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2018-07-27 Arabia
Houthi forces warn of more surprises for Saudi-led Coalition after Abu Dhabi attack
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Spokesman of the National Salvation Government, ’Abdul-Salaam ’Ali Jaber, issued a stern warning to the Saudi-led Coalition on Thursday night, vowing more surprises to come after their Abu Dhabi Airport attack.

In a statement obtained by the Yemen-based Saba News Agency on Thursday, Jaber confirmed that 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 ...
forces targeted the Abu Dhabi International Airport with an armed drone.

The Yemeni opposition leader said that this attack was conducted in response to the United Arab Emirates’ war crimes against the people of Yemen.

Jaber then stated that the Saudi-led Coalition had not achieved any military objective in Yemen, despite their three year long intervention.

Earlier today, the Houthi forces attacked the Abu Dhabi International Airport using their domestically-manufactured Sammad-3 armed drone.

This attack by the Houthi forces marked the first time since the founding of the United Arab Emirates that this Gulf nation had been bombed by a foreign entity.
Posted by Fred 2018-07-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top
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