Iran-Backed Rebels Just Sacked Yemen's Presidential Palace

[SALMAN F]

I sense a bit of trolling.

No.

Zaidiyyah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zaydis are a unique branch in Shia Islam and Islam as a whole. A bit like the Ibadis.

Zaydis are very close to mainstream Sunni Islam.

"Zaydiyyah is a Shi'ite school of law which, of all the groups in Shi'a, is closest to the Sunni tradition. The Zaydis are principally distinguished from other Shi'ite groups in their conception of the nature of the Imamate. Unlike the Imamis and Isma'ilis, who believe that the Imamate is handed down through a particular line of descendants, the Zaydis believe that anyone in the house of Ali is eligible for the Imamate. The Zaydis reject the doctrine of the Hidden Imam and the return of the Mahdi. The Imam is regarded as neither infallible nor capable of performing miracles. Personal merit, rather than investiture, governs who should be made Imam.
The Zaydis reject any form of 'sufi' tradition. Theologically they are closest to the Mu'tazila school."

Zaydi (Shia)

Nor do they believe in the 35 year old Wilayat al Faqih kufr.

Yes but the houthists sold themselves to qom and Tehran

 

[Pak-Americanos]

BTW didn't Saudi Arabia try to defend the Zayidi Imamat during the 60s and 70s from Nasser and the southern socialist secularist forces?

 

[al-Hasani]

Yes but the houthists sold themselves to qom and Tehran

No. History has shown that Yemenis can be bought off (like everyone else) but that they will not follow orders of foreigners. Not even KSA has succeeded with this tactic and nobody else will if KSA cannot. Houthis are a 100% native movement. It is the successor force of the Imamate of Northern Yemen which existed for 1000 years. So it predates the Iranian regime in age about 30 times. (1000/35). Most Zaydis I know want the return of the Imamate back and they see the Houthi's as a force that can do this.

They are not interested in KSA the slightest and know their limitations. At most some Yemeni nationalists claim the Southwestern provinces of KSA but that's about it. The natives of those provinces do not consider themselves Yemenis and they always saw themselves as a separate entity.

Visit their forums.

BTW didn't Saudi Arabia try to defend the Zayidi Imamat during the 60s and 70s from Nasser and the southern socialist secularist forces?

Yes.

North Yemen Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Saho]

So from Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and what's next for Iran who export and finance terrorism in the Middle East?

The Yemeni government no longer exist at least deserved for a humiliation for failing to rebuild and fix the country. The army is weak due to lack of trust. They'll most likely to go to either into Al Qaeda, Tribes or Houthis then AQAP, tribes vs Houthis etc.

 

[The SiLent crY]

There is no evidence to show Iran supports Shias in Yemen at least for now .

But its good , we have a new ally in Yemen who are ideologically very close to us . They're already veteran soldiers and just need to be organized and supplied .

 

[Serpentine]

My heart goes out to Pakistanis being killed by ANA in north, by Iran revolution guards on western frontier and Indians on southern frontier.

And Taliban in the middle.

 

[Saho]

This is the Yemeni army we are speaking. Whoops, I mean the "Khat chewhead army".

 

[beast89]

Obama touted yemen as a success story lmao, your puppet is going down

Obama’s bogus Yemen success story | Power Line

 

[Falcon29]

@al-Hasani @Serpentine

What's next in Yemen? Formation of new government ..? Then reform? Do Houthis have plans?

 

[A.Muqeet khan]

Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi still considers himself in power, a Yemeni official briefed on the political situation told CNN on Wednesday, after two days of turmoil that have led to talk of a coup.

A rebel unit with a tank stood guard outside Hadi’s residence in the capital, Sanaa, on Wednesday, and a militiaman told CNN that “the people” are now president of Yemen.

But the official, who confirmed that Hadi was still in his residence when they spoke Wednesday afternoon, said “no one has asked him to step down.”

Houthi rebels — Shiite Muslims who have long felt marginalized in the majority Sunni country — overtook the presidential palace in Sanaa on Tuesday, marking what a government minister called “the completion of a coup.” There were also reports of clashes near the President’s residence.

The chaos in Yemen is of deep concern to the United States and its allies because Yemen’s government has been a key ally in the fight against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Yemen-based group linked to attacks like the recent slaughter at French magazine Charlie Hebdo. AQAP also tried to blow up a plane landing in Detroit in 2009.


Power vacuums often benefit terrorist groups.

Paralyzing political crisis
Despite the presence of rebel militiamen outside his home, the President doesn’t consider himself a captive, the Yemeni official told CNN.

He explained that the Houthis were assisting Hadi’s security detail in their protection mission because part of the detail had “run away yesterday because of the fighting.”

As violence flares, 7 things to know about Yemen

A senior leader of the Houthi resistance movement, Abdullah Shabaan, gave a similar account. He told CNN that the “President’s personal security left him, which forced us to gather hundreds of fighters from our security to ensure he is safe.”

Describing the political situation in the country, the Yemeni official said, “No one is calling for the government to be dissolved,” but added that “the political crisis has paralyzed the structures of the state.”

He said talks were continuing because nobody wanted the situation to escalate.

Summarizing the actual balance of power, the official said the Houthis’ demands were clear and “nobody can hide that they are the dominant force, but they still recognize government power.”

President ‘has no control’
Yemeni Minister of Information Nadia Sakkaf on Tuesday called the Houthis’ takeover of the presidential palace “the completion of a coup.”

“The President has no control,” she told CNN as clashes raged.

The Prime Minister’s residence was also under attack from the street, Sakkaf said.

The regime still controlled the city of Aden on Tuesday, and it closed the port of Aden as well as roads leading into and out of Sanaa, according to Yemeni state TV, which is controlled by the government.

Seven things to know about Yemen

Victims of ‘false promises’
“We are the victims of corruption and false promises,” Houthi rebel leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said Tuesday in a televised address on a network controlled by Houthis and based in Beirut, Lebanon. “The government did not respect the peace and partnership deal from September. We are trying to bring some legitimacy to the government.”

He complained of economic struggles and poverty. Al-Houthi also said there is an international conspiracy to link Yemen to the attacks in Paris.

AQAP claimed responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo attack, and U.S. investigators have worked on the assumption that attacker Said Kouachi met the late terrorist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki at some point in Yemen and received orders from AQAP, a U.S. official told CNN. The Houthis and AQAP are adversaries in the long-running Sunni-Shiite conflict.

Tuesday’s developments came a day after heavy fighting between government forces and Houthis left nine people dead and 67 others injured, Yemen’s Health Ministry said, before the sides agreed to a ceasefire.

U.S. Embassy vehicle comes under fire
Unknown assailants also fired shots Monday night at a U.S. Embassy vehicle carrying U.S. diplomatic personnel in Sanaa, the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday. No injuries were reported.

Two U.S. Navy warships moved into new positions in the Red Sea late Monday to be ready to evacuate Americans from the embassy if needed, a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the planning told CNN.

On Tuesday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on “all sides to immediately cease all hostilities, exercise maximum restraint, and take the necessary steps to restore full authority to the legitimate government institutions.”

Members of the U.N. Security Council were briefed by the U.N. special adviser on Yemen, Jamal Benomar, and later issued a statement expressing their concern about the crisis.

They stressed that Hadi is the country’s “legitimate authority” and called on all sides in Yemen to stand with him and his government.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini also urged all sides to step back from conflict.

Fighting in Sanaa around the presidential palace and targeting the Prime Minister’s convoy “clearly aim at derailing Yemen’s democratic transition,” she said in a statement.

“Violence and conflict impede the government from delivering services and the international community from assisting the country, making Yemen’s poorest people suffer the most,” she added.

Prolonged turmoil
Houthis swept into the capital last year, sparking battles that left more than 300 dead in a month. In September, they signed a ceasefire deal with the government, and Houthis have since installed themselves in key positions in the government and financial institutions.

But tensions flared again last weekend as Houthis said they abducted presidential Chief of Staff Ahmed bin Mubarak in Sanaa on Saturday. Osama Sari, senior media adviser to the Houthi movement in Yemen, said Houthis detained bin Mubarak because the President wanted to introduce a new constitution without the Houthis’ approval.

Ban and Mogherini both appealed Tuesday for his immediate release

 

[Serpentine]

What's next in Yemen? Formation of new government ..? Then reform? Do Houthis have plans?

We shall wait and see, obviously Houthis can not be compared to any other militant group in the region in terms of agendas/ambitions. You see even Yemeni army refused to fight them and they have surrounded the residence of president, but refused to hurt him in anyway. What they say is that they want to take corruption out of Yemeni government (which honestly is one of the most corrupt ones in the world), and it's very hard to achieve. Let's see what'll happen in coming days.


Also, their enemies, including AQ, or media close to Saudis and also western media try to show them as Iran's puppets which is bs. Indeed they are close to Iran and are freindly, but they are no puppets and they have their own agenda. Even @al-Hasani disagrees with this. After all Zaidis ruled Yemen for nearly 1000 years, that's no joke, they have very deep roots in Yemen and are not like any new founded 'puppet' militant groups. They also have a support base among middle class Yemeni Sunnis.

 

[haman10]

@The Last of us : bro , i think the title "Iran backed ...." distracts us from the real developments in yemen .

are they supported by iran ? maybe yes , there is no evidence to confirm that . but the main issue is popular support that is given by YEMENI people themselves . houthis did NOT have popular support to this amount before , but after some developments (and we all know what i'm talking abt) they gained support from different fractions of society from sunnis to zaidi shias .

so this is a popular outrage , not an "iranian-backed" one

But its good , we have a new ally in Yemen who are ideologically very close to us . They're already veteran soldiers and just need to be organized and supplied .

they are much more organized than the regular opium-consuming "army" that yemen has constructed by "foreign" aid .

the exact same reason behind their decisive victories recently .

Do Houthis have plans?

i assume formation of a new national govt. is in their agenda .

 

[tesla]

This is the Yemeni army we are speaking. Whoops, I mean the "Khat chewhead army".

why yemen soldiers' cheek is swell i have seen first time such a thing

 

[al-Hasani]

why yemen soldiers' cheek is swell i have seen first time such a thing

Qat. You chew the plant. It is a relatively harmless addiction. Of all drugs then qat is the "best addiction" to have. It's still damaging as it makes you lazy after some time and the plant needs a hell lot of water to grow.

Here you go;

Khat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

@al-Hasani @Serpentine

What's next in Yemen? Formation of new government ..? Then reform? Do Houthis have plans?

Don't got the time right now to make an extensive reply but will try to answer your query later on when I am back. The problem with PDF is that you cannot have serious discussions due to all the trolling and if I make a serious reply it will most likely be long and people will not bother to read it. I have experienced this earlier so that's why I don't discuss many political issues on this section anymore.

 

[Hasbara Buster]

Nice, anything that disrupts Wahabi policies is to be supported.