Yemen is at max 35% shia and that too zaidees who are more closer to sunni islam(infalliability of imams) then twellers shias. It is Iran which is extending the sectarian mindset to countries like syria(who the 12ers considered kaffirs till 60s and zaidees whom they disagree on so many things). Infact iran branded 12ers are at max 1 or 2 % in yemen and still we see iran is involved in exporting terrorism in the country.
According to most sources that I have checked Yemen is 47 % shias and growing. Syria is majority Sunni though. The whole conflict poses Saudia in a bad light, they oppose an illegal government in Syria and support the same in Yemen. Anyways this is a war between Wahhabis and shias, nothing to do with majority of the people who have got sandwiched inbetween. The so called groups influenced by saudi Arab like TTP, taliban, ISIS and alqaeda have caused more grief to Sunnis as compared to Shia Iran.
Can you share the 47% source? and do comment over iranian majoosis trying to create a shia sunni divide which was not there few years back, No wonder why most of shia sunni conflicts started after the 1979 revolution.
Mentioning TTP,ISIS is more to attract support then any other thing related with the topic. AQAP / Houthis are flip side of same coin, wonder why support one ? and not disapprove both.
Very true. Then there is also the well known prophecy of the rise of the yamani. It will be the most righteous group of it time; so righteous that any flag that opposes it will be aatish E jahannam. So nawaz & other saudi slaves; choose your side carefully. This is not a minor issue.
So you will agree then that pakistan should stay neutral and not send its pilots off to be slaughtered… simply for selfish desires of the saudis to have thier own puppet in power? This is the sixth war against houthis; they lost everytime.
Uptill now…iran is as involved as it is in bahrain. Saudis invaded bahrain too with the same lame excuse; just like israel did re gaza/lebanon.
Some points to remember;
1- houthis are yemenis..With a broad range of sunni & shia support. They will still be there when the bombing stops and tanks go back..more anti saud than ever.
2- saudi is complaining of foriegn interference…whilst itself is attacking yemen. Perhaps it doesnt regard yemen as a seperate country but its own back yard?
Houthis have the support of wider yemeni population; including the army/airforce/ political parties. Who does hadi have apart from the saudi/west/gulf arabs?..why then did the military not support him?
4.Why is saudi fighting a foriegn country over an internal issue? Its like saudi invading pakistan because nawaz sharif wasnt elected…! Nonsensical.
hadi is NOT legit…he was not elected; his 2 year term had finished a YEAR ago.. And the he eventually resigned. What part of that makes him ‘legit’?
14 ‘dictators’ and one useful idiot protecting what they deem a ‘legitimate government’ is laughable. They dont seem to know the definition of the term.
saudi attacks a soveriegn country and numpties here are calling muslims to unite as haramains are in danger! Where is the connection? Still oldest trick in the book…but with all those dollars and defense deals.. if it still cant protect the haramain itself.. Maybe its not up to the job? Same with regards to seeking help for yemen.
Houthis were fighting al qaeda in yemen. why did saudis army go after houthis instead of against isis/al qaeda/al nusra..etc. ? Thats right because those terrorists are saudis own frankensteins.
where was gulf arab army when gaza was being flattened snd innocent slaughtered? Thats right; no where..only because they are best pals of with israel.
And they have the gall to call themselves leaders of muslim world. Taghut is a much better word i believe.
An interesting article in the guardian that sums up the situation accurately.
The Saudi-Iran powerplay behind the Yemen conflict
Nussaibah Younis
Riyadh’s decision to launch air strikes against Yemen risks further escalation of its rivalry with Tehran
Saudi Arabian air strikes against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have been touted as the latest escalation in a regional proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran. As the two countries continue to train, finance and equip rival militants in the Syrian civil war, and to support opposing sides in Iraq, Bahrain, Lebanon and Yemen, fears have been raised about where this now-militarised regional rivalry could go.
But talk of a proxy war risks over-estimating the level of power Saudi Arabia and Iran wield, and overlooking the local actors who truly shape the conflicts in question. The Houthi movement has been able to advance across Yemen largely because of its alliance with the ancien régime of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, and because of its ability to tap into disillusionment with the poor performance of the Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi government. Though Iran may have helped to hone the effectiveness of the Houthi movement, it is neither the cause of nor a major player in the emerging Yemeni civil war.