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"Ansar-Allah (colloquially known as the Houthis), a political and armed movement in control of North Yemen, currently has access to the Safer. As of writing, ne
by JPKab 5y ago
"Ansar-Allah (colloquially known as the Houthis), a political and armed movement in control of North Yemen, currently has access to the Safer. As of writing, negotiations between the United Nations and the Houthis to inspect and repair the Safer have stalled indefinitely, and no long-term solutions, such as offloading the oil, have been publicly proposed."
Let's just call this what it is:
The Houthis are holding this ship hostage to get stuff/concessions/whatever from the international community. Period. There are horrific atrocities on both sides of the Yemeni Civil War and from other Gulf states, but this is unforgivable on the part of the Houthis.
- asdff 5y agoWhy haven't we rained hellfire upon them by now? They only have a bargaining chip because we have tied our own hands. This situation could be resolved in a day.
- nradov 5y agoThe Saudis have been raining hellfire (using US weapons) on the Houthis for years. It hasn't worked. Any attempts to seize the tanker by force might result in the Houthis scuttling it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian-led_intervention_in_Yemen?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian-led_intervention...
- 14 5y agoSeems pretty smart on their part to me. I mean unless we are all going to fight with the same resources why wouldn’t they do anything in their power? I know we have some rules of war but I highly doubt these guys agreed to such rules and why should they it would seriously put them at a disadvantage. I know nothing of these conflicts or those involved but war is ugly we should expect to see as much.