i know it's far away and even less interesting to your average ic member then whats happening in Syria. although it's interesting in it's own right, even if it's for different reasons. the one thing the Saudi led war on Yemen clearly illustrates is:
1.- no matter how good and expensive your weapons are if you are not trained and more importantly, are not motivated to use them well, nor led well, then they won't help you.
2.- a determined group of local mountain tribesmen with enough will and determination can fight a modern army to a standstill in mountainous areas. Afghanistan is another proof.
3.- Saudi coalition are being led by incompetent fools who probably never set foot in officer school,(nepotism), let alone set foot on a battlefield.
4.- i love seeing those Khat chewing, sandal wearing, AK toting, tribesmen beat the rich Saudi terrorist funders to their knees.
i thought Hudaydah air port was captured 4 days ago by the wahabi forces, but it seems every time they think they have it, they get surprised by Houthi counter attacks. check it out, stupid Saudis are getting their multi million dollar armoured vehicles taken out with simple rpg's and atgms, 1 after another.
Hudaydah airport: Yemeni officials
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/06/21/565657/Yemen-Houthi-Hudaydah
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1.- no matter how good and expensive your weapons are if you are not trained and more importantly, are not motivated to use them well, nor led well, then they won't help you.
2.- a determined group of local mountain tribesmen with enough will and determination can fight a modern army to a standstill in mountainous areas. Afghanistan is another proof.
3.- Saudi coalition are being led by incompetent fools who probably never set foot in officer school,(nepotism), let alone set foot on a battlefield.
4.- i love seeing those Khat chewing, sandal wearing, AK toting, tribesmen beat the rich Saudi terrorist funders to their knees.
i thought Hudaydah air port was captured 4 days ago by the wahabi forces, but it seems every time they think they have it, they get surprised by Houthi counter attacks. check it out, stupid Saudis are getting their multi million dollar armoured vehicles taken out with simple rpg's and atgms, 1 after another.
Hudaydah airport: Yemeni officials
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/06/21/565657/Yemen-Houthi-Hudaydah
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Yemeni officials say the airport in the strategic port city of Hudaydah is still under the control of the Houthi Ansarullah movement, rejecting reports that the facility had fallen to the hands of Saudi-backed forces.
Yemen's army spokesman Brigadier General Sharaf Luqman on Thursday dismissed claims that the invaders had gained ground in Hudaydah as he showed photos of enemy armored vehicles blown up in the city.
He also hailed the Yemeni fighters' achievements in the country's western coast as a "miracle."
The Yemeni fighters, Luqman said, have been fighting against Daesh and al-Qaeda militants in Hudaydah's al-Durayhimi district, and have surrounded all Saudi-backed forces and mercenaries in the al-Jah neighborhood.
The mercenaries have two choices, either to surrender or die, he pointed out.
His remarks came after Saudi commander Brigadier Abdul Salam al-Shehi claimed on Wednesday that the Hudaydah airport had been “completely cleared” and was “under control” of his forces.
Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam stressed that the aggressors had been defeated in Yemen's western coast despite possessing numerous weapons and enjoying financial and media support.
He further described the invaders' battle as "a mass suicide," saying the offensive is aimed at killing Yemenis and end their sovereignty.
The Yemeni people will not give in to any pressure, Abdulsalam said, emphasizing that Houthi fighters had foiled the enemies' "foolish" plots with a swift attack.
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Separately, Mohammad al-Bukhaiti, a top figure in the Houthi movement’s Supreme Political Council, released a video from the Hudaydah airport that purportedly showed claims of the Saudi-backed forces' presence there were false.
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The enemies have suffered heavy blows and been forced to retreat eight kilometers off the airport, he added.
In the al-Duraihimi district, Bukhaiti said, 20 armored vehicles belonging to the Saudi-backed forces had been destroyed and 10 more seized. Yemeni drones had also destroyed six armored vehicles.
The Hudaydah airport lies just eight kilometers from the city’s port, through which three-quarters of Yemen’s imports pass, providing a lifeline for millions of people.
Yemenis down spy drone, Emirati reconnaissance plane
On Thursday, Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported that Yemen's air defense system had shot down an enemy spy drone in the northwestern Sa'ada province.
Also on Thursday, Yemeni sources said an Emirati reconnaissance plane was shot down near Saudi Arabia's southwestern Jizan region, killing the crew.
They added that the plane was returning to its base after carrying out an aerial operation in Yemen's western coast.
The media bureau of Yemen’s Operations Command quoted Yemeni military sources as saying that the Emirati jet, which had two pilots, was brought down by Yemeni air defense system.
Backed by Saudi-led airstrikes, Emirate forces and militants loyal to the former Yemeni government launched the Hudaydah assault on June 13 despite warnings that it would compound the impoverished nation’s humanitarian crisis.
The Houthis and allied armed forces, however, have managed to inflict heavy losses on the invaders.
The UN says fierce clashes in the port city have driven 5,200 families from their homes.
The Saudi-led coalition, which has been waging a war against Yemen since early 2015, claims that the Houthis are using Hudaydah for weapons delivery, an allegation rejected by the fighters.
Saudi Arabia has also imposed a blockade on Yemen, which has smothered humanitarian deliveries of food and medicine to the import-dependent state.
Several Western countries are supplying the Riyadh regime with advanced weapons and military equipment.
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