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| Dozens dead in 5 days of Yemen fighting |
| 2016-07-26 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] At least 80 pro-government and rebel troops have been killed in fighting since last week in northwest 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... near the border with Soddy Arabia ...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... , military sources said on Monday. The festivities began on Thursday when government forces launched an offensive aimed at retaking the towns of Haradh and Midi in Hajja province on the border. "At least 48 (Shiite Houthi) rebels and forces loyal to (ex-president) 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... were killed" in the fighting, said one of the sources. Thirty-four loyalist soldiers were also killed, a pro-government source said. Most of the soldiers were killed in kabooms of landmines planted by the rebels, he said, adding that dozens were maimed on both sides. Loyalist forces had succeeded in retaking a border post at the entrance of Haradh and pushing towards the town centre, another military source said. The offensive aims to advance on rebel-held Sanaa from the west after loyalist forces have so far failed to enter the capital from the east. It comes as the Yemeni rivals hold UN-brokered peace talks in Kuwait that have so far failed to end the conflict that has killed more than 6,400 people since March last year. Yemeni loyalists are supported by a Saudi-led coalition that has been battling the Iran-backed rebels since March 2015. |
| Posted by:Fred |