That's Tremendous News! Wow! .. i'm telling you, lolol, i'm not into the stuff of attributing real 'metaphysical meanings', to things at all, but friggin' LOVE fun thoughts when unrelated coincidental happenings happen, as they just sometimes do .. lol, just did .. seriously, we have been hit yet again by squall more than storm this Wednesday morning in Sydney .. but NOW the sky is lighter, even breaks appearing in dangerously darkish blanketing cloud .. still rain, yet thunder and lightning seem to have gone .. for now .. really, that is great news to see! .. yummy, one more with 42 can't reproduce here photos ..
Saudi Arabia launching political solution campaign in Yemen
By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Dana Ford, CNN
Updated 7:28 PM ET, Tue April 21, 2015
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Story highlights
NEW: Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh will leave, a source says
NEW: Ousted leader Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi promises to return
* Next phase, called "Operation Renewal of Hope," will focus on political process
(CNN) - A Saudi-led coalition Tuesday ended its "Operation Decisive Storm" -- its nearly monthlong airstrike campaign in Yemen -- and a new initiative is underway.
"Operation Renewal of Hope" will focus on the political process.
Saudi Arabia had launched airstrikes on Houthi positions across Yemen, hoping to wipe out the Iranian-allied rebel group that has overthrown the government and seized power.
The Saudis say they want to restore the Yemeni government, a key U.S. ally in the fight against al Qaeda, which was kicked out of the capital by the rebels earlier this year.
This month, Saudi officials said airstrikes have degraded Houthi-controlled military infrastructure, including key buildings in the capital Sanaa.
The campaign achieved its objectives "by a very good planning, very precise execution, by the courage of our pilots, our sailors, our soldiers," said Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri, a Saudi military spokesman.
A senior Saudi official told CNN that the Houthis agreed to "nearly all demands" of the U.N. Security Council. Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his family will leave Yemen and never return for a position in politics, the source said.
[ VIDEO: ] Saudi military spokeman: Objective in Yemen achieved 02:57
A statement from the Saudi Embassy in Washington outlined objectives of the next phase of operations, including protecting civilians, enhancing humanitarian and medical assistance, confronting terrorism and creating an international coalition to provide maritime security.
Ground troops will continue to protect the border and confront any attempts to destabilize the situation, Asiri said. Military action will be taken if needed.
But beyond the military campaign, the Saudis and their allies have said they want to find a political solution for the violence-plagued nation.
The aim is to bring back Yemen's "security and stability through establishing a political process," said a statement from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.
Ousted Yemen President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi thanked the Saudi-led coalition. Hadi claims he's Yemen's legitimate leader and is working with the Saudis and other allies to return to his country.
"We promise to restructure the Yemen military to ensure that it serves the people of Yemen," Hadi said, calling on the Houthis to withdraw, and saying that he would return to Yemen at "the right time" to rebuild the country.
"You will witness many changes in the days to come in our mission to build an institutional government and military, far from rebel militancy," said Hadi.
Also Tuesday, a U.S. military official told CNN that the United States is conducting "manned reconnaissance" off Yemen. The official stressed that the repositioning of U.S. ships over the last days was not done to interdict Iranian ships, but to ensure freedom of navigation and maritime security.
.. oops, here cloud has closed in again .. more hard streaky rain and thunder and lightning .. chuckle, still it was fun dwelling in the no connection, yet, mode for those moments .. lolol ..
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