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War in Yemen: More
Links 3 Krieg im Jemen:
Weitere Links 3 4.4.2015 – WDAM Saudis move tanks, troops to tense border
with Yemen – by CNN http://www.wdam.com/story/28719828/saudis-move-tanks-troops-to-tense-border-with-yemen 4.4.2015 – Global Research Saudi Airstrikes against Yemen Use Weapons “Made in Israel” “The
Saudis are using Israeli weapons in their raids on Yemen,” Yemeni Army
Commander Taher Rasoul Zadami told FNA on Thursday. He pointed to the Saudi
supports for Al-Qaeda terrorists in Yemen http://www.globalresearch.ca/saudi-airstrikes-against-yemen-use-weapons-made-in-israel/5440664 4.4.2015 –
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sicherheitsrat
beruft Krisensitzung zu Jemen ein Russland fordert im
höchsten Gremium der Vereinten Nationen eine Feuerpause. Die Staaten werden
auch über ein mögliches Waffenembargo gegen die Houthis beraten. Die
Meinungen darüber gehen auseinander http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/naher-osten/saudische-luftangriffe-sicherheitsrat-beruft-krisensitzung-zu-jemen-ein-13521698.html dazu http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/jemen-297.html 3.4.2015
– UPI U.N.:
over 500 killed in Yemen thus far Electricity,
water and medicine is in short supply – by Ed
Adamczyk 3.4.2015
– New Republic The Yemen Conflict Isn't a Sectarian War—Yet Viewing the conflict in Yemen through this narrow sectarian prism oversimplifies the complex political landscape within Yemen. More importantly, framing the conflict in terms of Sunni vs. Shia can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. In the current cold war going on in the Middle East, between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran, it could force armed actors to entrench themselves further on one side of the divide. The Houthis practice a form of Shiite Islam—Zaydism—that exists almost exclusively in Yemen and is closer to Sunni Islam than the Twelver Shiism dominant in Iran. Most Yemeni Sunnis belong to a branch known as Shafii. Stephen W. Day, a Yemen expert and author of Regionalism and Rebellion in Yemen, argues that the conflict is defined mostly by regional and tribal divisions within Yemen. “Across history the Zaydi-Shafii distinction is actually a regional political division between influential groups in mountain highlands on one hand, and all others,” Day said. “Yemenis in all regions ... feel that current fighting has less to do with Zaydi-Shafii than traditional highland mountain people asserting their dominance over others.” Adam
Baron, a visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations who
reported from Yemen for several years, agrees that sectarianism has not been
a driving factor in Yemen’s domestic power struggles. “There has always been
some sectarian element to the conflict, but it's been comparatively minor when
it comes to fueling the current morass,” he said in an email. Over the last
several decades, Saudi behavior in northern Yemen—where most Zaydis
live—played a significant role in the rise of the Houthis. To spread their
influence in the Arabian Peninsula, the Saudis started supporting conservative Wahhabi/Salafi schools and
mosques, provoking a Zaydi revivalist response. Baron said that “the import
of sectarian, hardline Sunni ideologies had a part in birthing the Houthi
movement. But the more the Saudi coalition treats the Houthis—who, it should be
noted, have been fighting in alliance with Saleh-loyal Sunni military units
and tribesman—like Iranian proxies, the greater the chance this conflict will
turn into a protracted sectarian war. http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121447/saudi-strikes-yemen-could-make-tribal-conflict-regional 3.4.2015 – The Times of India Indians
back from Yemen recount tales of horror Constant sound of gunfire and bombing and visits by militiamen -even in hospitals - who threatened people with abduction and death are firmly etched in the memory of many shaken survivors who reached their home early Thursday morning after their dramatic evacuation from Yemen. Mariamma Varughese, a 36-year-old nurse from Panvel, recounted how Houthi rebels approached her with a live bomb, threatening to explode it. ariamma's hospital was bombed four days ago, during which time, all the nurses and other staff were holed up in another section of the damaged building, hearing machine guns and explosions. Latha Munappan (28), who was employed as an X-ray technician in a private hospital in Aden, said the past 21 days had been the most horrifying experience of her life. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indians-back-from-Yemen-recount-tales-of-horror/articleshow/46789108.cms dazu http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Bombs-and-Bullets-Everywhere-Yemen-Evacuees-Recall-Days-of-Horror/2015/04/03/article2746025.ece 3.4.2015
– Global Research “Destroying Nation After Nation”:
American Hell for Yemen The
U.S.-spawned whirlwind of carnage and destruction has wrecked the societies
of Iraq, Libya, Syria, Somalia and Yemen, yet most Americans feel themselves
blameless. “The people, the corporate media and the political system all
accept that their government has the right to intervene in the affairs of
other nations and that it is always right and moral in its claims.” They
behave like zombified cogs in an imperial death machine. “American
imperialism and the war of terror unleashed on that region are ultimately at
fault and continue to destroy nation after nation.” t is true that Saudi
Arabia bombed Houthi positions and threatens to start a ground invasion with
the help of Egypt. Both of these countries are American client states and
would not contemplate these actions without having a green light from
Washington. In its zeal to have and maintain hegemony the United States
resorts to brute force and supports others who do likewise. To say that
Barack Obama and his Oval Office predecessors made a mess of the Middle East
is the very definition of understatement. Because America’s goals are never
benevolent its policies lurch from one awful decision to the next with human
suffering being the only common denominator. The chaos makes sense only when
the true nature of American foreign policy is acknowledged. The shifting
alliances and seemingly strange bedfellows are part of the longstanding
doctrine of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny asserts that the United States
has the right to expand its reach anywhere it wants to. – by Margaret Kimberley http://www.globalresearch.ca/destroying-nation-after-nation-american-hell-for-yemen/5440622 3.4.2015 – Daily Sabah Yemen:
Searching for a sign of peace Being a cradle of some of the world's
oldest civilizations, Yemen has not been able to establish a stable political
structure for almost a century due to its divided groups. Now, the country is
experiencing another bloody civil conflict followed by yet another foreign
intervention – by Ekrem Buga Ekinci http://www.dailysabah.com/features/2015/04/03/yemen-searching-for-a-sign-of-peace 3.4.2015 – Los Angeles Times Yemen
capital, Sana, is a city on edge amid airstrikes Airstrikes roar like thunder through the early mornings, mixing with the clatter of antiaircraft fire and the enormous boom of secondary explosions when weapons dumps are hit. No one gets much sleep; people are haggard and haunted. The strikes usually recommence in the afternoons. … Everyone is on edge, and arguments, especially those about politics, often degenerate into shouting and sometimes even fisticuffs. People angrily accuse one another of being traitors either over sympathy with the Houthis or support for Saudi Arabia's military campaign – by Al-Alayaa http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-yemen-hardship-20150403-story.html 2.4.2015
– Truthdig Saudi Scholar: ‘Yemen Has Not Shot a Single
Bullet at the Saudi Government’ Ali al-Ahmed, executive director of the
Institute for Gulf Affairs, a human rights advocacy think tank, explains why
the U.S.-supported, Saudi-led attack on Yemen is a blatant act of illegal
aggression. Al-Ahmed is interviewed by Stanley Heller on
Heller’s Struggle Video News http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/yemen_has_not_shot_a_single_bullet_at_the_saudi_government_20150402 = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjJG1b5hD2Q 2.4.2015 – Vocativ The Mysterious Saudi Prince Leading
The War In Yemen Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's young and untested defense minister, is a favored royal son, with a PR campaign to match. As questions about Prince Mohammed grow, at least one thing is clear, observers say. He’s emerged as one of the most influential players in the House of Saud, and likely the youngest to yield any real influence. After ascending to the Saudi throne in January, his father, King Salman, moved swiftly to consolidate power, appointing the prince to three key cabinet posts. http://www.vocativ.com/world/yemen-world/saudi-prince-bombing-yemen/ 2.4.2015 – Human Rights Watch Yemen: Airstrike on Camp Raises Grave Concerns “The deaths of so many civilians in a camp with no apparent military target heightens concerns about laws-of-war violations,” said Joe Stork, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “All sides in Yemen’s conflict need to do what they can to avoid harming civilians.” full investigation is needed to determine whether the airstrikes on the camp violated the requirement under the laws of war for attacks to be directed at a legitimate military target, Human Rights Watch said. The laws of war, which apply to the armed conflict in Yemen, prohibit attacks that target civilians or civilian property. “All countries participating in the camp attack, and that could include the US, have an obligation to investigate possible laws-of-war violations,” Stork said. “The US needs to make sure that the coalition it is supporting is taking the necessary precautions to avoid civilian loss of life and property.” http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/04/01/yemen-airstrike-camp-raises-grave-concerns Schwach. HRW stellt sich nicht grundsätzlich gegen die
Aggressoren. Die hier vorgebrachte Kritik ist butterweich. 2.4.2015 –
Frankfurter Allgemeine Houthi-Rebellen
stürmen Präsidentenpalast Die Houthi-Rebellen
haben den Palast des Präsidenten in Aden gestürmt, obwohl dieser schon seit
Tagen in saudischen Riad ist. Al Qaida nutzte die Kämpfe in dem Land, um
Kampfgefährten aus einem Gefängnis zu befreien. 2.4.2015 – Spiegel
Online Kämpfe im
Jemen: Panzer rollen durch die Straßen Adens In Aden tobt der
Kampf um die Herrschaft im Jemen. Die Hafenstadt ist die letzte Bastion der
Anhänger des geflohenen Präsidenten Hadi, die Huthi-Milizen sollen wichtige
Viertel erobert haben. http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/jemen-heftige-kaempfe-um-aden-a-1026944.html 2.4.2015 – Hindustan Times Yemen evacuations hit as Saudis block airport access Efforts to evacuate Indians out of war-hit Yemen suffered a setback on Thursday after Saudi Arabia declined access to the airport of Sana’a, the national capital. “The skies are not safe. Saudi Arabia has conveyed that it needs to neutralise the Cartouche missiles available with the Houthi rebels,” an MEA official told HT. Of the 4,000-odd Indians stranded in Yemen, 3100 are in Sana’a – by Harinder Baweja 2.4.2015 – The Nation A Call to Resist Saudi (and US) Aggression in Yemen This invasion pits billionaire royal elites of the Gulf—and their US and Arab League supporters—against the downtrodden people of Yemen. … Already protected by the colossal presence in the Persian Gulf of US air and naval installations, the oil-rich Kingdom of Saudi Arabia owns the world’s largest arsenal (on a per capita basis) of advanced American, British and German arms. It is the largest purchaser of British weapons, and a major customer for leading US military companies like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and General Dynamics. NATO powers have for many years embraced a guns-for-oil pact with the Kingdom and fellow royal families of the Gulf … Saudi Arabia opposed Yemeni unification in 1990, cheered on Southern secessionists during the 1994 civil war and funded Salafi mosques and schools throughout the country. In fact, it was the ostentation of a large Saudi-funded Salafi institute in the town of Dammaj in Saada province that sparked the local Zaydi revivalist movement initially called the “Believing Youth,” but now known as Ansar Allah, or simply the Houthis … After the 2011 uprising in Yemen, the GCC negotiated with its erstwhile client Ali Abdullah Saleh to surrender power to his lackluster vice president, Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, in exchange for a sweet deal that gave Saleh immunity from prosecution for his brutality against peaceful protesters, corruption, nepotism and other crimes. Moreover, it left him at large as leader of his General People’s Congress (GPC), which in turn retained its parliamentary majority. The so-called GCC Initiative, backed by Western powers, specified a hastily arranged one-candidate referendum in 2012 that installed Hadi for a two-year term as transitional president. The GCC, UN special envoy Jamal Benomar and Western donors took it upon themselves to fund, orchestrate and advise a National Dialogue Conference of about 565 delegates … The objectives of the GCC Initiative, by contrast, were to quell mass popular protests by ushering Saleh from the presidential palace without implementing genuine regime change by holding competitive elections for either the presidency or parliament. The transition period lingered past Hadi’s two-year term and the deadline for completion of the Dialogue … Protesting the violence unleashed by Operation Decisive Storm should in no way imply support for the Houthis over other contenders for power in Sana, Aden or the rest of the country. In fact, the Houthis have tortured civilians to crack down on dissent, which is breeding enemies in Sana, and especially beyond the Zaydi heartland. They face strong popular resistance in Ta’iz and especially in Aden and the rest of the South. … – by Sheila Carapico http://www.thenation.com/article/203225/call-resist-saudi-and-us-aggression-yemen 2.4.2015 – The Guardian Water scarcity in Yemen: the country's forgotten conflict The capital Sana’a might run out of water as soon as 2017, but what feasible solutions exist with the country on the brink of war? The headlines do not reveal the part that water plays in this crisis:13 million Yemenis – 50% of the population – struggle daily to find or buy enough clean water to drink or grow food. As a result 14.7 million Yemenis currently depend on humanitarian aid – by Frederika Whitehead 2.4.2015 –
Tagesschau 24 „Nicht nur ein
Religionskrieg“ Ist der Konflikt im
Jemen ein Religionskrieg zwischen Schiiten und Sunniten? Nicht nur, sagt der
Nahost-Experte Fürtig im Interview mit tagesschau24. Geostrategische Motive
wie die Kontrolle über die Hafenstadt Aden spielten eine wichtige Rolle. http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/jemen-interview-fuertig-101.html 2.4.2015 – Tagesschau 300 Häftlinge auf
freiem Fuß: Al Kaida stürmt Gefängnis im Jemen http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/jemen-277.html auch http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2015-04/jemen-al-kaida-befreiung-gefaengnis und http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/world/middleeast/yemen-al-qaeda-attack.html?_r=0 2.4.2015 – Euractiv Saudi-Arabiens
Luftangriffe verschärfen Destabilisierung des Jemen Die Luftangriffe der
von Saudi-Arabien geführten Koalition auf Jemen werden die humanitäre Lage in
dem Land verschlimmern und al-Qaida stärken. SWP Forscherin Mareike Transfeld
erörtert die Hintergründe des Konflikts sowie Voraussetzungen für eine
politische Lösung 2.4.2015 – Der
Freitag Aus der Traum USA Für
Drohnen-Einsätze und Elitesoldaten bot der Jemen ein geeignetes Terrain – bis
die Huthis kamen . Schon viele US-Regierungen haben versucht, im Treibsand
der jemenitischen Kalamitäten Fuß zu fassen. Zuletzt ging es vorrangig um das
Netzwerk „Al Qaida auf der Arabischen Halbinsel“, dem laut US-Heimatschutzbehörde
gefährlichsten Al Qaida-Ableger in Nahost. Obama stellte sich 2012 hinter den
mit 99,8 Prozent ohne Gegenkandidaten gewählten Präsidenten Hadi und ließ
Waffen für ein paar hundert Millionen Dollar verschicken. US-Ausbilder
sollten Hadi beim Aufbau einer speziellen Anti-Terror-Einheit beistehen. Im
Jemen stationierte Elitesoldaten der Special Operations Forces lieferten
angeblich elektronische Überwachungsdaten an die nationalen Streitkräfte. Von
ihrem Drohnen-Stützpunkt bei Al Huta in der südjemenitischen Provinz Lahij
griffen die US-Spezialeinheiten im Verbund mit der CIA vermeintliche
Al-Qaida-Positionen an … Der Zerfall des irrtümlich guten Verbündeten führt
in Washington erwartungsgemäß zu Kritik an Obama. Politische Gegner sprechen
von Orientierungslosigkeit und hängen gern dem Wunschdenken an, die USA
könnten doch in einem schwachen Staat wie dem Jemen bestimmen, wo es lang
geht – von Konrad Ege https://www.freitag.de/autoren/der-freitag/aus-der-traum-2 2.4.2015 – Der
Freitag Jemen: Tor der
Tränen Die Huthis sind
keine willfährigen Kreaturen des Iran. Sie haben eine eigene Agenda Riad ist einmal
mehr auf dem Sprung von der Regional- zur nahöstlichen Führungsmacht, um die
abwartende Vorsicht der USA im Jemen zu kompensieren. Auch wenn sie die
Luftangriffe logistisch unterstützen, fühlen sich die Amerikaner diesmal
nicht zur diensthabenden Ordnungsmacht berufen – der jemenitische Konflikt
hat das Zeug zum afghanischen Desaster. … Zweifel sind angebracht, ob der
Iran als Mentor und Mäzen den Huthi-Vormarsch befördert und Saudi-Arabien
deshalb die Arabische Liga um sich schart. Welchen Sinn sollte es haben, den
verjagten jemenitischen Präsidenten Rabbo Mansur Hadi wieder ins Amt zu
bomben, wenn ihm das eigene Militär kaum mehr folgt? Statt des unsichtbaren
Arms aus Teheran dürfte es König Salman und andere Golf-Potentaten mehr
umtreiben, dass die Ansar Allah (Helfer Gottes), wie sich die Huthi-Kämpfer
nennen, inzwischen das Gebiet an der Meerenge von Bab al-Mandab eingenommen
haben. So beherrschen sie die Zufahrt zum Suez-Kanal … Wohl erkennen die
Vereinten Nationen Mansur Hadi noch als jemenitischen Präsidenten an, doch
seine Legitimation wird schwinden, sollte er als Domestik der Saudis
politisch überleben … Mit dem Eingreifen Saudi-Arabiens und den Beschlüssen
der Arabischen Liga in Sharm al-Sheikh wird der Bürgerkrieg im Jemen zu einem
internationalen Konflikt ausgeweitet. Doch wäre es ein Trugschluss, vom
irrlichternden Phänomen eines Stellvertreter-Krieges zu sprechen, um zu
deuten, was geschieht. Vielmehr wird durch eine Aggression Völkerrecht
verletzt und der Tod unbeteiligter Zivilisten verschuldet. Eine Allianz
autokratisch regierter Staaten maßt sich an, über die Zukunft des Jemen zu
entscheiden. – von Lutz Herden https://www.freitag.de/autoren/lutz-herden/tor-der-traenen 1.4.2015 – Consortium News Yemen as Vietnam or Afghanistan With U.S. intelligence help, Saudi Arabia has launched air strikes into Yemen and wants Egypt and Pakistan to invade, threatening to turn a long-simmering civil war into a regional conflict, a scenario that reminded retired U.S. diplomat William R. Polk of his work for President Kennedy on an earlier Yemeni war. It is hard to believe that history now seems to be repeating with Egypt and Saudi Arabia again engaged in a counter-guerrilla war in Yemen! For Nasser, it was Egypt’s Vietnam. Will the new Yemen war be Egypt’s (and Saudi Arabia’s) Afghanistan? I think it is very likely. All of the signs point in that direction. And, as I have laid out in numerous essays on Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Mali and Algeria, and in my little book Violent Politics, guerrilla wars are almost never “won” but usually drain the supposedly dominant power of its wealth, moral position and political unity – by former US-diplomat William R. Polk https://consortiumnews.com/2015/04/01/yemen-as-vietnam-or-afghanistan/ 1.4.2015 – NPR Understanding The Forces At Play In
Yemen's Civil War Steve Inskeep talks to Adam Baron, of
the European Council on Foreign Relations, about why it's wrong to define it
as a sectarian conflict. This is treated as a sectarian battle between
Iran-backed Shia and Saudi Arabia-backed Sunnis. But really, when you look at
the essence of Yemen's problem, that's not really it. You have plenty of
Yemeni Sunnis who are siding with the Houthis in this case. Particularly, you
have branches of the Yemeni military that are largely Sunni that are fighting
on the side of the Houthis. And when you look at why the Houthis have gained
this support, it's largely due to non-religious issues. there's always this
tendency to simplify things, and I think you're also seeing people kind of -
because there's such a minimal knowledge of Yemen, among even many
policymakers in the States, you're seeing people kind of impose their
stereotypes and their visions of the region onto Yemen without working to
really understand what is effectively a very complicated and largely
localized conflict. So what you had before was a - very much a political conflict. It was about who is going to rule Yemen in which way. It was about who's getting what, about whether - the Houthis wanting their seat at the table, other people not wanting to give up some of their power. It was effectively different local groups fighting for control, fighting in combination with the tribal turf war in many parts of Yemen. But effectively, this is a very local conflict. Now what you have is Saudi Arabia and the rest of the coalition coming in and making what was a local turf war into a regional religious battle. And that's something that makes the conflict in Yemen, which was already something that was very combustible, into something that's even more dangerous. … The Houthis have always had a certain degree of ties with Iran. That being said, there's been a great degree of exaggeration of these ties. The Houthis are glad to have Iran's political support. They're glad have some financial and military support. But when it comes down to it, it's not as if the Houthis were created by Iran, and further, it's not as if the Houthis are being controlled by Iran. This is a group that is rooted in local Yemeni issues, and its actions are fundamentally rooted in the decisions of its local Yemeni leaders … I think the absolute necessity of U.S. policymakers and European policymakers at this point is to do everything in their power to stop this conflict from escalating and get all sides back to the negotiating table. The only way this will end in a way that is not absolutely disastrous for Yemen and potentially the region is if this conflict is ended quickly. http://www.npr.org/2015/04/01/396757504/understanding-the-forces-at-play-in-yemen 1.4.2015 – The Citizen Critical
shortage of medical personnel in Yemen More medical supplies and trained
health personnel are urgently needed in Yemen as the violence there
escalates, but bringing in this essential support is currently impossible,
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Tuesday http://citizen.co.za/355238/critical-shortage-of-medical-personnel-in-yemen/ 1.4.2015 – Neue
Züricher Zeitung Die gefährlichen
Interventionisten vom Golf Die von Saudiarabien angeführte
Militärintervention in Jemen, die in der Nacht auf den 26. März mit Luftangriffen begann, ist das
jüngste Beispiel für die neue Regionalpolitik der Golfstaaten nach dem Arabischen
Frühling. Von der Weltöffentlichkeit eher unbeachtet, haben die Golfstaaten
eine neue, proaktive Aussenpolitik entwickelt. … Libyen ist ein
Paradebeispiel dafür, welche Konsequenzen solche Interventionen haben können
und wie persönliche Rivalitäten zwischen Herrscherfamilien am Golf die
Aussenpolitiken einzelner Golfstaaten beeinflussen. … De facto geht es aber
weniger um eine Lösung für Jemens Probleme als darum, zu verhindern, dass
eine antisaudische Bewegung zur stärksten Gruppierung in Jemen wird.
Gleichzeitig können die Golfstaaten und ihre sunnitischen Alliierten hier
ihre militärische Kooperation erproben. Denn schon jetzt ist die Intervention
in Jemen von historischer Bedeutung: Noch nie haben die Golfstaaten so offen
mit eigenen Armeen in einem anderen Land interveniert – von Toby Mathiesen http://www.nzz.ch/meinung/debatte/die-gefaehrlichen-interventionisten-vom-golf-1.18514108 1.4.2015 – Deutsche
Welle Was Sie über den
Krieg im Jemen wissen sollten Wer kämpft im Jemen
gegen wen? Was wollen die Huthi-Rebellen? Welche Rolle spielt die
Terrororganisation Al-Kaida? Was können die Luftschläge der arabischen Staaten
ausrichten? Ein Überblick. Die gängige
Darstellung lautet: Saudi-Arabien und weitere Länder unterstützen den
international anerkannten Präsidenten Abd-Rabbu Mansur Hadi mit Luftschlägen
gegen Huthi-Milizen. Tatsächlich aber wird der Bürgerkrieg durch mehrere,
quer verlaufende Konfliktlinien bestimmt. So sind Armee und
Verwaltung der Zentralregierung gespalten: Ein Großteil unterstützt
nicht den nach Saudi-Arabien geflohenen Hadi, sondern ist nach wie vor loyal
gegenüber dem 2012 gestürzten langjährigen Diktator Ali Abdullah Saleh, der
sich auf die Seite der Huthi geschlagen hat. Gespalten ist auch
die Gesellschaft im 1990 aus Nord- und Südjemen wiedervereinigten
Land: Im einstmals sozialistischen Süden fühlen sich viele Bürger gegenüber
dem Norden benachteiligt und unterstützen die Sezessionsbewegung. Hier
verfügt auch "Al-Kaida auf der arabischen Halbinsel" (AQAP)
über starke Strukturen http://www.dw.de/was-sie-%C3%BCber-den-krieg-im-jemen-wissen-sollten/a-18352196 1.4.2015 – The Guardian Crisis in Yemen – the Guardian
briefing Proxy war in country between Saudi Arabia and Iran will fuel wider instability unless power-sharing can be agreed upon. The Arab world’s poorest and most misunderstood country has been facing multiple crises for years: a shortage of oil and water, a rapidly growing population, hunger, dictatorship, corruption, an international terrorist presence and deep internal regional and political differences. Now escalating regional rivalry between neighbouring Saudi Arabia and Iran has sparked a wider war that threatens chaos and possible collapse. – by Ian Black
1.4.2015 – Telesur Yemen Civilian Causalities Soaring,
Says UN http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Yemen-Civilian-Causalities-Soaring-Says-UN-20150401-0008.html 1.4.2015 – Reuters European Union says war in Yemen
having alarming impact on civilians The effect, particularly on children, was "reaching alarming proportions and exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation", EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and humanitarian aid commissioner Christos Stylianides said. "The attacks on hospitals and medical facilities by warring factions as well as the deliberate targeting and destruction of private homes, education facilities and basic infrastructure cannot be tolerated," they said in a statement. "We call on all parties to ensure the protection of civilians and avoid the direct targeting of civilian infrastructure." http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/01/us-yemen-security-eu-idUSKBN0MS4ZQ20150401 1.4.2015 – Sydney Morning Herald The ancient treasure of Sana'a in
Yemen: One of the world's most beautiful cities is being bombed Inhabited continuously for more than 2500 years, and connected to the civilisations of the Bible and Koran, the old city of Sana'a in Yemen is an architectural and cultural jewel. It is also under attack, with the possibility the UNESCO World Heritage site could suffer the same fate as Syria's Aleppo, where fierce fighting has devastated its population and cultural treasures. Australian photographer Rod Waddington, who visited Yemen in 2013, fears a tragedy: "It would be major; it's like what ISIS is doing in Northern Iraq, destroying all of the sights." Following are a selection of images from Mr Waddington and UNESCO portraying a country he describes as one of the most photogenic in the world. With film: Destructions at Sanaa, people speaking 31.3.2015 – offguardian Yemen, Where the Enemy of Your Enemy Is Also Your Enemy Houthi dominance is hardly dangerous, but Riyadh’s ambitions may destabilize the peninsula. Most of this proxy war makes little sense: the threats emanating from Yemen are distorted and exaggerated, the stakes are actually relatively low (except for Yemenis), any imposed settlement is highly elusive, and the costs to those engaged may be high. For the U.S., it can be once again something of a lose-lose situation, where the enemy of my enemy is often also my enemy. The first myth is that this war represents yet a new front on a massive regional Sunni-Shiite struggle. The Houthis are simply one regional Zaydi clan who happen to be rebelling for an end to what they saw as discrimination and the corruption of Saleh and his successor — both Saudi-supported Shiites. The second myth is that the Houthis represent the cutting edge of Iranian imperialism in Arabia — as trumpeted by the Saudis.The Zaydi Shia, including the Houthis, over history have never had a lot to do with Iran. The third myth is that Saudi Arabia is fighting to “preserve stability in the Arabian Peninsula.” What the Saudis are doing is fighting to maintain overlordship in the Arabian peninsula (an Arabian Monroe Doctrine). A century ago, the Saudis seized traditionally Yemeni areas in the southwest corner of Saudi Arabia and forcibly imposed radical Wahhabi views there. But now it’s about more than just Yemen. In the wake of the Arab Spring, Saudi Arabia has sought to forge a broad counter-revolutionary force to block any further regime change in the Arab world; it brands its new campaign as some kind of pan-Arab Sunni movement designed to face an ostensible “Persian/Shiite threat.” The fourth myth is that the U.S. has support in Yemen. Whatever support it has is extremely limited; its interests and policies in this dirt-poor country over the last decades have focused almost exclusively on counter-terrorism. In the process, the U.S. backed the three-decade dictatorship of Ali Abdullah Saleh and has been conducting dozens of drone strikes in the country that have caused many civilian deaths and stirred much anger. The choices for the U.S. are poor. But Houthi dominance in Yemen need not be a disaster in itself – by By Graham E. Fuller, former Vice Chairman, CIA National Intelligence Council http://offguardian.org/2015/03/31/yemen-where-the-enemy-of-your-enemy-is-also-your-enemy/ 31.3.2015 – New York Times Tired of War, Yemeni Bloggers Say,
‘Enough’ As the death toll mounts in Yemen, and airstrikes make life in the capital, Sana, a nerve-racking ordeal, Yemeni bloggers continue to post firsthand dispatches on social networks, frequently tagged with the Arabic word kefaya, meaning “enough.” http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/world/middleeast/tired-of-war-bloggers-in-yemen-say-enough.html 31.3.2015 – National Geographic As Yemen Descends Into Chaos, Key Questions and Answers The conflict involves a bewildering number of domestic players, including the Shiite rebels and their backer, Yemen's ousted dictator; southern Sunni secessionists; and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. (Read more about Yemen's deep divisions.) The fighting is now seen by many as a proxy war between the Saudis, who back Hadi, and Iran, which is suspected of supporting the Houthis, though there's no hard evidence of that. In late March Saudi Arabia launched air strikes against Houthi positions in Aden with the aim of restoring Hadi as president. Main items: What is the fighting in Yemen all about? Who are the Houthis? What's their beef? How did they rebound? What happened to Saleh? Does the United States have a stake in this? What exactly has been Saudi Arabia's role in Yemen? – by Joshua Hammer http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150331-yemen-saudi-arabia-iran-houthis-asia-world/ 31.3.2015 – NPR Saudi Arabian Airstrikes Create
Dangerous Situation In Yemen PR's Robert Siegel speaks with Farea
Al-Muslimi, who is reporting for NPR in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa and is
also a visiting scholar with the Carnegie Foundation. He describes how the
fighting in Yemen has created a humanitarian crisis inside the country. … It
has been a sleepless seven nights in Yemen's captial along with bombings and
antiaircraft. Most of those who cannot flee the capital already dead. Most of
those who could not flee are still inside, but there is no basements in Yemen
as much as you would expect. There is less safe areas than probably would
have been in any other capital being bombed. This is especially true as hospitals
and schools are built next to military bases. It's impossible how many
thousands of children and women have to go through this every night - not
actually been able sleep in addition to the overall fear happening in the
country of schools closed, most public agencies - hospitals have shut, and
also universities are closed. Most of the life is actually - in cities where
the fighting is happening - has been equally paralyzed and frightening. http://www.npr.org/2015/03/31/396636948/saudi-arabian-airstrikes-create-dangerous-situation-in-yemen 30.3.2015 –
Rationalgalerie/ Neue Rheinische Zeitung Deutsche Panzer bald
im Jemen? Wenn demnächst die
ersten deutschen Leopard-Panzer von den Saudis zu einer geplanten
Bodenoffensive in den Jemen geschickt werden - an der Grenze zum Jemen stehen
sie schon seit Tagen - dann wird der deutsche Außenminister wahrscheinlich
erneut Verständnis zeigen. Was der deutsche Medien-Konsument runterschlucken
muss, ist deshalb ein gewisses Verständnis, weil auf der Seite der Saudis
nicht nur die lupenreinen Demokratien Ägypten, Kuwait, Katar und andere
Kunden der deutschen Waffen-Industrie stehen, sondern auch die zutiefst
demokratischen Militärmächte Großbritannien und USA – von Ulrich Gellermann 27.3.2015 –
Antiwar.com Lasst die Houthis im
Jemen in Ruhe! Die von den USA
unterstützte Aggression Saudi Arabiens, gegen die Souveränität des Jemen, ist
ein Schulbuchbeispiel wie lokale Konflikte internationalisiert werden - und
die Lunte für regionale Konflikte und sogar globale Auseinandersetzungen
werden…. Im Süden bildete sich eine sezessionistische Bewegung, ebenso wie
bei den Zaydis im Norden (auch wenn diese sagten, sie wünschten lediglich
Autonomie), und um das Ganze zu komplizieren, drang auch noch Al-Kaida in
diese chaotische Gemengelage ein. Dies verschaffte der Zentralregierung in
Sa'na die perfekte Ausrede, Intervention von Außen, zur Unterstützung der
eigenen Interessen, anzufordern. … Als die ersten US-Helfer und
"Berater" in den Jemen strömten, nutzte dies die Zentralregierung,
um ihre de facto Diktatur zu zementieren. Die Regierungstruppen ignorierten
weitgehend Al-Kaida, das sehr geringe Unterstützung hat, und keine wirkliche
Bedrohung für die Autorität der Zentralregierung darstellt. Daher
konzentrierte diese sich auf die Zerschlagung der südlichen
Unabhängigkeitsbewegungen und ganz besonders auf die Aufständischen Houthi im
Norden. Letztere haben ihre Wurzeln in der "Gläubigen Jugend" die
versuchte, die zaydische Form der schiitischen religiösen Traditionen
wiederzubeleben, um den Priestern des sunnitischen Fundamentalismus - den
Vorläufern von Al-Kaida - etwas entgegen zu setzen. Was ihnen mit einigem
Erfolg im Norden des Landes gelang. Die Houthi-Aufständischen widerstanden
sowohl den Anstrengungen der Zentralregierung, als auch dem Versuch Saudi
Arabiens, sie zu unterdrücken. Trotz der Behauptung, bzw. den von US-Medien
verbreiteten Meldungen, dass der derzeitige Konflikt einer zwischen Saudi
Arabien, und vom Iran unterstützten Rebellen wäre, ist ein Beweis für die
Teheran - Houthi Verbindung nicht zu finden, einfach nicht existent. … Wie
die meisten Probleme der Region, gehen auch diese im Jemen, auf den
Irak-Krieg zurück…. Was im Jemen passiert, das ist ein lokales Problem, das
streng beschränkt ist, und verursacht wird durch die lange und chaotische
Geschichte des furchtbar armen Landes. Ausländische Interventionen, ob von
den Briten, den Saudis, Al-Kaida oder von wem auch immer, führen lediglich zu
endlosen Kriegen, und haben noch nie die Lebensbedingungen der Menschen, auch
nur ein winziges bißchen verbessert. Nun nutzen die Amerikaner ihren
"Krieg gegen den Terror", um ihren Willen durchzusetzen, und die
jemenitische Politik zu bestimmen, obwohl sie überhaupt keine Ahnung haben,
um was es geht, oder um was es gehen sollte. Washington und Riad
internationalisieren einen Konflikt, der originär jemenitisch ist, und der
nur durch die Jemeniten selbst gelöst werden kann http://jomenschenfreund.blogspot.de/2015/03/lasst-die-houthis-im-jemen-in-ruhe.html und in Englisch: http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2015/03/26/leave-the-houthis-alone/ 26.3.2015 – offguardian The war on Yemen signals US is going for broke on a global scale If anyone doubted the US is going for broke on a global scale the Saudi attack on Yemen makes it impossible to do so any longer. Washington may claim it’s a bystander in this conflict, but that’s just a routine Washington lie. The US wants total control of the Middle East. The recent Houthi uprising in Yemen threatens that control and therefore has to be crushed. Enter the Saudis and other US vassals, willing as always to allow Washington to wear the fig leaf of deniability http://offguardian.org/2015/03/26/the-war-on-yemen-signals-us-is-going-for-broke-on-a-global-scale/ |