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| Three Saudi Soldiers, One Emirati Killed on Yemen Border |
| 2015-06-26 |
| [AnNahar] Three Saudi soldiers and an Emirati have been killed on 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 border with Yemen, where Riyadh is a leading a bombing campaign against Iran-backed rebels, state media said Thursday. Two Saudi troops were killed at sunset Wednesday when a rocket landed in the Jizan region, the Saudi-led coalition said in a statement carried by the SPA state news agency. It did not specify the source of fire but cross-border shelling by Yemeni Shiite Houthis has become frequent since Riyadh launched an air campaign against them late March. The statement said a Saudi border guard was also killed at the Alab crossing point in the Asir region, without elaborating. On Monday, an Emirati soldier died in a border skirmish with Huthi fighters, the statement added. The UAE is part of the Saudi-led coalition that has been pounding 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... rebels since March 26 in support of exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi. At least 43 people, civilians and troops, have now bit the dust in shelling and skirmishes along the border since the campaign began. More than 2,600 people have been killed inside Yemen in months of fighting between rebels and pro-government forces. |
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