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| Yemen seizes Iranian-made arms in rebel caches | |
| 2009-08-23 | |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] The Yemeni army has seized Iranian-made weapons used by Shiite rebels who are locked in fighting with government forces in the north of the country, a security official said on Saturday. "The troops... have discovered six storehouses for weapons that belong to the Huthi rebels and contain some Iranian-made weapons, including machine guns, short-range rockets and ammunition," the official said.
Last week, Information Minister Ahmed al-Lawzi indirectly accused Iran of supporting the Zaidi Shiite rebels, who are also known as Huthis, in the fighting. Witnesses reported that fierce battles were raging in the troubled north as the army stepped up its offensive, killing or wounding dozens of people. The rebels, who accuse government forces of having killed dozens of civilians, said in a statement that they captured 80 soldiers, while locals said two Huthi leaders were killed in ferocious clashes on Friday night. | |
| Posted by:Fred |