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| Saudi border guards arrest 60 Yemenis from Saada |
| 2012-10-25 |
[Yemen Post] Saudi border guards incarceratedDrop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! on Monday about 60 Yemenis from Saada governorate after they attempted to control deserted houses on the Saudi-Yemenis borders, Yemeni media sources affirmed. They said the Yemenis who are affiliated to 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" ... group tried to control a Saudi Tel-communication cell located in the area. The Saudi military had engaged in a war with the Houthi group in 2009 after Houthi fighters crossed into Saudi territory. The Houthi group has recently allied with the former president President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... against their joint political foes, Yemeni media sources affirmed. Yemeni political sources had stated that Houthi fighters were trained in camps of the Republican Guard led by the elderly son of Saleh, Ahmed Ali in the framework of cooperation between Saleh's family and Houthis. Meanwhile, ...back at the sea battle, the Terror of the Baltic's career had come to an abrupt and watery end... tribal leaders affirmed that the Houthi group set up three camps in Saada and Amran to recruit and train fighters, pointing out that Houthi fighters are transferred to Iran and Leb to receive training. The Houthi group had involved in six wars with the central government, the last one ending in 2010. The founder of the Houthi group, Hussein Al-Houthi was killed in 2004 during the first round of the war. The Houthis are accused of attempting to expand and take control on Saada, Hajja, Amran and other northern governorates with support of Iran. They engaged in fierce battles with tribes of Hajja early of the current year. Their festivities with Salafis in Saada first erupted in November 2011 and they were ceased in line with truce agreement brokered by tribal leaders |
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