Saturday, April 4, 2015

MENA Report ( April 4-5 Weekend Edition ) - Yemen War is headline event to focus upon , various updates as to state of play ...... Iraq / Syria Regional War in focus ( Tikrit operation in forefront of Iraq aspect ) .... Iran Nuclear Talks - after the Framework Deal , where do things presently stand ?

Note - additional items can be found at twitter feed !



Links....


Al-Qaeda Seizes SE Yemen Army Base

Houthis Chased From Aden After Saudi Arms Drop


Looting & Lynching: Post-ISIS Tikrit an Ugly Sight

After Tikrit Win, Iraq Orders Military to Win ISIS War by Year's End

ISIS Gains in Damascus Refugee Camp, Fighting Hamas' Allies


Most Iranians Praise Deal, Hardliners Unconvinced

Iran Won Upfront Sanctions Relief, but With Potential Snags

Proposed Accord Far Tougher on Iran Than Expected, Experts Say



US Program to Train New Syrian Force Faces Logistic, Diplomatic Headaches


Iraq PM Orders Arrests of Looters in Tikrit; 23 Killed in Attacks


Pakistan, Turkey Pledge to Stand by Saudi Arabia















Tweets....




 

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Saudi Stocks Are Plunging Following Rejection Of Russian Embargo Proposal; Death Toll Mounts


 zerohedge
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Saudi Stocks Are Plunging Following Rejection Of Russian Embargo...

Earlier this morning, RT reports that Saudi Arabia rejected Russia’s amendments to a Security Council draft resolution which would see an all-inclusive arms embargo on all parties in the Yemeni...
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39 minutes ago
Yemen's Al-Houthi rebels ready for peace talks if airstrikes stop, senior al-Houthi leader says, reported.
 Stratfor

Yemen: Al-Houthis Ready For Peace Talks, Senior Leader Says

Yemen's al-Houthi rebels are ready to participate in peace talks, under the condition that the Saudi-led coalition halts its airstrikes and a neutral party mediates the negotiations, senior al-Houthi...
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33 minutes ago
Updated: Mapping Chaos in Yemen via
















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Saudi to raze empty villages on Yemen border: report





 

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Houthi rebels advance in Aden despite air strikes





 

7 minutes ago
seize administration as Saudi bombings rack up casualties









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Israel prepares lobbying strategy against Iran deal








 · 2 hours ago
Suicide bomber kills 4 near Libya's Misrata, airstrikes hit Tripoli outskirts






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Syria talks in Moscow to focus on humanitarian issues







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Saudi special forces 'involved in Yemen ops'





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Yemen tribal forces say will retake Mukalla from Al-Qaeda





 · 6 hours ago


ISIS takes 90 percent of Damascus refugee camp: activists





















 · 5 hours ago


Former intelligence head: Israel mustn't reject Iran deal





 · 12 minutes ago


3rd day in a row, hearing from multiple sources of more activists being taken from homes in Sana'a by Houthis - 4 rptdy taken today.



 · 8 hours ago


After KSA weapons drop in Aden, will they do/perhaps did same in AQAP awash alBayda, Mukalla..Marib to fight the Houthis




 Hisham Al-Omeisy retweeted
 · 9 hours ago


Saada totally destroyed after 6yrs of bombardment & Houthis still took over Sana’a. Driving them out of all of seems like pipe dream




 
4 minutes ago
: The Worst Reason for War by

 CFR

Politics, Power, and Preventive Action » Yemen: The Worst Reason for...

The excellent New York Times journalists David K. Kirkpatrick and Kareem Fahim have an article tacking stock of the nine-day ...
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34 minutes ago
MAP: Positions of tanks and areas hit by shelling in , today. -








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2 hours ago
Yemen: Immediate 24-hour humanitarian pause needed to bring in medical help

 ICRC

Yemen: Immediate 24-hour humanitarian pause needed to bring in...

Sana'a / Geneva – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed by the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen and calls for an immediate humanitarian pause. All air, land and sea...
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Yemeni tribes enter coastal town to drive out al Qaeda



 

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Sisi: Securing Yemen's key strait an Egypt priority

 The Daily Star
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Sisi: Securing Yemen's key strait an Egypt priority

Egypt's president said Saturday that securing the Bab al-Mandab access to the Red Sea off Yemen's coast is a top priority, nine days after Cairo joined a Saudi-led offensive against Yemeni rebels.
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