southern issue

A Brief Introductory on the Southern Issue

researcher and whoever is keen on -"To every fact

justice and freedom"

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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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25AKONzU-eQ




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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

http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/publisher,UNSC,,YEM,3b00f15844,0.html

http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/publisher,UNSC,,YEM,3b00f15b3c,0.html




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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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