Adel al-Jubair, Saudi ambassador to the US, said on Wednesday that a coalition consisting of 10 countries, including the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), had begun airstrikes at 7pm Eastern time.
"The operation is to defend and support the legitimate government of Yemen and prevent the radical Houthi movement from taking over the country," Jubair told reporters in Washington.
At least 13 civilians were killed in Sanaa during the overnight offensive, civil defence sources told AFP news agency.
- Saudi Arabia said that five Muslim countries including Egypt and Pakistan wanted to participate in the Gulf-led military coalition
- Together with Jordan, Morocco and Sudan, they have "expressed desire to participate in the operation" against the rebels, which the kingdom dubbed "Firmness Storm", Saudi SPA state news agency said.
Saudi Arabia and four other Gulf states, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, announced earlier a decision to "answer the call of President Hadi to protect Yemen and his people from the aggression of the Houthi militia".
Military sources said rebel positions were hit at various locations in Sanaa, including at al-Daylami airbase and the adjacent international airport in north Sanaa, as well as the presidential complex seized by the rebels in January.
Huge explosions were heard in Sanaa as strikes hit the airbase at Sanaa airport and other locations in the capital, an AFP correspondent reported....................http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2015/03/saudi-ambassador-announces-military-operation-yemen-150325234138956.html
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Warplanes raided military camps belonging to the Shiite Houthi group in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Thursday, a defense ministry official told Xinhua...
ReplyDeleteThe warplanes struck the al-Dailamy air force base in northern Sanaa and destroyed the runway, which is adjacent to the civil airport, the official said on condition of anonymity.
The strikes also targeted weapons depots at a missile base in the southern part of Sanaa, which is controlled by the army loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Intensified sounds of anti-aircraft artillery could be heard across the capital city.
Mohammed al-Boukhaiti, a member of Houthi political bureau, told Xinhua that "Saudi aggression is a declaration of war against the Yemeni people and we will fight them."
He said Saudi Arabia began the war which would lead the whole region into an all-out war and the Houthi group was obliged to deal with this "aggression.".............http://www.china.org.cn/world/2015-03/26/content_35160490.htm
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Instant View: Saudi Arabia coalition air strikes in Yemen risks wider conflict...
ReplyDeleteSaudi Arabia announced on Wednesday it had launched military operations in Yemen, carrying out air strikes in coordination with a 10-country coalition seeking to beat back Houthi militia forces besieging the southern city of Aden where the country's president had taken refuge.
With the Saudi-led military assault, the Middle East's top oil power has been drawn into the worsening Yemeni conflict.
The crisis risks spiraling into a proxy war with Shi'ite Iran backing the Houthis, whose leaders adhere to the branch of Shi'ite Islam, and Saudi Arabia and the other regional Sunni Muslim monarchies backing Yemen President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi..............http://www.todayonline.com/world/instant-view-saudi-arabia-allies-launch-air-strikes-yemen-against-houthi-fighters
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Saudi-led air strikes launched on Thursday targeted a residential neighborhood north of the capital Sanaa, causing dozens of casualties, the Houthi-run al-Masirah television reported...
ReplyDeleteThe satellite channel also urged medical personnel to urgently report to hospitals in the capital.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Houthi-TV-says-dozens-of-civilian-casualties-in-Sanaa-air-strike-395152
Jemen: Rebellen erobern geheime Anti-Terror-Pläne der USA...
ReplyDeleteDie schiitischen Huthi-Rebellen im Jemen haben Geheimdokumente mit Informationen über die Anti-Terror-Operationen der CIAauf der Arabischen Halbinsel in ihren Besitz gebracht, schreibt die „Rossijskaja Gaseta“ am Donnerstag.
Wie die Zeitung „Los Angeles Times“ am Mittwoch unter Berufung auf Quellen im Weißen Haus berichtete, enthalten die Dokumente die Namen und Adressen von Informanten sowie Pläne für Anti-Terror-Einsätze...............http://de.sputniknews.com/zeitungen/20150326/301661148.html#ixzz3VUEk5PM2
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Jemen: Rebellen erobern geheime Anti-Terror-Pläne der USA...
ReplyDeleteDie schiitischen Huthi-Rebellen im Jemen haben Geheimdokumente mit Informationen über die Anti-Terror-Operationen der CIAauf der Arabischen Halbinsel in ihren Besitz gebracht, schreibt die „Rossijskaja Gaseta“ am Donnerstag.
Wie die Zeitung „Los Angeles Times“ am Mittwoch unter Berufung auf Quellen im Weißen Haus berichtete, enthalten die Dokumente die Namen und Adressen von Informanten sowie Pläne für Anti-Terror-Einsätze..............http://de.sputniknews.com/zeitungen/20150326/301661148.html#ixzz3VUGTj1Nz
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Arabia Saudí valora operación militar terrestre para devolver el orden a Yemen...
ReplyDeleteUna ofensiva terrestre podría ser necesaria para restaurar el orden en Yemen, informó este jueves una fuente militar saudí a medios internacionales.
"El control aéreo de Yemen no es suficiente para sostener al legítimo gobierno, por lo que sería necesaria una ofensiva terrestre para restaurar el orden", declaró la fuente a Reuters...............http://mundo.sputniknews.com/orientemedio/20150326/1035750016.html#ixzz3VUHD3CQH
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A ground offensive may be needed to restore order in Yemen, a Saudi source familiar with defense matters said on Thursday, hours after the kingdom began spearheading a campaign of air strikes against Iranian-allied Houthi militia...
ReplyDelete"We can't get our objectives in restarting the legitimate government by controlling the sky of Yemen ... a land offensive might be needed to restore order," the source told Reuters.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Saudi-source-Ground-push-may-be-needed-in-Yemen-395169
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Pakistan has made no decision on whether to give military support to a Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Friday, while pledging to defend Saudi Arabia against any threat to its solidarity...
ReplyDelete"We have made no decision to participate in this war. We didnt make any promise. We have not promised any military support to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen," he told parliament.
"In Syria, Yemen and Iraq, division is being fueled and it needs to be contained. The crisis has its fault lines in Pakistan too, [we] don't want to disturb them."
Yemeni President Abed Rabbou Mansour Hadi left his refuge in Aden for Saudi Arabia Thursday as Houthi rebels battled with his forces on the outskirts of the southern port city......http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Mar-27/292348-pakistan-says-not-promised-to-join-saudi-coalition-in-yemen.ashx
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