Yemen rebels seize US weapons, vehicles after embassy staff leave

[Chef Ramsay]

Houthi rebels have reportedly seized all the US embassy’s vehicles in Sanaa and the weapons of the Marines, who were guarding it, after the American ambassador and diplomats left Yemen’s capital earlier Wednesday.

Over 20 vehicles were taken by the militants after the Americans left for the airport, Yemeni members of the US embassy staff told Reuters.

A top Sanaa airport official told CNN that the Houthis also prevented the departing US Marines from taking their weapons on the plane with them.

Some of the weapons were seized by the rebels, while the rest was handed over to random airport employees by US troops, he added.

State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki has confirmed that US vehicles and equipment were seized by the Houthis, TASS news agency reports.

Washington views Al-Qaeda in Yemen as the most dangerous off shoot of the global terrorist organization.

http://rt.com/news/231471-us-embassy-yemen-weapons/

[Lethn]

I was with those Houthi rebels right up to the point where they started taking over the city with military force and attacking unarmed protesters

[Swordsoffreedom]

I was with those Houthi rebels right up to the point where they started taking over the city with military force and attacking unarmed protesters

Haven't been keeping up with what is going on there so went to get some background info
But it sounds like the stuff that happens when oil prices go down

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The Yemeni government alleged that the Houthis were seeking to overthrow it and to implement Shī‘a religious law. The rebels counter that they are "defending their community against discrimination" and government aggression.

A Houthi power grab in Sana'a escalated on 20 January 2015, the rebels attacked the president's residence and swept into the presidential palace. President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi was inside the residence as it came under "heavy shelling" for a half-hour, but he was unharmed and protected by guards, according to Information Minister Nadia al-Sakkaf.

Hmm looking at this it reminds me of Allaytolah Komeni and the rise of the Saudi state.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_insurgency_in_Yemen

[grendel25]

and at the same time the Houthis are considering diplomatic relations with the US.  It's not a foregone conclusion for what will be the outcome with this rebellion.  But the US was wise to GTFO in the mean time.