Yemen

Vielfrontenkrieg in Yemen

The violence in the Yemeni civil war is expanding. The frontline is getting more and more complicated. The escalation might have been avoided. This would, however, have a different political approach is needed.

16 fatalities in the flu Virus (H1N1) since its first Occurrence at the beginning of January already demanded. Since then, it employs the Yemeni Doctors and health professionals. Those, however, are largely powerless. Since namely Saudi Arabia a Lieferblockade about the small country in the South of the Arabian Peninsula imposed, hardly more medical goods there. There is a lack of everything: of Insulin for Diabetes patients, to Bluthochdrucktabletten, funds for the treatment of cancer – and vaccines against flu. After the war’s already over 6000 victims, threaten more and more Yemenis by actually controllable diseases to die – since the Embargo lack of treatment options.

Although it would be the physicians of the country also in the location, the drugs themselves produce. But you are missing the necessary materials. Because some of the needed goods can be not only medical, but also military use. Therefore, they fall under the Embargo. Not only Saudi Arabia prevents the distribution of these commodities. The beleaguered government of Mansur Hadi listens, she checks: Finally, you could also their enemies, the insurgents Huthis, fall into the hands of.

Blockade as a weapon

The caution from the Saudi perspective is based, showed up a few days ago. There began the international coalition against the Yemeni coast a ship. Supposedly it had medical equipment on Board. In fact, however, declared the coalition, they would have in the presence of international observers, the military Material, among other things, communications technology, found. Expired was the ship from the port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran.

Modest assistance: residents of Taiz hauling relief supplies into the city

The blockages are not only used for defensive purposes – rather, they are used as a weapon. So the Huthis
the highway to Taiz, with three million inhabitants, third largest city in the country, cut the rope. Not only medicine, but also water and food are becoming increasingly scarce.

The role of Iran

However, opinions differ as to what extent Iran, the Shiite Huthis in fact supported. In a recently published study by the Think Tank International Crisis Group (ICG) also the Iranian involvement in Yemen is examined. Accordingly, the Huthis from Iran and the affiliated Lebanese Hezbollah military support. However: “The support is much lower than those in the States of the Gulf cooperation Council the opponents of the Huthis. Also, it is for the fighting capacity of the Huthi/Saleh-bearing is not critical,” it says in the study. Rather, it emanated from the most of the Huthis used weapons from looted Regierungsbeständen.

The ICG quoted one of anonymity existing Iranian Official: Iran’s influence in Yemen will be overestimated. “It is actually minimal, and also know the Saudis. Yemen is a country of our coast, far away. We needed already before the war no weapons there to send. Now that is has become almost impossible.” However, the Official continued, was the war for Iran strategically: “Saudi Arabia is in Yemen. The war sets the UK a high death toll. Also, it costs the country to Watch and brings it financially in considerable distress.”

A Variety Of Fronts

Indeed, Saudi Arabia, also in the eleventh month of the Invasion
no significant successes. This is in large part because of the conflict not just along one but along several fronts is proceeding. The main conflict was between the Huthis and the troops from the capital Sanaa to Aden escaped President Mansur Hadi. By this war the Yemeni Nationalheer in fact dissolved: some parts of the army fighting on the side of the President, parts on the side of the rebels.

In addition, further conflicts: how to push the southern regions to autonomy and sometimes even independence. At the same time, there are terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda and the “Islamic state” (IS) very much present. They pursue their own goals. So will the IS the of Yemen is a part of “the Caliphate” to whose development he is currently in several regions of the Arab world works – above all in Syria, the Iran and Libya.

Young and determined: by fighters in Aden

The failure of diplomacy

Long radiates the Syrienkrieg in the Yemen. There, Saudi Arabia and Iran, a proxy war. This has the violence of an increasingly sectarian character accepted, increasingly, the battles in Yemen shapes.

Their escalation makes the liberal, London-based Arabic newspaper “Al-Araby al-jadeed,” especially the
Saudi policy is responsible. Would be in Riyadh, the conflict really want to solve, then we would have the individual fronts in the neighboring country carefully separate from each other. “Instead, in March of last year, started bombing you together.” You are now apart again to divide, will be a task for skilled diplomats. The United Nations have already indicated that they will take on this task.