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Yemeni Popular Resistance forces tighten Aden grip
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Forces loyal to Yemeni President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi tightened their grip on the southern city of Aden after parts of Tawahi district were reclaimed, Al Arabiya News channel reported Sunday.Hadi forces victorious over Houthis... The Popular Resistance took control of state institutions in the district and targeted the last stronghold belonging to the Iranian-backed 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... militias. Tawahi houses state institutions including the presidential palace, state security offices and the main port. The latest advances in Aden come only a day after pro-Hadi forces had announced the seizure of Al-Anad Triangle located in restive Lahj ... a Yemeni governate located in the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is the stomping grounds on the southern secessionist al-Harak movement province, about 50 km (30 miles) north of Aden, as part of an offensive dubbed "Operation Golden Arrow." Operation Golden Arrow, the biggest government fight back against the Iran-backed Houthis, comes four months after the militias entered the port city of Aden. The Popular Resistance also said it had captured the Labuza army base in Lahj and the headquarters of the 117th armored division in eastern Shabwa province some 230km (145 miles) away. Posted by: Fred 2015-07-31 |
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