Yemen, President Hadi appeases angry tribes in Hadramout

Yemen, President Hadi appeases angry tribes in Hadramout

Il presidente Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi ha accettato le richieste delle tribù dell'Hadramout: rimozione dei campi militari nella zona tribale e che i responsabili per l'uccisione di uno sceicco vengano perseguiti. Il presidente ha anche promesso che i lavori con le compagnie petrolifere che operano nella regione saranno assegnati  ai residenti delle tribù dell'Hadramout.  
La minaccia terroristica nello Yemen "è molto diffusa" e informazioni recenti, ritenute attendibili, riportano un rischio particolarmente alto di sequestri per i cittadini stranieri. Secondo Washington, lo Yemen è diventato uno dei Paesi dove la minaccia di al Qaeda è tra le più forti, e la vasta regione desertica dell'Hadramout sembra sia diventata una sorta di "santuario". A dimostrazione di ciò le comunicazioni intercettate dall'intelligence americana fra leader di al Qaeda e i responsabili dell'organizzazione che opera nella penisola arabica. Le autorità yemenite stanno facendo di tutto per accogliere le richieste delle tribù locali, cercando la loro collaborazione e appoggio contro i terroristi di al Qaeda

Last week a coalition of powerful tribes in Hadramout threatened to occupy military camps and government compounds in the governorate if the state did not respond to their demands. The tribes gave the government a Dec. 20 deadline. Hadramout has been tense since the killing of a tribal sheikh, Sa’ad Bin Hamad Harbish, at a security checkpoint on Dec. 2 at the entrance to the city of Seyoun.
The sheikh refused to stop at the checkpoint when soldiers asked to inspect his convoy’s cars. Col. Hussein Hashim, Seyoun city’s security manager, said forces are on high alert for an expected mass rally on Friday hosted by the tribes. He said troops are equipped with batons, tear gas and water hoses in anticipation of riots. Hadi reportedly phoned Harbish’s family this week and sent a presidential committee to negotiate with tribal sheikhs. The committee was comprised of senior government officials including Ali Nasser Al-Akhsha, the deputy interior minister, and Khalid Al-Daini, the governor of Hadramout.
Al-Daini said the committee met with the Hadramout Tribal Federation, informing them that President Hadi has accepted their demands. “These demands will be met gradually. For example, military camps will be evacuated based on a withdrawal schedule.  Local residents will receive vocational training in order to be recruited for work in the oil companies, and investigations are currently underway to identify those responsible for the death of the sheikh in order to hand them over for prosecution,” Al-Daini said.   While peace between the tribes and the government appears to being going ahead, Abdulrahman Anees, a journalist based in Hadramout, said people are preparing for the worst.  “People rushed to purchase and store food and other supplies because they fear an eruption of military clashes and mass chaos as a result of the planned demonstration,” he said.    Saleh Molla Al-Dwilah, spokesperson for the Hadramout Tribal Federation, confirmed that President Hadi had agreed to all their demands, but said they will go ahead with the planned mass rally in case action does not materialize.
“All political entities and civil society organizations in Hadramout’s cities should prepare for the mass rally and form local committees to maintain security and protect public and private property,” read a statement from the Tribal Federation released on Tuesday.

Source Yemen Times