Civil Unrest in Yemen

[ThePest179]

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/yemen-shiite-rebels-rout-islamist-allied-general-25669734

 

And Yemen becomes the next country to fall apart in the Middle East.

[ThePest179]

News roundup.

 

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/27/world/meast/yemen-clashes/index.html

 

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/14880-the-american-airforce-bombs-the-tribal-positions-at-radaa-in-yemen

 

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/10/yemen-houthis-capture-strategic-city-20141029201017619695.html

 

That second link shows Dumbassery at its finest.

[ThePest179]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/06/world/middleeast/senior-qaeda-figure-in-yemen-killed-in-drone-strike.html?ref=world&_r=1

 

Well, the drone war doesn't seem to be affected by much.

[BTGBullseye]

I think you haven't gotten many responses because of the lack of interest in Yemen as a country.

[ThePest179]

I think you haven't gotten many responses because of the lack of interest in Yemen as a country.

 

I don't mind. After all, someone will read this.

[Vapymid]

I'm following this. Only, so far, I had nothing useful to add.

 

Regards

[BTGBullseye]

I don't mind. After all, someone will read this.

Yeah, well... It won't be me! I didn't read it! You can't prove I did!

[ThePest179]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/20/us-yemen-attack-bomb-idUSKBN0MG11J20150320

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/20/world/middleeast/yemen-aden-airport-battle.html?_r=1

[ThePest179]

And here's some more:

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/world/middleeast/houthi-rebels-taiz-yemen.html?_r=1

 

Yeah, Yemen's not long for this world.

[Vapymid]

It's another playground for Saudi v Iranian proxy war games, just like Syria and Iraq now...

 

Regards

[ThePest179]

http://www.aawsat.net/2015/03/article55342544/yemens-hadi-calls-for-no-fly-zone-gcc-military-intervention

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/23/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN0MJ0OF20150323

[ThePest179]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/26/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN0ML0YC20150326

 

Looks like things went to shit fast.

[Vapymid]

In the meantime the Western media is doing what it can to obscure the state of affairs from the public.

 

Cue the BBC News a couple of days back:

 

"Al Qaeda has become very active in Yemen so, you see, the Saudis intervened with aerial bombardments"

 

What they forgot to say, of course, is that the Saudis fight on Al Qaeda's side - they are both Sunnis - and the Saudis were bombing the Shia rebels, supported by Iran.

 

But, of course, Joe Blow on the streets of Swindon now thinks that the Saudis were actually bombing Al Qaeda...

 

Regards

[BTGBullseye]

In the meantime the Western media is doing what it can to obscure the state of affairs from the public.

 

Cue the BBC News a couple of days back:

 

"Al Qaeda has become very active in Yemen so, you see, the Saudis intervened with aerial bombardments"

 

What they forgot to say, of course, is that the Saudis fight on Al Qaeda's side - they are both Sunnis - and the Saudis were bombing the Shia rebels, supported by Iran.

 

But, of course, Joe Blow on the streets of Swindon now thinks that the Saudis were actually bombing Al Qaeda...

 

Regards

That's beyond bad journalism... I would be surprised if the dude doesn't get a massive penalty for it. (well not really surprised, but I'd definitely take everything from the BBC as possibly being the opposite of reality)

[ThePest179]

In the meantime the Western media is doing what it can to obscure the state of affairs from the public.

 

Cue the BBC News a couple of days back:

 

"Al Qaeda has become very active in Yemen so, you see, the Saudis intervened with aerial bombardments"

 

What they forgot to say, of course, is that the Saudis fight on Al Qaeda's side - they are both Sunnis - and the Saudis were bombing the Shia rebels, supported by Iran.

 

But, of course, Joe Blow on the streets of Swindon now thinks that the Saudis were actually bombing Al Qaeda...

 

Regards

That's beyond bad journalism... I would be surprised if the dude doesn't get a massive penalty for it. (well not really surprised, but I'd definitely take everything from the BBC as possibly being the opposite of reality)

 

If I could see this BBC report, I'd be interested.

 

BTG, the BBC is opposite of your version of reality, not the actual one.

 

OT: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-30/fighting-and-air-strikes-continue-across-yemen/6357870?section=world

[BTGBullseye]

BTG, the BBC is opposite of your version of reality, not the actual one.

Ah, so they think that every human on the planet is inherently evil?

[Vapymid]

This was on-air BBC report, not on the web. You know I respect BBC as much as anyone but I totally agree with BTG that is was irresponsible.

 

Unfortunately, for the next 37 days BBC will be a morass of partisan propaganda and lobbyism as the General Election Campaign has started yesterday.

 

Regards

[ThePest179]

This was on-air BBC report, not on the web. You know I respect BBC as much as anyone but I totally agree with BTG that is was irresponsible.

 

Regards

 

If indeed it happened as you describe, then fucking hell, that's incompetent and lazy journalism at best and deliberate misinformation at worst.

 

Anyway, looks like the Saudis are gearing up for a ground campaign.

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/31/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN0MR0HE20150331

[ThePest179]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/01/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN0MS4Y120150401

 

EDIT: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/02/houthis-yemen-presidential-palace_n_6991862.html?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000017

 

The Yemeni central government is kaput.

Edited April 2, 2015 by Guest (see edit history)

[ThePest179]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-02/al-qaeda-frees-300-inmates-in-yemen-jailbreak/6369356?section=world

 

Fucking hell, al-Qaeda is taking advantage of the situation to break out prisoners.