Thursday, March 31, 2016

seized weapons cache by French Navy from Iran to Yemen - CNN

NCRI - French Navy announced in the twentieth of March a large ship carrying weapons that were seized by Somali movement. This is the second time in this month has been seized a large weapons cache in the region. CNN has Published both large weapons seizure in the region this month may have been headed to Yemen from Iran. According to a U.S. assessment, the arms that were most recently seized originated in Iran, and their likely ultimate destination was Yemen, Cmdr. Kevin Stephens, a spokesman for U.S. 5th Fleet, told CNN. America's Fifth Fleet spokesman said at a press conference: According to estimates by Washington recently confiscated from Iran sent weapons and its final destination is Yemen. Earlier this month, a similar arms cache was discovered off the coast of Oman.
U.S. authorities said those weapons were believed to be initially sent from Iran and were probably intended for Houthi rebels in Yemen by way of Somalia.


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