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50 members of the Houthi militia killed off Jazan
 [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The joint Saudi forces on Saturday launched an offensive by members of 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... militia after they tried to attack Saudi military installations off Jazan. At least 50 members of the Houthi militia were killed in the attack, sources confirmed. Al-Arabiya correspondent reported that the militia tried to carry out the attack this morning by firing mortars and Katyusha rockets at Saudi military posts and trying to advance on the border between 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... and 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...and to target new military points. The joint Saudi forces, through artillery and Apache helicopters, were able to target several factions that tried to support these militias, while direct fire was exchanged between a number of militias and Saudi forces, supported by coalition aircraft targeting military vehicles and support for militias from within. Dozens of vehicles and military vehicles had carried militias to the Saudi-Yemeni border. Posted by: Fred 2017-12-03 |
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