King Salman has issued a royal decree to deploy National Guard Forces in its ongoing military operation against Yemen's Houthis – a campaign which, until Tuesday's announcement, had been reportedly confined to air and naval bombardments.
Riyadh refrained, however, from providing additional details on the planned deployment.
Since March 25, Houthi positions across Yemen have been the target of frequent attacks by warplanes from Saudi Arabia and its Gulf-Arab allies.
Fractious Yemen has remained in turmoil since last September, when the Houthis overran capital Sanaa, from which they have sought to extend their influence to other parts of the country.
Riyadh says its campaign is in response to appeals by embattled Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi – who is currently in Saudi Arabia – to "save the [Yemeni] people from the Houthi militias."
The Houthis, for their part, have decried the offensive, describing it as unwarranted "Saudi-American aggression."
Some Gulf States accuse Shiite Iran of supporting Yemen's Houthi insurgency.
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21/4/15
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Saudi Arabia ends Yemen air campaign...
ReplyDeleteA Saudi Arabia-led coalition has ended its bombing campaign against rebels in Yemen having "achieved its military goals", officials say.
The month-long Decisive Storm campaign had targeted Houthi rebels but largely failed to halt their advance.
A new operation called Restoring Hope will focus on a political solution in Yemen and on counter-terrorism at home, the coalition said.
Iran welcomed the end of air strikes as a step forward.....bbc.com
21/4/15