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Houthis demand ousted President Saleh be hanged at ‘Gate of Yemen’
[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 in 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 Friday launched a scathing attack against ousted President former President-for-Life former 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..., their former coup ally. Accusing him of treason, the militia demanded that Saleh should "be killed and hanged at the Gate of Yemen," an important historical landmark and the entrance to old Sanaa. The Houthi’s official broadcast channel, Al Masirah, called Saleh a traitor. The channel claimed that Saleh is working on abandoning his ally, Houthi leader Abdulk Malik al-Houthi, and attempting to escape Yemen. Meanwhile, ...back at the shouting match, Bart was wondering if fisticuffs would be appropriate at this point... Saleh has reportedly been considering an invitation from Russia to participate in a conference in Moscow. Houthi radio station, SamFM Yemen, allocated the majority of their air time to attack Saleh in the past week. Houthi official and SamFM Director Hammoud Sharaf al-Deen demanded that Saleh "be killed." He also accused Saleh and his party of supporting a campaign aimed at failing institutions run by Houthi elements. The Houthi broadcast station welcomed calls from various Houthi leaders who also accused Saleh of treachery and deceit. They also called for Saleh to be "hanged" on the Gate of Yemen. Similarly, a relative to the Houthi leader, Abdul Quddous Taha al-Houthi, ordered the militia to make their way to Saleh’s house and "drag him and hang him." Posted by: Fred 2017-10-22 |
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