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Officials: Saudi-led friendly fire in Yemen kills 20
2015-08-10
[Ynet] Yemeni security officials and pro-government fighters said Sunday a Saudi-led coalition Arclight airstrike hit allied fighters in a friendly fire incident, killing at least 20.

The officials said the incident happened late Saturday as the fighters were on a coastal road heading toward the embattled city of Zinjibar in southern Yemen.

The Saudi-led, American-supported coalition began launching Arclight airstrikes in March against the 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 Americaâ„¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews ...
rebels and their allies, who control the capital and much of the country's north.
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