"Scorched Earth" Not Leaving Civilians In Yemen Un-Burned
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:32:18 GMT
Saudi fighter jets have launched another round of aerial
bombardment of northern Yemen, despite Riyadh's claims that
the operations against the Shia fighters were over.
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According to a statement released by the fighters on
Wednesday, Saudi forces carried out 13 air raids on al-
Raqqa, al-Sabbah regions as well as villages in close
proximity to al-Malaheet. The statement added that Saudi
forces had also fired over 900 rockets on rugged regions in
the north.
The latest blitz comes while on Tuesday, Saudi Deputy
Defense Minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan had said that the
bulk of the Kingdom's operations against northern Yemen's
fighters were now over.
The attacks, meanwhile, targeted civilian areas in the
mountainous Bani Bahr and Ghamra districts.
The conflict between the central government in Sana'a and
the Houthis of northern Yemen began in 2004. The conflict
intensified in August 2009 when the Yemeni army launched
Operation Scorched Earth, alleging that the Houthi fighters
had violated the terms of a ceasefire by taking foreign
visitors hostage.
The Houthis accuse the Yemeni government of violation of
their civil rights, political, economic and religious
marginalization as well as large-scale corruption.
Saudi Arabia joined the Yemeni government on November 3,
claiming that the Houthis had attacked one of their border
checkpoints.
Houthi fighters say that Saudi airstrikes on northern Yemeni
villages indiscriminately target civilians. According to the
fighters, the Saudis are using unconventional weapons,
including white phosphorus bombs, against civilians in
northern Yemen.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that since
2004, up to 175,000 people have been forced to leave their
homes in Sa'ada and take refuge in overcrowded camps set up
by the United Nations.
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Houthis condition retreat to halt in Saudi airstrikes
Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:29:26 GMT
The Houthi fighters
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Houthi fighters have expressed their willingness to withdraw
from the border area of al-Jabiri on the condition that
Saudi military forces halt their air strikes on northern
Yemen.
"We are prepared to withdraw from [those] sites if... Saudi
Arabia does not attack any one of us from its territory," a
spokesman for the Houthis, Mohammed Abdel Salam, told AFP
Wednesday.
Speaking during a conference in al-Khoba in the southern
province of Jizan on Tuesday, Saudi Deputy Defense Minister
Prince Khaled bin Sultan said that the bulk of operations
against the fighters was now over, but noted that a small
border village called al-Jabiri was still under Houthi
control.
The Saudi military commander also gave Houthis 24 hours to
withdraw from the Saudi border village and threatened them
with a fierce confrontation, should they defy the order.
Seventy-three Saudis have been killed and 26 have gone
missing since Saudi Arabia joint forces with the Yemeni
government against the Houthi fighters on November 3. The
number of wounded Saudi troops has reached 470, with 60
still hospitalized.
The conflict between the central government in Sana'a and
the Houthis of northern Yemen began in 2004. The conflict
intensified in August 2009 when the Yemeni army launched
Operation Scorched Earth, alleging that the Houthi fighters
had violated the terms of a ceasefire by taking foreign
visitors hostage.
The Houthis say their civil rights have been violated,
adding that they are suffering from political, economic, and
religious marginalization due to the policies of the Yemeni
government, which they have also accused of widespread
corruption.
The Saudi air force has further complicated the conflict by
launching its own operations against Shia resistance
fighters.
Houthi fighters say that Saudi airstrikes on northern Yemeni
villages indiscriminately target civilians. According to the
fighters, the Saudis are using unconventional weapons,
including white phosphorus bombs, against civilians in
northern Yemen.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that since
2004, up to 175,000 people have been forced to leave their
homes in Sa'ada and take refuge in overcrowded camps set up
by the United Nations.
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