... a Yemeni governate located in the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is the stomping grounds on the southern secessionist al-Harak movement
Governorate of southern 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...on Friday.
Led by the Southern Resistance Army and their allies from the Yemeni Army, the Gulf-backed troops began the day by retaking several points around the al-Qabitah District of northern al-Lahj.
Following this advance, the Gulf-backed troops managed to retake the large hilltop of Talat al-Qinbas and several points surrounding it.
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...
forces were forced to abandon a lot of points between the Ta’iz and al-Lahj governorates on Friday, as the Saudi-led Coalition repeatedly struck their positions in this part of southern Yemen.
The Gulf-backed troops are now working to secure the entire Ta’iz-Lahj axis before the Houthi forces send reinforcements to help retake this area.