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| Al-Sisi: Only air and naval forces took part in strikes against Yemen |
| 2015-04-18 |
| [Egypt Independent] Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi said on Friday that Egypt's participation in the Saudi-led strikes conducted against 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 in the restive country of 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 thus far been limited to sending air force and naval force. The president paid the military academy a surprise visit on Friday, alongside Defence Minister Sedki Sobhi and a group of military leaders. Sisi stressed that should the state send any other forces, it will be made public. "I do not take decisions individually," Sisi said. "All my decisions are in the nation and its security's best interest." Spokesman Mohammed Samir had denied in a statement on Tuesday the death or injury of any members of the Egyptian military during their participation in the Saudi-led operation. He said his statement comes in response to "information exchanged on social media." Sisi stressed Egypt would like to see a political solution to the Yemeni crisis. The Saudi-led coalition launched military operations against the Houthis in Yemen on March 26, after the Houthi rebel movement made advances onto the Yemeni south. 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... says military operations by the coalition are in response to an appeal from Yemeni President President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Sisi's visit to the academy shortly followed a Lion of Islam attack which targeted a military students' bus in the governorate of Kafr El-Sheikh on Wednesday, killing two students and injuring three others. The president offered his condolences to the students killed, adding that "the despicable terrorist operations have not and will not get at the [military] men's will." Bombings and shootings targeting security forces have surged since the military ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Mursi in July 2013, following mass protests against his rule. |
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