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*** 14-Sep-18 World View -- Saudis in Yemen cut the supply routes from Hodeidah seaport to Sanaa
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Saudis in Yemen cut the supply routes from Hodeidah seaport to Sanaa
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Houthis perform a demonstration using traditional daggers in Sanaa, Yemen, in 2015 (European Pressphoto Agency)
The Saudi Arabia-led military coalition fighting the Iran-backed
Houthis in Yemen are claiming that they've cut off the main supply
routes connecting al-Hodeidah seaport and city to to Sanaa, Yemen's
capital city under control of the Houthis.
The Saudis and their coalition partner United Arab Emirates (UAE) were
the targets of intense international criticism of the after their
warplanes killed at least 26 children and four women in al-Hodeidah
seaport, and after another airstrike two weeks earlier killed dozens
of children traveling in a school bus.
The international criticism led the Saudis to enter peace talks with
the Houthis and reduce the airstrikes. However, the peace talks
failed, and Saudi Arabia resumed the airstrikes on Wednesday.
Al-Hodeidah is home to Yemen’s largest seaport and the main gateway
for food, fuel and humanitarian aid to the rest of the country. An
estimated 80 percent of Yemen’s commercial supplies go through
al-Hodeidah. The Saudi-led coalition have been trying to retake the
al-Hodeidah city from the Houthis for the past few months, displacing
470,000 people since June. But it is still home to hundreds of
thousands of civilians, half of them children.
Taking control of roads linking al-Hodeidah to Sanaa will mean that
supplied needed by the Houthi fighters will be less available, but it
will also cut off food, fuel, medicines and humanitarian supplies to
much of Yemen.
Ms. Lise Grande, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said in a
statement:
<QUOTE>"Hundreds of thousands of lives hang in the balance in
Hodeidah. The situation has deteriorated dramatically in the past
few days. Families are absolutely terrified by the bombardment,
shelling and airstrikes.
People are struggling to survive, More than 25 percent of children
are malnourished; 900,000 people in the governorate are desperate
for food and 90,000 pregnant women are at enormous risk. Families
need everything--food, cash, health care, water, sanitation,
emergency supplies, specialized support and many need
shelter. It’s heart-breaking to see so many people who need so
much."<END QUOTE>
The Saudis have said that taking control of al-Hodeidah and the main
supply routes would force the Houthis to the negotiating table.
Reuters and Save the Children and Relief Web and Al Jazeera
Related Articles:
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**** Turkey, desperate to stop Syrian Idlib offensive, is supplying weapons to rebels
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There are reports that Turkey is sending more military aid to
anti-Assad rebels in Idlib, after a summit meeting last week with
Russia and Iran failed to agree to a deal to avert a Syria-Russia
assault into Idlib. ( "8-Sep-18 World View -- Turkey fails to prevent Russia and Iran from mass slaughter in Idlib, Syria"
)
Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has vowed to take control of every
inch of Syria, with no compromise. In previous battles, in Aleppo,
Ghouta and Daraa, his regime joined with Russia to use missiles,
barrel bombs, chlorine gas and Sarin gas to kill the "terrorists" in
each territory, following Vladimir Putin's "Grozny Model." Entire
neighborhoods are flattened, and schools, markets and hospitals are
particularly targeted in order to kill as many women and children as
possible, as part of Bashar al-Assad's genocidal campaign.
However, Idlib is different. It has over 3 million people, many of
whom fled there from the violence in other locations. They will have
nowhere to flee from Idlib, except across the border into Turkey,
which Turkey has closed. Turkey is already host to 3.5 million Syrian
refugees.
Turkey is desperate to stop the Syria-Russia offensive, because it
would be a humanitarian disaster in Idlib, and because it would be a
humanitarian disaster for Turkey. Turkey would be faced with the
choice of keeping the border closed and allow al-Assad to slaughter
the civilians like trapped animals, or to open the border and permit a
million more refugees enter Turkey, and possibly go on from there to
Europe, posing a security risk in both places.
This is Turkey's justification for providing more weapons to
anti-Assad rebels in the Free Syrian Army (FSA). According to FSA
commanders who have been in talks with senior Turkish officials, said:
<QUOTE>"“They pledged complete Turkish military support for a
long, protracted battle. These arms supplies and munitions will
allow the battle to extend and ensure our supplies are not drained
in a war of attrition."<END QUOTE>
The weapons, already spotted in convoys crossing the border from
Turkey into Idlib, include large quantities of ammunition and GRAD
rockets. Hurriyet/AFP and Reuters and AP
Related Articles:
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Yemen, Iran, Houthis,
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, UAE,
al-Hodeidah seaport, Lise Grande, Turkey,
Syria, Idlib, Iran, Russia, Grozny Model,
Vladimir Putin, Free Syrian Army, FSA, Bashar al-Assad
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Saudis in Yemen cut the supply routes from Hodeidah seaport to Sanaa
- Turkey, desperate to stop Syrian Idlib offensive, is supplying weapons to rebels
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**** Saudis in Yemen cut the supply routes from Hodeidah seaport to Sanaa
****
Houthis perform a demonstration using traditional daggers in Sanaa, Yemen, in 2015 (European Pressphoto Agency)
The Saudi Arabia-led military coalition fighting the Iran-backed
Houthis in Yemen are claiming that they've cut off the main supply
routes connecting al-Hodeidah seaport and city to to Sanaa, Yemen's
capital city under control of the Houthis.
The Saudis and their coalition partner United Arab Emirates (UAE) were
the targets of intense international criticism of the after their
warplanes killed at least 26 children and four women in al-Hodeidah
seaport, and after another airstrike two weeks earlier killed dozens
of children traveling in a school bus.
The international criticism led the Saudis to enter peace talks with
the Houthis and reduce the airstrikes. However, the peace talks
failed, and Saudi Arabia resumed the airstrikes on Wednesday.
Al-Hodeidah is home to Yemen’s largest seaport and the main gateway
for food, fuel and humanitarian aid to the rest of the country. An
estimated 80 percent of Yemen’s commercial supplies go through
al-Hodeidah. The Saudi-led coalition have been trying to retake the
al-Hodeidah city from the Houthis for the past few months, displacing
470,000 people since June. But it is still home to hundreds of
thousands of civilians, half of them children.
Taking control of roads linking al-Hodeidah to Sanaa will mean that
supplied needed by the Houthi fighters will be less available, but it
will also cut off food, fuel, medicines and humanitarian supplies to
much of Yemen.
Ms. Lise Grande, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said in a
statement:
<QUOTE>"Hundreds of thousands of lives hang in the balance in
Hodeidah. The situation has deteriorated dramatically in the past
few days. Families are absolutely terrified by the bombardment,
shelling and airstrikes.
People are struggling to survive, More than 25 percent of children
are malnourished; 900,000 people in the governorate are desperate
for food and 90,000 pregnant women are at enormous risk. Families
need everything--food, cash, health care, water, sanitation,
emergency supplies, specialized support and many need
shelter. It’s heart-breaking to see so many people who need so
much."<END QUOTE>
The Saudis have said that taking control of al-Hodeidah and the main
supply routes would force the Houthis to the negotiating table.
Reuters and Save the Children and Relief Web and Al Jazeera
Related Articles:
- Saudis target women and children in Yemen to make them 'shiver' for generations (28-Aug-2018)
- Saudi coalition claims to have captured airport in Yemen's Hodeidah (20-Jun-2018)
- Saudi Arabia and UAE launch a 'catastrophic' assault on Port Hodeidah in Yemen (15-Jun-2018)
- Iranian advisors are 'on the ground' with Houthis in Yemen, supplying weapons and intelligence (06-Jan-2018)
- Brief generational history of South Yemen (29-Jan-2018)
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**** Turkey, desperate to stop Syrian Idlib offensive, is supplying weapons to rebels
****
There are reports that Turkey is sending more military aid to
anti-Assad rebels in Idlib, after a summit meeting last week with
Russia and Iran failed to agree to a deal to avert a Syria-Russia
assault into Idlib. ( "8-Sep-18 World View -- Turkey fails to prevent Russia and Iran from mass slaughter in Idlib, Syria"
)
Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has vowed to take control of every
inch of Syria, with no compromise. In previous battles, in Aleppo,
Ghouta and Daraa, his regime joined with Russia to use missiles,
barrel bombs, chlorine gas and Sarin gas to kill the "terrorists" in
each territory, following Vladimir Putin's "Grozny Model." Entire
neighborhoods are flattened, and schools, markets and hospitals are
particularly targeted in order to kill as many women and children as
possible, as part of Bashar al-Assad's genocidal campaign.
However, Idlib is different. It has over 3 million people, many of
whom fled there from the violence in other locations. They will have
nowhere to flee from Idlib, except across the border into Turkey,
which Turkey has closed. Turkey is already host to 3.5 million Syrian
refugees.
Turkey is desperate to stop the Syria-Russia offensive, because it
would be a humanitarian disaster in Idlib, and because it would be a
humanitarian disaster for Turkey. Turkey would be faced with the
choice of keeping the border closed and allow al-Assad to slaughter
the civilians like trapped animals, or to open the border and permit a
million more refugees enter Turkey, and possibly go on from there to
Europe, posing a security risk in both places.
This is Turkey's justification for providing more weapons to
anti-Assad rebels in the Free Syrian Army (FSA). According to FSA
commanders who have been in talks with senior Turkish officials, said:
<QUOTE>"“They pledged complete Turkish military support for a
long, protracted battle. These arms supplies and munitions will
allow the battle to extend and ensure our supplies are not drained
in a war of attrition."<END QUOTE>
The weapons, already spotted in convoys crossing the border from
Turkey into Idlib, include large quantities of ammunition and GRAD
rockets. Hurriyet/AFP and Reuters and AP
Related Articles:
- Turkey fails to prevent Russia and Iran from mass slaughter in Idlib, Syria (08-Sep-2018)
- Syria and Russia prepare to inflict massive bloodbath on Idlib (05-Sep-2018)
- Russia demands that US and EU pay to rebuild Syria (23-Aug-2018)
- US increasingly expresses total disgust with Syria regime for Bashar al-Assad's atrocities (21-Sep-2016)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Yemen, Iran, Houthis,
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, UAE,
al-Hodeidah seaport, Lise Grande, Turkey,
Syria, Idlib, Iran, Russia, Grozny Model,
Vladimir Putin, Free Syrian Army, FSA, Bashar al-Assad
Permanent web link to this article
Receive daily World View columns by e-mail
Contribute to Generational Dynamics via PayPal
John J. Xenakis
100 Memorial Drive Apt 8-13A
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: 617-864-0010
E-mail: john@GenerationalDynamics.com
Web site: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com
Forum: http://www.gdxforum.com/forum
Subscribe to World View: http://generationaldynamics.com/subscribe
