[ALMASDARNEWS] 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...
rocket battalion fired a short-range missile at gathering of Saudi-backed fighters in the Ta’iz Governorate on Thursday.
According to the Saba News Agency, the Houthi forces fired a Zilzal-1 missile towards the positions of the Saudi-backed fighters in the Ta’iz Governorate, resulting in a direct hit on their defenses.
The Saba News report added that several Saudi-backed fighters were killed after the missile struck their positions.
This latest missile strike comes after the Saudi and UAE-backed forces advanced inside the al-Silo District of Ta’iz on Thursday.