Tuesday 30 June 2015

Islamic State Bombs Shi'ite Funeral in Yemen, Many Dead.

"And kill them wherever you find & catch them. Drive them out from where they have turned you out; for Fitna is worse than slaughter." So Allah tells his frothing fanatics, in his swirlingly inchoate grimoire of gibberish, the Koran, in verse 2:191.

'Fitna is worse than slaughter.' Allah says so, 'fitna' being strife of any conceivable description: heresy, apostasy, civil war between Muslims, anything non-Islamic.

It was the Second Fitna, a civil war ending in 692, that split the Sunni & Shi'ite factions of Islam into mutually heretical & antagonistic factions for all time. As Allah tells both sides: 'Fitna is worse than slaughter.' so they have been slaughtering each other ever since. This divinely sanctioned slaughter, having persisted for 95% of Islam's miserable existence, saw another bloody episode play out in Sanaa last night, as reported by the BBC today:

Yemen conflict: 'Islamic State car-bomb' strikes Sanaa funeral

The Islamic State (IS) militant group say its Yemeni affiliate carried out a car-bomb attack at a funeral attended by Shia Houthi rebels in the capital.

Dozens of people were injured, reports say. An unconfirmed report says many people were killed. The blast happened near a military hospital in Sanaa on Monday night.

It is the latest attack by IS against Houthis in Yemen, where the Sunni extremist group declared its presence in November.

Houthis have been fighting forces loyal to Yemen's exiled President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi for several months.

A Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes in March, claiming to target Houthi positions. The strikes have had a devastating impact on civilians.

In a separate development on Monday, the rebels said in a statement that they had launched a Scud missile across the border at a Saudi military base. They said the missile was fired "in response to the crimes of the brutal Saudi aggression".

If confirmed, it would be the second such attack since fighting began.

A Scud missile fired from Yemen earlier this month was shot down by Saudi Arabia before it could reach its target.

Monday's car-bomb attack appears to have targeted a funeral attended by two brothers who are leaders in the Shia Houthi rebel movement.

The number of casualties is unclear, with reports saying at least 28 were injured, including women and children.

IS posted a statement online saying its Yemeni affiliate was behind the attack. The group has carried out a number of attacks in the capital in recent weeks.

Separately on Monday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for a full investigation after a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a UN compound in the southern city of Aden on Sunday, injuring one guard.

Yemen has been in turmoil since Houthi rebels overran Sanaa last September, forcing President Mansour Abdrabbuh Hadi to flee.

Three months ago, a coalition led by Saudi Arabia began targeting the rebels with air strikes. Since then, well over 2,000 people have been killed in the conflict, including at least 1,400 civilians, according to the UN.

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