Supreme Revolutionary Committee

The Supreme Revolutionary Committee ( Arabic : ?????? ??????? , romanized : al-Lajnah al-Thawr?yah ), sometimes referred to as the Revolutionary Council or the Revolutionary Committee , ^[1]^[2]^[3] is an interim body in Yemen formed by the Zaidiyyah Shia group Ansar Allah (more commonly known as the Houthis ). In their 6 February 2015 "constitutional declaration" after seizing control of the Yemeni capital and much of former North Yemen , and the failure of Thursday talks between the Houthis and Yemen's many political parties that were aimed at forming a government to replace Hadi and his cabinet, ^[3] the group declared the committee would act as Yemen's interim authority. The committee was given the task of forming a new 551-seat parliament, which would then select a five-member presidential council to rule the country for two years. ^[4]^[3]

The president of the committee was Mohammed Ali al-Houthi . ^[2]

On 15 August 2016, the Supreme Revolutionary Committee partially handed power to the Supreme Political Council . ^[5]

International reactions [ edit ]

The legitimacy of the committee was rejected by a number of Yemeni opposition groups, including the Houthis' Sunni rivals in the Islah Party and the separatist Southern Movement , as well as the United Nations , United States , and Gulf Cooperation Council . ^[6]

References [ edit ]

^ al-Haj, Ahmed (6 February 2015). "Yemen's Shiite rebels announce forcefull takeover of country after a coupe on the sitting president Hadi" . The Columbian . Retrieved 6 February 2015 .
^ ^a ^b "Houthi militia installs 'presidential council' to run Yemen" . Middle East Eye. 6 February 2015 . Retrieved 6 February 2015 .
^ ^a ^b ^c Nordland, Rob (6 February 2015). "Yemen Rebels Say They Will Form New Government" . The New York Times . The New York Times . Retrieved 6 February 2015 .
^ al-Haj, Ahmed (6 February 2015). "Yemen's Shiite rebels announce takeover of country" . The Columbian . Retrieved 6 February 2015 .
^ "SRC hands over authority to SPC" . SabaNet - Yemen News Agency SABA . August 15, 2016.
^ "Gulf countries, opposition say Houthi takeover in Yemen a 'coup' " . Reuters . 7 February 2015 . Retrieved 7 February 2015 .

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[takeover_by_force-1] -Haj, Ahmed (6 February 2015). "Yemen's Shiite rebels announce forcefull takeover of country after a coupe on the sitting president Hadi" . The Columbian . Retrieved 6 February 2015 .

[installs-2] "Houthi militia installs 'presidential council' to run Yemen" . Middle East Eye. 6 February 2015 . Retrieved 6 February 2015 .

[nyt6-1-3] Nordland, Rob (6 February 2015). "Yemen Rebels Say They Will Form New Government" . The New York Times . The New York Times . Retrieved 6 February 2015 .

[takeover-4] -Haj, Ahmed (6 February 2015). "Yemen's Shiite rebels announce takeover of country" . The Columbian . Retrieved 6 February 2015 .

[5] "SRC hands over authority to SPC" . SabaNet - Yemen News Agency SABA . August 15, 2016.

[6] "Gulf countries, opposition say Houthi takeover in Yemen a 'coup' " . Reuters . 7 February 2015 . Retrieved 7 February 2015 .

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