“Ceasefire reached in
Yemen after day of heavy fighting, officials say”
Source: CNN
By: Nick Paton Walsh
and Susannah Cullinane
After heavy fighting in the capital,
Sanaa (Nine people were killed and 67 others injured in the clashes),
government forces and rebels in Yemen agreed to a ceasefire on Monday. The
Yemeni government described this fighting as a way to grab power by rebels
known as Houthis, Shiite Muslims who have felt downgraded in the majority Sunni
country. Chaos between the two sides is troublesome to the West because loss of
power in Yemen could benefit al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Al Qaeda is a
terrorist organization based in Yemen that took credit for the attack on the
offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris. A deal is expected to be signed this Tuesday
in order to stop the violence between both sides. The Houthis have been around
the capital with their arms and they have been interfering in the government's
work. Although the prime minister says they are trying to keep this country
going. The U.N. Security Council will be holding a special meeting on Tuesday
to discuss Yemen.
It is important for the general public to read
about this because the people should know that if this problem does not get
resolved soon then al Qaeda will become stronger and possible more violent than
before. There is not much we can do about this ourselves but it is still better
to know what is happening than to remain clueless.
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