Surf Arab States

Arab States Weekly Review 9 Jan – 15 Jan 2010

President Barack Obama stated he has no intention of sending ground troops to Yemen in order to combat local militant groups on the ground. Meanwhile the Yemeni government reported a successful strike against an Al-Qaeda cell in the north killing at least six militants. Among the militants is believed to be Qassem Al-Rimi, a prominent Al-Qaeda figure in Yemen. The Saudi government also said its forces inflicted losses on rebels loyal to the Houthi clan in the north.

A Dutch committee investigating the Netherland’s entry into the Iraq war concluded it was illegal in international law. The conclusion led to a brief crisis in Dutch parliament as the prime minister seemed reluctant to accept the results of the investigation.