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Houthi militias attack southern Saudi border
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] 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... n forces repelled an attack 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... militias and Saleh loyalist forces in the Jazan region south of the Kingdom. Factions of militias crossed the Saudi border to attack military checkpoints across several axes, Al Arabiya was told. Saudi forces engaged the militias with air support from coalition jets which targeted the militias military reinforcements. Sources confirmed that the Saudi forces killed dozens of militias, and destroyed stockpiles of weapons and ammunition. Posted by: Fred 2017-12-01 |
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