The Yemeni Armed Forces issued the following statement:
“Insisting on continuing the siege of our people and escalating its aggression against our country, the Saudi enemy continues to mobilize, incite, and push its forces into the inferno of a futile and losing war of aggression.
Therefore, after careful monitoring of the movements of its forces and mercenaries, these forces, along with their depots, vehicles, and military equipment, were targeted at the “Sahn al-Jinn” camp. By the grace of God, these were precise and effective strikes using a large number of missiles and drones.
The Yemeni Armed Forces are committed to responding to escalation with escalation, and affirm that they will strike forcefully against any mobilization or force brought in by the Saudi enemy to maintain the blockade imposed on our country.
The Armed Forces emphasize their continued adherence to the two equations: “blockade for blockade” and “targeting aggressive Saudi mobilizations wherever they may be,” and will not allow aggressive plans against our country to pass without an immediate and severe response.
We reiterate our advice to those misled and deceived among our people to leave the Saudi enemy camps and return to their homes before it is too late.
We urge them to hasten to save themselves and not become fuel for treacherous entities that have mortgaged their fate to foreign powers, trading in them and their blood for the sake of foreign occupation and expansionist projects at the expense of the security, sovereignty, and independence of the Republic of Yemen.
We salute with pride the noble tribes of Ma’rib and the honorable, free people for standing with their people against occupation and subjugation.
We affirm to them and to all the tribes of Yemen that we stand with them and are with them to reclaim our people’s just rights and lift the siege imposed upon them.”
Therefore, after careful monitoring of the movements of its forces and mercenaries, these forces, along with their depots, vehicles, and military equipment, were targeted at the “Sahn al-Jinn” camp. By the grace of God, these were precise and effective strikes using a large number of missiles and drones.
The Yemeni Armed Forces are committed to responding to escalation with escalation, and affirm that they will strike forcefully against any mobilization or force brought in by the Saudi enemy to maintain the blockade imposed on our country.
The Armed Forces emphasize their continued adherence to the two equations: “blockade for blockade” and “targeting aggressive Saudi mobilizations wherever they may be,” and will not allow aggressive plans against our country to pass without an immediate and severe response.
We reiterate our advice to those misled and deceived among our people to leave the Saudi enemy camps and return to their homes before it is too late.
We urge them to hasten to save themselves and not become fuel for treacherous entities that have mortgaged their fate to foreign powers, trading in them and their blood for the sake of foreign occupation and expansionist projects at the expense of the security, sovereignty, and independence of the Republic of Yemen.
We salute with pride the noble tribes of Ma’rib and the honorable, free people for standing with their people against occupation and subjugation.
We affirm to them and to all the tribes of Yemen that we stand with them and are with them to reclaim our people’s just rights and lift the siege imposed upon them.”
Houthis kill 58 troops in Yemen, wound 11 civilians in attack on Saudi Arabia
[IsraelTimes] Senior Saudi cites intel showing Houthis and Iraqi militias under IRGC supervision could soon launch coordinated attack on Saudi civilian energy infrastructure and ports
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...
’s Iran-backed Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...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 legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. 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 JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
s killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks on Thursday, a military source said, and maimed 11 civilians inside Saudi Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...itself, in one of the deadliest days of Yemen’s civil war in four years.
The attacks come as Yemen is increasingly drawn into the US-Israeli war with Iran, with the rebels stepping up attacks against both government forces and neighboring Saudi Arabia, a key US ally and supporter of the internationally recognized Yemeni government.
Houthi military front man Yahya Saree said the rebels attacked government positions with ballistic missiles and drones in response to an alleged military buildup backed by neighboring Saudi Arabia.
The attacks killed at least 58 government troops and injured dozens, according to the military source who spoke on condition of anonymity. Medical sources had earlier spoken of 38 dead.
A military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Thursday’s attacks on troop camps were the worst in Yemen since 2022.
Yemen’s defense ministry said in a statement that its armed forces would respond to the attacks "at the appropriate place and time."
The escalation spilled across the border on Thursday, with Saudi officials saying Houthi attacks maimed 11 civilians in the southern Najran
a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen. It is the capital of the province of the same name, a favored target of Houthi rocket forces because they can see it, so there's no math involved....
region.
Major General Turki al-Maliki, front man for the Saudi-led military coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government, said early Friday the attack in southern Najran Province injured seven Saudis, one Yemeni, two Egyptians and one Pak national. The victims included a 4-year-old child who suffered second-degree burns.
Maliki accused the Iran-aligned Houthis of indiscriminately shelling civilian areas in violation of international humanitarian law and said the coalition would continue taking all necessary measures to protect civilians.
Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for
spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan.The abbreviation
IRGCis the same idea as
Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term
Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either
Duceor
Führeror maybe both. They hate
has attacked Saudi Arabia in recent months because it hosts US military facilities. Meanwhile,
...back at the pound, the little lost dog had finished eating the rat terrier...
Riyadh’s decade-old conflict with the Tehran-aligned Houthis has become increasingly entangled with the wider war, as Houthi actions, such as a Red Sea blockade that has disrupted Saudi oil exports, have raised the stakes of the broader regional confrontation.
A senior Saudi official, speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered...
, said Saudi, US and other Middle Eastern countries’ intelligence found that the Houthis and Iraqi militias under the supervision of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps could soon launch coordinated attacks on Saudi civilian sites including energy infrastructure, ports and airports.
The senior Saudi official said the reported threats were alarming as Riyadh continued to support de-escalation and a negotiated settlement of the conflict with Iran, adding that mediation efforts appeared to be moving "in the right direction." The official said the planned attacks could be intended to disrupt the diplomacy.
The official said Saudi-US cooperation remained "very high" at all levels, including at the operational level with US Central Command, and that Saudi Arabia was prepared to take all necessary measures to respond to any aggression.
The Houthis on Tuesday grabbed credit for an attack on Najran airport, part of a broader escalation in which the Iran-aligned group has struck Saudi military, infrastructure and shipping targets.
On July 29, Saudi Arabia said it carried out strikes with US Central Command against Iran-backed groups in Iraq after blaming them for drone attacks on its oil facilities. Iraqi militias said they would respond to the Saudi strikes.
Riyadh is seeking to deepen security cooperation with key allies while warning of an expanding regional threat from Iran-backed groups.
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
, Saudi Arabia and Pakistain were due to sign a defense agreement in the kingdom on Friday, two regional sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Rooters.
Details of the agreement were not immediately available.
Regional powers are looking to strengthen security ties against a backdrop of war between the United States and Iran, which has drawn in Gulf states and disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.
"It was under discussion for a long time, but the latest developments in the region expedite it," a source close to the Saudi military and government told AFP.
Saudi Arabia already has a defense cooperation agreement with Pakistain. Pak Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistain’s army chief Asim Munir arrived in the kingdom on Thursday for a visit lasting until Saturday.
"Although taking place against the backdrop of heightened tensions in the Gulf, the visit will carry significance beyond the immediate crisis and short-term considerations," Pakistain’s foreign ministry front man, Tahir Andrabi, said on Thursday.
The three countries have been the subject of months of speculation about a possible strategic alliance.
Pakistain has sought to mediate efforts to end the US-Iran war, while Turkey has played a diplomatic role in negotiations aimed at ending the war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
Saudi Arabia and Pakistain had already announced a joint defense pact in 2025, a move that drew attention because Pakistain is the Moslem world’s only nuclear-equipped state.
Last month, The Times of Israel revealed that Munir leveraged a joint oil transport venture with IRGC chief Ahmad Vahidi to secure an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia under which Tehran agreed to halt attacks against the Gulf kingdom.
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