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Military camp in Yemen’s besieged Taiz liberated
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] An eastern neighborhood which includes al-Mkelkl military camp in the besieged city of Taiz has been liberated on Friday from the 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... militia group, a resident and Al Arabiya News Channel's correspondent reported. Forces loyal to the internationally recognized government of President Abed Rabbu Hadi with the backing from the Saudi-led Arab Coalition freed Sala neighborhood, Mohammed al-Muntasir, a local resident, told Al Arabiya English. Muntasir said the advancement of Yemeni forces into the militia controlled areas has been "delicately slow due to the congestion of residential areas and the mountainous area." The southwestern city of Taiz is located between the Houthi-held capital Sanaa and the southern port city of Aden, which Hadi loyalists had recaptured from the militia group. An activist who spoke under the condition of anonymity told Al Arabiya English that Houthis began to randomly shell residential areas on Thursday after losing several strategic positions in the western parts of Taiz. Taiz has plunged into a serious humanitarian crisis after suffering months-long siege under the Houthis with the United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... warning over the lack of food and medical supplies. Posted by: Fred 2016-08-20 |
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