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As
the UN Security Council continues its Yemen visit after holding a closed
meeting with Yemeni and GCC – Gulf Cooperation Council – officials in Sana’a,
the capital, residents woke up under foreign military occupation.
Keen
to guarantee the safety of its state officials and ensure that no faction,
group or individual will try to derail efforts being made in regards to moving
Yemen transition of power forward, the United States of America, France and the
United Kingdom took control between them of the sky and the ground.
Residents
told the Yemen Post on Sunday they saw French warplanes patrol the sky of the
capital in a great show of strength, which they say they felt a bit “over the
top” and slightly insulting to Yemen military potency. A retired General, Ali
Mohsen Khawlani stressed that Yemen should have been put in charge of all
security details . “Our armed forces are perfectly capable and well-trained.
What kind of message does it send to see foreign troops invade our capital. Are
we moving toward a military occupation? Did foreign powers come to announce
they will divide Yemen into zones of influence?”
Security
sources revealed that on Saturday evening 250 Marines arrived in the capital,
increasing yet again America’s military presence in the country. In addition to
the Marines, several American CTU agents – couter-terrorism units – are said to
have been deployed throughout the capital to scoop out any potential threat.
British
troops scattered in Sana’a, criss-crossing with their American counterparts to
cover as much ground as possible.
Dozens
of French warplanes were sent to patrol the sky.
Earlier
last week, President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi issued an order forbidding all
residents of the capital to carry a weapon, officers and license bearers
included following a request from foreign officials ahead of the arrival of the
UNSC delegation to Sana’a.
Yemen Post Staff
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