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| Houthis target UAE ship carrying aid |
| 2016-10-02 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Saudi-led Arab Coalition have dubbed attack by Yemeni militias on a UAE ship carrying aid Saturday in the Bab al-Mandab strait as a "dangerous indication." The coalition said civilians onboard the ship were rescued. Earlier, the Iran-backed 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... militias have claimed they hit a vessel on Saturday operated by the UAE military, which is part of the Arab Coalition fighting in support of Yemen’s government. "Rockets targeted an Emirati warship as it approached the coast of Mokha," on the Red Sea, the Houthis said in a statement on their sabanews.net website. "It was completely destroyed," they said. In a statement published by the official WAM news agency, the UAE military said the boat was on a routine trip from Aden, further south, and that it had launched an investigation. It said the boat was hired, but did not provide more details or say if the vessel was damaged. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Hey! That kinda rhymes in gross sorta way. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-10-02 21:35 |
| #3 I have not seen diapers explode like that since my son discovered pistachios. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-10-02 19:14 |
| #2 thx for the links, Mike |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-10-02 12:58 |
| #1 ...Oh, they targeted it all right. Targeted it right outta the water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Rx1MyFpgQ&app=desktop It gets better - this appears to be what they hit it with: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-802 The Pakis, the Norks, the Syrians, and - big surprise here - the Iranians got 'em. Interesting times. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2016-10-02 08:43 |