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| Coalition: Houthis attempting to expand use of drones in Yemen |
| 2019-01-21 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The front man for the coalition fighting to support the legitimate Yemeni government told news hounds on Sunday that overnight operations targeted 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... drone capabilities across several sites in Sanaa. At his weekly presser in Riyadh, Col. Turki al-Maliki said that the Houthis received drones from Tehran and offered satellite images showing Iranian-made "Ababil-T" Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) at specific Houthi-held bases in the capital. "For more than a year, the Houthis have been attacking 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... ’s vital areas, such as Abha’s airport and tried to attack Aramco," al-Maliki said. The coalition spokesperson also showed images proving the Houthis had access to the Iranian single-engine medium-altitude long-endurance drone "Shahed 129". He said that a coalition operation in Sanaa late on Saturday targeted a Houthi site used in the manufacturing and assembly of drones and an air base in eastern Sanaa which was previously used as a launch pad site for Surface-to-Air (SAM) type 6 air defense systems. "The Houthis are trying to use civilians as human shields, but we have taken all precautions," al-Maliki said. Sources said the operation late on Saturday targeted several Houthi-held camps including one which was formally called the First Armored Division camp when it was held by the Yemeni army before the Houthis took over. The al-Siyana, al-Hifa’a and the al-Nahdain military compounds as well as the al-Dailami air base were also targeted. |
| Posted by:Fred |