The Saudi F-15 fighter jet appeared to be participating in the operations in Yemen, though a US defense official declined to confirm why the men ejected from the plane or why it went down in international waters late Thursday.
The official said Saudi authorities had enlisted Washington's help in the rescue efforts.
During a telephone call, King Salman thanked President Barack Obama for the rescue, the White House said.
- This came as the Yemeni army announced on Friday it downed a hostile warplane in the area of Bani Ziad, north of the capital, Sanaa.
Obama offered US support for the air strikes led by Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies, saying the United States shared a "collective goal" with the kingdom to recover its interests in Yemen.
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Egypt's president has renewed calls for the creation of a joint Arab military force as it and other countries launch airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen....
ReplyDeleteEgyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi made the comment Saturday while addressing a summit of Arab leaders in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Saying that the crises in the Middle East and North Africa region have reached an unprecedented danger, Sisi said he “backs calls for a unified Arab force” to confront regional security threats.
Sisi added that there is an urgent need to filter the religious rhetoric of extremism, emphasizing the need to support the elected, legitimate Libyan government.
The president also reiterated that Egypt’s participation in the Saudi-led coalition was ‘imperative,’ after meddling there by a foreign power – a thinly veiled reference to Iran, adding that it aims to preserve Yemen’s unity................http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/03/28/Yemeni-president-arrived-in-Egypt-for-Arab-League-summit-.html
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