That’s the Houthis. They control Sana’a and are establishing a rival government, but they are not the established Yemeni government, no.
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huf@hexbear.net 10 months agoisnt ansar allah the yemeni government though?
catloaf@lemm.ee 10 months ago
huf@hexbear.net 10 months ago
according to allies of saudi arabia, yes. according to facts on the ground, eeeeeh.
catloaf@lemm.ee 10 months ago
How would you describe it, then? Al Jazeera in Qatar, which isn’t strongly on either side, describes the Houthi movement as a rebellion and al-Alimi’s government as official: aljazeera.com/…/who-are-yemens-houthis-a-basic-gu…
huf@hexbear.net 10 months ago
qatar is a US ally…
lorty@lemmygrad.ml 10 months ago
Yes, if you are not Saudi Arabia and allies.
huf@hexbear.net 10 months ago
or if you consider that the majority of the population of yemen lives in ansar allah controlled territory. the saudi (US) aligned compradors control the oil fields…
ah, i guess this tracks, since according to western ideology, land (and especially oil) has more votes than mere people.