It appears that the Yemenis can't get their act together so that there will be some peace in that country.
Yemen president warns of civil war as factions collide
BY MOHAMMED GHOBARI
SANAA Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:16pm EDT
Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi waits to speak during the signing of an agreement between the government and Houthi rebels, in Sanaa September 21, 2014.
CREDIT: REUTERS/MOHAMED AL-SAYAGHI
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(Reuters) - President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has warned Yemenis their country is heading toward civil war after the takeover of the capital by Shi'ite Muslim rebels, a move that has allowed the insurgents to dictate terms to a weakened, fractured government.
"(The combat in Sanaa) emphasises to us the painful bitterness of fighting among our people and the danger of entering into a civil war," Hadi said in a speech to political and security chiefs at his headquarters on Tuesday.
Any such war would likely pit the Houthi rebels against an alliance of Sunni Islamist and tribal interests united by a few top families and generals. Houthi rebels claim to represent the Zaydi Shi'ite sect or about 30 percent of Yemen's 25 million people.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/2
Yemen president warns of civil war as factions collide
BY MOHAMMED GHOBARI
SANAA Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:16pm EDT
Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi waits to speak during the signing of an agreement between the government and Houthi rebels, in Sanaa September 21, 2014.
CREDIT: REUTERS/MOHAMED AL-SAYAGHI
The aftermath of strikes on IS targets in Syria. Slideshow
(Reuters) - President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has warned Yemenis their country is heading toward civil war after the takeover of the capital by Shi'ite Muslim rebels, a move that has allowed the insurgents to dictate terms to a weakened, fractured government.
"(The combat in Sanaa) emphasises to us the painful bitterness of fighting among our people and the danger of entering into a civil war," Hadi said in a speech to political and security chiefs at his headquarters on Tuesday.
Any such war would likely pit the Houthi rebels against an alliance of Sunni Islamist and tribal interests united by a few top families and generals. Houthi rebels claim to represent the Zaydi Shi'ite sect or about 30 percent of Yemen's 25 million people.
Continue reading at:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/2
