11 April 2015

SAUDI VERSUS YEMEN: SO WHO’S FIGHTING WHOM? THE SHIITES, THE SUNNIES AND ISLAMIC STATE – ANALYSIS

By Esha Meher

One, two and left, the black knight stands before the king, sailing across the black and white chequered board. The white bishop makes a diagonal move. The knight is eliminated. The bishop is now at forty five degrees to the king. One move remaining. Following which, it shall be, Check and Mate.

Yemen is a bloodied battleground today. The Houthi Rebels brandish their swords while the Saudi forces in the name of Allah- the beneficient and merciful, swear to be the protector of the Sunnis preparing their arms. The Government of Yemen? Well, there unfolds the larger story. What has been ensuing on the Yemeni soil for years now are possibly the earliest signs of a civil war.

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