Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Yemen's Civil War Is Spreading Into Saudi Arabia


Yemen Civil War Spills Over Border As Saudi Official Is Killed In Attack -- Times Online

Yemen’s civil war spilled into neighbouring Saudi Arabia for the first time yesterday when Shia gunmen shot dead a Saudi security officer in a cross-border attack.

The Shia rebels, known as Huthis, have been backed up against the Saudi border by a Yemeni army offensive launched this summer.

The rebels accuse the Saudis of allowing Yemeni troops to attack them from behind, using a military base in the Saudi town of Jebel al-Dukan.

The kingdom’s news agency said that rebels had entered Saudi territory and attacked patrols.

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More News On Yemen

Yemeni rebels attack border post in Jazan -- Arab News
Saudi soldier killed in Houthi raid -- Al Jazeera
Yemen rebels say they seize Saudi border site -- Reuters
Saudi soldier killed in Yemen border fighting -- AFP
Yemen Rebels Invade Saudi Arabia and other developments -- Jawa Report
3 Yemeni Officials, Along With Guards, Killed in Ambush -- New York Times
Top security officers in Yemen province killed -- AFP
Top Yemeni officers die in ambush -- BBC
Iran's Al Alam TV says dropped by Arab satellites -- Reuters
Iran Arabic channel taken off air -- BBC
Arab and Egyptian Satellite drop Iranian station -- Ynet News

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