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| Yemeni govt vows to stay in Aden despite ISIS attack |
| 2015-10-08 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Yemen's government vowed on Wednesday to stay in the country's temporary capital Aden despite a deadly ISIS attack on its headquarters which lightly maimed several ministers. Two bombs targeted the government's temporary headquarters in Aden's Al-Qasr Hotel, lightly wounding several ministers although Prime Minister Khaled Bahah escaped unharmed. Two guards were reportedly killed. Two more bombs hit military installations used by the Arab coalition troops, who have been battling Shiite 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 since March in support of the internationally-recognized Yemeni government. ISIS claimed the attacks and published the names and photographs of the four jacket wallahs it said had carried them out. It was the first time that the bully boy group had claimed attacks on government and coalition targets. Previous attacks had targeted Shiite mosques frequented by the militias. The coalition said that one Saudi and three Emirati soldiers were among the dead in Aden. Bahah and his ministers only returned to the southern port city on September 16 after six months of exile in neighboring 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... . The Yemeni government "insists on continuing its national and historical role during this exceptional phase from the temporary capital Aden until all parts of the country are liberated," said a statement issued after Tuesday's cabinet meeting. |
| Posted by:Fred |