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Arab Coalition to revive Operation Restoring Hope in Yemen
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A front man said on Saturday that the Saudi-led Arab Coalition will revive its Operation Restoring Hope after Yemeni peace talks in Kuwait ended in the same day without any real results.While the operation began on April 21, 2015 and it is still active, "Operation Restoring Hope will be revived again," Saudi Brig. Gen. Ahmed Al-Asiri, front man of the Arab Coalition, told Al Arabiya’s sister channel Al Hadath. The operation was launched to bolster political and peace efforts but without ruling out the use of force. The operation followed the military Operation Decisive Storm. Asiri, who is also an advisor to the Saudi defense minister, said Iran-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 considered the ending of Yemeni peace talks in Kuwait as an "opportunity" to expand their operations. He said after suspending the talks between the two warring Yemeni sides, the Houthis started launching operations on the Saudi borders. The brigadier general said a fire exchange following an aggression by the Houthis led to the killing of a Saudi soldier on the border, reiterating that the kingdom won’t tolerate such violations. Posted by: Fred 2016-08-07 |
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