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{{Infobox country|name=Yemen|native_name=ٱلْجُمْهُورِيَّةُ ٱلْيَمَنِيَّةُ|image_flag=Flag of Yemen.svg|image_coat=Emblem of Yemen.svg|population_estimate=30,491,000|population_estimate_year=2021|area_km2=555,000|capital=Sanaa|largest_city=Sanaa|government_type=Provisional government|leader_title1= | {{Infobox country|name=Yemen|native_name=ٱلْجُمْهُورِيَّةُ ٱلْيَمَنِيَّةُ|image_flag=Flag of Yemen.svg|image_coat=Emblem of Yemen.svg|population_estimate=30,491,000|population_estimate_year=2021|area_km2=555,000|capital=Sanaa|largest_city=Sanaa|government_type=Provisional government|leader_title1=Chairman|leader_name1=Mahdi al-Mashat|image_map=Yemen map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=Arabic}} | ||
'''Yemen''', officially the '''Republic of Yemen''', is a country in [[Western Asia]], south of [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]]. | '''Yemen''', officially the '''Republic of Yemen''', is a country in [[Western Asia]], south of [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]]. Its capital of Sanaa is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Due to the [[United States of America|US]]-Saudi invasion it is currently facing a severe malnutrition crisis, with 400,000 children facing death, in addition to a cholera epidemic.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=[[ANSWER Coalition]]|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=12 things you should know about Yemen|date=2019-01-07|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/12-things-you-should-know-about-yemen/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107231606/https://www.liberationnews.org/12-things-you-should-know-about-yemen/|archive-date=2020-11-07|retrieved=2023-04-20}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Revolution === | === Revolution === | ||
President [[Ali Abdullah Saleh]] stepped down in 2011 during the [[Arab Spring]], and his vice president [[Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi]] took power. | |||
Yemen overthrew Hadi's USA and Saudi-backed puppet government in 2014 and installed an [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] government led by [[Ansar Allah|Ansarullah]]. Hadi fled to Saudi Arabia in 2015 and has not returned to Yemen since.<ref name=":0" /> Following the revolution, the imperialist [[Imperial core|West]] began a brutal war against Yemen.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Lalkar]]|title=Yemen’s quest for self-determination continues unabated|date=2023-01-26|url=https://thecommunists.org/2023/01/26/news/yemen-self-determination-quest-continues-agriculture-self-sufficiency/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127003206/https://thecommunists.org/2023/01/26/news/yemen-self-determination-quest-continues-agriculture-self-sufficiency/|archive-date=2023-01-27|retrieved=2023-01-28}}</ref> | |||
=== Imperialist invasion === | === Imperialist invasion === | ||
The [[Imperialism|imperialist]] United States is supporting | The [[Imperialism|imperialist]] United States is supporting its Saudi Arabian vassal state in stirring up a bloody proxy war in Yemen that has killed at least 10,000 civilians and left millions [[Homelessness|homeless]].<ref>[https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/07/06/2533828/us-fueling-saudi-war-on-yemen-envoy US Fueling Saudi War on Yemen: Envoy] by Tasnim News Agency on July 6th, 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.democracynow.org/2020/9/17/yemen_crisis_us_uae_saudi_arabia A Crisis Made in America: Yemen on Brink of Famine After U.S. Cuts Aid While Fueling War] by Democracy Now on September 17th, 2020</ref> [[Al-Qaeda|Al Qaeda]] is supporting the Saudis and fighting against Ansarullah.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
In June 2022, U.S. President [[Joe Biden]] announced that he had deployed troops in Yemen to back the Saudi forces.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=U.S. president confirms deployment of troops in Yemen|date=2022-06-14|url=https://mronline.org/2022/06/14/u-s-president-confirms-deployment-of-troops-in-yemen/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614211029/https://mronline.org/2022/06/14/u-s-president-confirms-deployment-of-troops-in-yemen/|archive-date=2022-06-14|retrieved=2022-06-17}}</ref> | In June 2022, U.S. President [[Joe Biden]] announced that he had deployed troops in Yemen to back the Saudi forces.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=U.S. president confirms deployment of troops in Yemen|date=2022-06-14|url=https://mronline.org/2022/06/14/u-s-president-confirms-deployment-of-troops-in-yemen/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614211029/https://mronline.org/2022/06/14/u-s-president-confirms-deployment-of-troops-in-yemen/|archive-date=2022-06-14|retrieved=2022-06-17}}</ref> | ||
==== U.S. war crimes ==== | |||
In 2011, [[Barack Obama|Obama]] assassinated a U.S. citizen living in Yemen along with his son and nephew and several other civilians.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2011-09-30|title=Islamist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-15121879|newspaper=BBC|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2021-12-30}}</ref> The United States also killed a 13-year-old boy in 2015 with a drone strike and 30 people, including an 8-year-old girl, in 2017 with a SEAL attack. In 2018, a US-backed Saudi plane bombed a school bus, killing 40 innocent children and injuring 80 more people.{{Citation needed}} | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 18:16, 20 April 2023
| Yemen ٱلْجُمْهُورِيَّةُ ٱلْيَمَنِيَّةُ | |
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| Capital and largest city | Sanaa |
| Official languages | Arabic |
| Government | Provisional government |
• Chairman | Mahdi al-Mashat |
| Area | |
• Total | 555,000 km² |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 30,491,000 |
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in Western Asia, south of Saudi Arabia. Its capital of Sanaa is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Due to the US-Saudi invasion it is currently facing a severe malnutrition crisis, with 400,000 children facing death, in addition to a cholera epidemic.[1]
History
Revolution
President Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down in 2011 during the Arab Spring, and his vice president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi took power.
Yemen overthrew Hadi's USA and Saudi-backed puppet government in 2014 and installed an anti-imperialist government led by Ansarullah. Hadi fled to Saudi Arabia in 2015 and has not returned to Yemen since.[1] Following the revolution, the imperialist West began a brutal war against Yemen.[2]
Imperialist invasion
The imperialist United States is supporting its Saudi Arabian vassal state in stirring up a bloody proxy war in Yemen that has killed at least 10,000 civilians and left millions homeless.[3][4] Al Qaeda is supporting the Saudis and fighting against Ansarullah.[1]
In June 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that he had deployed troops in Yemen to back the Saudi forces.[5]
U.S. war crimes
In 2011, Obama assassinated a U.S. citizen living in Yemen along with his son and nephew and several other civilians.[6] The United States also killed a 13-year-old boy in 2015 with a drone strike and 30 people, including an 8-year-old girl, in 2017 with a SEAL attack. In 2018, a US-backed Saudi plane bombed a school bus, killing 40 innocent children and injuring 80 more people.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ANSWER Coalition (2019-01-07). "12 things you should know about Yemen" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ↑ "Yemen’s quest for self-determination continues unabated" (2023-01-26). Lalkar. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
- ↑ US Fueling Saudi War on Yemen: Envoy by Tasnim News Agency on July 6th, 2021
- ↑ A Crisis Made in America: Yemen on Brink of Famine After U.S. Cuts Aid While Fueling War by Democracy Now on September 17th, 2020
- ↑ "U.S. president confirms deployment of troops in Yemen" (2022-06-14). Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ↑ "Islamist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen" (2011-09-30). BBC. Retrieved 2021-12-30.