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2012-05-03 Arabia

Mediation Fails To Convince Yemeni Commander Hand Over Brigade

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Posted by Fred 2012-05-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: Arab Spring

#1 ION WAFF > [Ansar-al-Sharia/Islam] YEMENI AL-QAIDA SAYS IT TOOK 20 TANKS FROM ARMY, in the southern Yemeni town of Lawdar.

ARTIC > AQ affiliate ANSAR also claims it "fully controls ZINJIBAR, WAQAR, + JA'AR, + has inflicted huge = debilitating losses on Yemeni Army. ADEN AT HIGH RISK OF FALLING TO MILITANTS.
CONTROL OF ADEN WILL ALLOW AQ = ANSAR + ALIGNED CONTROL OF RED SEA IN ALLIANCE WID SOMALI-BASED AL-SHABAAB.

versus

* TOPIX, DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > SAUDI ARABIA WARNS IRAN ON GULF STATES, BAHRAIN | ... WILL NOT TOLERATE THREATS TO GULF STATES.

US-Invasion-of-Southern-Iran-vs-Radical-Islamist-control-of-Sunni-KSA/Arabian-Peninsula = OPPOSING "BATTLE OF THE BEACHHEADS".

YOOHOO, MCWC = US MARINE CORPS WAR COLLEGE, I'M A'LOOKIN AT YOU.

* WAFF > [StrategyPage] THE [US'= UAVS, SLCMS] ROBOTIC ARMY CLOSES IN ON IRAN.

Iran vs. USN Trident SSGNS.

* TOPIX > [Poll] ISRAELIS: BEST TIME TO BOMB IRAN IS DURING US ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

Yeeeuuupp - Obvious thingys are Obvious.

UAE + Bahrain + GCC/Gulf States' sovereignty.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-05-03 00:45|| 2012-05-03 00:45|| Front Page Top

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