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| Yemeni forces capture Houthi strongholds |
| 2015-09-30 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Pro-government forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition on Monday captured "balaq" mountain and "Marbat Al-Dam" two of 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... rebel's remaining strongholds in Yemen's Marib Province, opening the path to a key highway leading to Sanaa. Backed by land and air support from the coalition, the Yemeni army managed to move its positions near Marib dam in a offensive to retake it,". Marib Dam, a reservoir south-west of Marib city is strategically important for the coalition, and the roads around it were usually used by the Houthis to bring in reinforcements to hold the remaining parts of Marib Province under their control. Many members from Houthi and Saleh's militias were killed and injured, according to Yemeni and coalition's sources. President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi on Sunday urged Houthi militias to lay down their arms and resume dialogue to end Yemen's conflict, as he left for the U.N. General Assembly. The embattled leader, who returned Wednesday to the southern city of Aden after a nearly six-month exile, headed to New York where he is to address the General Assembly. |
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