...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...
missile launch bases on Tuesday night that were placed along the Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
n border.
Saudi air defense forces also intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile targeting the port city of Jazan early Tuesday.
Air defense forces had intercepted another Houthi missile early Janaury launched from 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...towards Najran, with no deaths or injuries reported.
Meanwhile,
...back at the hanging, Butch continued with his last words, trying not to repeat himself too often......
a Yemeni source said that the Yemeni army is continuing to advance in the Saada governorate, the stronghold of the Houthi militia.
He said that tense battles took place between both sides in the strategic area of the al-Alib mountains. The army was able to liberate various sites behind these mountains in the past two days, capturing five Houthis in the process and recovering large quantities of weapons and ammunition.