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| Weapons seized by Australia may have come from Iran, intended for Houthis |
| 2016-03-08 |
| [CNN] An Australian naval ship has seized a large arms cache that may have come from Iran and headed to 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... by way of Somalia. The Australian Navy said that one of its ships patrolling the region, the HMAS Darwin, intercepted a small, stateless fishing vessel about 170 nautical miles off the coast of Oman when it made the discovery. On board they found more than 2,000 pieces of weaponry -- including 1,989 AK-47 assault rifles and 100 rocket-propelled grenades. According to a U.S. assessment, the weapons were believed to be initially sent from Iran and were likely intended for 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 Yemen, Lt. Ian McConnaughey with the U.S. Navy told CNN. U.S. Central Command is still gathering more information to determine the arms' final destination, McConnaughey said. An Australian Defense Ministry front man told CNN there were 18 people of various nationalities on board the ship, but officials could not initially confirm that their identification documents were valid. Authorities believe the weapons were headed for Somalia based on interviews with crew members, but that information is preliminary and may change as the investigation continues, the front man said. The crew was allowed to depart after the weapons were seized, in accordance with international maritime law. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Anyway to end the AK? Nope |
| Posted by: Claising Flavimble5530 2016-03-08 09:49 |
| #2 is there any end to the supply of AK |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2016-03-08 08:06 |
| #1 Geez, back in the day, they would have walked the plank. what's our navies coming to? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2016-03-08 01:24 |