> Iran-backed rebels take effective control of crucial Bab al-Mandeb strait – and the worry is they could close it
> The order from Lt Gen Tariq Saleh could not have been clearer: retreat.
> The commander of Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces issued a radio broadcast instructing his men to lay down their arms and surrender to the advancing Houthis. Riyadh, he said, had abandoned them.
> And so, his loyal fighters did as they were told, and started to stand down.
> There was just one problem: it was all a lie.
> The recording was a Houthi trick, an audio clip that pro-government media say was made by AI to mimic Lt Gen Saleh’s voice.
> This weapon of deception was used to sow panic and collapse morale as the Iran-backed Houthis stormed towards one of the world’s most vital shipping lanes.
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In some cases there seems to be a paywall on the telegraph; the archives work then, but access isn’t working from where I am so I’m sorry, no alternative link.
RoderickSpode7thEarl on
The Saudis had been kicking the shit out of the Houthis until the shadow government controlling the idiot Biden banned the sale of certain weapons in order to make it hard for them to prosecute the war. This was an echo from Bathhouse Barry’s administration, which also sought to kneecap attempts to destroy the Houthis.
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> Iran-backed rebels take effective control of crucial Bab al-Mandeb strait – and the worry is they could close it
> The order from Lt Gen Tariq Saleh could not have been clearer: retreat.
> The commander of Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces issued a radio broadcast instructing his men to lay down their arms and surrender to the advancing Houthis. Riyadh, he said, had abandoned them.
> And so, his loyal fighters did as they were told, and started to stand down.
> There was just one problem: it was all a lie.
> The recording was a Houthi trick, an audio clip that pro-government media say was made by AI to mimic Lt Gen Saleh’s voice.
> This weapon of deception was used to sow panic and collapse morale as the Iran-backed Houthis stormed towards one of the world’s most vital shipping lanes.
(continues)
In some cases there seems to be a paywall on the telegraph; the archives work then, but access isn’t working from where I am so I’m sorry, no alternative link.
The Saudis had been kicking the shit out of the Houthis until the shadow government controlling the idiot Biden banned the sale of certain weapons in order to make it hard for them to prosecute the war. This was an echo from Bathhouse Barry’s administration, which also sought to kneecap attempts to destroy the Houthis.