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Houthi casualties rise in clashes with Yemeni forces
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] 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 and forces loyal to deposed president 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...
continue to push their members towards missions that resemble suicide missions.

For instance, in the governorate of Hajjah northwest of Yemen, the Midi-Hard front witnessed violent festivities during the past 24 hours - on Sunday - and the militias suffered from serious human and materialistic losses.

According to the media center of the fifth military zone, 22 Death Eaters were killed and 17 others were maimed in the confrontations against the army and resistance forces which are supported by the Arab coalition in northeastern Midi.

Meanwhile,
...back at the shouting match, a new, even louder, voice was to be heard...
in Hard, more than 25 militiamen, including commanders, were either killed or injured after army forces targeted them during a meeting.

The coalition targeted a camp for the militias in al-Jar farms, west of the Abs district in Hajjah, and killed 16 rebels and injured 17 others. The coalition’s fighter jets also targeted the militias’ reinforcements, posts and arms caches in Hard and Midi.

In Taiz, the militias failed to regain control of posts they lost in the past few days although Saleh resorted to elite and special forces.

The militia’s failure can be seen in the human losses they’re suffering from in Taiz, particularly in the eastern and western fronts, as the army and resistance forces have deterred their violent attacks particularly in al-Maklkal surrounding and Sala, east of the city.


Posted by: Fred 2016-11-29
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