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2019-07-05 Arabia
Arab Coalition intercepts Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia’s Jazan airport
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Arab Coalition said its forces were able to intercept and destroy a bomb-laden drone launched by the Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...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 legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. 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 They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
militia towards the airport in the southern Saudi city of Jazan.

The traffic at Jazan airport was normal after it being targeted by the Houthi projectile.

In a statement, the Arab Coalition front man, Col. Turki al-Maliki, said the drone was launched by the Houthi militia from Sanaa.

"The Houthi gunnies continue to launch drones to carry out hostile and terrorist acts by targeting civilians and public facilities," al-Maliki said.
Posted by Fred 2019-07-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [19 views ]  Top
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