Yemeni invasion of Saudi Arabia

[Bengal_Tiger]

https://twitter.com/mujtahidd/status/672528555713130496

نتائج حرب اليمن في الجيش السعودي
2000 قتيل
4850 جريح
تدميرأوتعطيل 450 دبابة ومدرعة
4 أباتشي
طائرة ف-15
تدمير 3 زوارق واصابة 2
200 مليارريال

Translation:

Saudi losses in the Yemen war:
2000 soldiers killed
4850 soldiers injured
450 armored fighting vehicles (including tanks) destroyed
4 attack helicopters destroyed
1 fighter jet destroyed
3 warships destroyed and 2 damaged
200 billion Saudi riyals spent

2,000 dead Saudi soldiers + 4,850 injured = 6,850 soldiers eliminated as fighting units.

200 billion riyals is around $53 billion.

So in about 9 months of fighting, the Saudis have spent $53 billion and:

a: Failed to establish control of the 2nd city Aden.

b: Not a single Saudi soldier in the capital of Yemen, San'a.

c: 2,000 Saudi soldiers dead.



Yemeni fighters (Houthi + Saleh alliance) celebrate at another defeat of the Saudis.


The richest country in the Arab world is pounding the poorest country in the Arab world but still getting humiliated and its ass kicked. Unfortunately civilians are suffering.

#Yemen's children suffering from starvation, diseases & untreated wounds as #Saudi continues its barbaric bombing.

The Saudis have just bombed an MSF hospital/clinic in Yemen.


[MENTION=3580]asad71[/MENTION]



Algeria, Indonesia, Egypt, Iraq, Bangladesh, Malaysia and other respectable Muslim states must call on Saudi to stop its war against the Yemeni people.

[Bengal_Tiger]

Yemeni Army Spokesman: 300 Strategic Saudi Military Centers within Range of Ansarullah Missiles





TEHRAN (FNA)- Yemeni army spokesman Sharaf Luqman announced that hundreds of highly important Saudi military bases and centers are within the range of his country's missiles.

"Ansarullah can hit 300 strategic military targets in Saudi Arabia," the Yemeni state news agency quoted Luqman as saying on Monday.

He pointed to the Yemeni forces' intensified attacks on the Saudi forces' positions in recent days, and said, "The intensified attacks are in retaliation for the numerous violations of the ceasefire by the Riyadh government."

Meantime, sources said that the Yemeni army has hit the Saudi military positions in Jizan province, Southern Saudi Arabia, with another ballistic missiles today.

The source said that the Saudi positions were destroyed by Qaher-I ballistic missiles earlier today.

On Sunday, the Saudi airstrikes continued against civilian targets in different regions of Yemen's Sa'ada province in violation of the seven-day ceasefire announced earlier.

The Saudi-led coalition fired 40 rockets on the regions of Al-Zaher and Shada in Sa'ada province concurrent with the sixth day of peace talks in Switzerland.

Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition also pounded Ta'iz province in violation of the truce.

The Saudi warplanes also hit the Western parts of the city of Sana'a earlier today.

Saudi Arabia's violation of the ceasefire comes while the peace negotiations are underway in Switzerland.

Ryiadh has been violating the truce ever since it came into force 6 days ago. In response, the Yemeni army and popular forces respond to Saudi Arabia's daily violations with missile fires.

Also on Sunday, the Yemeni army and popular forces destroyed the Saudi military positions in the province of Ma'rib with their new Qaher-I ballistic missiles, killing tens of the kingdom's forces.

The first Qaher-I missile hit Al-Tawwal border crossing in Saudi Arabia and the second missile targeted the Saudi-led special forces' military base, destroying several Apache helicopters and spying drones in Safer region of Ma'rib province.

The Saudi-led forces' drone control unit and several armored vehicles were destroyed during the Yemeni missile attack.

On Saturday, the Saudi-led Coalition Forces and pro-Hadi militias suffered another devastating blow when a Tochka ballistic missile hit their camp in Ma'rib province, and killed over 180 troops, including Saudi and UAE officers.

An ammunition depot and two Apache helicopters of the pro-Saudi aggressors were also destroyed in the Yemeni ballistic missile strikes in Southern Yemen that came in response to airstrikes on residential areas by the Saudi-led coalition warplanes on Friday and Saturday.

At least 180 Saudi and UAE military men as well as forces loyal to the former fugitive president Mansour Hadi were killed in the attack on Saudi-led forces' military camp in the Ma'rib province.

On Friday, the Yemeni army and popular forces conducted several retaliatory missile attacks against Saudi Arabia's Key military bases and positions in Jizan province, inflicting heavy losses on the kingdom's forces.

Yemen's Tochka ballistic missiles hit the Saudi army's gathering centers in Jizan province.

The Yemeni forces also fired a Qaher-I missile at Saudi forces' bases in Najran on Friday.

The missile attacks came in response to the violation of truce by the Saudi bomb strikes.

On Tuesday, the Yemeni missiles destroyed the command center of Saudi border guards in Asir province.

Meantime, the Yemeni missiles hit the Saudi governmental buildings in al-Rabou'a region of Asir province.

The Yemeni army also fired 52 rockets at the border regions of Alab, al-Sheibani, al-Hazar and al-Thurein in Asir province.

On Monday, Yemeni forces hit Jizan airport in Southern Saudi Arabia with their new surface-to-surface ballistic missiles.

"The Qaher-I missile precisely hit the target, the Jizan airport; the third such missile used in the past 24 hours to target military positions in Southern Saudi Arabia," Yemeni military sources told FNA.

The first Qaher-I ballistic missiles targeted Khalid bin Abdulaziz air base in Asir province in Southwestern Saudi Arabia last week.

The second ballistic missile hit the Saudi-led coalition's command headquarters in Sha'ab al-Jen region near Bab al-Mandeb in Ta'iz province. Over 150 coalition servicemen, including 23 Saudi troops, 9 UAE officers and soldiers, seven Moroccan officers and 42 Blackwater troops were killed in the second attack.

Qaher-I is an updated version of a Russian-made surface-to-surface missile.

The burnt bodies of 146 Saudi-led military troops have been transferred to the city of Aden and Saudi Arabia has sent a warship to Ta'iz to transfer the wounded from Bab al-Mandeb region.

The Saudi-led forces sustained heavy casualties in the Yemeni army's missile attack on the Bab al-Mandeb region in Southwestern Yemen.

Last Friday, the Yemeni army and popular forces conducted several retaliatory attacks against key military bases and positions in two Saudi provinces, inflicting heavy losses on the kingdom's forces.

Yemeni forces fired 13 missiles at al-Jamarak region in the Saudi province of Jizan, killing at least two Saudi military men.

On December 9, the Yemeni forces launched missile attacks on the Saudi military bases in Jizan province with their new home-made missiles named 'Cry'.

The Yemeni missiles destroyed al-Ain al-Harreh and al-Salah military bases in Jizan province, inflicting heavy losses on the Saudi army.

The Yemeni army and popular forces also hit al-Ramzeh military center in Jizan province, killing tens of Saudi military men and their vehicles.

The Yemeni forces also hit several Saudi military centers in the Southern parts of Al-Khuba region.

On December 5, the Yemeni army and popular forces destroyed a large number of military posts and centers in three provinces in Southern Saudi Arabia.

The Yemeni forces' missile and artillery fire has destroyed tens of Saudi military sites in Najran, Jizan and Asir provinces in the last three days.

A large number of Saudi troops have been killed and many more wounded in the Yemeni forces' retaliatory attacks on their positions.

Also on December 5, FNA dispatches said that the Yemeni army and popular forces continued their nonstop advances on the Saudi soil and seized several military bases and sites in Saudi Arabia's Southern provinces after heavy clashes with the kingdom's troops.

The Yemeni forces captured a number of Saudi military bases in Jizan province, Yemeni Army Commander Ebrahim Moussa al-Hamdani told FNA.

Al-Hamdani noted that the army and popular forces also seized the Riyadh government's strategic military positions in Najran province after several hours of clashes with the Saudi forces, seizing heavy machinery and a large cache of weapons and military tools, including mortar-launchers.

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940930000651

[Bengal_Tiger]

Western Diplomatic Sources: Saudi Leaders Split over Yemen War




TEHRAN (FNA)- The Saudi rulers whose differences have been widely reported in the world media in recent months, are now at loggerheads over the war in Yemen, a western diplomat said.

"Such differences have now entangled them with the decision about ending or continuing war against Yemen," a western diplomat revealed, referring to the widening gaps between the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz and his Deputy Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud.

In response to the question how long Saudi Arabia will continue its war against Yemen, he said, "Which group in Saudi Arabia are you talking about? Are you talking about Mohammad bin Salman who is after continued war and finds capability in himself to annihilate the Houthis? Or Mohammad bin Naif who is a moderate person and views continued war as an opportunity to further grow terrorism?"

His remarks came after a Russian political analysis website said the monarchy in Saudi Arabia might come to an end in the coming years if it keeps on attacking the neighboring Yemen and its adventurism in the region.

"The collapse may well happen in the next 2 to 3 years, if the Al Saud continues its military adventures and also continues to be rude to Iran, Iraq and Yemen," the Iran.ru analytical website wrote.

It said that although there has recently been a change in the Saudi leadership, where leadership positions were the representatives of the younger generation, and, in theory, the kingdom was to embark on the path of reform and modernization, Riyadh continues direct interference in the internal affairs of the neighboring countries, including the use of military and terrorist methods.

The Russian website noted that the Saudi regime is a forged and illegitimate regime, and said, "Saudi Arabia has been created artificially from different religious and ethnic groups, and the Al Saud government only tries to maintain a complex balance of interests among tribal heads."

Also in June, sources in Saudi Arabia revealed that a group of princes have worked out a plan to stand up to King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef.

Jamal Bin, a prominent Saudi activist who writes about the events within the Saudi monarchy on his tweeter page, disclosed concerted efforts by a number of Saudi princes, including Tallal, Ahmed and Mota'b, to take an immediate and integrated position against the events happening in Saudi Arabia.

According to him, the Saudi princes are seeking to save their country from the adventurism of Mohammed bin Nayef and his deputy Mohammed bin Salman who are named by Jamal Bin as "teenagers who have perpetrated a coup".

His remarks came after a source said in May that Saudi king's younger half-brother Muqrin bin Abdulaziz is under house arrest after being relieved of his duties as crown prince.



Muqrin, alleged to be held under house arrest.

Asa'ad Omabiya Abu Qalilah, an independent Libyan journalist and writer who has links within the Saudi monarchy, said that Muqrin cannot visit anyone or receive any guests at his palace.

On April 29, King Salman relieved Muqrin of his duties as crown prince and appointed his nephew, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, as the new heir apparent.

It is the first time that a grandson of the founder of the country (Ibn Saud), rather than a son, has been appointed crown prince.

Mohamed bin Nayef, 55, the grandson of the founder of Saudi Arabia, was appointed as crown prince and also minister of interior.

Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal was also replaced by Saudi Ambassador to Washington Adel al-Jubair.

The changes signaled a major shift at the top of the ruling Al Saud family away from princes chosen by the late King Abdullah, who died in January, and towards those close to the new monarch.

Earlier reports from inside the Saudi family said that Muqrin was bribed by King Salman bin Abdulaziz to be relieved of his duties as crown prince to push his son up the ladder to be the next king.

Mujtahid, a Saudi political activist who is believed to be a member of or have a well-connected source in the royal family, said in his latest tweets that the king's son, Muhammad bin Salman who is trying to become the next king, has proposed to pay a $10 billion sum to Muqrin.

Meantime, Muhammad bin Salman has opened hundreds of Twitter accounts and recruited many employees to publicize for him in their accounts.

Also in June, Syrian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Laham described Saudi Arabia as the Muslim world's biggest enemy, and said Wahhabism is spreading extremism and terrorism in the region.

"The Saudi Wahhabi thoughts have spread extremist and terrorist groups in the region," Laham said in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani in Tehran.

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13941005000351

[Bengal_Tiger]

OFW center in Saudi bombed

January 8, 2016 11:35 pm

by Jaime Pilapil and CATHERINE S. VALENTE Reporters



WRECKED Susan Ople shows photos of the damaged structure housing an OFW center in the city of Najran in Saudi Arabia. PHOTO BY DJ DIOSINA


Some 5,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Najran City, Saudi Arabia now fear for their lives after Yemeni rebels bombed a Philippine community office in the area on January 5.

The attack has prompted a number of Filipinos to seek repatriation, Susan Ople of the Blas F. Ople Policy Center, a private group handling cases of distressed OFWs, said.

Ople called on the government to stop deploying Filipino workers to Najran and immediately find a safe shelter for the thousands of OFWs in the beleaguered city, which lies near the Yemeni border. The southern city has been the site of shelling since early last year when Saudi Arabi started its air strikes against Yemeni rebels backed by Iran.

Ople said the city is rocked by dozens of bombings every day as the Saudi Army and Yemeni rebels intensify their attacks.

“Yung mga bomba daw, dati, tuwing araw lang. Ngayon, kahit gabi. Hindi nila alam kung
saan nagmumula. Nararamdaman na lang nila kasi nayayanig na lang kung saan sila natutulog (The bombings used to occur only during the day but now the attacks take place even at nights. They would wake up at nights, jarred by the impact of the bombings),” she told reporters in a press briefing.
“Up to 80 exchanges of rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) are experienced daily. And yet new hires, mostly household workers, keep on coming to the area without them knowing that the place of work is in the middle of a war,” Ople told reporters. She showed members of the media photos of the OFW center located in a Filipino community that was wrecked by a rocket missile on January 5.

Ople said the government should temporarily stop sending Filipino workers to Najran and to create a team that will assess the situation in the war-torn city.

Four Filipinos are awaiting repatriation. However, their employers are asking $1,500 from each worker to recoup their expenses in hiring them.
“We call on the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration to work closely with recruitment agencies and [ensure] the safety of our workers,” Ople, who is running for senator in May, said.

Filipinos who wished to stay in Najran have asked the Philippine Consulate General to deploy a contingency team to assess their needs and help them in case the situation further deteriorates.

“The Philippine Consulate General, through Vice Consul Alexander Estomo, has been visiting Najran. But in and out lang sila… Because of the rising tensions, and the escalating exchange of artillery, ‘yung Filipinos there would prefer to have a permanent contingent or team looking out for them,” Ople said.

Ople was joined at the forum by recruitment agency owners John Bertiz, Jun Aguilar and Lito Soriano. Luther Calderon, leader of a non-government organization dealing with OFWs, was also present.
She also cautioned OFWs in the Middle East to be doubly careful on what they post on social media following the arrest of three Filipinos who were among the 44 suspected terrorists nabbed by Saudi authorities last month.
“It is important that our OFWs be extra mindful of growing security concerns in the region and to avoid any political issue,” Ople added.

Ready to help

Also on Friday, President Benigno Aquino 3rd gave assurances that the government will provide employment to the Filipinos who will be displaced due to the escalating tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Quoting Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, Aquino said the government can take in the Filipinos who will be displaced. About 23 percent of the workers, he noted, are household workers who can be given new jobs, for example in Japan’s economic zones that have been opened up for Filipinos workers.
Relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran were strained following Riyadh’s execution of Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr on Saturday.
Protesters in the Shiite-majority Iran attacked Saudi’s embassy in Tehran hours after the execution, forcing Riyadh to cut ties with Iran.
On Wednesday, Aquino met with several members of his Cabinet to discuss the growing tensions in the Middle East. He said the country’s embassies and consular offices are reviewing their respective contingency plans.

http://www.manilatimes.net/ofw-center-in-saudi-bombed/238451/

*Najran a major city in the south-west is now facing daily bombing by Yemeni forces.


The Saudi government need to end the war in Yemen as Iran will only be looking to escalate things since the execution of Nimr.

Saudi fanboys on the internet including propaganda sites such as defence.pk are lying about how badly the Saudi army is doing in Yemen but the fact is the above article is by Filipinos, not Shia, not Iranians etc.

It clearly states a major Saudi city, Najran, in the south of the country is being bombed every day by Yemeni fighters.

[ComradePashtun]

Thoroughly enjoying this thread mate. Good job, thanks.

[Bengal_Tiger]

Thoroughly enjoying this thread mate. Good job, thanks.

Thanks. Saudi Arabia is a very important country. Millions of foreigners from countries like Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Egypt depend on it to send valuable remittance. If the country collapses it has a huge impact on the rest of the world.

Let's hope for peace there and an end to the war in Yemen.