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| Yemen: Taiz seized by Houthis |
| 2015-03-23 |
| [BBC] Yemen's third largest city Taiz and its airport have been seized by Shia 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... rebels, officials say. Residents erupted into the streets in protest and one was killed as the rebels fired on them and used tear gas. The faceless myrmidons already hold the capital, Sanaa, after overthrowing President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi in February. He fled to Aden in the south. Instability has been growing in Yemen, where al-Qaeda and Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... sympathisers also pose a threat. On Saturday, the US said it was withdrawing its troops from the country due to the worsening security situation. The US evacuated a southern military base seen as key to its use of drones against al-Qaeda holy warriors. Tanks Dozens of tanks and military vehicles were reported to be heading from north Yemen towards Taiz, which lies between Sanaa and Aden. The seizure of the Taiz brings the Houthis to within 140km (86 miles) of President Hadi's new base in Aden - a southern port city. The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting on Yemen's security situation on Sunday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Wid help from Pro-Houthi Yemeni Army units. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-03-23 21:54 |