Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Shia fighters seize military base on Saudi soil


Press TV

"Houthi fighters say they have captured a military base in the Saudi Arabian territory after accusing the kingdom of allowing Yemeni troops to use its soil as a launchpad for attacking their positions.

According to a statement by the Shia resistance movement, the fighters managed to seize Jebel al-Dukhan base near the Saudi border with Yemen after hours of heavy fighting.

Houthi fighters had earlier warned Saudi Arabia against meddling in Yemen's internal affairs by allowing the Yemeni army to use the base.

"We advise the Saudi regime to remain impartial and not allow the Yemeni army to use its territories to attack us, because we would be otherwise forced to retaliate," it added......."

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