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| Rebel Shelling Kills 6 Civilians in Yemen |
| 2015-08-14 |
| [YEMENONLINE.INFO] Yemeni security and medical officials say mortar rounds fired by 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... rebels have killed six civilians in the central city of Taiz, the country's third largest. The security officials, speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... because they are not authorized to brief news hounds, say Thursday's shelling came as reinforcements arrived to help the rebels maintain their grip on the city. The officials say rebel fighters retreating from the south, where pro-government forces backed by Saudi-led The officials also reported The fighting in 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... pits the Houthis and allied troops against southern separatists, local and tribal militias, Sunni Islamic |
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