Thursday, November 12, 2009

Yemen Civil War News Updates -- November 12, 2009



Yemen Denounces Iran's 'Interference' -- Washington Post

Sunni government says Shiite Tehran meddling in conflict with rebels.

SANAA, YEMEN -- The Yemeni government on Wednesday lashed out against what it described as Iranian "interference" in its affairs, escalating tensions in a civil conflict pitting Yemen's army against Shiite rebels that has drawn in Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer, and raised fears of a regional proxy war.

"We affirm that Yemen categorically rejects any interference in its internal affairs by any party whatsoever," a Foreign Ministry spokesman told the government-run Saba news agency. "Yemen also rejects any attempt by any party to represent itself as the protector of sons of the Yemeni people."

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More News On Yemen's Civil War

Iran Issues Tacit Warning to Saudi Arabia Over Attacks on Rebels -- Times Online
Saudi military enforcing no-go zone inside Yemen -- Reuters
Yemeni rebels say Saudis setting up buffer zone -- Press Trust of India
Saudis tighten Yemen border control -- Al Jazeera
Yemeni rebels say Saudis setting up buffer zone -- AP
Saudi-Yemen Clash: Small War or Big Problem? -- Real Clear World
Does Iran play role in Yemen conflict? -- Christian Science Monitor
Saudi missiles hit Yemen border areas -- Press TV
Yemeni rebels accuse Saudis of shelling border -- Toronto Star
Saudi blocks parts Yemen coast to stop rebel supplies -- Reuters
Saudi forces impose sea blockade on northern Yemen -- Al Bawaba
Yemen rejects Iran security offer -- Al Jazeera
Yemen rejects Iranian 'interference' -- AFP
Yemen says war with rebels not about Shi'ism -- Reuters
With Saudi Fighting Houthis; Saleh Finally Sleeps -- Yemen Post
Yemen Conflict Triggers Flood of Refugees, UN Says -- Bloomberg
Yemen hails military cooperation deal with US -- AFP
Yemen, US Sign Military Cooperation Deal -- Voice of America
Is Yemen the most dangerous new front in the war on terror? -- The Telegraph

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