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Suspected Rebel-Planted Mine Hits Yemeni Ship, Kills 2
[An Nahar] A Yemeni coasties vessel on Friday hit a naval mine suspected of being planted in the Red Sea by rebels and the kaboom killed two sailors and maimed eight, including the ship's captain, security officials said.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to brief journalists.

Saudi-led coalition forces combating Shiite rebel forces, known as Houthis, in Yemen's civil war had previously warned of the presence of naval mines planted by 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 ...
gunnies in the Red Sea.

Late on Friday, medical and security officials said an Arclight airstrike by the coalition killed at least a dozen civilians and maimed dozens more when it hit a crowded market in Yemen's coastal Hodeidah province. They said the corpse count was likely to rise. The officials insisted on anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak to the press.

The war in Yemen, which began when Houthis seized Yemen's capital of Sanaa in September 2014, has killed more than 10,000 civilians and displaced over 3 million people.
Posted by: Fred 2017-03-12
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