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Introduction and Classification:-The official and public
positions and opinions towards the Southern issue locally and
internationally, have shown a deep misunderstanding of its
nature. Particularly, there is lack of knowledge in the historical,
political and legal foundations that reflect the Justice and
legitimacy of this issue and its main objectives, which lie in the
disengagement from the Yemeni regime and the restoration of
the Southern independent country. That is all to be achieved by
conducting a referendum on self-determination for the south.
Thus, we have decided to write this summary, in order to
establish a foundation stone for our case, which will eventually
lead the observers to make a logical and fair opinion. As
southern youths, we have been concerned with the wrong
addressing for our issue, and we believe that this message though
brief can give a key understanding to explore and identify the
merits of the case, not as how the Yemeni regime misrepresent it.
Since we respect our readers and believe in the legitimacy of our
case, we have only highlighted the significant facts and historical
events, which formed the southern issue and produced its
implications impartially, without a prior imposition of personal
interpretation and analysis. Based on the latter mentioned, we
have divided our letter into three main sections:
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First: A Brief Historical Background On The Southern Issue
The emergence of the southern issue goes back to the 22 May
1990, the date of declaring the merge unity between the Yemen
Arab Republic (North) and People's Democratic Republic of
Yemen (South). Substantially, Yemeni unity has failed, because
the Northern regime aborted all the attempts to reform it or
reach a compromise between the two sides. Accordingly, the
Sana'a regime totally eliminated the unity project and replaced
it with forced annexation of the south land and people by force
arms, in a devastating (72) days war. This in turn, ended in the
exclusion of the southern partner, and the displacement of its
leadership who signed the unity treaty, and eventually expelled
them outside the county. In addition, they were also referred to
trial and were sentenced to death. Most of them still live
overseas up to this moment, including three former southern
presidents. This is in general the substance of the matter.
Because the present is an extension to the past and it is actually
based on it, a brief historical overview has to be given in order to
understand the southern issue thoroughly based on the
mentioned facts.
So, the below points are brief historical background to
approach the topic:
1) On 19 January 1839, After encountering a fierce resistance
and asymmetrical warfare with the people of Aden, the British
occupied the city, which was then following the Sultanate of Al-
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Abdally, one of the sheikhdom and sultanates of the so-called
South Arabia located on the geographic area stretching from the
Sultanate of Oman in the east to the strait of Bab-Al Mandab
and the Red sea in the west, and from the Arab Sea in the south,
to borders of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the state of the
Shia Zaidi Imams late known as the Arab Republic of Yemen.
That Shia Zaidi state ruled North Yemen for more than
thousand years (late third century AH until the late fourteenth
century AH), during which failed in numerous attempts to
takeover South Arabia.
(Map illustrates the territory of South Arabia and its capital Aden, and Arab Republic of Yemen and its capital Sana'a)
2) The British occupation lasted in South Arabia (later People's
Democratic Republic of Yemen) for one hundred and twenty-
nine years, during which the Southerners continued in their
resistance and uprisings against this occupation. This in turn,
culminated in launch of the revolution on 14 October 1963,
which adopted armed struggle against the British for four years.
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This finally resulted in the departure of colonialism and
attaining the independence on 30 November 1967. Then, the
People's Republic of South Yemen was declared and led by the
National Liberation Front, which was affected by nationalism
and leftist (socialist) ideology in the fifties and sixties of last
century.
3) The independent state led by the National Liberation Front,
eliminated the all previous sheikhdoms, sultanates, and emirates
and also displaced their leaders. The new republic was then
divided into six governorates, Aden, Lahj, Abyan, Shabwah,
Hadramout, and Mahara
(Map of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen according to that division)
In 1969 the country adopted the Scientific socialist thought in
nationalizing the private properties ,this conducive to the
escaping of national capitals to neighboring countries. Thus, it
was loyal to the eastern bloc and accordingly the Socialist Party
of Yemen was established in October 1978, and the name of the
country changed to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.
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One of its main objectives was to attain the unity with the Arab
Republic of Yemen, which was declared in 26 September 1962,
after a military coup against the Zaidi Imami rule, and became
in contrast, a semi-capitalist country, and was loyal to the
western bloc. As a result to the systematic difference between
the two sides, three wars have erupted followed by negotiating
sessions, leading to agreements on achieving the unity between
the two countries, which somehow failed in the beginnings.
4) On 22 May, 1990, the unity was declared between the two
ruling systems, represented by presidents Ali Adullah Saleh of
Arab Republic of Yemen, and Ali Salem Al-Beidh of People's
Democratic Republic of Yemen. The declaration set a transition
stage for two years and six months, during which the institutions
of two countries will be integrated, and establishing of the new
state, which was called (Republic of Yemen), will be completed.
A referendum on the unity was not conducted for peoples of the
two countries. However, none of the conventions and signed
charters was implemented during or after the transitional period.
This was a historical glance on the south issue, which we believe
is important to understand it clearly.
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Second: The Emergence of the South Issue and Its Stages of
Development:
The southern issue have been through three main stages:
First stage:
The Emergence of the Issue (22/5/1990- to- 7/7/1994):
The emergence of the south issue associated and synchronized
with the declaration of the unity between the Arab Republic of
Yemen and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen on 22
May, 1990, under a new state named the Republic of Yemen.
This unity was born crippled and unable to move or even stand
properly, as stated in evidence below:
I) Once the declaration of the unit in 1990, it was obvious that
the northern regime had already an implicit intention to take
over the south and add it into its authority particularly, to
acquire the vast land (350.000 square kilometer), the strategic,
wide long shores, and its rich natural resources, which was
considered as war booty for the northern regime. This was
clearly demonstrated in their attitude after the unity, and was
confirmed in the testimonies of their leaders which was
mentioned in recently published diaries of Sheikh Abdullah Bin
Hussain Al-Ahmer and Sheikh Sinan Abu-Luhoom . In contrast,
the unity was seen by the southerners as a national dream to
build a modern and prosperous Yemen.
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II) The southern leadership moved to Sana'a, the capital city of
the new state, as per the unity treaty. This leadership also
waived the presidential position to the northern regime, in order
to demonstrate a sincere intention and a willingness to build a
modern and stable Yemen. However, they were surprised by the
Yemeni regime reneging the unity agreements and aborting all
the attempts to fulfill them during the transition period. Not
only this, but also tried actively to get rid of the southern
partner by all legal and illegal means. Consequently, the
institutions merge between the two countries failed, except of
ostensible merges in presidency, parliament, and government
leaderships. Most of the institutions remained under their
previous leadership, even though following apparently the
cabinet of the unity. The military and security forces specifically
did not witness any kind of merge, and each followed its own
commandership before the unity.
III) Sana’a regime took practical measures to exclude its
partner, for instance by recruiting the extremist of Afghanistan
(Mujahedeen) to assassinate the most prominent leaders of the
south based on ideological and religious justifications. This
resulted in assassinating (152) leaders, during the transition
stage only, without arresting any of the convicts. Due to the
absolute rejection for the unity project from Sana'a leaders, a
Political crisis emerged between the partners only three months
after the declaration of unity. Accordingly, president of south
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Ali Salem Al-Beidh moved back to Aden and refused to return to
Sana'a unless the northern leadership accomplishes all the unity
agreements, and considers the south with its national project a
real partner in the unity. Nevertheless, all of what was agreed
upon with the mediation committees was reneged by the north
before the ink is dry! It was not until the 1993 elections were
held, when all the southern people voted for their leaders who
refused the injustice and exclusion of the south partner.
IV) Although, aborting and disabling all the unity agreements
by the northern regime, was enough for the south to declare the
disengagement from the unity, and reinstate to the situation
before 1990. On the basis of the greatness of the unity
achievement and the southern leadership desire to maintain it,
the southerners with other progressive forces under Arab and
international auspices, tried to reach a new formula that will
help in building a unified and modern Yemen, instead of
returning to the previous situation. A of Pledge and Accord
between northern and southern leaders was signed in Amman,
Jordan on 20 February 1994, but this agreement though
ineffective to solve the problem in its different aspects, it was
seen by the Yemeni president and his political partner (Islamic
Reform Party- Al-Eslah), as a threat and a real coup on their
tribal family project to rule Yemen. When they realized that this
agreement might end their regime, they signed it apparently
under local and regional pressure, while they took in advance
their decision to take a military action against the southern
progressive national plans. Yemeni regime announced the war
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against the south by its president from Al-Sabeen square
(Seventeenth Square) in Sana'a in 27/4/1994. Then, the military
activities started in 5/5/1994, and the theatre of operations was
on the southern land.
Besides the Yemeni regime, northern tribes participated in the
war in addition to more than 20.000 Yemeni and Arab members
of Al Qaeda who returned from Afghanistan, as stated officially
later on. Also, Sana'a regime considered this as a holy and
religious war against the enemies of Allah from infidels, atheists
and communists, as they claimed. So, their scholars issued a
fatwa, permits killing of Southerners, their women and children
This is a video link to the advisory opinion mentioned on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25AKONzU-eQ
Literal of the fatwa:
"We all know that the socialist party , its oppressors ،and its rebels. These ،if we count
their number ،we find that they are very little and limited and also unless their
supporters and agents stood by their side they couldn't do what they had done in their
black history . They openly declared apostasy, atheism, prostitution and corruption .
Those who are head of sedition , if not their agents and supporters stood by them ,
they neither imposed atheism on any one nor declared corruption, nor violated taboos
. They did what they did with things, such as those who are called Muslims to day, the
army that gave his loyalty to this faction. We,here, have to give clarification and
legitimacy judgment on this statement: Scholars agreed that when fighting, if fighting
between Muslims and non-Muslims, if hoarding the enemies of Islam to a range of
Muslims vulnerable women, elderly and children, but if you do not kill them they will
be able to break into the home and kill more of Muslims, and permit the state of Islam
and violates the symptoms if they killed them, evil is smaller than the corrupting
implications of the enemy, we must overcome if the consensus of the Muslims for
killing these vulnerable people who do not fight so how about standing and fighting
and carrying a weapon this is first...It is the second in a row who have been fighting
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the rebels they want heighten the flag of disbelief and lower the flag of Islam, and
scientists say that it that those who enjoy lowering the flag of Islam are hypocrites
but if it was announced they will be shown as an apostate. "
V) The southern army resisted and fought against North Yemeni
army and its tribal and Jihadist allies along the borders between
the two sides, in a ferocious war lasted for over seventy days.
Because of the dismemberment of the southern army between
the north and the south, and lack of military readiness, the
Sana'a-tribal-Jihadist coalition defeated the southern army and
invaded the south land.
VI) Sana’a regime rejected to all the Arab, regional and
international mediations to cease the war,and refused to obey
the Security Council resolutions number (931،924) for 1994. to
facilitate access to those decisions and supply links to access the
following:
Link Resolution No. (924) for the year 1994
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/publisher,UNSC,,YEM,3b00f15844,0.html
Link resolution No. (931) for the year 1994
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/publisher,UNSC,,YEM,3b00f15b3c,0.html
for the year 1994, which require ceasing the war and returning to
dialogues between the two sides to find the proper solutions for
their problems, which was contained in the Arab states and Arab
league positions, which have all emphasized the inadmissibility
of the imposition of unity by force. After all this, and under the
pressure of people protesting in Aden and other Southern cities
demanding their leadership to announce the disengagement with
the north, the southern leaders had nothing to do, but
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announcing it in 21/5/1994 after sixteen days of total war against
the south. Whereas, northern forces continued moving towards
Aden and other cities in the south, until they tightened siege on
Aden and isolated it from other southern cities. The power
stations was destroyed during the severe summer, and cities were
bombed with artillery, missiles and aircraft. Furthermore, water
supplies were cut off after controlling the headwaters in the
neighboring province of Lahj. The invaders rejected all the
efforts of the international and humanitarian organizations and
also the resolutions of the Security Council to restart the water
supplies located on outskirts of Aden, which were stopped by the
invasive savage tribes. That made the people of Aden and
surrounding areas digging wells by hand, and stands in queues in
the sweltering summer while bombs and missiles are falling on
their heads and Claim the lives of thousands of them.
VII) The humanitarian and living situation in Aden for its
inhabitants became miserable under a barbaric and immoral
siege. It was a humanitarian disaster because the houses,
Mosques, and public buildings were full of displaced people who
fled from areas ravaged by the invaders, and areas of combat
zones on the outskirts of Aden. Thousands of people were killed
by the fire of heavy artillery and missiles, and hospitals were
unable to receive increasing number of wounded people and dead
bodies. . In the face of this tragic situation, the southern
leadership had no choice but to cease the fight and leave to
neighboring countries to spare the blood of civilians which was
shed by the invading savage tribes.
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VIII) Aden was shocked on 7/7/1994 by the barbarian invasion
of the northern forces and tribes, after the withdrawal of the
southern army and its commanders. It was exposed to a moral
and humanitarian disaster which it has never witnessed in its
history, and only happened in the defining moments of human
history, which has been handled by the memory of generations
as the most hideous form in which human beings stripped of
their humanity and values. The day of invading Aden brought
to human mind the Mongol Tatar invasion of Baghdad, the
capital of the Islamic caliphate in the seventh century and the
destruction, looting and the burning of libraries, mosques and
stores. The Sana'a invading hordes brought that dark image
back on 7/7/1994, when they destroyed and looted all the
physical and cultural elements of modern city, in a Hooligan
scene that can never be forgotten by its people. Everything was
stolen and robbed starting from schools, hospitals, libraries,
museums, public facilities, and even embassies and consulates.
What happened in Aden cannot be described. This city used to
be in its long history, a center for intellectual enlightenment and
civilization in all the region, when it embraced all comers from
various parts of the globe and gave them security, love and
knowledge without discrimination, and amongst them the
northern revolutionaries and liberals, who fled from their
tormentors the Imams of Sana'a,Yahya Bin Hameed Addin and
his sons but the reward was inappropriate, and this is a reward
that Aden deserves from the descendants of Alnuman and
Zubairy . What happened to Aden, also happened in other
southern cities, but the impact was more painful for Aden,
because it gave everything to the Northerners during and after
their revolution in the sixteenth of the century.
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Second Stage: The Collapse of the Legitimacy of the Unity
and the Eradication of Its Noble Values (June, 1994 –
January, 2006)
If the invading war of the south eradicated the legitimacy of the
unity politically and legally, the attitude of Sana'a regime in the
south after the war towards the southern people and their land,
history, culture, and identity, has destroyed all the noble values
and concepts of the unity as a national dream for them to a
nightmare in their lives. In the name of the unity, the rights
were confiscated, wealth was plundered, freedoms were violated,
and dignities were trampled on the thresholds of the Northern
regime and its prisons, until the pain and moan of the
southerners became a betrayal to the unity which only exists in
the pockets and accounts of the northern leaders and their
followers. Therefore, this stage has taken two tracks, one is an
organized destruction and looting of the south, the other is a
rejection to the tyranny against the south.
First Track: The Destruction of the South:
Sana'a regime ,after the exclusion of its partner and the
annexation of the south by force of arms, uncovered the truth
about the concept of unity in its point of view which is extended
to its Shea Imams ancestors, who considered the south a village
or a branch to their Yemen mother land (particularly Sana'a).
So, Sana'a regime took the following steps, after controlling the
south by its army, tribes, and Mujahedeen on 7/7/1994:
I)The first step was to eliminate all the signed agreement with
the south, including the constitution of the unity and the of
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Pledge and Accord in Amman, Jordan. The constitution was
changed, and the ruling system was changed from collective
governance (Presidency Council) to individual ruling system by
the president who combined all the authorities, and is not
subjected to any accountability or observation. In other words,
the old system of the Arab Republic of Yemen (North) was
replaced with unity system and constitution.
II) Demobilization of the southern army, which was seen as a
threat to their regime, by displacing the top commanders of the
army, redistributing and dispersing the army battalions in the
northern army brigades. So as to succeed in this, they had to get
rid of most of the southern officers by demobilizing them or force
them stay home, without assigning any positions or military
functions to them, and even without giving them any
promotions or financial incentives. This was a preface to refer
them to retirement, when it was still capable to serve and
qualified more than the existed northern commanders, who are
relatives to the president of Sana'a and from his tribe. By doing
this he achieved what he intends from not merging the two
armies during the transition period in order to preserve as a
tribal institution to ensure his survival in power and eliminate
his opponents.
III) Eliminate and plunder all the southern institutions, and
share as spoils of war, between the warlords from the ruling
family, tribal leaders, and Mujahedeen. Then, demobilizing the
employees of the institutions and force them stay homes even
without getting paid. That’s not all, but they also sold some of
them and distributed other productive and industrial
institutions to their tribal, military, and most influential leaders,
in the name of privatization, which was only confined to the
south.
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IV) The south placed under a tight military and security grip, by
involving a large number of their army units in the south, and
divides it into military zones. Within each area, military sectors
were established, and the commander of this sector had the
supreme authority on the whole region. He also got involved in
the civil affairs and interrupted the people issues, instead of the
judiciary. Also, through tribal arbitration that require what is
called by northern tribes (Aladl), which is (cars, weapons, or
money) given by the parties of the problem, to the military
commander before even judging, other than the money paid to
him and his soldiers. Thus, Southerners returned to the stage of
the pre-state and even worse.
V)Because Sana'a regime realizes more than anyone else its
illegitimate existence in the south so, its leaders tried by all
illegal means to give themselves some legitimacy by seducing the
people and pay them bribes, and sometimes using some southern
individuals due to their neediness in order to represent the
southerners apparently.
Second Track: Southern Rejection to the Tyranny of Sana'a
Regime
In despite of difficult Economic condition imposed by the
outcome of the war of summer 1994 on the South ,and strict
Military and Security imposed on the South; however, the
Southerner rejection to tyranny imposed by Sana’a regime
continued from moment that Sana’a controlled South in
different forms and from different ,group, associations and
individuals ,we can summarized as:
1)Rejection begun by (MOJ) movement ,founded in abroad after
war of summer 1994,and it play historical role to face
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psychological defeat for people of the South after the war, and
let the South Issue be present for seven year in overseas.
2) Group to reform unification way : attained immediately after
the war ,and state the idea of(remove the effects of War and
reform unification convention) and specified the way to remove
the affect of War by four points:
A) Revoke religious fatwa against South Yemeni's which
classified them as infidel and declared a war against South and
turned South as booty.
B) Return public and private properties that looted by Sana’a
regime leaders under influence of wrong fatwa and consider it as
negative outcome of war.
C) Reform all Southern securities and military bases and
equipments and civilian institutions as it was before the War.
D) Revoke provisions against list of South Yemen leaders which
included (16) members and consider it as fault statement, and
return back displaced persons to Home and return their
properties.
(HATM) movement: called for self-determination and use armed
struggle since its start on 1997.
4) National Alliance : this movement was extension of MOJ
movement and it's first attempt to find political tools to
introduce South Issue locally and tried to get permission from
authority were refused to allow it.
5) People’s Committees: these committees were the initiatives of
local people activities, it was great idea, but opposition parties
were anti-committee which encouraged Sana’a regime to
suppress it.
6) South Yemenis Forum :this forum were form by South
Yemeni's who live in Sana’a they start to claim for rights only,
but still it angered Sana’a regime but it able to stop the
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campaign carried out against rest of south Yemeni's who work in
Government and maintained some of their rights ,where it forms
the seed of peaceful movement.
7) Independent Assembly: this was extension of "group to reform
unification way" and its member separated from Socialist party
the previous dominated party in South Yemen.
8) TAJ party: founded on 2004 in London(UK) call for self-
determination for South and it quickly spread inside South
provinces ,it participate to define South issue internationally
and became main member of southern movement allies.
9) Associations of Retired civilian and military employees: these
associations played main role to emergence of South Peaceful
Movement ,specially military members who form a backbone of
South Movement and it's first one to break the barrier of fear
when protested on (Al-aroad square) in Khormaksar on 7/7/2007,
and opened a wide field to peaceful demonstration with help of
other such as Youth, Unemployed and civil society associations.
Third Stage: South Peaceful Revolution (movement).
In accordance with normal functioning of historical event that
imposed by causality(Cause and Effect),the Situation imposed
by tyranny regime of Sana’a to South since 7/7/1994,by using
oppression tools, tribal heritage cultural that practice booty and
cheating, and use "Divide and Rule"...etc, inevitably lead to
revolution of South to current situation imposed by Sana’a
regime where South people's feel that they are out of
contemporary life and backward to earlier centuries with no
hopes and aspirations, due to suffering and pain feeling the
revolution movement clearly explicit the issue publicly , and for
the dangerous way that Sana’a regime use to secure and
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consolidate its tyranny by drive and inject a division and discord
among southern people by remind a past-conflict and crisis of
South the first steps of South Revolution is not to give chance to
Sana’a regime to exploit South past-conflict's by enact the
principle of "Reconciliation and Tolerance" among South
Yemeni's; hence, the first Forum for "Reconciliation and
Tolerance" was held in Aden on Jan 13,2006 in Radfan
Charitable Association Headquarter, after that followed by
established "Reconciliation and Tolerance "forums in all
Southern provinces and cities ,Sana’a regime brutally confronted
organizers and detained activists and close Radfan Associations
Headquarters in Aden; however, the South reconciliation and
tolerance continued to pace by interaction of all South People's
,then during time the Associations of Southern retired Military
and Civilian were establish, and Youth, Students Association
and much of political and Cultural organization were formed ,
protesters goes to Streets to announce refusal and revolt against
tyranny of Sana’a regime, South People's shout loudly in the
face of Sana’a regime saying "leave the land of South and No
unification by force", Sana’a regime tried to oppress revolution
by using various types of forces and intelligent ware ,but it fails
and Southern Movement widely scattered and expanded
everywhere in South provinces and cities ,and the barrier of fear
displaced which Sana’a regime imposed on South over the past
twelve years to inaugurate officially peaceful revolution of South
Yemenis with objective of Self-determination.
And this is a brief summary of developments of events of
revolutions:
1) South people revolted after 7/7/2007 stretched from Almahara
province Eastern To Bab-El-Mandeb strait Western, flying the
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South Yemen National flag and demand for self-determination
and independence from north Yemen.
2)Even though oppression ways, killing, and detained imposed
by Sana’a regime to suppress South revolt, but this revolution
has grown in strength and continuous ,Sana’a regime couldn't
stop it, but success to divert world attention and block
international media, the most important way Sana’a regime use
to divert world attention is by using Al-Qaeda cells which has
strong relation with Sana’a regime since the war against South
in period May 1990-1994 ... , on despite fail to link Al-Qaeda
with South Movement, however, relatively successes in raising
serious concern and wary to neighboring countries and developed
countries about Al-Qaeda threat which make these countries a
afraid to get closer to Southern Movement or understand their
demand, with wrong judgment of Realities of situation in Yemen
by emphasize unity of Yemen the only guarantor to stability
and peace to secure interests of those countries from Al-Qaeda
threats, while the fact is confirm and insist no peace and
stability in Yemen without resolution to South issue.
3) Sana’a regime took advantage to the fear and wary of
neighboring countries and the world from Al-Qaeda to strongly
oppress South Movement, kill South people everywhere, and
detain South leaders and activists without trial accept know-
leaders who faced intelligent court judgment with 4 to 10 years
imprisonment sentenced ,and targeting cities by heavy
weapons(tank, canons )...etc destroying private houses and
properties.
4)Because of critical circumstance and situation it was essential
to have organized framework for South Movement, and began
this efforts on 2008 by establishing supreme National Council of
Liberation and Restoration of South state" headed by respected
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leader Mr/ Hassan Ahmed Baom which make South issue as
supper Priority to its political strategic and platform, also it has
been established during the period from Nov 2008 to March 2009
three South political entities (movements) all adopt
independence and Restoration of South as main goal. Here the
name of movements:-
A)National Southern Authority.
B)Supreme National Authority for Independence of South.
C)South National Movement(NAJAH)
many political ,Social ,tribal and academics persons were joined
to movement, also South Yemeni's communities who live abroad
formed Associations in places where they live to support goal of
independence of South.
5) After founded all of indicated authorities and Associations the
dialogues begins to find way to unified entities, those efforts
culminated in merger of all entities in May 9,2009 under one
institutional framework named "South Revolutionary Command
Council' headed by Mr. Hassan Ahmed Baom, then the name
changed to “Supreme Council of South Peaceful Movement”, the
most important objective(goal) to this Council is independent
and the restoration of South state, and appointed Mr. Ali Salem
Al-Beidh as legitimate president of South, Mr. Ali Salem
engaged since his attained in Germany after long exile in Oman
since 1994 to adopt the goal of revolution and leadership of
South by declaring statement on 21/May/2009.
6)Oppression and butchery of Sana’a regime to South Peoples,
assignations, kidnapping and detain Southern rebels , more than
five hundred casualties and thousands wounded and imprisoned
with ashamed ignorance of Arab countries and all Human rights
and Humanitarian organizations, despite all appeal and call for
help by South people.
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7) Sana’a regime tried to imposed tight securities grip in main
southern provinces such (Aden ,Hadrumot) by strengthen forces
existence by sending thousands of troops and Soldiers of
different division such(Central Security, National Security
Guard, and Intelligent cells),and was able to limit Southern
movement activities for a few months in mentioned cites
,however, by social networking across internet the Aden Youth's
success to revolt in Feb 11,2011 and success to break the security
barriers by gathering on streets and Public Squares and set-up
Camps, the reaction of Sana’a regime were aggressive and bloody
specially when demonstrations attained and struggle to North
Yemen cites, Sana'a regime pleaded(give excuse) to its aggressive
manner to South protesters by saying "South Youths raise the
independent goal “which threats the unity, which lead Youth in
Aden and Mukalla to demand for "overthrow the Sana’a regime"
as strategy to avoid massacre and to not give a regime chance to
kill South People's, Sana’a regime angered for this step, because
it want to convince to North People if the regime overthrown
the South will separated and will lose South Wealth. is the
Human conscience will remain silent on these crimes against
Humanity ,after more than twenty five casualties and two
hundred wounded on a few days from Feb 10 to Feb 26 2011.
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Third: Invitation for contemplation
We call in this message with careful consideration of previous
events and facts with impartially thinks and free of irrational
passion or any prior convictions , and in case found this
information is not sufficient to analyze(figure) out South issue
clearly, we urge you to search and viewing everything related to
South issue ,we put multiple sources links about South issue
here.
We included this report indicating important points to hands of
researchers which will help to understand South issue:
1) South people and their leaderships dedicated on the goal of
unity with North viewing as dream of Arab nation strategy
while North people classify unity as child return to parent land
,and unit of geography not unity of Souls and interest between
two nations.
2)The uniqueness of land and people between South and North
just a fake emotional slogan ,disapproved by facts and history of
South Arabian Peninsula, it is sufficient prove that South was
region of units Sultanates and Emirates and didn't mention
name of Yemen to South through ages.
3) All religious laws and prevailing international conventions
today decided not to allow the imposition of unity by force and
give to all people right for self-determination.
4) South Issue's totally differ from other conflicts and issues
existing in the World such (South Sudan, Somalia, North Iraq
and Sahara in Morocco), because it is issue between two
countries recognized by united Nation and World.
5) What exists between the North and South is not unity in
accordance with all legal political and Ethical concepts, but it is
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considered to be worse than foreign occupation, and
continuation of this situation constitute a threat to regional
security and stability, and even threat to unity of Arab nations
and integration of Islamic nations.
6) Past twenty years of unity didn't prove the fails of unity, but
also fails socially and culturally ,and both nations didn't accept
each other culturally ,and become essential to save goodwill
between nations by returns as previous situations(two
states),and thinking thoroughly with new formulas for
establishing brotherly relationship between two nations.
7) The South Yemenis based on their culture ,Arab and Islamic
identities still believe in Arab unity based on the foundation of
realistic and utilitarian values as ambitious goal and ideological
value, but geography and annexation unit prove its failure and
creates further division and fragmentation of the Arab .
8) South issue put on your hands of every seeker of truth and
keen for justice and equity, and who keen on security and
stability in this important region of the World.
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