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| Yemeni army detonates six mines planted by Houthis in Red Sea |
| 2018-08-26 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Yemeni national army backed by the Arab coalition, detonated six mines planted by 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... militias in the international waters of the Red Sea. A military source in the naval unit in the fifth zone of the Yemeni army said that the military naval teams were able to find six mines near the sea port of Habel in Hajjah governorate, and detonated them, despite the attempt by Houthis to hide them at two meters deep down in the sea. The Houthis are trying to disrupt navigation in the Red Sea by trying to plant mines that threaten international shipping. On Thursday, the Arab coalition said that they had thwarted a planned attack by the Houthis who attempted to use a booby-trapped boat on the shores of the port city of Hodeidah. |
| Posted by:Fred |