Preparations for new IDPs camp in progress

SANA'A, Nov. 29 (Saba) - Preparations for
establishing a new Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Sa'ada governorate
are
in progress.
Althawra Daily has reported that the camp "Al-Jabana" camp is established by Yemeni
Red Crescent Society and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
So far, about 100 tents have been put up with full requirements of basic house
needs in addition to a number of water supply centers.
The camp is establishing by the Yemeni Red Crescent Society and the International
Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and will accommodate in its first stage nearly
420
persons.
Few days ago, Yemen has inaugurated camp "Mizraq II" for the IDPs in Mizraq area of
Hajjah governorate. The camp was outfitted under the finance and supervision of the
UEA
Red Crescent in collaboration with the al-Saleh Foundation for Social Development.
The camp established under international standards contains 1000 tents could
accommodate 7,000 IDPs. The camp was provided with all basic service, including
medical, educational
ones and a central kitchen could serve more than 20,000 meals daily.
According to the UN mission there are more than 160,000 displaced people due to the
recent confrontations between the army and rebels.
The Houthi rebels have been launching sporadic wars against the troops since 2004.
Thousands of people, soldiers and insurgents have been killed in Saada province,
which
located close to border with Saudi Arabia, after the rebel group was founded by
rebel leader Hussein al-Houthi.
Hussein, the eldest brother of the current group leader Abdul-Malik, was killed by
the army in September 2004.
The Yemeni government accuses the Houthi group of trying to reinstall the rule of
imams, which was toppled by a republican revolution in northern Yemen in 1962.
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