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| Yemen army seizes 4 Saudi military bases |
| 2015-09-13 |
| [Iran Press TV] Yemeni forces have seized control of four Saudi military bases in the southwestern province of Dhahran al-Janub. Fighters of 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... Ansarullah movement, backed by allied forces of the army, took control of the strategically important bases in the Saudi province, the southwestern region of Asir, Yemen's al-Masirah TV reported on Saturday. The Yemeni forces set fire to lookout towers and three munitions depots at the Saudi bases. The Ansarullah fighters also destroyed at least 19 military vehicles of Saudi forces in the region. Several Saudi soldiers are reported to have been killed in the latest operation by the Yemeni forces. Separately, Ansarullah fighters inflicted heavy losses on Saudi forces after they targeted military installations in the regions of al-Hejlah and Jabal al-Doud in Jizan Province of southern Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... . |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Would I be wrong to consider this and Iranian invasion of KSA? Yes. They're just raids. I surmise what they're going after are border police stations. Wake me up when they go after the main KSA airbase (it's in the western part of the Magic Kingdom.) Who will be the first of the Muslim Fanatics to claim ownership of Mecca? I doubt Mecca is in any danger any time soon. Is there any real threat to the continuation of the Saud dynasty? Possibly. Are the Eastern KSA Shia restless? Not yet. Seems the Iranians are more interested in Bahrain at this point.I suspect they're work obliquely, for a few years at least. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-09-13 22:41 |
| #2 Would I be wrong to consider this and Iranian invasion of KSA? Invasion or raids, AlanC? All that destruction sounds more like raids to me. If they were staying, wouldn't they want to have the lookout towers, vehicles, and whatever was in the munitions depots? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-09-13 18:30 |
| #1 Would I be wrong to consider this and Iranian invasion of KSA? Who will be the first of the Muslim Fanatics to claim ownership of Mecca? Is there any real threat to the continuation of the Saud dynasty? Are the Eastern KSA Shia restless? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-09-13 13:06 |