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UN: Saudi-led alliance responsible for refugee boat attack off Yemen
[Iran Press TV] UN Sherlocks have censured as a violation of humanitarian law a deadly March attack by the Saudi-led military alliance fighting Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... on a boat carrying Somali refugees off the coast of the impoverished country. More than 40 people, including women and kiddies, were killed and dozens of others were maimed after a Saudi-led strike hit the refugee boat near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea. The coalition has denied striking the boat near the port of Hudaydah. "This civilian vessel was almost certainly attacked using a 7.62 mm caliber weapon from an armed utility helicopter," the Sherlocks wrote in a 185-page report to the UN Security Council on Monday, Rooters reported on Wednesday, adding that the helicopter was likely operating from a naval vessel. The UN report said the attack violated international humanitarian law and threatened the peace, security and stability of Yemen. Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , along with some of its allies, has been pounding Yemen since March 2015 in a bid to undermined 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... Ansarullah movement and reinstate resigned president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. The Saudi-led coalition, which receives US arms and logistical support, includes Riyadh’s allies, including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. Posted by: Fred 2017-07-27 |
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