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| Land offensive cannot be ruled out: Al-Assiri |
| 2015-04-02 |
| [ARABNEWS] 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... is ready to send reinforcements to its border if it perceives any threat from Houthis and ground offensive 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... cannot be ruled out, Brig. Gen. Ahmad Al-Assiri, consultant at minister of defense's office, said on Tuesday. The Saudi-led coalition has strengthened military positions in all sectors along the Yemen border, he said at the Riyadh air base. Al-Assiri said a limited ground offensive might be carried out if the Death Eaters in Yemen persist with playing the game of hide and seek. "The Saudi-led air campaign may be accompanied by an operation on the ground," warned Al-Assiri. He, however, stressed that "one should not expect a sudden ground attack". Al-Assiri said patrolling at the border was intensified even as the coalition forces intensified the air campaign against 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... rebels on the sixth day on Tuesday. He admitted that there was exchange of rocket and artillery fire in some pockets of Yemen. The official reiterated that maximum precaution is being taken to avoid collateral damage during Operation Decisive Storm. Referring to the resumption of passenger flights to airports in the southern region of the Kingdom, he said all flights were operating to the airports. "Flights to Najran airport have also resumed after a brief disruption," he said. Spelling out the details of Operation Decisive Storm, Al-Assiri said: "We had also managed to ensure maritime blockade with an aim to cut the supply lines of the Houthi Death Eaters and to secure the maritime routes." He said the targets were mainly in the north of Yemen. "The Houthis are moving from one place to another in search of safe havens. We will make sure that there will be no safe place the Death Eaters to hide on the land of Yemen," Al-Assiri said. Al-Assiri said the The coalition forces mainly targeted areas around Aden and Al-Hisama districts of Saada province and near the town of Haradh in neighboring Haja province, he said. The primary goal is to weaken the Iran-allied Houthis by destroying their defense capabilities, he said. Al-Assiri, however, admitted that there was exchange of rocket and artillery fire in some pockets of that country Tuesday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 I find chipped raw carrots to be of great snacking value. Plus it undermines the popcorn cartel. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-04-02 10:33 |
| #1 Note to self: lots of munchies. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-04-02 04:53 |