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Houthi missile platform destroyed in Saada by Coalition forces
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The joint coalition forces 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...were targeted by a ballistic missile launcher in the province of Saada, where 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 attempted to fire a ballistic missile towards the kingdom. The launch platform was then discovered and destroyed in record time, according to Colonel Turki al-Maliki, the coalition spokesperson. The Houthi militia claimed through its misleading media platforms that a Saudi military site was targeted and that there were casualties and destruction of equipment. The coalition denied the validity of the Houthi militia’s terrorist claims aimed at "trying to engage its fighters and supporters to a losing battle." Posted by: Fred 2018-11-30 |
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