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| Dozens of Houthis killed and injured in last stronghold in Dhale governorate |
| 2018-11-14 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Dozens of Houthis were killed and injured and ten others, including field commanders, were detained in violent confrontations with the Yemeni army in the front of Damt, the last 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... stronghold in the Dhale governorate, south of the country. The media center of the Yemeni army forces said violent confrontations erupted in Damt after the Houthis tried to raid the town of al-Haqab and the mountains that overlook Damt from the western side, adding that dozens of Houthi fighters were killed or injured and their bodies are still in the northern areas of al-Haqab and on the outskirts of the town of Khab, the western entrance of Damt. Ten Houthi members were detained while trying to sneak towards army posts in the area, the media center added. Meanwhile, ...back at the bunker, his Excellency called the chief of staff and complained that the artillery was keeping him awake... military sources said Houthi commander in Damt Hisham al-Ghorbani was killed along with other Houthi fighters in the battles in Damt on Monday, adding that Houthi commander Colonel Abdelwahed Abdullah was detained along with others. |
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