Coup De'at in Yemen - Polidicks

[quote][t]http://cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2015/01/19/1a1de82f-a32d-478b-92cb-9048d203167d/thumbnail/620x350/721bfcd32c525adeae5fbd0a6c26bbc5/yemen2015-01-19t121209z2116779871gm1eb1j1k1f01rtrmadp3yemen-clashes-ceasefire.jpg[/t] [B]SANAA, Yemen[/B] -- A cease-fire halted intense clashes near the presidential palace in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Monday after Shiite rebels seized control of state-run media in a move that one official called "a step toward a coup." The fighting, centered on the palace and a military area south of it, marked the biggest challenge yet to President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi by the rebels, known as Houthis, who swept down from their northern strongholds last year and captured the capital in September. The violence has plunged the Arab world's poorest country further into chaos and could complicate U.S. efforts to battle al Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate, which claimed responsibility for the attack on a Paris satirical magazine this month and which Washington has long viewed as the global network's most dangerous branch. The Houthis are seen by their critics as a proxy of Shiite Iran -- charges they deny -- and are believed to be allied with former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, ousted in a 2012 deal after Arab Spring protests. They have vowed to eradicate al Qaeda and have battled the group, but are also hostile to the U.S. Their official slogan is "Death to Israel. Death to America." A State Department spokesperson told CBS News correspondent Margaret Brennan that the U.S. is monitoring the situation closely and "will calibrate the embassy security posture accordingly." There has been no order to evacuate the U.S. embassy. A Yemeni official told Brennan that Houthi militias are surrounding the prime minister's home and are stationed along rooftops of the neighboring buildings. The Houthis and forces loyal to Hadi have been in a tense standoff for months in the capital and the two sides traded blame for the outbreak of violence early Monday. Witnesses said heavy machine gun fire could be heard as artillery shells struck around the presidential palace. Civilians in the area fled as columns of black smoke rose over the palace and sirens wailed throughout the city. Hadi doesn't live at the palace, and extra soldiers and tanks deployed around his private residence, which is nearby. The convoys of Yemen's prime minister and a top presidential adviser affiliated with the Houthis came under fire, while Houthi fighters took over Yemen state television and its official SABA news agency, Information Minister Nadia Sakkaf said. "This is a step toward a coup and it is targeting the state's legitimacy," Sakkaf told The Associated Press. At least three people killed, a medical official said on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to journalists. The health ministry said more than 50 were wounded. Yemeni activist Hisham Al-Omeisy, who lives near the presidential palace, said the fighting began after 6 a.m. (0300 GMT, 10 p.m. EST) with a shell hitting a hill controlled by the Houthis. They responded with heavy artillery fire, he said. He later saw two bodies in civilian clothes just outside his house. He said he couldn't tell if the dead were civilians or Houthis, who do not wear uniforms. Later, "I thought it was all quiet and I left my house. But a shell landed right near me," he told the AP Monday afternoon. The cease-fire was negotiated by a presidential committee that included the interior and defense ministers, a presidential aide and a tribal sheik close to the Houthis. It came after witnesses said the rebels had seized control of the hills overlooking the palace and the military camp south of it. Khaled al-Radhi, a 35-year old private military contractor whose house overlooks the hills, said after hours of intense shelling, the Houthis seized control of the two hills known as al-Nahdain. The hills overlook the military camps and the palace. "This cease-fire came late. The group took control of the area," al-Radhi told the AP. There was no official comment on the report. The latest spasm of violence appears to be linked to the Houthis' rejection of a draft constitution that would divide the country into six federal regions. On Saturday, the Houthis kidnapped one of Hadi's top aides to disrupt a meeting on the charter.[/quote] [url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/yemen-coup-houthi-rebels-seize-state-media/]CBS News[/url]

It doesn't look like there is officially a chance in power yet, it seems to be on-going.

The Houthi logo reads: [QUOTE]God is Great, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse on the Jews, Victory to Islam[/QUOTE] They must be wonderful people.

d'état

[QUOTE=Brandy92;46971084]The Houthi logo reads: They must be wonderful people.[/QUOTE] Should read "God is great, man is dumb" Maybe these people dont quite realise just how great man can be without devoting every waking minute to ensuring everyone conforms to god's rulebook

interesting how fucked up country can get even more fucked up ...

Poorest country? Then this has got to be IS.

Hello, am currently in Yemen I can say as much as this news is telling you people that we are in shitty situation, Yesterday they have been fighting over and even a bloody School has been hit and killed several students. I hope for my country sake at some point this will be resolved, I can't tell you much, all I know is that we were forced to be inside and that we been hearing gun shots for hours.

Stay safe bro.

[QUOTE=.Greninja;46972006]Hello, am currently in Yemen I can say as much as this news is telling you people that we are in shitty situation, Yesterday they have been fighting over and even a bloody School has been hit and killed several students. I hope for my country sake at some point this will be resolved, I can't tell you much, all I know is that we were forced to be inside and that we been hearing gun shots for hours.[/QUOTE] Keep safe mate. Remember you can visit foreign embassies (claim asylum as a refugee) if you need assistance in getting away from danger you might experience.

here we go again

[QUOTE=Brandy92;46971084]The Houthi logo reads: [QUOTE]God is Great, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse on the Jews, Victory to Islam[/QUOTE] They must be wonderful people.[/QUOTE] Really covering all the bases there.

Who the fuck owns a white ak? It's not even fucking winter.

[QUOTE=Megadave;46972712]Who the fuck owns a white ak? It's not even fucking winter.[/QUOTE] In mexico, gangsters have golden AK when they shoot, their AK melt :v:

[QUOTE=Megadave;46972712]Who the fuck owns a white ak? It's not even fucking winter.[/QUOTE] Sand can be white

[QUOTE=ExtReMLapin;46972772]In mexico, gangsters have golden AK when they shoot, their AK melt :v:[/QUOTE] Electroplated with gold. The firearm wouldn't work if it was just gold, it is far too maluable.

[QUOTE=Tasm;46972806]Electroplated with gold. The firearm wouldn't work if it was just gold, it is far too maluable.[/QUOTE] I doubt the extra weight lets it remain an efficient weapon none the less :v:

and they use golden bullets they love gold

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;46972835]I doubt the extra weight lets it remain an efficient weapon none the less :v:[/QUOTE] You'd be surprised, the plating is extremely thin, almost completely negligible to the workings of the gun.