Alwaght- The US, Britain, France, Italy, UAE, Japan, Turkey, Spain, and Germany have temporarily closed their embassies in Yemen over what they called security concerns in the Arab country, after the Ansarullah revolutionaries took control of the capital, Sana’a.The Western states have also urged their citizens to leave the country.
The Saudi monarchy, also, has shut its embassy in Yemen, following the steps of its Western allies.
Analysts say the decision by the US and its Western allies to close their embassies in the Yemeni capital is a rushed but purposeful move. They further say that the closure of the embassies is taken place in order to manipulate their public media and public view, bring them to a conclusion that the Yemen now is unsafe with Ansarullah in control.
Where as matter of fact, now with Ansarullah revolutionaries taking care of the security issues along with the national army, the situation has been reported to be safer in Yemen,
Before the revolution in Yemen, al-Qaeda militants had several attacks on certain areas of the city, Sana’a, and many clashes took place between the Takfiris and Ansarullah revolutionaries, but now it could be said that Sana’a is pretty stable.
Noting that the recent developments in Yemen have improved security in the Middle East, analysts say that the political changes in the Yemeni capital Sana'a have made conditions more difficult for the terrorists.
“Yemen belongs to all Yemenis and Ansarullah (movement) is taking steps with a view to helping the political process to yield results while at the same time fighting corruption and terrorism,” an Iranian official said, adding that Ansarullah movement is conducting the process wisely and heeds public demands.
From Ansarullah revolutionaries’ side, they say the Yemeni government has been incapable of properly running the affairs of the country and providing security. Before gaining control of the capital, Ansarullah had set a deadline for the political parties to put aside differences and fill the power vacuum, but the deadline was missed without any change in the political scene of the country.
Ansarullah has criticized the Western states that have closed their diplomatic missions in the capital, Sana’a, saying the move was “unjustified.”
“The decisions of some Western countries to close their embassies in Sana’a are absolutely unjustified,” said Hussein al-Ezzi, the head of the foreign relations of the Ansarullah movement.
Ezzi went on to say that the move was designed to put “pressure” on the Yemeni people.
He added that the Western powers “will quickly realize that it is in their interests to deal positively with the will of the Yemeni people, which they must respect.”
The Houthi fighters of the Ansarullah movement gained control of the capital in September 2014, following a four-day battle with army forces loyal to General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, the half-brother of the country’s former dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh.
The revolutionaries say the Yemeni government has been incapable of properly running the affairs of the country and providing security.
Before gaining control of the capital, Ansarullah had set a deadline for the political parties to put aside differences and fill the power vacuum, but the deadline was missed without any change in the political scene of the country.
Last week, the Ansarullah movement dissolved the parliament, following weeks of clashes with government forces.
Ansarullah announced a constitutional declaration on the Transitional National Council, which is expected to replace the country’s parliament.
The declaration added that the Transitional National Council will be set up to elect the presidential council in a bid to end the country’s political deadlock.
