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Tuesday, 9 February, 2010

Iran: attacked italian, french, dutch and german embassies in Teheran by tens of basiji (Iranian paramilitary militia)

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Has just happened an action against italian embassy in Teheran. Some tens of Basij (iranian paramilitary militia), dressed by civilians, have tried to assault our embassy throwing stones and shouting dead to Italy, dead to Berlusconi. The announce of Foreign minister, Franco Frattini, arriving early afternoon during an audition in commission at Senato. Similar incidents have occurred in front of the embassies of France, Holland and Germany.

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Yemen: The yemeni fringe of al-Qaeda, al-Houthi, invokes jihad against christians and jews

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Harm U.S. interests anywhere. We want to get the control gulf of Aden.

The wing of al-Qaeda in Yemen has called Monday all muslims of arabic penisula at jihad against christians and jews present in the region by an audio message diffused on internet by number two of the organisation. There is no other way out of this situation than combact a holy war, said Saeed al-Shehri, ex prisoner of Guantanamo, exhorting to attack everywhere american interests and the crusaders.

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http://www.corriere. … 9-00144f02aabe.shtml

Sunday, 31 January, 2010

Yemen: Army kills 24 al-Houthi rebels, Government meanwhile says is ready for the truce with rebels

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24 sciite rebels have been killed in northern Yemen. Yemen Defence Minister announced it.
Yemen authorities are ready for a truce in northern of country if sciite rebels will accept six conditions for returnig peace. Council of yemenita national defense has announced it in an official announcement.
“Government is ready to stop military operations if rebels will be engaged to respect six points announced by Government, including what not to attack in Saudi Arabia and to free in short times saudi and yemeni detainees” the statement said.

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http://www.corriere. … /1-A_000079197.shtml
http://www.corriere. … /1-A_000079250.shtml

Saturday, 30 January, 2010

Yemen: leader of al-Houthi rebels accepts 5 conditions of Government

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Leader Yemen sciite rebels al-Houthi is ready to accept conditions of Government, but only if this will stop its “aggression”. In an audio message diffused in last hours on rebel internet website on on Youtube, Abdelmalek al-Houthi affirmed: ‘The ball is now in the enemy camp, because I announce to accept the five points (agreement of Doha in 2008), but only after the end of brutal aggression’, ongoing for 6 months.

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http://www.ansa.it/w … html_1679366837.html

Sunday, 17 January, 2010

Somalia and Yemen swapping islamists fighters

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A radical Somali Islamist group fighting to overthrow the government in Somalia says it is exchanging fighters with rebels in Yemen.

An al-Shabaab spokesman told the BBC the group was sending forces to Yemen and receiving fighters in return because of its close links with the country.

Yemen has come under scrutiny after last month’s failed US airliner attack was linked to militants in the country.

The News:
http://news.bbc.co.u … i/africa/8463946.stm