Yemen update 5/19/2016..Meanwhile, clashes continue along the frontlines with minor advances by Houthi-Saleh forces on southern front
The Saudi aggression’s breach the ceasefire 19 5 2016
International Military Review – Yemen, May 19, 2016
https://southfront.org/international-military-review-yemen-may-19-2016/
The Hadi government suspended participation in the ongoing peace talks on the Yemen war, Abdulmalik al-Mekhlafi, Foreign Minister of the Hadi government stated on May 17. Al-Mekhlafi said the Houthi alliance had backtracked on “commitments”: to pull out of territory they seized in 2014 and to give up heavy weapons they had captured. These demands of the Saudi Arabian side were unreal initially because this move will mean a capitulation. Abdul-Malik al-Mekhlafi blamed the Houthi alliance that they are pushing for the formation of a new government that would give them a share of power. He also said that the alliance has been violating the truce announced by the U.N. on April 10. Since it went into effect, the two sides have exchanged accusations of breaching the cease-fire.
Meanwhile, clashes continue along the frontlines with minor advances by Houthi-Saleh forces on the southern front and the Saudi-led attempts to consolidate the ground in the Taiz city. The Houthi-Saleh alliance forces reportedly moved to the Lahij governorate from positions in the al Wazi’iyah district in southern Taiz. These forces took part in the clashes in Kirsh in northern Lahij. Clashes were also observed in Lawder on the al Bayda-Abyan border and in central al Bayda itself. Al Qaeda supports the Saudi-led operations in al Bayda and participated in the clashes against the Houthi-Saleh alliance in Abyan. The Houthi-Saleh forces continue to defend the peripheries of the Taiz city. Clashes are also ongoing in Ma’rib, in Nihm district near Sana’a, and sporadically in parts of southwestern al Jawf and northwestern Shabwah.
Considering the fail of the talks and the tense situation at the frontline, the Yemeni war is facing a military escalation. The Saudi-led coalition will make at least one more attempt to make a devastating blow at the Houthi-Saleh alliance before the kingdom is ready to re-launch the negotiations.
The member of the national delegation Hamza alHouthi confirms Riyadh’s delegation obstruct the Yemen
Ansarullah Slams Saudi-Backed Delegation for Suspending Yemen Talks
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950230000837
Yemen’s Ansarullah movement strongly criticized the Saudi-backed delegation for withdrawing from peace talks in Kuwait. Hamza al-Houthi, head of the Ansarullah delegation to the UN-sponsored talks, said that the decision was surprising and unjustified, presstv reported. He also accused representatives of the ousted government of intransigence and attempts to thwart the peace talks. Al-Houthi expressed hope that the other party will be more serious about finding a political solution to meet the demands of the Yemeni people. He further said the negotiations were positive and focused on the ceasefire as well as the formation of a unity government among other issues. The peace talks began on April 17 after a shaky ceasefire was consolidated.
Yemen has been under a relentless Saudi air campaign since March 26, 2015, launched in a bid to restore power to Hadi. More than 9,600 people have been killed in the airstrikes. Earlier this week, Representatives of former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi withdrew from the negotiations for the second time. Hadi’s prime minister Ahmed bin Dagher, meanwhile, rejected a unity government proposed by the Ansarullah on Wednesday. Daghar insisted that the Ansarullah fighters must surrender their weapons and withdraw from territories under their control. Hamza al-Houthi said Kuwait and the UN are making efforts to return the Saudi-backed delegation back to the negotiating table. Kuwait’s emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, urged the warring parties to keep negotiating to “reach positive results.”
The Amir of Kuwait receives the national delegation 19 5 2016
The capital secretariat organize a protest refusing the US occupation in the southern provinces 19 5
An expanded meeting for Yemen’s scholars to reject US troops 19 5 2016
Source: http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2016/05/yemen-update-5192016meanwhile-clashes.html
