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Senior Iranian official: We support Houthis in Yemen
[Ynet] Ali Shirazi, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei representative in the elite Quds Force, said on Monday that 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 America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... rebel's activities in Yemen are similar to Hezbollah's in Leb. In an interview with the newspaper run by Iran's armed forces, Shirazi emphasized that Iran directly supports the Houthis, as it does Leb. Shirazi repeated threats recently lobbed at Israel following an Posted by: trailing wife 2015-01-27 |
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