Thursday, March 26, 2015

Egypt and Saudi Arabia bomb Yemen

BOTH SAUDI ARABIA AN EGYPT ARE NOW BOMBING IRANIAN BACKED REBELS IN YEMEN.  THE TWO ARAB POWERS WERE JOINED IN THEIR ATTACK BY SEVERAL GULF STATES.  AT THE SAME TIME EGYPT HAS STATIONED NAVAL WARSHIPS OFF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF YEMEN.  BOTH EGYPT AND SAUDI ARABIA ARE SUNNI COUNTRIES WITH THE REBEL FORCES INSIDE YEMEN BEING SHI'ITE.  THIS CONFLICT COULD QUICKLY GROW MUCH WIDER AND DRAW IN OUTSIDE FORCES LOYAL TO BOTH SIDES.

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