...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...this afternoon following a fierce battle with 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.
According to a report from pro-Yemeni government media, the Saudi Coalition and the Yemeni Army managed to capture a large number of hilltops and points in the Qaniyah area after launching a big attack earlier today.
The Saudi Coalition and their Yemeni allies also killed several members of the Houthi forces and seized their weapons before securing much of the Qaniyah area of the al-Bayda Governorate.
The al-Bayda Governorate is currently the scene of some of the most intense festivities in Yemen, as the Saudi Coalition looks to expel the Houthi forces from this province.