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Al-Qaeda kills 30 Shiite rebels in Yemen
[ARABNEWS] Al-Qaeda murderous Moslems and Iranian catspaws have fought a bloody battle in central Yemen, tribal sources said on Wednesday, amid fears of worsening sectarian tension in the impoverished Arabian country.Thirty Iranian catspaws and 18 Sunni fighters and their tribal allies were killed in the festivities, the tribal sources told Rooters. Shiite Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to Americaâ¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... rebels seized control of the capital Sanaa on Sept. 21 and their forces have fanned out to Yemen's west and center since then. Al-Qaeda in Yemen's Twitter page said it fought the rebels with light weapons and demolished their homes in the city of Radda in Al-Bayda province over the course of several hours on Tuesday -- an account confirmed by local rustics. The statement did not mention any casualties on its side, which the tribal sources put at 18 among the murderous Moslems and tribal gunnies fighting along with the group. In a separate incident, Al-Qaeda grabbed credit for an attack on an army checkpoint elsewhere in Al-Bayda province which killed 5 soldiers, the fighters and security sources said. Posted by: Fred 2014-10-23 |
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