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| Yemen: Houthis struggling? |
| 2015-08-03 |
| [AlAhram] The fighting 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... pits the Houthis and troops loyal to former President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... against southern separatists, local and tribal militias, Sunni Islamic Lions of Islam and loyalists of exiled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who is now in 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... In a defiant address carried by the rebels' TV channel, rebel leader Abdul-Malek al-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... downplayed the recent events in Aden, calling them "limited developments." He urged his fighters to stand their ground, saying "you are leading a battle of honor and glory and freedom, and holy defense which is legitimate." Al-Houthi said the "aggressor" sought to humiliate Yemenis and called exiled Hadi's legitimacy "meaningless." Military officials close to the Houthis in the rebel-held capital Sanaa said the rebels are continuously sending military reinforcements south to Aden and Taiz, suggesting major losses. They said the Houthis are determined to continue fighting in Aden and Taiz, and have demanded that allied tribes send fighters to the two fronts. The Houthis are also actively recruiting new fighters in mosques, the officials said. Security officials and witnesses said Sunday that pro-government forces, reinforced with tanks and rockets, are waging a heated battle at the Houthi outpost of al-Khadra, north of Aden. The sound of festivities and shelling can be heard for miles around, they said. Residents in nearby Dar Saad said smoke and flames are rising from the battle area. Military officials said their forces advanced under air cover after removing mines placed by the rebels. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to journalists. Saudi Arabia said one of its citizens was killed Sunday when a house inside the kingdom was struck by fire from neighboring Yemen. A civil defense front man, Ali bin Omair al-Shahrani, said in comments to the official Saudi Press Agency that the Saudi was killed in the border town of Najran. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 The UAE has sent in hardware too. The Houthi fled prime locations. All the well, Saudi Sunni will never give that up. |
| Posted by: newc 2015-08-03 00:54 |