You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Arabia
Saudi-led Coalition offensive in western Yemen ends in disaster, 30 fighters killed
2018-04-23
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Saudi-led Coalition launched a massive offensive in western 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...
on Tuesday that targeted the Houthi-controlled areas near the coast.

However,
a woman is only as old as she admits...
the five day long assault would prove to be a decisive defeat for the Saudi-led Coalition, as 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 were able to fully repel the offensive, while also killing scores of fighters from UAE-backed Southern Resistance forces.

According to the official media of the Houthi forces, their fighters repelled the massive Saudi-led Coalition offensive at the Mowaza axis, killing over 30 fighters and wounding another 50 members of the Southern Resistance.
Posted by:Fred

#1  this conflict is over 3 years old now

just before the conflict began, Obama claimed Yemen as a model of counter terrorism success

also, the Houti forces have held the western part of Yemen almost continuously since 2015
Posted by: lord garth   2018-04-23 09:17  

00:00