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Arab coalition hits Houthi positions in Yemen
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Saudi-led coalition conducted a series of ...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... positions in the coastal city of al- Hudeida, Al Arabiya News channel reported Thursday. The air strikes also hit security forces camps in Yemen's central province of al-Bayda that were seized by the Houthis earlier this year. They also targeted the homes of some Houthi leaders in Saada, a Houthi stronghold in northern Yemen. Meanwhile, ...back at the palazzo, Don Smilzo looked for an avenue of escape. The only window opened a hundred feet above the moat. The nearest of the hired assassins hold a bloody axe. The window was looking better all the time.... heavy festivities took place in al- Hudeida between Houthis and forces loyal to legitimate President Abd Rabbi Mansour Hadi. Since late March, the Saudi-led coalition has bombed Houthi militias and forces allied to deposed leader President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... , in a bid to put the government of internationally recognized President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi back in power. Posted by: Fred 2015-08-29 |
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