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ps250_fall_presentation.pptxYemen civil war and Saudi Arabia BY Fares Huraibi
The current AND THE ex
After the Arab spring in Yemen president Ali Saleh resigned and give his authority to his deputy the vice president Hadi.
Hadi got the support of the people even the Houthi that he will guarantee everybody justice and early election after Ali ruled the country for 33 years.
The ex- president kept his silence but putting his tribes men into the republic guard and head leaders of the army; giving difficulties to Hadi to demolish the corrupt system.
The beginning of the militia
The Houthis militia had a problem with government since the 2002.
The government had seven wars and continuingly with the militia.
The militia is a part of Shiat in Yemen were they represent 10% of the population. The dividing the people by their region and tribes.
Houthis movement want to get back to the old monarch regime, where they used to related to the king.
The rebellion
The Houthi movement rebellion started in the 2002 by Hussain Al-Houthie, he died in the third war and the surrender of the group.
His brother Abdulmalek, became the head of the militia, giving speech as the head of Hezbollah in Lebanon, same way same word, and same gestures.
Abdulmalek lost 3 wars, didn’t last a month, however in the 7th he successfully with his militia and other tribes who sold their loyalty to march to the capital.
Saudi Arabia & coalition
Yemen government who managed to escape to Riyadh, working with GCC country agreed on fighting the militia seeing them as a threat to the region, putting Iranian supporter in the back door of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia supported the Yemeni army who is loyal to the government, with technological military gear, Patriot missile which could use to intercept ballistic missile.
Saudi Arabia and UAE, are rebuilding what left after liberating Aden, as well as other cities in Sothern Yemen.
Saudi Arabia has other frontier in the border of Yemen with militia, as well constantly firing Scud+ Iranian type of missile into Saudi cities: all intercepted.
The dividing in the country
When the militia surrounded the president in the republic palace; as well as the other part of the government, giving higher authority to the tribes man of the capital and its surrounded land.
The president escaped from Sanaa to Aden where he fine peace and shelter by his people, and after that to Saudi Arabia.
The president organized a loyal army from Saudi Arabia, since the GCC were the backbone of the economy in Yemen , In the GCC more than 2 million, half of them in Saudi Arabia, the other half in more than 4 GCC.
The southern part of the country stopped the invasion of the militia into the south, and the dividing problem before the war was intense, it got bigger however, after the liberation in the south.
This consider the second war since the unification North Yemen and South Yemen.
Un and the international community
The Security council in the UN supported the Yemeni president legitimacy, however the UN envoy in Sana’a always took a side with the militia, and giving peace resolution that the rebels keep 50% of the governmental seats+ the Parliament, While 50% of the other seats will be for the southerner and 30% for women.
On the international community USA, UK, France, China, and Russia support the legitimacy of the president.
Famine
According to WFP, more than 14 million, which is 50% of the population on the brink of famine.
The war increased the problem where the people in rural area cant receive humanitarian nor buy food.
The trade even got worse, which lead to a worst situation in the Arab’s poorest country. Export minimized only on the liberated area, while import of food nearly disapperaed.
UN trying their best with the Coalition and the Yemeni government in Riyadh, as well as the militia in the capital to coordinate how to reach the humanitarian aid to rural area.
Refugees
During the Arab spring the people felt that the country was not safe and decided to leave the country.
Most of the people who left the country were in from the non –supporter majority cities such as Taiz, Aden and most of the southern region, as well in the middle. An enormous refugees number left Aden to Djibouti and Somalia, but the larger percentage left to Oman, Saudi Arabia, and other who find a way to Europe and USA. More than 200,000 left the country.
question
Do you think the intervention in Yemen by the Arab Saudi-led coalition was just?
Do you think that the world might face a new form of Al-Qaida if the technological equipment fell into the wrong hand?
After the war do you think that the country will be separated again?
Why famine is ignored by the international community and other regional countries?
resources
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). "UNHCR Yemen." UNHCR Yemen. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
"UN Security Council Voices Support for Legitimacy of Yemeni President - CCTV News - CCTV.com English." UN Security Council Voices Support for Legitimacy of Yemeni President - CCTV News - CCTV.com English. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
"Yemen Emergency | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hunger Worldwide." Yemen Emergency | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hunger Worldwide. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
