Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05SANAA2165
2005-08-08 05:21:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Embassy Sanaa
Cable title:  

EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 8/7/05

Tags:  AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC 
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S E C R E T SANAA 002165 

SIPDIS

NOFORN

DEPT FOR DS/IP/NEA, DS/IP/ITA, S/CT, NEA/ARPI, NEA/EX
DEPT ALSO FOR DS/DSS/CC, DS/DSS/OSAC, CA/OCS
CENTCOM FOR POLAD

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/07/2015
TAGS: AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
SUBJECT: EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 8/7/05

Classified By: DCM Nabeel Khoury for Reasons 1.4(b) and (d).

(U)
S E C R E T SANAA 002165

SIPDIS

NOFORN

DEPT FOR DS/IP/NEA, DS/IP/ITA, S/CT, NEA/ARPI, NEA/EX
DEPT ALSO FOR DS/DSS/CC, DS/DSS/OSAC, CA/OCS
CENTCOM FOR POLAD

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/07/2015
TAGS: AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
SUBJECT: EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 8/7/05

Classified By: DCM Nabeel Khoury for Reasons 1.4(b) and (d).

(U) 1. Embassy EAC convened on 8/7/05 to assess the current
security situation in Yemen. EAC was chaired by the
Ambassador and included the DCM and representatives from
POLE, POLM, RSO, CONS, PD, MGT, DAO, OMC, FPD, LEGATT, USAID,
and CCE-Y.

(S) 2. AID described a recent incident in the Al-Jawf
governorate in which several local AID contractors were
ambushed and fired upon while conducting polio vaccinations
in the region. AID staff were not injured. AID believes the
instigator of the ambush was a local sheikh of the Showlan
tribe, who coordinated the incident in the hopes of seizing
assets intended for the vaccination campaign. An AID
contractor involved in the project also received a death
threat delivered to his home late last week. Further, Sheikh
Hassan al-Araki of the Hamdan tribe, who has been supporting
the polio campaign was shot in Sana'a Wednesday, August 3.
His family in al-Jouf province was attacked the same day,
most probably as part of an ongoing conflict between the
Hamdan and Showlan tribes. These incidents raise questions
about post's ability to operate in the province. Though no
Americans were involved in the incident, RSO forwarded
information to host government security contacts for review.
Further, AID has requested a letter from the ROYG detailing
how they will ensure security for Mission personnel working
in the province in the future. EAC will review the matter
further on receipt of this letter.

(S) 3. EAC members also reviewed a report of the possible
targeting of oil infrastructure in parts of Yemen, including
a site near a military installation in Marib. Further
information on this report will be transmitted via septel.

Krajeski