Posted on 06/06/2015 12:34:35 PM PDT by tcrlaf
n the first such attack of the 10-week-old conflict in Yemen, Shiite Muslim rebels early Saturday launched three Scud missiles toward a large Saudi air base, the insurgents reported. The Saudis acknowledged the firing of one missile, which they said was shot down.
The episode came as the United Nations is struggling to bring the two sides together for talks that are envisioned to begin June 14. Both sides appear to be seeking to shore up their gains in advance of any negotiations.
The Houthis’ Masirah television reported the missile firings, which Saudi Arabian reports said were aimed at the Saudi city of Khamis Mushait and the nearby King Khalid Air Base. The official Saudi Press Agency reported that the attack took place shortly before 3 a.m. local time.
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I didn't know the Saudi's had the Patriot System. When did they aquire them?
It actually been posted. Not too hard to find, either.
This is impossible because Reagan’s Star Wars can never work.
Video of the Partiot intercept of the SCUD on the Conflict News Twitter Feed:
https://twitter.com/rConflictNews
Seems the Saudis don’t know how to use the weaponry they’ve gotten from us over the years.
The US has sold SA a ton of weapons
Amazing the Yemen muzz can figure the SCUD out well enough to use them. Figured that would look like monkeys with skyrockets and matches...........
The episode came as the United Nations is struggling to bring the two sides together for talks that are envisioned to begin June 14.The Saudi hijackers flew those planes into the wrong NY building.
i hope both sides get destroyed, saudi arabia is a cancer to the world
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