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Unesco condemns Yemen heritage site 'air strike'
 [BBC] UN heritage body Unesco has condemned destruction in "one of the world's oldest jewels" of Islamic culture in an apparent air strike in Yemen.The Old City of Sanaa, a World Heritage site, was hit in a raid on Friday morning which killed five people, residents and medics said. Residents said it was the first direct hit on old Sanaa since the bombing of 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... rebels started in late March. The Saudi-led anti-rebel coalition has denied it carried out the bombing. Posted by: Fred 2015-06-13 |
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