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| Al-Assiri: Safety of Yemeni citizens our main priority |
| 2015-04-08 |
| [ARABNEWS] Humanitarian aid was among the priorities of the coalition while providing protection to all nationals including India, China and Pakistain, the Saudi-coalition announced on Monday, reaffirming the evacuation of 11 Red Thingy workers. Brig. Gen. Ahmad Al-Assiri, a consultant at the Defense Minister's office, said that they are facilitating additional flights to evacuate other nationals, emphasizing the coalition's commitment to facilitate the evacuation according to agreed procedures. "The safety of Yemeni citizens remains our top priority," said the official. Al-Assiri said: "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... militias are still showing hostile acts against the population and citizens -- not military targets -- stressing that work is continuing with the People's Committees and tribes, who have begun heading to Aden to help the resistance there in defense of the city." According to the front man, the murderous Moslems freed dangerous Al-Qaeda members in a desperate attempt to gain the group's support to fight with their side. "They (terrorists) are fighting with hit-and-run tactics as they have no option except to mingle within the population to avoid coalition fire, while also under fire from regular Yemeni forces and the People's Committees," he noted adding that the Houthis are slowly becoming isolated and have no option but to cause panic in the community. He said air operations are ongoing and logistical aid is also reaching its targets. The Kingdom's borders are being strongly guarded and monitored by Saudi forces. Al-Assiri said that within 24 hours they have destroyed military camps, ammunition stores and targeted the Oqan bridge leading from the north toward Aden, which was being used for militia movement, explaining that the coalition does not intend to totally destroy these bridges but some parts of them would prevent the Houthis from using them. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Since the US won't take care of its own, perhaps they can help the Americans there, too. Kinda makes its own comparison to Benghazi. |
| Posted by: gorb 2015-04-08 00:29 |