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Houthi forces inflict heavy casualties within Saudi Coalition ranks
[ALMASDARNEWS] 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... forces laid a new ambush against a large number of Saudi Coalition and Yemeni National Army soldiers on Monday. Using roadside kabooms, the Houthi forces were able to inflict heavy casualties within the ranks of the Saudi Coalition and Yemeni National Army. According to the Houthi forces’ official media wing, their troops carried out the ambush in the contested Sudays region of 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... ’s Najran a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen. It is the capital of Najran Province and a favored target of Houthirocket forces.... province. This attack by the Houthi forces comes just hours after the Saudi Coalition carried out several  s over the northern provinces of Yemen.With a fragile ceasefire in place inside the Hodeidah Governorate, the majority of the 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...has shifted to the Saudi border region. Northern Yemen has been under heavy attack by the Saudi Coalition and their allies as they continue their push to capture the entire Hajjah Governorate from the Houthi forces. Posted by: Fred 2019-04-02 |
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