Comments on: Yemen: Weapons ship, Iranian crew seized

By: Clarence Carrion

Clarence Carrion — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:02:23 +0000

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for all day. I should have found your post sooner.

By: Saudis Roll into Yemen «

Saudis Roll into Yemen « — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:28:35 +0000

[...] Shi’a Houthi rebels in northern Yemen have been armed and supported by Iran and are thought to be part of a broader, more ambitious Iranian government plan to displace the [...]

By: imahd

imahd — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:13:22 +0000

‘New Players’ Reported In Yemen War

October 14, 2009
SANAA, YEMEN

The government’s war against Shiite tribal rebels, who Sanaa claims are backed by Iran, drags on in a savage stalemate that may be widening with the reported involvement of fighters from Hezbollah, Tehran’s Lebanese proxy.

Claims by the government that it is beating the rebels in the mountains of Saada province along the border with Saudi Arabia are wearing a little thin as the fighting escalates.

Amid stepped-up army operations, the Shiite Zaidi rebels, known as Houthis after the clan that leads them, claim they shot down two air force strike jets in four days earlier this month — a MiG-21 on Oct. 2 and a Sukhoi Su-22 on Oct. 5…

http://www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=31134&catid=3