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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/10/AR2009111018351.html
Saudi Arabia Enforces Blockade Against Iran-Backed Rebels in Yemen
[AP/Washington Post] Salah Nasrawi - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday imposed a naval blockade on the Red Sea coast of northern Yemen to combat Shiite rebels along its border. Yemen and Saudi Arabia have accused Iran of sending weapons and money to the rebels. The rebels in northern Yemen, known as Hawthis, have been fighting the government for five years, but in recent months the violence has escalated and crossed the border into Saudi Arabia. The kingdom has responded with several days of airstrikes against the rebels.