Houthis Claim to Seize Saudi Territory, Updated
Update: Arab News: JAZAN: A Saudi border guard was killed and 11 others were injured when armed infiltrators from across the Yemeni border fired on Saudi border guards. The incident took place at Dukhan Mountain close to the Khald border post in Al-Khoba sector of Jazan province on Tuesday, a Saudi official source said on Wednesday.
Original: The rebels invade Saudi Arabia. News Yemen reports they say one Saudi security officer killed. I’m astonished.
Also, as the media war rolls along, Saudi and Egyptian based satellite operators drop Iran’s Arabic language TV Al Alam for breach of contract.
(Reuters) – Yemeni Shi’ite Muslim rebels said they had seized mountainous territory inside Saudi Arabia, and Saudi authorities said on Wednesday a security officer had been killed by gunmen crossing from Yemen.
Saudi Arabia said the attack took place on Tuesday morning in a border region next to the northern part of Yemen, where Yemeni government forces have been battling the rebels.
“Complete control has been taken yesterday evening of Jabal al-Dukhan …after attacks during which the aggressor was eliminated,” the rebels said in statement posted on their website late on Tuesday.
The rebels have accused Saudi Arabia of involvement in their conflict with the central government in Sanaa.
