Yemen Civil War

[Mary The Quene]

Lets see the Houthis take on LA-Qaeda and the former government of Yemen.

According to this article the Saleh Loyalists+Houthis have 100,000-120,000 fighters. I guess driving out The Hadi's isn't too diffuclt at this point. (perhaps the Hadi Loyalists can flee to Suqutra to be still there as a symbolic force). After the remaining parts of South Yemen have been taken i expect them to go on the defensive and establish a defensive line somewhere, there's no need for the Houthi's to seize East Yemen.

The only thing that can change this is a Gulfstate invasion.

http://www.middleeasterner.net/blog/...-twister-yemen

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Changed the title in accordance with recent events. I'll update the OP aswell

[Papay]

If that continues then Yemen is going to be divided again

[Flavius Julius Nepos Augustus]

If that continues then Yemen is going to be divided again

I was thinking the same till: http://www.energy-pedia.com/news/yem...and-gas-blocks
It has oil reserves that makes the Saudis jealous. I suspect the the southern sepetrists have a deal with the Houthis but maybe a formal division needs an agreement on the oil revenue (most in the south).

Yemen has the potential to become a regional strongman.

[Papay]

An interesting point:West forced sunni presidents of Yemen to conduct "counter-terrorist" operations in the south. Because of US, Sunnis are in a state of civil war. Shias on the other hand, are once again united. This is the reason why Iran is gaining the upper hand.

[Flavius Julius Nepos Augustus]

An interesting point:West forced sunni presidents of Yemen to conduct "counter-terrorist" operations in the south. Because of US, Sunnis are in a state of civil war. Shias on the other hand, are once again united. This is the reason why Iran is gaining the upper hand.

Iran doesn't need to do much over there the Houthis can handle themselfs. (that is what my university professor told us when we shortly debated Yemen).
The Saudis builded a 10 billion wall across the border for a reason. Wahabis in and devestate the country that is/was the plan.

[Mithridates II the Great]

Houthis are only 50 kilometer far from Aden .

According to a report the resigned president fled to UAE and the defensive line of forces loyal to the south was crushed .

Houthis took 2 more cities alongside Yemeni Army forces allied with them .

[Papay]

If thats true i believe that the best outcome would be dividing Yemen in two. I am sickened with all that shia versus sunni rivalry. Not another endless war please

[Treize]

Good to see Wahhabi's being crushed.

[Mithridates II the Great]

Houthis took Lahj a couple of hours ago .

Persian Gulf states' ambassadors are leaving Aden to home .

Aden will fall soon .

[Cyrene]

as of 24, March, 2015:



and a detailed map ( probably today )

Lahj taken, it's only a matter of time till they reach Aden

[Condottiere 40K]

The Egyptians need a secure sea route to the Suez Canal.
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[Tiberios]

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[Mithridates II the Great]

Battle of Aden started .

[Vanoi]

Good to see Wahhabi's being crushed.

The last government of Yemen weren't Wahhabis. All the Houthis have manged to do is throw a country into civil war. But i guess because they are pro-Iranian Shiite militias its alright.

[Papay]

These are bad news for Assad. The west will not accept Iran controling Yemen and Syria

[Mary The Quene]

Yemen's International Aden airport seized by troops of ex-president Saleh-officials

(Reuters) - Troops loyal to Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, an ally of the powerful Houthi militia, captured Aden airport on Wednesday from forces loyal to President Abdu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, local officials said.

The officials added without elaborating that clashes were taking place in the vicinity of the airport.

Gunfire at Aden army base as Yemen's Houthis approach: residents

(Reuters) - Sounds of gunfire and explosions were heard at a Yemen army base in the center of Aden on Wednesday, residents told Reuters, and Houthi militia forces were within about 20 km (12 miles) of the city's northern entrance.

Soldiers at the city's Jabal al-Hadeed barracks fired into the air to prevent residents from infiltrating and arming themselves, the local witnesses said, suggesting that President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's control over Aden was fraying.

Houthi fighters and allied military units had advanced to Dar Saad, a village a half-hour's drive from the southern city's center, residents there said.

Yemen's Al-Anad's Air Base Formerly Used by U.S. Forces Is Seized by Houthi Rebels

CAIRO — A Yemeni air base used by American forces for counterterrorism operations fell under the control of army units and fighters allied with the Houthi movement on Wednesday as they closed in on President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi in his refuge in the southern city of Aden.

A television network under Houthi control said they had found the base, Al Anad, empty and looted, and had captured two senior officers loyal to Mr. Hadi, including his defense minister. Yemeni Air Force planes under Houthi control struck targets near the president’s Aden home and his supporters returned fire with antiaircraft guns.

It's only a matter of days before Aden is seized at this point, after Aden it is basicly mopping up campaigns in the western part of Yemen. Saleh will be president again. I'm looking forward what they're going to do against Al-Qaeda. Also The wahhabis of KSA have deployed troops along the border with Yemen for ''defensive'' purposes.

[Mithridates II the Great]

Aden fell .

This is not right , Something is wrong in Yemen that let Houthis take Aden easily while fighting in cities take too much time and casualties .

Here is the map :

http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...y_detailed_map

These are bad news for Assad. The west will not accept Iran controling Yemen and Syria

Iran has never controlled Syria and is not going to control Yemen .

Syria has been Iran's loyal ally for decades and the alliance is based on mutual interests . I'm sure Iran will do the same thing in Yemen if things go well . Maybe an unwritten military alliance with houthis in region .

[Treize]

Most of the army is with the Houthi's now. Only armed "popular commitees" defended Aden.
Is Hadi in Djibouti now? He supposedly fled Aden by boat.

[Mary The Quene]

Most of the army is with the Houthi's now. Only armed "popular commitees" defended Aden.
Is Hadi in Djibouti now? He supposedly fled Aden by boat.

The situation is very unclear at the moment. In any case if there are still some remnants of the Yemen military fighting for Hadi then i expect them to defect. Can't see why they would fight anymore for a lost cause and for a president who runs away. It's not like the Houthi's are massacring Sunnis or anything like that

[Papay]

The situation is very unclear at the moment. In any case if there are still some remnants of the Yemen military fighting for Hadi then i expect them to defect. Can't see why they would fight anymore for a lost cause and for a president who runs away. It's not like the Houthi's are massacring Sunnis or anything like that

No they dont massacre them. But wherever sunnis took the streets to demonstrate they got shot by them