Aden, Oct 13 An official of the Yemeni government said that interventions by key regional powers have noticeably …<\/p>\n
Aden, Oct 13 An official of the Yemeni government said that interventions by key regional powers have noticeably increased in the war-ravaged Arab country during the past weeks.<\/p>\n
“The ongoing military conflict is mainly prolonged by the interventions of regional powers that are deliberately seeking to abort the Saudi-led coalition’s role in Yemen,” Xinhua news agency quoted the official as saying on Monday.<\/p>\n
“The international community’s efforts aimed at achieving a comprehensive political solution and ending Yemen’s conflict are repeatedly impeded by the recent regional interventions,” he added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, another official of Aden’s local authority said Turkey, Qatar and Iran “are increasing their presence” in Yemen, “particularly in the country’s southern part”.<\/p>\n
“Local Yemeni political factions are now receiving support from those countries to confront the Saudi-led coalition,” he said.<\/p>\n
Last week, the security forces of Aden seized a humanitarian Turkish team for several hours in the southern port city controlled by the UAE-backed southern forces.<\/p>\n
The security forces transferred the Turkish team to the headquarters of the Saudi-led coalition in Aden for investigations before their release, according to local sources.<\/p>\n
The reasons for seizing the Turkish team were not revealed by the authorities but apparently linked to the conflicting regional interventions in Yemen, the sources added.<\/p>\n
The Houthi rebels allied with Iran launched a large military campaign and seized the capital Sanaa in late 2014, forcing Yemen’s internationally-recognized President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and his government to flee to Aden.<\/p>\n
Later, the pro-Houthi forces supported by armoured vehicles attacked Aden, forcing Hadi to escape to neighbouring Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
A Saudi-led coalition intervened militarily and began pounding Houthi-controlled Sanaa in March 2015, in response to an official request from Hadi to protect Yemen.<\/p>\n
Now three-quarters of the Yemeni population, or more than 22 million people, urgently need some form of humanitarian assistance, including 8.4 million who struggle to find their next meal.<\/p>\n
( With inputs from IANS )<\/p>\n
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