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| Afghan youths recruited for Yemen war from Saudi Arabia |
| 2016-01-22 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] Distressing reports have emerged regarding the recruitment of Afghan youths from 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... to fight in the ongoing war in Yemen. The Afghan youths are mainly recruited to fight against 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... rebels amid ongoing campaign by Saudi-led coalition, according to BBC Persian findings. The revelation was made after conducting interviews with the family members of the Afghan youths who have gone missing after visiting Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage. Their family members however have said it is yet not clear who are deploying the youths to Yemen. A man whose relative has been deployed to Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... two months ago told BBC Persian that six to seven members of his family have left for Yemen after visiting Saudi Arabia for Umra Hajj pilgrimage. The man identified as Ahmadeen further added that 40 to 45 people from the close villages and the youths are mainly participating in the war in Yemen to defend from Mecca holy city. This comes as reports emerged late in the month of August last year suggesting at least 3,500 Afghans are fighting in Syria in support of Bashir al-Assad. Relatives of a number of those killed while fighting for the Syrian regime have said the Afghan nationals are lured by the month salary of $700 and Iranian residency permit. There are no reports regarding the exact casualties of the Afghan nationals participating in the Syrian conflict as well as likely participation of the Afghan youths in Yemen war, although numerous pictures and videos of the Afghans captured by the Syrian rebels have emerged with their fate yet to be determined. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Wonder what the retirement plan looks like? (do I need to put a /sarc on that?) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-01-22 08:10 |
| #1 See sunny Yemen! Why am I reminded of the floating billboard in the movie "Blade Runner"? |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-01-22 07:20 |