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Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile launched by Houthi militia from Yemen
[ARABNEWS] Saudi air defense forces announced on Tuesday that they intercepted a ballistic missile, launched by Yemen’s 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, over Jazan at around 8:20 p.m. It comes after Saudi forces intercepted another ballistic missile fired by the Houthis over the southern province of Najran, bordering 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...last week. Meanwhile, ...back at the cheese factory, there was only one thought in the mouse's mind: I can do this! I can do this!Then the trap sprung... Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Tuesday that Iran was the biggest source of danger in the region because of its role in Leb, Yemen and Syria. Iran supplied the Houthi militias with missiles that targeted 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... , he told the media alongside his Belgian counterpart Didier Renders at a presser in the Belgian capital, Brussels. "The nuclear deal with Iran needs improvement to prevent Tehran from enriching uranium," al-Jubeir added. Commenting on al-Jubeir’s statement, Renders said: "the nuclear agreement with Iran is still optimal and its implementation is important," adding that "we will discuss with Iran the issue of ballistic missiles and wars in the region." Posted by: Fred 2018-01-17 |
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