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[I]Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen continue for third night[/I]
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[I]Yemen's president calls on rebels to surrender their arms and for their leaders to turn themselves in at Egypt meeting.[/I]
[QUOTE]Yemen's president has called on Houthi fighters to "surrender" at a meeting of the Arab League in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, as Saudi-led air raids continued to strike the group's positions for a third day.
Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who has fled the country, also called for the continuation of air strikes against Houthi targets on Saturday, as leaders representing 21 nations opened a two-day summit.
"I call for the continuation of Operation Decisive Storm until this gang [the Houthis] announces its surrender, exits all occupied territories in the provinces, leaves state institutions and military camps," Hadi said.
"Operation Decisive Storm will continue until all the goals are achieved and the Yemeni people start enjoying security and stability."
Hadi said the Houthis should surrender their weapons and for their leaders to turn themselves in.
Saudi King Salman vowed that the military intervention his government is leading would continue until it brings "security" to the Yemeni people.
The kingdom has vowed to do "whatever it takes" to prevent Hadi's overthrow, accusing Iran of backing the attempted takeover by the Houthis, who have seized swathes of the country. Tehran denies any interference.
Other leaders, including the leaders of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait,obliquely referenced Iran at the summit.
"This nation [Yemen], in its darkest hour, had never been faced a challenge to its existence and a threat to its identity like the one it's facing now,'' Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi said.
"This threatens our national security and [we] cannot ignore its consequences for the Arab identity.''[/QUOTE]
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I'm not sure if its a good thing the Arab states are fighting each other and policing each other or not
Also the irony of Arab states being world police in other nations is lost on most of them
Jesus, I can imagine this will become a huge clusterfuck if it isn't resolved. Last thing anyone needs is a full-out war between these states.
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Also the irony of Arab states being world police in other nations is lost on most of them[/QUOTE]
World police? Yemen is an Arab state.
I think the Sunni Arab world has realized some things. A)this ISIS thing is spreading B)anti-Sunni fighting has the support of a regional power(Iran) C)the local governments(Syrian/Yemeni/Iraqi)can't stop it D)the US and other western nations will not be the ones to step in due to political and practical considerations.
That leaves the Saudis to lead the charge. We'll help, in a support role. Satellite intelligence, resupply, drones, the whole thing. Just not actually doing the fighting, that's up to them.
[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;47413890]I think the Sunni Arab world has realized some things. A)this ISIS thing is spreading B)anti-Sunni fighting has the support of a regional power(Iran) C)the local governments(Syrian/Yemeni/Iraqi)can't stop it D)the US and other western nations will not be the ones to step in due to political and practical considerations.
That leaves the Saudis to lead the charge. We'll help, in a support role. Satellite intelligence, resupply, drones, the whole thing. Just not actually doing the fighting, that's up to them.[/QUOTE]
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said that the kingdom will defeat the Shia rebels "by any means necessary" so odds are Saudi Arabia will invade at some point in time.
I also don't see the rebels surrendering. For one, they control a large chunk of Yemen, including the capital. For another, it'll mean going back to the status quo with Shiites taking a limited, if any, kind of participation in the national government.
[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;47413890]I think the Sunni Arab world has realized some things. A)this ISIS thing is spreading B)anti-Sunni fighting has the support of a regional power(Iran) C)the local governments(Syrian/Yemeni/Iraqi)can't stop it D)the US and other western nations will not be the ones to step in due to political and practical considerations.
That leaves the Saudis to lead the charge. We'll help, in a support role. Satellite intelligence, resupply, drones, the whole thing. Just not actually doing the fighting, that's up to them.[/QUOTE]
IIRC the Houthis Rebels are not in way affiliated with ISIS and choose not to be. I mean would they actually want the US to begin bombing them?
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