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| Aden 'not under Houthi control' |
| 2015-04-03 |
| [ARABNEWS] The Kingdom-led military operation 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 been intensified from the air and at the country's ports to cut off support to the Houthis, a consultant at the defense minister's office, said on Thursday. Briefing news hounds at Riyadh Air Base on the eighth day of military operations, Brig. Gen. Ahmad Al-Assiri said: "The military operation by coalition forces entered its eighth day with a more intensified air campaign and maritime blockade to completely besiege the ports." Responding to a question, he said no coalition troops have started ground operations in the port city of Aden, but has "imposed a blockade on all ports in Yemen to deny external support to the Houthis." He said the fight for Aden was continuing and rejected reports that the Houthis had taken control of the southern port city. Once the ports are blocked, there is a plan for coalition troops to enter the city, to prevent the Houthis from advancing further. The Kingdom's ambassador to the US said 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... has no "formal" troops on the ground in Aden but deployment of ground troops remains a possibility. |
| Posted by:Fred |