29 Mar 2024
Wednesday 6 November 2013 - 10:28
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Yemeni president warns of sectarian violence in north

Yemens President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has denounced the recent wave of deadly clashes between Takfiri militants and Houthi fighters, warning of sectarian violence in the country.
Hadi made the remarks in a speech aired by state TV on Tuesday, as violence continued for the second week in the town of Damaj in the northern province of Saada.

The Yemeni president condemned what he called sectarian fighting, which does not serve the security or stability of the nation, calling on the both sides to practice self-restraint.

At least 100 people have reportedly been killed in the fighting between the two sides since Wednesday.
Houthis, a Shia group led by Sheikh Abdel-Malek al-Houthi, said in a Wednesday statement that the Takfiri groups are igniting strife in the region by bringing thousands of foreign fighters to Damaj.
On Monday, a ceasefire was announced by the UN special envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, to allow the evacuation of the injured people. However, the truce was violated only after a few hours.

The two groups accused each other of having violated the ceasefire. Houthi spokesman Ali al-Bakheeti said the foreign Salafi militants were responsible for the collapse of the truce.

Sourur al-Wadii, a spokesman for the Salafists in Dammaj, said that the truce lasted only two hours due to the Huthis intransigence.

Director of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen Cedric Schweizer said some 23 critically injured people had been evacuated from the area during the short-lived truce.

There are still more wounded people in need of treatment, and we hope to be able to come back for them, he added.

By Press TV

 

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