Friday, May 9, 2008

The Shia Rebellion in Yemen

From Strategy Page:

May 9, 2008: The Shia Islamic militants of northern Yemen are on the warpath again. In the last week, the Islamic rebels bombed a Mosque full of soldiers, and killed 18 worshippers (most of them soldiers). The army responded by going after places where the rebels live, and another two dozen people, mainly tribal rebels, died. The Shia rebels want to restore local Shia rule in northern Yemen. This rule was shut down by the central government in 1962.

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My Comment: Another conflict that has been going on for decades.

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