Yemen Civil War News and Discussion.. an evolving situation

[Oscar]

Saudis believe Houthis are heretics.

The Houthis believe the Saudis are heretics - at the end it is irrelevant what belief is used since it is part of a larger game within competing power bases in the middle east.

 

[MS Sandhu]

Those were some powerful strikes.Israeli media claims 90 Yemenis are killed in action.
Houthis fired Ballistic Missiles to fight back but in vain.US probably shot all of them down.

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[F-22Raptor]

Much of Houthis’ Offensive Capability Remains Intact After U.S.-led Airstrikes

The strikes damaged the group’s ability to carry out complex missile and drone attacks, U.S. officials said, but identifying targets has proved to be a challenge.

www.nytimes.com

The US assesses it destroyed 20-30% of the Houthis offensive capability in this strike.

 

[Persian Gulf]

Houthi toppled internationally recognized government in Yemen in 2015.

You omit to mention this government had exceeded its 2 year mandate (after only allowing one candidate to stand for office in the first place in 2012) and refused to hold new elections then resigned after the legitimate national uprising

 

[LeGenD]

You omit to mention this government had exceeded its 2 year mandate and refused to hold new elections then resigned after the legitimate national uprising

Fair point. Yemen is a backward country and not exactly known for producing quality leaders. But the toppled government had international recognition and did not partake in useless conflicts. It had a foreign policy. Houthi are a disaster.

 

[Persian Gulf]

Fair point. Yemen is a backward country and not known for producing quality leaders. But the toppled government had international recognition and did not consider useless conflicts.

Conflicts are not new to Yemen, there are many deep rooted divisions and lack of strong centralised leadership. Currently we see a de facto division of Yemen into 2 states (Ansarallah in the North/West, STC/South Yemen in the South/West) with much of East Yemen being sparsely populated and rife with terrorist groups, the toppled/ex-government has been reduced to almost irrelevance now. Perhaps the 1990 unification of Yemen was a mistake, but sanctions, blockades and bombs are not likely to help either.

 

[VCheng]

Fair point. Yemen is a backward country and not exactly known for producing quality leaders. But the toppled government had international recognition and did not partake in useless conflicts. It had a foreign policy. Houthi are a disaster.

Here is an idea: why don’t we blame someone else for the failure to produce good leadership in Yemen? I hear it works well elsewhere too.

 

[LeGenD]

why do you keep deleting my posts

are you too afraid to engage openly ?

I have been very friendly and engaging. You have resorted to ad hominems while addressing me. This is not how a debate works. You want to have a debate? First step is respect facts and evidence. Second step is to not tell others what to post and what not to post. I am on topic and have expanded on Houthi politics and lack of foreign policy. I do not troll like the usual suspects here. The problem is on your end, not mine.

 

[Chirulz]

The unfortunate thing is that still Muslim block is hypocrite the inner plan was that the resistance in Palestine shall be crushed by one way or another with clear facilitation of Arabs. However miracle happened as Hammas has survived due to sheer help of some secret players. Now one should also check background of KSA and Houti struggle. In near future no doubt there was power struggle between Arabs and Iran in shape of Houtis. But on other side the so called Yemen govt has no majority support and puppet of KSA/Western powers. The Yemen oil was and still being stolen by foreign powers just as happening in Iraq and even in Syria.

Now presently the Houtis are getting massive support from common Muslims as they are standing with just cause of Hammas/Palestine resistance. The news are there that Houtis have so far used on ballistic Missiles/Rockets with combination of drones, however they have saved their sophisticated CMs for later stage. Meanwhile Houtis are more or less like Taliban with no real central command chain. You kill one leader another shall come have hundreds of trained gorilla fighters with heavy arsenal of Missiles/Rockets. As ware has escalated if Houtis start actions within Arab countries they shall also get support from hard line Sunni groups also. The war shall not end until and unless ceasefire is made with detailed talks for future. The prolonged war shall not be helpful for US/Israel interests.

 

[lightning f57]

Houthi toppled internationally recognized government in Yemen in 2015. Former Yemeni leaders requested Saudi assistance to prevent Houthi expansion. Houthi are up to no good unfortunately. They have divided the country internally and are now attacking commercial ships passing through the Red Sea. Israel is just an excuse. This is a classic case of power hungry people who use religion for politics, corruption, and mischief.

I think the history of the Houthi's is allot more complicated than that. They have for over 1000 years been contesting the land in and around Yemen. The world recognised their government in the early 20th century, but the Egyptians toppled their king and installed a puppet. At one point the Saudi's and Israeli's were backing them against Egypt. Saleh wasn't a good leader, he mis-ruled Yemen for over 30 years, eventually he was going to be toppled because people wanted better. Now it remains to be seen if they get better or worse. Yemen has been used and abused by the surrounding countries, the so-called muslim brothers and Israel. Its people have suffered tremendously including the Houthis who now rule most of Yemen.

 

[Aziqbal]

I have been very friendly and engaging. You have resorted to ad hominems while addressing me. This is not how a debate works. You want to have a debate? First step is respect facts and evidence. Second step is to not tell others what to post and what not to post. I am on topic and have expanded on Houthi politics and lack of foreign policy. I do not troll like the usual suspects here. The problem is on your end, not mine.

your facts are not facts

CNN is pro-zionst
and above all Kyiv post is pro-zionist
and even worse you quoted Lyle Goldstien another Zionist entity

I dont even debate these "facts" they are not facts

if you want to talk seriously you need to bring more credibility than republishing Zionist propaganda

 

[LeGenD]

your facts are not facts

CNN is pro-zionst
and above all Kyiv post is pro-zionist
and even worse you quoted Lyle Goldstien another Zionist entity

I dont even debate these "facts" they are not facts

if you want to talk seriously you need to bring more credibility than republishing Zionist propaganda

This is your political view and it is not conducive for debate. Tell me which side is absolutely truthful? No side is absolutely truthful. All partake in propaganda and lying is second nature to many in Asian countries. The links that I have shared contain photos of intercepts. Focus on them.

Ukraine have provided ample evidence of its kinetic exploits in war. I do not recall a country that have shown its kinetic exploits like Ukraine in a war before. This is a first.

What is there not to believe?

 

[lightning f57]

This is a great video on the company Zodiac Maritime which the Houthis targeted, with alleged links to Israeli intelligence, along with wider context on why US & UK are bombing Yemen

 

[jamal18]

Getting a lot of info on the web that a war with Yemen and Iran is now inevitable.


Any views?

 

[VCheng]

Getting a lot of info on the web that a war with Yemen and Iran is now inevitable.


Any views?

Any widening of the conflict would be a tragic mistake.