Houthi Movement in Yemen Yahya al-Houthi, brother of rebel leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi stated, “We are not anti-American per se. Rest assured that we do not have any issues with the American people, but we disapprove of some of their government’s foreign policy in the Middle East. Like many people in the Middle East of all faiths, we were opposed to the US led invasion of Iraq and the subsequent killing of civilians” (Novack, 2009). The Houthis’ goals in their revolution are inherently religious
proceeded, people of Yemen added more grievances and called for the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. During this conflict, the government and military officials resigned from president Saleh’s government rendering the government powerless in dealing with the protestors. In January 2012, a major protest that involved sixteen thousand nationals took place in Yemen, this pressured president Saleh making him to announce that he would not run for reelection. However, the protestors could not
this civil war in a chronological order , from where it started to where it ended. The Government of the North was chaired by Colonel Ali Abdullah Saleh , member of EL-AHMAR ,a part of the big tribe : Hached. He was especially interested for the well being of the petroleum and oil present in the north’s soil. Whereas for the South controlled by the communist Ali Salem El-Bide was trying to give the worst soviet image out of it’s self by introducing whatever is soviet-like to the life of everyday
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades, which is named after al Qaeda's co-founder and Osama bin Laden's mentor, was formed by Saleh al Qarawi sometime after 2004 as an offshoot of al Qaeda in Iraq, and was tasked with hitting targets in the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories) and throughout the Middle East. Abdullah Azzam Brigade is a Sunni Islamist militant group affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the global jihad movement. The group, which began operating in 2009, was founded by
Cole bombing, with cultural differences hindering cooperation between the two countries. That changed following the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington. Gen. Tommy Franks, head of the U.S. Central Command, visited Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Salih this week, and President Bush called Salih on Monday, thanking him for his country's cooperation in the fight against terror. One U.S. official said Yemen had "one of the most significant" al Qaeda organizational links in the world. Thousands
caution, as just a couple days ago Gaddafi’s son and three of his grandchildren where reportedly killed by a NATO bomb, an action that could quickly change the tide of sentiment against NATO, and perhaps toward Gaddafi. In Yemen, the president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has agreed to step down from his position due to political protest. However, this agreement as reportedly fallen apart, as he continued to add provisions the deal... ... middle of paper ... ...intervention is required is very small. More
president of Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi’s transition with former president Ali Abdullah Saleh had failed. There was an increase in unemployment, food insecurity, bombings, and a separatist movement in the south. All of this had triggered a massive war in Yemen.There were many people who were loyal to the new president and people who were part of a political Shia rebel group who were loyal to the former president Saleh. Since 2014, 10,000 people were killed by the Saudia Arabia Military and more
Back before the wars, before the conflicts, before all the disasters, Yemen was known as The Happy Land. Based on The Guardian, in ancient times, Yemen was known as Arabia Felix, Latin for "happy" or "fortunate". Now, because of the civil war, and the rise of people against each other and the government, it has lost the validity of those labels. Based on Every Culture Magazine, the name of the country is derived from the legendary ancestor Yaman, the son of Qahtan, or from the Arabic root ymn ("the
Arab Spring Essay The Arab Spring was an uprising in the Middle East and North Africa, many of its repercussions are still being dealt with today. The Arab spring is an uprising that started over different governments and how the governments are not abiding by basic human rights. Corrupt governments took away property rights, economic rights and basic human rights, which were all necessities to forming a functioning government and making people feel like they were an important member of their country
Culture is a learned set of beliefs, values, norms, customs, traditions, ideas, and attitudes that contributes to human behavior within a region. Culture is a common way of being and thinking that is passed from generation to generation to the members within a society. These commonalities within communities create a pattern that is recognizable and distinct from one region to the next. The social structure, religion, geography, and lifestyle is what shapes, an ever changing, culture; the shared
Honor Killings Human rights violations against women have, for too long, been denied the attention and concern of international organizations, national governments, traditional human rights groups and the press. Meanwhile, hundreds of millions of girls and women around the world continue to endure debilitating and often fatal human rights abuses. These are only a few instances of abuse which occur every single day all around the world. Human rights violations against women must be documented