Tension in Yemen after Deal with Houthis Falls Short
Lesson Brief
BBC Arabic
The Yemeni army has been put on heightened alert after negotiations with Houthi insurgents failed, at least for now. Supporters of both sides have taken to the streets in protest. The Houthi insurgents cite failed government economic policies and rising prices of fuel as reasons for their insurgent activities; however, because they are a Shiite Yemeni community the conflict has inherent sectarian elements.
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- draft agreement
- مُسَوَّدَة الاِتِّفاق
- vital installations
- المَنْشآت الحَيَوِيَّة
- fortified
- مُحَصَّن
- in an effort to convince him
- في مُحاوَلَة لِاِقْناعِه
- following, in the wake of
- اِثْر
- proposal(s)
- عَرْض ، عُروض
- mobilization
- تَعْبِئَة
- intermittently
- بِصوْرَة مُتَقَطِّعَة
- draft agreement (also)
- مَشْروع الاِتِّفاق
- carrying out their demands
- تَنْفيذ مَطالِبِهِم