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Yemen's Houthis take over state institutions in Aden
[AA.TR] 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 America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... loyalists have seized control of several state institutions in the southern city of Aden, eyewitnesses have said. "Houthi loyalists have seized state institutions in the city," one eyewitness told The Anadolu Agency. According to witnesses, pro-Houthi Death Eaters seized control of Aden's central bank HQ amid attempts by Death Eaters to take over the city's airport as well. Eyewitnesses said earlier Wednesday that warplanes had targeted the vicinity of Aden's presidential palace -- where embattled President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi is currently holed up. The air attack came as Houthi forces began advancing on Aden, from which Hadi had sought to reinstate his embattled presidency after fleeing capital Sanaa late last month. Earlier Wednesday, a source close to Hadi dismissed rumors that the embattled president had fled Aden in light of the looming Houthi advance. Posted by: Fred 2015-03-26 |
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