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| Ballistic missile intercepted in Yemen |
| 2016-06-22 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A ballistic missile fired early Tuesday towards the central Yemeni city of Marib has been intercepted, a Saudi-led military coalition battling rebels in the impoverished nation said. The missile was "destroyed with no damage" after its launch at around 12:15 am (2115 GMT), a statement from the alliance said. "Coalition air forces immediately responded by destroying the missile launching pad." Marib, controlled by forces loyal to Yemen’s recognized government, is east of the capital Sanaa, which remains in the hands of Shiite 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. The Houthis overran Sanaa in late 2014 before moving into other parts of Yemen, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in March last year. This was at least the third missile launch since United Nations ...boodling on the grand scale... -brokered peace talks began in Kuwait in April between the Houthis and the government of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi. The Houthis are allied with elite troops loyal to Yemen’s 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... Negotiations in Kuwait have failed to achieve a major breakthrough, and fighting has continued despite a formal ceasefire in conjunction with peace talks. 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... has deployed Patriot missile batteries to counter tactical ballistic missiles which have been fired occasionally during the war. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 It was a Mad Cow BOMARC? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-06-22 20:39 |
| #1 Who is crewing the Patriot batteries? And launching one missile is supposed to do what? The bigger the warhead, the bigger the missile, the bigger the launching facility, the harder it is to move said launching facility in a rapid fashion. So, you launch a single missile into an effective Patriot envelope and are pretty sure in advance you'll lose the launching facility. Either the shooters are pretty dumb, or there's something OFF here. |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2016-06-22 07:46 |