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Two UAE fighter pilots killed in jet crash in Yemen
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Arab coalition said on Monday that two Emirati pilots were killed after their jet crashed in Yemen.The Saudi state news agency SPA said that the crash was caused by "technical difficulties." Earlier today the UAE said that a fighter jet had gone missing during a Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... combat mission. "The Supreme Command of the Armed Forces announced today that a fighter jet taking part in the Arab coalition led by Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... ... in Yemen was missing," said a statement on the official WAM news agency. The UAE is a major backer of the Arab -led coalition fighting on behalf of Yemen's internationally recognized government against 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 that control the capital Sanaa and other parts of the country. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-15 |
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