Yemeni clerics call on people to stand against Saudi-led aggression

Rasa - Leaders of Friday prayers in Sana’a asked the Muslim people of Yemen to defend their country against the ongoing Saudi-led aggression, which has so far killed hundreds of Yemeni women and children.

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Date: 11 April 2015 - 12:45

RNA - Addressing large congregations of worshippers in Sana’a on Friday, the top clerics called on the Yemeni Muslims to support the Houthi movement fighting against the Saudi-led coalition in southern Yemen.

According to a report by the Adenalghad news website, the first call of jihad (the holy war) against Saudi Arabia was raised by the Friday prayers leader of the Grand Mosque of Sana'a.

On March 26, Saudi Arabia and some of its Arab allies began to militarily interfere in Yemen's internal affairs by launching deadly air strikes against the Houthi Ansarullah movement in an attempt to restore power to fugitive Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.

The Saudi-led coalition, including military forces from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Egypt, Sudan, Bahrain, Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt, has killed hundreds of civilians so far.

Earlier on Wednesday, the World Health Organization said at least 643 people have been killed, and 2,200 injured in the war on Yemen.

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