Crisis in Jemen #3

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oxfamgb twitterde op maandag 20-04-2015 om 11:27:48 This picture shows our warehouse in #Yemen, full of humanitarian aid, after being destroyed by a coalition airstrike http://t.co/98rfzLQCBS reageer retweet

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Saudi-Arabië lijkt zich klaar te maken voor een grondoorlog in Jemen.

Koning Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud vaardigde dinsdag een decreet uit waarin staat dat de elitetroepen van de Nationale Garde zullen deelnemen aan operaties op de grond in Jemen. Dat melden diverse internationale media.

Saudi-Arabië heeft de leiding over de coalitie die tot nu toe alleen met bombardementen de Houthi-rebellen probeert tegen te houden. Die hebben een groot deel van Jemen in handen en dreigen steeds meer land te veroveren. Het land verkeert in chaos sinds de rebellen vorig jaar de hoofdstad Sanaa in bezit namen.

De sjiitische rebellen worden gesteund door het eveneens sjiitische Iran. Het overwegend soennitische Saudi-Arabië staat achter president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi die Jemen is ontvlucht.

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Op maandag 20 april 2015 15:08 schreef Toga het volgende:

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Rare vent, die IraqiSecurity, hij had beter kunnen zeggen:
Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, and Pakistan are supporting and helping a #Saudi-led massacre in #Yemen.
Het lijkt nu wel of hij specifiek iets tegen de VS heeft..

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Op dinsdag 21 april 2015 19:59 schreef IPA35 het volgende:
Zie nu.nl, Iran-KSA 3-0

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Op dinsdag 21 april 2015 23:35 schreef Nibb-it het volgende:
Saudis Announce Halt to Yemen Bombing Campaign
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that it was halting a nearly month-old bombing campaign aimed at the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels who have seized much of neighboring Yemen, in a conflict that has threatened to escalate into a new regional war. (New York Times).

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A senior American official said “there have been discussions” in the past several days among officials from the United States, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a Saudi partner in the campaign, about ending the bombing. Asked why, the American official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: “Too much collateral damage.”

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Op dinsdag 21 april 2015 23:35 schreef Nibb-it het volgende:
Saudis Announce Halt to Yemen Bombing Campaign
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that it was halting a nearly month-old bombing campaign aimed at the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels who have seized much of neighboring Yemen, in a conflict that has threatened to escalate into a new regional war. (New York Times).

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ahmadalissa twitterde op woensdag 22-04-2015 om 10:41:32 #Saudi crimes of war in #Yemen: 951 murdered, including 143 children and 95 women in addition to 3943 woundedhttp://t.co/80cVbShwGL reageer retweet

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Op woensdag 22 april 2015 13:28 schreef Smack10 het volgende:

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En SA gaat weer door met bombarderen.

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Op maandag 20 april 2015 20:58 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:
Obama laat zich anaal nemen door Saudische jurken, niks bijzonders.

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EjmAlrai twitterde op donderdag 23-04-2015 om 16:13:49 #BreakingNews:#Saudi led coalition prevented an #Iran/ian aircraft2 land in #Sanaa carrying 300 tons of medical aids despite coordination reageer retweet

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Saudi Arabia's billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal tweeted an unexpected message for the 100 fighter pilots involved in airstrikes against Yemen – each would be awarded a Bentley. The tweet, which was later deleted, sparked anger online.

“I congratulate our wise leaders on the victory of Operation Decisive Storm and the beginning of Operation Restoring Hope,” bin Talal appeared to tweet on Tuesday. It followed an announcement of a new phase in the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen.

“To recognize the one hundred participating Saudi pilots I am pleased to present them with 100 Bentley cars,” he said, according to screenshots of the message.

READ MORE: Operation 'Decisive Storm' in Yemen ends, new phase underway - Saudi-led forces

But the fighter pilots couldn't allow themselves to get too excited, because the tweet was later deleted without explanation. Some Saudi Arabian reports suggest the prince's account was hacked, though this has not been confirmed.

The Twittersphere was unsurprisingly full of opinions on the tweet, with many reminding of the human cost of the operation in Yemen and disgusted that the loss of lives could be rewarded with luxury cars.

At least 944 people were killed and 3,487 wounded in Operation Decisive Storm, according to the World Health Organization.

At least 944 people were killed and 3,487 wounded in Operation Decisive Storm, according to the World Health Organization.

Others mentioned that while bin Talal was offering to pay for 100 Bentleys, he had failed to provide even one emergency vehicle to Yemen amid the fatal airstrikes.

Bin Talal's tweet came after Saudi Arabia announced an end to Operation Decisive Storm on Tuesday.

"Operation Decisive Storm has achieved its goals...[including] removing the threat to Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries, especially in terms of heavy weapons," said a statement carried by Saudi state news agency SPA.

READ MORE: 5 facts you need to know about Yemen and its conflicts

The operation was aimed at Houthi rebels who had seized large areas of Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa, forcing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to escape to Saudi Arabia.

With a fortune valued at nearly US$23 billion by Forbes, 60-year-old Bin Talal is the richest member of the Saudi monarchy and is among the richest men in the world. He is a nephew of the late Saudi King Abdullah.

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Hayder_alKhoei twitterde op donderdag 23-04-2015 om 22:28:09 Claims Iran is supplying the Houthis with weapons ignore the fact the group was already flush U.S. arms from Saleh http://t.co/R4shLbJbQJ reageer retweet

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Op maandag 27 april 2015 18:31 schreef reza1 het volgende:
Anti-Saudische agressie demonstratie
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Op maandag 27 april 2015 18:52 schreef Perrin het volgende:

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Zou het uitmaken?

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russian_market twitterde op dinsdag 28-04-2015 om 16:09:24 Iran seizes US vessel with 24 people on board.- So much for Obama's diplomacy. reageer retweet

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AlArabiya_Eng twitterde op dinsdag 28-04-2015 om 16:12:39 Iran holds U.S. ship, 34 sailors http://t.co/0S2aWYcLEV reageer retweet

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L0gg0l twitterde op dinsdag 28-04-2015 om 16:13:49 IRANIAN FORCES HAVE TAKEN U.S CARGO VESSEL, 34 SAILORS TO BANDAR ABBAS PORT -- ARABIYA reageer retweet

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ahmadalissa twitterde op dinsdag 28-04-2015 om 17:29:54 #Yemen: 300.000 Yemenis displaced because of the #Saudi megalomania reageer retweet

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HussainBukhaiti twitterde op maandag 27-04-2015 om 18:29:13 This is wat Saudi/US coalition did in Aden today,dozens killed&inj,whole residential block collapsed by strike #Yemen http://t.co/dR6t03Aha3 reageer retweet

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Spanning Iran en Saudi-Arabië lopen op om aanval Jemen

De spanningen tussen Iran en Saudi-Arabië zijn opgelopen na een incident waarbij Saudi-Arabië twee Iraanse vliegtuigen heeft verhinderd te landen in de Jemenitische hoofdstad Sanaa. Volgens Iran had het vliegtuig hulpgoederen bij zich, zoals voedsel en medicijnen. Iran heeft de vervanger van de Saudische ambassadeur in Teheran woensdag op het matje geroepen.

Saudische straaljagers bombardeerden dinsdag de landingsbaan waar de Iraanse vliegtuigen wilden landen, waardoor ze moesten terugkeren. „Onmenselijk” noemde een woordvoerster van het Iraanse ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken de actie.

Volgens Saudi-Arabië waren de Iraanse vliegtuigen het Jemenitische luchtruim „binnengedrongen” en hadden ze waarschuwingen genegeerd.