7-Oct-15 World View -- Yemen's Houthis sign letter agreeing to peace plan

[John]

7-Oct-15 World View -- Yemen's Houthis sign letter agreeing to peace plan


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Contents:
Yemen's Houthis sign letter agreeing to peace plan
Generational frustration grows among West Bank Palestinians
Russia Ministry of Defense videos found to be deceptive
The sleazy world of loan sharking -- legally


Keys:
Generational Dynamics, Yemen, Houthis, Iran, Saudi Arabia,
Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, Aden, Sanaa, Ali Abdullah Saleh,
Muscat, Oman, Hoda Abdel-Hamid, West Bank,
Islamic State / of Iraq and Syria/Sham/the Levant, IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh,
Russia, Syria, Bashar al-Assad, Bellingcat,
Abe Zeines, Meir Hurwitz

[jmm1184]

John, do you have any information on what Yemen's previous crisis war was/generational timeline?

[John]

> John, do you have any information on what Yemen's previous crisis
> war was/generational timeline?

Every time I've tried to figure out Yemen's history, I decided that it
was too much of a quagmire (like the current war), and I've given up.

I'm pretty sure that there are two different timelines. North Yemen /
Sanaa was controlled by the Ottomans, at least for a while, and South
Yement / Aden was colonized by the British.

The following is the BBC timeline for Yemen. There are clues in
there, but also a lot of red herrings.

BBC: Yemen profile - Timeline

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14704951


Yemen profile - Timeline

24 September 2015
From the section Middle East

A chronology of key events:

1500s - Ottomans absorb part of Yemen into their empire but are
expelled in the 1600s. Capital: Sanaa

Sanaa is one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities

Population: 1.6 million
Sanaa means 'fortified place'

1839 - Aden comes under British rule, and when the Suez Canal opens in
1869 serves as a major refuelling port.

1849 - Ottomans return to north, but later face revolt.

1918 - Ottoman empire dissolves, North Yemen gains independence and is
ruled by Imam Yahya.

1948 - Yahya assassinated, but his son Ahmad beats off opponents of
feudal rule and succeeds his father.

1962 - Imam Ahmad dies, succeeded by his son but army officers seize
power, set up the Yemen Arab Republic, sparking civil war between
royalists supported by Saudi Arabia and republicans backed by Egypt.

South Yemen formed

1967 - Formation of People's Republic of Yemen, comprising Aden and
former Protectorate of South Arabia.

1969 - Marxists take power in south, rename state People's Democratic
Republic of Yemen and reorient economy, society and foreign policy
towards Soviet bloc.

1971 - Thousands flee to north following crackdown on
dissidents. Armed groups formed in bid to overthrow government.

1972 - Border clashes between two Yemens, ceasefire brokered by Arab
League.

1978 - Ali Abdallah Saleh becomes president of North Yemen.

1979 - Fresh fighting between two Yemens. Renewed efforts to unite the
two states.

1982 - Earthquake kills 3,000.

1986 - Thousands die in south in political rivalry. President Ali
Nasser Muhammad flees the country and is later sentenced to death for
treason. New government formed.

North and south unite

1990 May - Two Yemens united as Republic of Yemen with Mr Saleh as
president, as Soviet bloc implodes. Tension between former states
endures.

1992 - Food price riots in major towns.

1993 April - Coalition government formed, made up of ruling parties of
former north and south.

1993 August - Vice-President Ali Salim al-Baid withdraws to Aden,
alleging that south is being marginalised and southerners are being
attacked by northerners.

Attempted split

1994 May - Saleh declares state of emergency and dismisses al-Baid and
other southern government members following political deadlock and
sporadic fighting. Former armies that failed to integrate square off
on old border.

1994 May-July - Al-Baid declares independence of Democratic Republic
of Yemen. Northern forces capture Aden, southern leaders flee abroad
and are sentenced to death in absentia.

1995 - Yemen, Eritrea clash over disputed islands in Red Sea.

Al-Qaeda attacks

2000 October - US naval vessel USS Cole damaged in al-Qaeda suicide
attack in Aden. Seventeen US personnel killed.

2001 February - Violence in run-up to disputed municipal polls and
referendum, which back extension to presidential term and powers.

2002 February - Yemen expels more than 100 foreign Islamic clerics in
crackdown on al-Qaeda.

2002 October - Al-Qaeda attacks and badly damages oil supertanker MV
Limburg in Gulf of Aden ,killing one and injuring 12 crew members and
costing Yemen dear in lost port revenues.

2003 April - The 10 chief suspects in the bombing of the USS Cole
escape from custody in Aden. Two are re-captured in 2004.

Houthi insurgency

2004 June-August - Hundreds die as troops battle Shia insurgency led
by Hussein al-Houthi in the north.

2004 August - Court sentences 15 men on terror charges, including
bombing of Limburg tanker in 2002.

2004 September - Government says its forces have killed dissident
cleric Hussein al-Houthi, the leader of a revolt in the north.

2005 March-April - More than 200 people are killed in a resurgence of
fighting between government forces and supporters of the slain rebel
cleric Hussein al-Houthi.

2005 May - President Saleh says the leader of the rebellion in the
north has agreed to renounce the campaign in return for a
pardon. Minor clashes continue.

2005 July - Police and witnesses say at least 36 people are killed
across the country in clashes between police and demonstrators
protesting about a cut in fuel subsidies.

2005 December - More than 60 people are killed when a landslide
destroys a mountain village around 20km from Sanaa.

2006 March - More than 600 followers of slain Shia cleric Hussein
al-Houthi who were captured following a rebellion he led in 2004 are
released under an amnesty.

2006 September - President Saleh wins another term in elections.

2007 January-March - Scores are killed or wounded in clashes between
security forces and al-Houthi rebels in the north.

2007 June - Rebel leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi accepts a ceasefire.

2007 July - Suicide bomber attacks a tourist convoy killing eight
Spaniards and two Yemenis in the province of Marib.

2007 August - Citizens banned from carrying firearms in
Sanaa. Demonstrations without a permit are outlawed.

2007 October - Volcano erupts on the Red Sea island of Jabal al-Tair
where Yemen has a military base.

2007 November - Clashes between Yemeni tribesmen and army personnel
protecting a Ukrainian oil company leave 16 people dead in the
south-eastern Shabwa province.

2008 January - Renewed clashes between security forces and rebels
loyal to Abdul-Malik al-Houthi.

2008 April - Clashes with troops as southern Yemenis protest against
alleged northern bias in state job allocation. One man killed.

2008 March-April - Series of bomb attacks on police, official,
diplomatic, foreign business and tourism targets. US embassy evacuates
all non-essential personnel.

2008 September - Attack on US embassy in Yemeni capital Sana'a kills
18 people, including six assailants. Six suspects arrested.

2008 October - President Saleh announces arrest of suspected Islamist
militants allegedly linked to Israeli intelligence.

Demands for reform

2008 November - Police fire warning shots at Common Forum opposition
rally in Sanaa. Demonstrators demand electoral reform and fresh
polls. At least five protesters and two police officers injured.

2009 February - Government announces release of 176 al-Qaeda suspects
on condition of good behaviour.

Al-Qaeda in action

• 1992 December - Bombers hit hotel in Aden formerly used by US
marines - first known al-Qaeda attack in Yemen.

• 2000 October - Suicide attack on destroyer USS Cole in Aden.

• 2002 October - French tanker Limburg (pictured) damaged by
bomb-laden boat.

• 2007 July - 8 Spanish tourists, 2 local drivers killed by car
bomb.

• 2008 September - 16 killed in car bombings outside US embassy.

• 2009 January - Saudi, Yemeni al-Qaeda branches merge to form
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

• 2009 August - AQAP bomber dies in failed bid to kill Saudi
deputy interior minister.

• 2009 December - 'Underwear bomber' Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
tries to down US airliner in plot claimed by AQAP.

• 2010 October - Parcel bombs, thought to have been made by
al-Qaeda and dispatched in Yemen, found on US-bound cargo planes.

• 2011 May - AQAP fighters take control of southern city of
Zinjibar.

• 2011 September - Al-Qaeda-linked, US-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki
killed in US air raid.

• 2012 February - Suicide attack on presidential palace kills 26
Republican Guards on day that President Hadi is sworn in. AQAP
claims responsibility.

• 2012 May - 96 soldiers are killed by suicide bomber in
Sanaa. AQAP claims the attack.

• 2012 June - Army retakes Zinjibar from AQAP after month-long
offensive.

2009 August - The Yemeni army launches a fresh offensive against Shia
rebels in the northern Saada province. Tens of thousands of people are
displaced by the fighting.

2009 November - Saudi Arabia says it has regained control of territory
seized by Yemeni rebels in a cross-border incursion.

2009 December - Yemen-based branch of al-Qaeda claims it was behind
failed attack on US airliner. The government calls on the West for
more support to help it combat the al-Qaeda threat.

2010 February - Government signs ceasefire with Houthi northern
rebels, which breaks down in December.

2010 September - Thousands flee government offensive against
separatists in southern Shabwa province.

2010 October - Global terror alert after packages containing
explosives originating in Yemen are intercepted on cargo planes bound
for the US.

2011 January - Tunisian street protests encourage similar
demonstrations in other countries, including Yemen. President Saleh
pledges not to extend his presidency in 2013 or to hand over to his
son.

2011 June - After months of mounting protests, President Saleh is
injured in rocket attack and flown to Saudi Arabia, returning home in
September.

2011 September - US-born al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki is
assassinated by US forces.

Unity government, growing violence

2011 November - President Saleh agrees to hand over power to his
deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. Unity government including prime
minister from opposition formed.

2012 February - Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi inaugurated as president after
uncontested elections.

2012 September - Defence Minister Muhammad Nasir Ahmad survives car
bomb attack in Sanaa that kills 11 people, a day after local al-Qaeda
deputy head Said al-Shihri is reportedly dead in the south.

2012 November - A Saudi diplomat and his bodyguard are shot dead in
Sanaa. Security officials say the assailants, who opened fire on the
diplomat's convoy, were dressed in police uniforms.

National dialogue

2014 January - National Dialogue Conference winds up after ten months
of deliberation, agreeing a document on which the new constitution
will be based.

Houthi rebels - resurgent Zaidis

Northern rebels, known as Houthis or Ansar Allah (Partisans of
God), adhere to a branch of Shia Islam known as Zaidism. Zaidis
ruled North Yemen for almost 1,000 years until 1962. They took
control of Sanaa in 2014

Yemen crisis: Who are the Houthis?

2014 February - Presidential panel gives approval for Yemen to become
a federation of six regions as part of its political transition.

2014 July - Tribesmen blow up the country's largest oil pipeline,
disrupting supplies from the interior to a Red Sea export terminal.

2014 August - President Hadi sacks his cabinet and overturns a
controversial fuel price rise following two weeks of anti-government
protests in which Houthi rebels are heavily involved.

Houthi takeover

2014 September - Houthi rebels take control of the most of capital
Sanaa.

2015 January - Houthis reject draft constitution proposed by
government. 2015 February - Houthis appoint presidential council to
replace President Hadi, who flees to Aden southern stronghold.

2015 March - Islamic State carries out its first major attacks in
Yemen - two suicide bombings targeting Shia mosques in Sanaa in which
137 people are killed.

Houthi rebels start to advance towards southern Yemen. President Hadi
flees Aden.

Saudi-led coalition of Gulf Arab states launches air strikes against
Houthi targets and imposes naval blockade.

2015 June - Leader of Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula, Nasser
al-Wuhayshi, killed in US drone strike in Yemen.

2015 September - President Hadi returns to Aden after Saudi-backed
government forces recapture the port city from Houthi forces and
launch advance on Aden.