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| Pro-govt forces, Houthis trade fire in Yemen’s Al-Bayda |
| 2016-09-20 |
| [AA.TR] Pro-government forces and the Shia 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... militia on Monday exchanged artillery fire in Yemen’s central al-Bayda province, according to a pro-government source. Abdul Bari al-Humaikani, a front man for the pro-government "popular resistance", alleged that Houthi faceless myrmidons had shelled residential parts of al-Bayda’s Az-Zahir Directorate held by pro-government forces. "Popular resistance fighters responded to Houthi shelling with artillery and heavy weapons," al-Humaikani told Anadolu Agency by phone, without mentioning whether the shelling had resulted in casualties. Anadolu Agency, however, was unable to confirm the assertions from either pro-Houthi or independent sources. For the last two years, the Houthis and their allies have remained in control of most of al-Bayda, which continues to be the site of deadly on-again, off-again festivities between the Shia militia group and forces loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi. |
| Posted by:Fred |