Crisis in Jemen

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 02:50 schreef Houtenbeen het volgende:

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AlArabiya_Eng twitterde op donderdag 26-03-2015 om 02:48:28 #BreakingNews: Iranian advisers asking their govt to evacuate them from #Yemen http://t.co/jjKCr8oUBE reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 03:00 schreef Montana_ir het volgende:
@JFXM: Members of #Yemen coalition fighting Houthis:

- Saudi Arabia
- Kuwait
- Qatar
- UAE
- Bahrain
- Jordan
- Egypt
- Sudan
- Morocco
- Pakistan

Turkije doet niet mee.

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RT_com twitterde op donderdag 26-03-2015 om 03:01:15 MORE; Hadi govt officials have been calling on Gulf states to impose a no-fly zone over Yemen http://t.co/dAzo7Kj9Ie http://t.co/xZjooWC23U reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 02:30 schreef Houtenbeen het volgende:

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AlArabiya_Eng twitterde op donderdag 26-03-2015 om 02:28:14 #BreakingNews: #Egypt, #Morocco, #Jordan, #Pakistan, #Sudan want to join coalition against #Houthis http://t.co/dqKrn63Srf reageer retweet

Marokko wil ook meedoen

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 03:06 schreef PizzaMizza het volgende:
Iran moet ingrijpen en MANPADs en ander AA-materieel te leveren.

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 03:02 schreef PizzaMizza het volgende:

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Niet? Verbaast me dat Erdogan zich eens onthoudt van islamitische conflicten. Komt vast door 't feit dat Yemen nooit deel van het Osman imparatorluğu is geweest, en dus niet interessant is.

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 03:06 schreef PizzaMizza het volgende:
Iran moet ingrijpen en MANPADs en ander AA-materieel te leveren.

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 03:07 schreef Houtenbeen het volgende:

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Welke landen zijn voor Iran daar in de regio?

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 03:07 schreef Houtenbeen het volgende:

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Welke landen zijn voor Iran daar in de regio?

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 03:08 schreef Montana_ir het volgende:

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Erdogan wil geen oorlog met Iran. Hij is slimmer dan die geitenneukers in Saudie Arabie.

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 03:10 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 03:29 schreef PizzaMizza het volgende:

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Hoe bedoel je?

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L0gg0l twitterde op donderdag 26-03-2015 om 03:36:21 Unconfirmed reports Pakistani submarines active in the Strait of Hormuz monitoring Iranian naval movements h/t @arabianofelix reageer retweet

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L0gg0l twitterde op donderdag 26-03-2015 om 03:38:19 Oil +6.3% since the Yemen news reageer retweet

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ammar82 twitterde op donderdag 26-03-2015 om 04:11:49 Bombing resumes now. 6:09 am #Sanaa local time. #Yemen reageer retweet

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JMarkland25 twitterde op donderdag 26-03-2015 om 05:02:00 Saudi Arabia contributing 100 warplanes, 150,000 soldiers to #Yemen operation, Al Arabiya reports http://t.co/DqHajlYPs6 reageer retweet

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A_ISHARAB twitterde op donderdag 26-03-2015 om 05:01:23 Assefat Alhazm, #Saudis' military operation, announces #Yemen's territorial airspace as a No Fly Zone & no ships to dock in seaports. reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 20 maart 2015 14:05 schreef Szura het volgende:

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Laat het leger en de Houthi's maar een verbond sluiten om dat soennitisch tuig te klappen

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 02:01 schreef IPA35 het volgende:
Laatste keer hadden de Wahhabi's ook al zo'n succes. Gaat nog leuk worden.

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 02:15 schreef Szura het volgende:
@zaidbenjamin: #Jordan, #Egypt, #Sudan, #Morocco and #Pakistan are said to be part of the #Saudi-led coalition in #Yemen according to #Saudi analysts

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 05:45 schreef CaryAgos het volgende:

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Dafuq doen Marokko en Pakistan in dat rijtje?

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khabartvonline twitterde op donderdag 26-03-2015 om 05:46:42 BREAKING White House: Obama has authorized the provision of logistical and intelligence support to GCC-led military operations in #Yemen reageer retweet

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ikhras twitterde op donderdag 26-03-2015 om 05:48:02 Idiot on @Aljazeera said "#Iran-ian occupation of #Yemen finally gives Arabs a reason to unite." #Palestine has been occupied since 1948. reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 05:48 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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khabartvonline twitterde op donderdag 26-03-2015 om 05:46:42 BREAKING White House: Obama has authorized the provision of logistical and intelligence support to GCC-led military operations in #Yemen reageer retweet

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ikhras twitterde op donderdag 26-03-2015 om 05:48:02 Idiot on @Aljazeera said "#Iran-ian occupation of #Yemen finally gives Arabs a reason to unite." #Palestine has been occupied since 1948. reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 26 maart 2015 08:24 schreef hardromacore2.0 het volgende:
Slim van die Saudies

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The ongoing Saudi air strikes on Yemen have so far claimed the lives of 13 civilians with more deaths feared, Yemeni sources say.

"Thirteen civilians, including women and children, were killed in the Saudi raids overnight," a civil defense source said on Thursday.

According to witnesses, residents are helping civil defense authorities in the search for any more victims under the rubble of houses damaged in the air raids.

Following the attacks, forces loyal to fugitive Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi seized control of the international airport in the southern port city of Aden.

Troops of the 39th Armored Brigade, who are allied to the Houthi Ansarullah movement, had earlier seized the facility.

The Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Thursday that Saudi Arabia has deployed "100 fighter jets, 150,000 soldiers and other navy units" for the military campaign in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia announced in the early hours of Thursday that it had begun launching airstrikes in Yemen where the Ansarullah fighters have been making advances.

"The operation is to defend the legitimate government," Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi envoy to the US, told reporters in a rare news conference at the Saudi embassy in Washington on Wednesday, referring to the administration of fugitive President Hadi, whose whereabouts are unknown after reportedly fleeing the country earlier in the day.

“We consulted very closely with many of our allies and in particular with the United States. We are very pleased with the outcome of those discussions,” he said. “We have a situation where you have a militia group that is now in control or can be in control of ballistic missiles, heavy weapons and an air force.”

The Saudi envoy cited "outside countries" that are involved in the campaign, saying, "We have a coalition of over 10 countries that will participate in these operations to prevent Yemen from falling at the hands of the Houthis."

Jubeir said the countries "would do whatever it takes" in the new war launched in the region.

Meanwhile, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE along with Saudi Arabia released a joint statement that they "have decided to answer the call of President Hadi” against the movement’s ”aggression”.

The statement, published by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), included all member states of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) except Oman.

"We have air assets from a number of countries in the (Saudi) kingdom and we have military assets that are on their way to the kingdom to participate in these operations," the Saudi envoy said.

Saudi Arabia said Thursday that five more countries want to join the [P]GCC coalition launching attacks in Yemen.

According to the Saudi state-run news agency, Egypt, Pakistan, Jordan, Morocco and Sudan have "expressed desire to participate in the operation" against the Houthis, which the kingdom has dubbed "Firmness Storm."



Saudi attack raises oil prices

Crude oil prices have increased on the global markets in the aftermath of the Saudi-led onslaught against Yemen.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for May delivery jumped $2.28 to $51.49 while Brent crude for May surged $2.46 to $58.94 in late Thursday morning trade.

The recent crude price surge comes amid fears that violence in Yemen could spill over and threaten key crude producers in the Middle East, including neighboring Saudi Arabia.



Riyadh seeking to bring Yemen under control

Speaking to Press TV, a Middle East political commentator said that Saudi Arabia’s strong opposition to a Yemen free from the Saudi hegemony explains why Riyadh has launched a military campaign against its conflict-ridden southern neighbor.

Ali Abbas al-Ahmed, director of the Institute for [Persian] Gulf Affairs, said early on Thursday that Saudi Arabia is making a huge miscalculation through waging a war against members of the Ansarullah movement in Yemen, as the fighters are now more trained and better equipped than the forces Saudi Arabia fought against back in 2009.

He also criticized Washington’s “naïve” policy vis-à-vis developments in Yemen, adding that the United States has surrendered its foreign policy on Yemen to Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf Arab states.

Ahmed said he expects Ansarullah fighters to march into the Saudi territory within the next few days, and wrest control over its southwestern Jizan region, which is located near the border with Yemen.