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| Saudi soldier killed in firefight near Yemen border |
| 2016-12-26 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A Saudi soldier was killed in a cross-border firefight with Yemeni militias, the interior ministry said Sunday. A border post was attacked overnight by Houthis, a front man said, adding that one soldier maimed in the exchange - Sultan bin Ayed Farhan al-Sharari - died before reaching hospital. Saudi forces continue to shell the hideouts of 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 and forces loyal to ousted Yemeni president President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... in Saudi border areas for the third day in a row. |
| Posted by:Fred |