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Arab coalition ‘taking necessary measures to secure Bab Al-Mandeb’
[ARABNEWS] The Arab coalition fighting 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...
said the alliance, in coordination with the international community, has taken all necessary measures to ensure the freedom of navigation and international trade through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Coalition front man Colonel al-Maliki said the alliance had assessed all the attacks committed by the Iran-backed 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 in the strait and the southern part of the Red Sea

Last week the militia targeted two Saudi oil tankers off the Yemen coast, prompting the Kingdom to suspend oil shipments through the passage. Bab al-Mandeb, which marks the entrance to the Red Sea, is one of the world’s most important supply routes.

Al-Maliki said the Houthis hostile approach could cause an environmental and economic disaster that would harm the interests of countries in the region and around the world.

He said the Arab coalition would continue its efforts to coordinate with the international community to preserve regional and international security and global stability.

He stressed that the measures taken by the alliance are in line with international law.

The Houthis have repeatedly targeted ships off the Yemen coast since the war started. The conflict was sparked after the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa in 2014 and attempted to seize large sections of the country.




Posted by: Fred 2018-08-02
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