathomable

From the BBC ...



This week, Shia Houthi rebels pushed through to the heart of Aden using tanks and armoured vehicles.

But on Friday they were forced from the Crater neighbourhood and the presidential palace they overran the day before.

Saudi-backed fighters loyal to Mr Hadi also say they received an airdrop of arms supplies from coalition planes.

Elsewhere in Yemen, a military base in the south-eastern port city of Mukalla was taken over by al-Qaeda militants on Friday. It happened a day after fighters broke into the town's jail freeing prisoners.

A military official said al-Qaeda "took the headquarters of the 2nd Military Region in the afternoon without resistance".

BBC

Originally Posted by pseudolus

As the USA are directing the Saudi activity, including intelligence on who to hit, this is nothing more than a proxy US attack on Yemen.

Not to forget, the person the Yanks and Saudi are saying is the Legitimate ruler of the land was not democratically elected but was a Washington puppet put forward in an unopposed election. This is an act of war, nothing more and nothing less, and is a massive contravention of virtually every UN and Geneva laws. But thats not important.

Not that they are not really hitting important targets (well, the Russian embassey was hit and that is a good target for the Merkins) and are arming and growing the huge Islamists in the east of the country. This will be the next place for American boots on the ground in another illegal invasion because they are not having much luck in Syria (where they do have boots on the ground of course).

Indeed.
I would be terribly taken aback by those whom might consider that this action by the Saudis is through independent cause.

To be sure, the Yanks are calling the shots amongst any of these sided proxy situations in the region. Soon to be understood that the American strategy towards maintaining all factions will be the cause of considerable blowback.

Imperial designations ambitions will be their downfall in the end.

Yemen crisis: Deadly air strike on Sanaa arms depot

At least 25 people were killed and 300 injured in Yemen's capital Sanaa after an air strike on a missile base caused a huge blast that flattened buildings.

Witnesses compared the blast, which sent a plume of smoke hundreds of metres into the sky, to an earthquake.

The explosion occurred in the Faj Attan area of the capital, near the presidential compound.

A Saudi-led coalition bombing campaign has been targeting Yemen's Shia Houthi rebels since late March.

Local resident Adel Mansour told Reuters news agency it was largest explosion in more than three weeks of bombing by the coalition.

"My children are terrified and one of my relatives fainted because of the force of the blast."

Call for blood donors
Meanwhile, a BBC correspondent in the contested port city of Aden says its hospitals lack the supplies to treat patients.

Orla Guerin says medical teams in the city are complaining that patients are dying for lack of equipment. They have appealed for more antibiotics and bandages.



The Houthi rebels and their allies have been trying to capture Aden for weeks but have been held back by the air strikes and by forces of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, who has fled Yemen for Saudi Arabia.

In a televised address on Monday, rebel leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said Yemenis would never give in to the Saudis' "savage aggression".

The blast in Sanaa followed an air strike that hit an Oxfam humanitarian store in Saada, a Houthi stronghold in the north of the country.

The charity condemned the strike, saying it had provided the co-ordinates of its warehouses to the Saudis.

The UN says 150,000 people have been displaced by the latest fighting, and some 12 million are short of food.

Yemen crisis: Deadly air strike on Sanaa arms depot - BBC News

Yemen: Houthi chief vows to fight Saudi 'aggression'

he leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels has vowed to resist a Saudi-led bombing campaign that has been targeting his forces since late March.

In a televised speech, Abdul Malik al-Houthi said Yemenis would never give in to the Saudis' "savage aggression".

Hundreds have died amid battles between the rebels and forces allied to the president, backed by the air strikes.

A BBC correspondent in the contested port city of Aden says its hospitals lack the supplies to treat patients.

Orla Guerin says medical teams in the city are complaining that they are overwhelmed and patients are dying for lack of equipment. They have appealed for more antibiotics and bandages.

The rebels and their allies have been trying to capture Aden for weeks, but have been held back by the air strikes and by forces allied to President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.

On Monday, a massive explosion was heard in the rebel-held Yemeni capital, Sanaa, reportedly from an air strike targeting a weapons store.

Over the weekend, more than 80 people are said to have died in air strikes and in clashes on the ground between the rival forces.

The international aid agency, Oxfam, has meanwhile condemned an air strike that hit one of its stores containing humanitarian supplies in Saada, a Houthi stronghold in the north of the country.

"The contents of the warehouse had no military value. It only contained humanitarian supplies," an Oxfam official said, adding that the organisation had already provided the co-ordinates of its warehouses to the Saudis.

Meanwhile, in a televised address, Mr Houthi accused the Saudis of "malice and arrogance towards the Yemeni people".

He warned that the bombing campaign aimed to strengthen al-Qaeda in Yemen. While criticising Saudi policy, Mr Houthi praised Iran as "a great Islamic country".

Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia has accused its regional rival, Shia Iran, of aiding the Houthis, who are from the Zaidi Shia sect. Iran denies arming them.

The UN says 150,000 people have been displaced by the latest fighting, and some 12 million are short of food.

It has also said 731 people had been killed and 2,754 injured - many of them civilians - in three weeks between March and April. The numbers were likely to be an underestimate, it has warned.

Yemen: Houthi chief vows to fight Saudi 'aggression' - BBC News

Yemen crisis: US beefs up naval patrols as Iran convoy approaches


The US is sending an aircraft carrier to boost its patrols in the waters off Yemen, amid suspicions that an Iranian naval convoy in the area is carrying arms intended for Yemeni Houthi rebels.

The US has warned Iran against arming the rebels - but a US spokesman said the ships would not stop the convoy.

The US navy, which already has seven boats in the area, says its deployment aims to secure shipping lanes.

The US is not taking part in the air strikes, but it has backed the Saudi-led coalition by boosting arms deliveries and intelligence sharing.


The USS Theodore Roosevelt is moving from the Gulf to join other vessels in waters off Yemen

The USS Theodore Roosevelt, an aircraft carrier, and a guided-missile carrier, the USS Normandy, are travelling from the Gulf to join other vessels in the Arabian Sea off Yemen, US officials said.

The other US boats in the area include two destroyers, two mine-sweepers and three amphibious ships, Reuters news agency reports.

A US spokesman denied the ships would intercept the Iranian convoy, which is believed to be approaching Yemen.

However, a US official, interviewed by AFP news agency, expressed concern that the convoy may be carrying weapons for the Houthis, while admitting that it was too early to speculate.

"We believe these vessels may have arms and equipment on board. If they are delivered to Yemen, it will further destabilise" the country, the official was quoted as saying.

Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia has accused its regional rival, Shia Iran, of aiding the Houthis, who are from the Zaidi Shia sect. Iran denies arming them.

A UN resolution last week imposed an arms embargo on the rebels and their allies.

The UN says 150,000 people have been displaced by the latest fighting in Yemen, and some 12 million are short of food.

It has also said 731 people had been killed and 2,754 injured - many of them civilians - in three weeks between March and April.

The numbers are likely to be an underestimate, it has warned.

Yemen crisis: US beefs up naval patrols as Iran convoy approaches - BBC News

Saudi's King Salman orders elite National Guard to take part in Yemen campaign

The Straights Times
Published on Apr 21, 2015 9:28 PM

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Tuesday ordered the Saudi Arabian National Guard, widely regarded as the kingdom's best equipped military ground force, to take part in Riyadh's campaign against Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Military operations in the campaign have so far been carried out by the Royal Saudi Air Force and the Royal Saudi Land Forces, which answer to the Defence Ministry. The national guard is a separate military structure run by its own ministry.


Saudi's King Salman orders elite National Guard to take part in Yemen campaign - Middle East News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

Iran sees Yemen ceasefire in coming hours: Report

Published on Apr 21, 2015 5:00 PM

DUBAI (REUTERS) - Iran's deputy foreign minister said he was optimistic that a ceasefire in the Yemen conflict would be announced later on Tuesday, the Iranian Tasnim news agency reported.

Iran has consistently called for a halt to Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen, but representatives of the coalition that Riyadh leads and Western states have so far rejected its proposals, accusing it of supporting the Houthi rebel group.

"We are optimistic that in the coming hours, after many efforts, we will see a halt to military attacks in Yemen," Hossein Amir Abdollahian was quoted as saying by Tasnim.

Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition of Arab countries in a bombing campaign against the Houthis, who have taken large swathes of territory and forced Yemen's Saudi-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi into exile.

Iran sees Yemen ceasefire in coming hours: Report - Middle East News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

Operation 'Decisive Storm' in Yemen has ended, new phase under way - Saudi-led forces

The decision to end the offensive comes following a request by the Yemeni government, according to the Saudi-led coalition spokesman.

The anti-Houthi campaign is now switching into a new phase codenamed "Restoring Hope", the statement said, as cited by Saudi-owned Arabiya TV. The Saudi Defense Ministry says it is going to focus on anti-terrorism, security and finding a political solution to the crisis.

This does not, however, mean a ceasefire will be declared.

"The coalition will continue to prevent the movement of Houthi militias from moving or undertaking any operations inside Yemen," Saudi spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri in the Saudi capital Riyadh. He added that the bombing operation will resume if it is deemed necessary.

The White House has welcomed the Saudi announcement, saying that it continues to “support the resumption of a UN-facilitated political process and the facilitation of humanitarian assistance.”

Tehran also welcomed the halting of the bombing campaign, with the Iranian Foreign Ministry saying the conflict “cannot be resolved by force” and that the “ceasefire definitely represents a step forward, which will stop the killing of innocent and defenseless civilians,” TASS reported.

Houthi rebels, meanwhile, shrugged off Saudi Arabia’s claims the bombing campaign has been a success. A senior Houthi Revolutionary Committee member quoted by the agency claims halting the operation represents “a failure of the aggression they launched.” The Houthi official says the rebels have no responsibilities for maintaining the ceasefire.

http://rt.com/news/251777-yemen-operation-end-saudi/