Yemen: Weapons ship, Iranian crew seized

Here’s the gist of it:

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Al-Arabiya: File

An Iranian-flagged vessel transporting anti-tank weapons to Shi’ite rebels was seized by Yemen’s navy off the country’s northwest coast. Five Iranian nationals, identified by Yemeni officials as weapons experts, were transfered to the capital city of Sanaa for investigation.

The Yemeni government has been alleging for some time now that Tehran has been training, equipping and funding Shi’ite Houthi rebels in its northwestern territory of Hajja.


Th
ree links to choose from — and many more to come, I expect.

Reuters: Yemen seizes weapons vessel with Iranian crew

News Yemen: Weapons ship seized off north-west Yemeni coast

Al-Arabiya: Yemen seizes weapons vessel with Iranian crew

Also: Iran also lost almost a dozen Revolutionary Guards when they strayed over the border into Pakistan and were captured by Pakistani border security. They were eventually released a number of hours later.

Reuters: Pakistan says detains 11 Iranian Guards on the border

AP: Police: Pakistan releases 11 Iranians amid tension

An ironic date: In radio code, 10-26 means “Detaining Suspect(s)”

More bad news for Iran:
Reuters: North Korea, Iran on religion watchlist

Another Tough Week:
And all of this comes on the heels of last week’s suicide attack that claimed the lives of six top Iranian Revolutionary Guards commanders.

Reuters: Suicide Blast in Iran Kills Top Revolutionary Guard Leaders


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3 responses to “Yemen: Weapons ship, Iranian crew seized

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

  2. Pingback: Saudis Roll into Yemen «

  3. imahd

    ‘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

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