Chapter 810 Gratuitous Military Aid
"We're still alive......"
This is the voice of the majority of people in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, and this beautiful Red Sea city has already been stained with a layer of blood in the six-month anti-government movement.
When the Yemeni government and the United States reached an agreement on the issue of Socotra, the peace talks between the Yemeni government and the Houthis broke down completely, and then the United Nations announced sanctions against key Houthi members and froze their overseas assets, and a fierce armed conflict began.
Tempted by huge profits, the Yemeni government has come together with the United States, and the Yemeni government, which controls 150,000 regular troops, 20,000 police forces and 20,000 security forces, has also launched a campaign to exterminate the Houthis.
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, the already contradictory Arab society is by no means as simple as opposition and support, and the tribal contradictions that have existed for a long time after the start of the campaign to exterminate the Houthis have also come to the fore.
Soon, in just half a month, the whole of Yemen was completely in chaos.
Sana'a was already occupied by a large number of Houthi members, and the battle for the capital was also the largest conflict, at the beginning of the Houthis due to the lack of weapons, under the encirclement and suppression of the government army, and the Yemeni government army received a large amount of weapons assistance from the US Central Command, the combat effectiveness became very strong.
Today, the Yemeni Air Force has also begun to dispatch, and a variety of aircraft purchased from the Soviet Union have become the air blades of the government army, and have repeatedly carried out air strikes on important gathering places of the Houthis to the people in the capital area. Brought a huge psychological pressure.
The Yemeni Navy, with nearly 30 old patrol ships, has also begun to block key ports and join forces with Saudi Arabia and Oman. Weapons flow into Yemen and into the hands of the Houthis.
Applications are also submitted to the United Nations. He asked the United Nations to designate the Houthis as a terrorist organization, and at the same time hoped for more support from the international community to resolve the turmoil in the country.
However, everything is not as desired by the Yemeni government, and under the mediation of China, Somalia and Russia, the Houthis have taken the title of terrorist organization, which is only unilaterally put on by the Yemeni government, and the United Nations has not judged and recognized it.
Although the Houthis have not been abandoned by the whole world, they are not in a very good situation. The Houthis represent the entire Shiite branch of Yemen, but there are not many supporters, and it can only be said that they are part of the Yemeni Shia. Although the Yemeni government is close to the United States and has led more people to support the Houthis, it is also full of contradictions.
However, what really plagues the Houthis is the issue of weapons, some of which are fighters, but they do not have enough weapons and ammunition for them.
At the moment, in a quiet village in an unnamed town in southern Yemen. Dozens of Arabs are gathering in a deserted mosque in the town, and the dreary atmosphere prevails here, simply because they are all senior leaders of the Houthi group.
"What the Somalis say doesn't count, we're all about to be broken up. So far, I haven't even said anything. ”
"I think the Somalis are afraid, no matter how strong the United States and NATO are, it depends on a small Somalia. How can you bear it. ”
"If the Somalis really don't care about us, then we can't hang ourselves from a tree. That's very irrational behavior. ”
"We can't be too pessimistic, the Somalis need us too. I'm sure they won't abandon us at such a time, something must have delayed. ”
"It's only been half a month now, even if the Somalis really want to support us, it can't be so fast, don't forget the time we agreed at the beginning, but a year, now the time is advanced, naturally beyond the original plan, as long as we persevere, I believe that the direct support of the Somalis will come soon."
"I also believe that the Somalis will not give up on us lightly, you must know that in our secret training grounds, those Somali instructors are still there, and if the other side regrets their assistance to us, then these instructors will definitely take action."
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Minor chatters spread throughout the mosque, and the only thing these people could think of about the current situation in Yemen was weapons and financial aid from Somalia, but due to the growing tensions, many people began to worry, after all, the two sides had agreed at the beginning, but until now they have not seen anything practical.
As the leader of the Houthis, Houthis. Hari is also very big at the moment, and no one knows better than him the difficulties that the Houthis are currently facing, and now there are armed clashes everywhere in Yemen, and the enemies of the Houthis are not only government forces, but also Yemeni Sunni tribes, and even the branch of al-Qaeda in Yemen lists the Houthis as enemies.
The whole of Yemen, with the exception of the Shiite tribes, is an enemy of the Houthis, and in this case, the support of external forces is extremely valuable, and only Somalia can support them here.
When Somalia secretly sent personnel to negotiate, Harry agreed without much consideration, after all, both sides have common political views and there is no conflict of interest.
It was also at that time that Somalia began to send professional military instructors to Yemen to help the Houthis train fighters, which is now a small achievement.
Now, what they want most is a sufficient number of weapons and equipment. Originally, according to the plan agreed between the two sides, the weapons would not be delivered to the Houthis until a year later, but now that the matter has reached a critical juncture, it is natural that it needs to be flexible.
"Don't make any noise, after all, this matter is a change on our side, and the weapons we need are not a small amount, be patient, and don't be suspicious." After listening too much, Harry also became a little impatient.
"But chief, the current situation in the whole country does not allow us to wait too long, otherwise the land will return to the government."
"Then is there a way for you to get a weapon immediately, if not, just shut up first, we have an appointment with Somalia first, and at this time, guessing will only confuse yourself." Harry's eyes widened, and he said sternly.
As soon as Harry's words fell, a large braking sound suddenly sounded around the quiet village, and suddenly a large number of armed men poured out of the quiet mosque.
Outside the village, it was soon surrounded by trucks, and just as the Houthi soldiers in the village were waiting for them, a black man in a suit and leather shoes stood at the entrance of the village and shouted: "Sosai friendship ...... long and long"
"Lay down your arms." As soon as he heard the other party's shouting, Harry immediately ordered all the soldiers to lay down their weapons, and said with a happy face: "Go out and receive it, our friend has arrived." ”
Soon, the two sides made contact, and Harry also met with the person in charge of the other party, who was the black man who was shouting.
"A warm welcome to our most sincere friends, the Houthis are deeply impressed." When he saw him, the sadness on Harry's face had long since disappeared, and his voice was much lighter.
"On behalf of Somalia, we have sent the first batch of weapons to Houthi friends, and in the next three days, we will send 200,000 assault rifles, light and heavy machine guns, man-portable anti-aircraft anti-tank weapons and light and heavy artillery, as well as 3 million rounds of various bullets and shells. In the future, at least three more batches of weapons will be delivered to you. ”
"Thank you so much, with these weapons, we have the confidence to completely overthrow the government and establish a real Shiite state." As soon as Harry heard the numbers, his eyes flashed with excitement and surprise.
In his opinion, tens of thousands of assault rifles for the first batch of weapons are enough, but he did not expect that the other side would spend so much.
This is arming an organization, and it is completely arming the regular army of a country.
"However, when it comes time to receive this batch of weapons, our president hopes that Mr. Harry will not forget our original agreement." The black man reminded.
Harry's face straightened and said: "Please rest assured that Somalia is a figure for me and my Harry, and I will fulfill 100% of the agreements reached with you in the international solidarity with my organization." ”
"It is enough to have Mr. Harry's words, you can also rest assured, since we choose to be friends with you, then we will not give up halfway, these individual weapons are only a part, there will be armored vehicles and tanks in the future, and even warplanes and ships, it depends on what Mr. Harry does."
"Somalia's efforts, Harry will remember for a lifetime." Harry said excitedly.
"However, with the arrival of the follow-up weapons, there are also some of our military personnel, in addition to teaching you how to use these weapons, they will also take on some command work, I hope you can cooperate when the time comes." Black humanity.
When Harry heard this, there was no displeasure on his face, and he said very simply: "There is no problem, the combat effectiveness and tactical command ability of the Somali army are obvious to all, and I welcome them very much." ”
However, when he said this, he changed his voice and said: "However, the United States and NATO will also support government forces, and our situation may be even more dire at that time......
"You can rest assured that since we will come up with so many weapons and equipment to support you, we will not let our efforts go down the drain, and when necessary, we will directly dispatch the air force or navy to directly support your military operations." Black humanity.
"Thank you so much, so we can also be free." Harry took a deep breath, and he only felt at the moment that choosing Somalia would be the wisest decision of his life.
At the same time, a clandestine shipment of weapons in Kenya has also reached the hands of certain people. (To be continued......)