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| Gulf Officials: Yemen Strikes Could Last Six Months | |
| 2015-03-29 | |
| [AnNahar] Arab air strikes against Iranian-backed rebels 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... could last up to six months, Gulf diplomatic officials said Saturday, voicing fears that they could face retaliation at home by Iran.
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... and its allies had anticipated a one-month air campaign but "it could last five to six months," an official said. He said the three-day-old campaign had been successful so far, destroying targets including 21 Scud missiles. He accused Iran of providing "logistical and military support" to the Iranian catspaws. "According to estimates, there are 5,000 Iranians, (members of the pro-Tehran Lebanese movement) Hezbollah and Iraqi militia on the ground in Yemen," he added. It was not possible to independently verify the claim. Gulf diplomats said Saudi Arabia and its allies had decided to intervene after satellite imagery in late January showed the movement of Scud missiles north towards the Saudi border, with the capacity to strike a large part of the kingdom's territory. The officials said they feared an "Iranian reaction" to their air campaign -- not military action to defend the Huthis but in the form of destabilising measures. "Iran will respond with terrorist acts in the Gulf," the official said. He said an Iranian response could be felt in particular in Bahrain -- a Sunni-ruled kingdom with a Shiite majority -- and Saudi Arabia's Shiite-populated Eastern Province, or even in Gulf capitals. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 ... Until HADI returns to power. * MANILA BULLETIN > ARAB LEADERS: [KSA-led] AIRTSRIKES TO GO ONE UNTIL REBELS WITHDRAW, + surrender their weapons. And Hadi Govt. returns. * RELATED PLA DAILY ONLINE [ChinaMil Online] > ARAB LEADERS URGE IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWaL OF HOUTHIS FROM YEMEN, i.e. Capital of Sanaa. ----------------- The above being said, IMO I HIGHLY DOUBT PRO-HOUTHI IRAN, OR THE ANTI-HOUTHI/IRAN ISIS + AL-NUSRA BOYZ, WILL WAIT THAT LONG. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-03-29 23:09 |