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| Houthi forces rain missiles on Saudi military camp |
| 2016-08-21 |
| [ALMASDARNEWS] 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... forces rained several Zilzat missiles on the Saudi military camp in the key town of Najran tonight, destroying a large number of armored vehicles while their ground units attempt to reach the Green Zone. These missiles fired on Najran are the Houthi forces’ response for the indiscriminate According to local reports from the nearby Saada Governorate, the Houthi forces carried out another powerful ground assault tonight that targeted the Saudi Army at Najran’s southern outskirts. The Houthi forces recently advanced to the outskirts of Najran after capturing more than 15 kilometers of territory from the Saudi Army.Houthi forces rain missiles on Saudi military camp Soddy airstrikes pound Yemen border district The Saudi-led Arab Coalition aircraft, meanwhile, launched airstrikes targeting Houthi militia positions in the Yemeni District of Harad near the kingdom’s border. Security sources told Al Arabiya News Channel that coalition forces continued to target Houthis on Saturday near the northern governorate of Saada, killing four militants. Sources also confirmed the deaths of 64 Houthi members on the Yemeni border near the southeastern Saudi province of Jizan. Earlier this month, the Arab coalition resumed its Operation Restoring Hope against the Houthis and their allies loyal to Saleh after UN-sponsored peace talks in Kuwait ended without an agreement. The operation was also renewed after the Houthi militias started launching attacks on the Saudi borders, which Riyadh dubbed as a “red line”. The Houthi militias and Saleh’s General People’s Congress hold most of Yemen’s northern half while forces loyal to exiled Hadi share control of the rest of the country along with local tribes. The fighting during which more than 6,400 people have been killed - half of them civilians - has created a humanitarian crisis in one of the poorest countries in the Middle East. |
| Posted by:Fred |