Saturday, September 5, 2009

Civil War Resumes in Yemen


Yemen Blames Northern Rebels For Breaking Truce -- Yahoo News/Reuters

SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen accused northern rebels on Saturday of reigniting fighting in Saada province by breaking a truce designed to allow access for humanitarian aid.

The Supreme Security Committee said in a statement the fighting occurred in the Malahidh area in the mountainous region bordering Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil producer.

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Update: Yemen: Rebels violated truce deal -- Al Jazeera

My Comment:
This is probably the last attempt at some sort of peaceful compromise to the conflict. I expect the Yemen Government to now resume and intensify military operations against the many Shia tribes in the north of the country.

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