|
Saudi army foils massive Houthis infiltration
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Joint Saudi forces foiled an infiltration attempt on Saturday carried out by the 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 near the Najran district in the kingdom, according to security sources. Saudi forces managed to kill dozens of Houthi and deposed Ali Abdulla Salah militia elements, as well as destroying five of their military vehicles. Meanwhile, ...back at the argument, Livia grabbed for Jane's hair to make her point. Jane elbowed her in the face in rebuttal... five residents were maimed by two shells fired from inside Yemeni territory in the Samtah border province, in Jazan region on Saturday afternoon. The residents, four Yemenis and an Egyptian were in their house when the attack took place. Samtah has occasionally been a target of shelling from Yemeni territories. Saudi military carried out heavy bombardments of Houthi militia positions and hideouts on Friday off a village close to the border in Jazan, while Apache helicopters were conducting patrols along the border in Jazan region. Posted by: Fred 2016-08-14 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=464743 |