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| Houthi fighters arrive in Yemeni city of Ibb |
| 2014-10-16 |
| [Iran Press TV] Hundreds of 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... fighters in Yemen have arrived in the southwestern city of Ibb, which borders al-Bayda Province -- a stronghold of al-Qaeda-linked holy warriors in the region. Reports say on Wednesday that the fighters entered the city while riding dozens of armored vehicles and set up security checkpoints. "The governor and his aides received the gunnies outside the city and entered with them," an unnamed provincial official said. Witnesses say another convoy of cars carrying Shia Houthi fighters was seen near the city of Taiz, located some 50 kilometers south of Ibb. The fighters are reportedly heading towards Ma'rib. This comes shortly after the Houthi Ansarullah fighters took over Dhamar and the major port city of Hudayda. In September, the fighters also gained control over the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, following a four-day battle with army forces loyal to General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, the half-brother of former dictator, President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... |
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