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[Kompromat]

As i stated earlier, the situation in Yemen is escalating to a point of no return. It has begun!
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Saudi warplanes bomb Houthi positions in Yemen

Staff Writer, Al Arabiya News

Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Warplanes of the Royal Saudi Air Force bombed the positions of Yemen’s Houthi militia and destroyed most of their air defenses, Al Arabiya News Channel reported early on Thursday.

Arab Gulf states had announced that they have decided to “repel Houthi aggression” in neighboring Yemen, following a request from the country’s President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi.

In their joint statement Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait said they "decided to repel Houthi militias, al-Qaeda and ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] in the country.”

The Gulf states warned that the Houthi coup in Yemen represented a “major threat” to the region’s stability.

It also accused the Iranian-backed militia of conducting military drills on the border of Saudi Arabia, a leading member of the GCC, with “heavy weapons.”

In an apparent reference to Iran, the statement said the “Houthi militia is backed by regional powers in order for it be their base of influence.”

The Gulf states said they had monitored the situation and the Houthi coup in Yemen with “great pain” and accused the Shiite militia of failing to respond to warnings from the United Nations Security Council as well as the GCC.

The statement stressed that the Arab states had sought over the previous period to restore stability in Yemen, noting the last initiative to host peace talks under the auspices of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

In a letter sent the U.N. Security Council and seen by Al Arabiya News, Hadi requested “immediate support for the legitimate authority with all means and necessary measures to protect Yemen and repel the aggression of the Houthi militia that is expected at any time on the city of Aden and the province of Taiz, Marib, al-Jouf [and] an-Baidah."

In his letter Hadi said such support was also needed to control “the missile capability that was looted” by the Houthi militias.

Hadi also told the Council that he had requested from the Arab Gulf states and the Arab League “immediate support with all means and necessary measures, including the military intervention to protect Yemen and its people from the ongoing Houthi aggression.”

Last Update: Thursday, 26 March 2015 KSA 02:40 - GMT 23:40

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/New...el-Houthi-aggression-in-Yemen-statement-.html

 

[Zarvan]

As i stated earlier, the situation in Yemen is escalating to a point of no return. It has begun!

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/New...el-Houthi-aggression-in-Yemen-statement-.html

Iran has made most stupid move in Yemen and Saudis will not show any mercy to Houthis and will destroy all Houthis areas

 

[Cyberian]

It's time for Yemen to amalgamate with Saudi Arabia.

 

[Serpentine]

Houthi aggression? How is a completely domestic movement against a corrupt and puppet government aggression, a movement that has support of majority of Yemenis? And what is Saudi attack against sovereign state of Yemen? Sending Saudi-style democracy to Yemen?

Hope to see the arses of foreign aggressors kicked. If they have balls to launch a ground invasion, hopefully Yemen will be their graveyard.

Iran has made most stupid move in Yemen and Saudis will not show any mercy to Houthis and will destroy all Houthis areas

Oh, the good old Iranophobia. Houthi movement has political support of Iran. It is a fully Yemeni movement and all reports about Iran being behind it are as valuable as horseshit. There is just no proof of that. This aggression will change many things in region. Yemenis know who is on their side and who is trying to impose another backward puppet stooge on them. Let's see if useless UN will do anything against this aggression.

 

[Kompromat]

Reports from my own contacts suggest RSAF is currently busy sweeping the skies, shooting down Huthi jets.

Houthi aggression? How is a completely domestic movement against a corrupt and puppet government aggression, a movement that has support of majority of Yemenis? And what is Saudi attack against sovereign state of Yemen? Sending Saudi-style democracy to Yemen?

Hope to see the arses of foreign aggressors kicked. If they have balls to launch a ground invasion, hopefully Yemen will be their graveyard.

The Houthis will be the losers, you'll see. If Saudis are serious about it rather than making a token contribution to President Hadi's request, there would be a No Fly Zone over Yemen within 72 hours. Once that's done the Houthis would have no where to run.

 

[Superboy]

Air strikes won't do anything. Look at the US, bombed ISIS for a year and that did nothing. Yemen is a big country of 25 million people.

 

[Serpentine]

Reports from my own contacts suggest RSAF is currently busy sweeping the skies, shooting down Huthi jets.



The Houthis will be the losers, you'll see. If Saudis are serious about it rather than making a token contribution to President Hadi's request, there would be a No Fly Zone over Yemen within 72 hours. Once that's done the Houthis would have no where to run.

Which side are you on?

 

[Kompromat]

Air strikes won't do anything. Look at the US, bombed ISIS for a year and that did nothing. Yemen is a big country of 25 million people.

Genius, the Huthis are a minority. The majority forces will have an upper hand with not only no Houthi jets to worry about but also the RSAF and perhaps other GCC jets providing day/night CAS. It is also likely that GCC states will invade Yemen since they are mobilizing heavy equipment and AH-64D Apaches.

Which side are you on?

None. My analysis is based on tactical detail i have available from a number of sources. NFZ model was developed for Syria originally but RSAF couldn't do it because of Putin. There is no Putin to worry about in Yemen. I am seeing things roll out of control and into full scale chaos.

 

[OnPoint]

Hope to see the arses of foreign aggressors kicked. If they have balls to launch a ground invasion, hopefully Yemen will be their graveyard.

I agree with you Mr. Mod, They need to show balls of steel like Iran did in 1998, where 300,000 soldiers massed on the border against a mere 6000 slippers-wearing Afghans, only to go back after a week to eating bland chicken and even more bland rice.

 

[Kompromat]

Saudi Air Force would have to very quickly destroy the ScudBs and Huthi air force.

"Al-Jubeir said that for the moment the action was confined to air strikes on various targets around Yemen, but that other military assets were being mobilized and that the coalition "would do whatever it takes."

Saudi Arabia launches operation in Yemen: ambassador | World | Dunya News

 

[Donatello]

Genius, the Huthis are a minority. The majority forces will have an upper hand with not only no Houthi jets to worry about but also the RSAF and perhaps other GCC jets providing day/night CAS. It is also likely that GCC states will invade Yemen since they are mobilizing heavy equipment and AH-64D Apaches.



None. My analysis is based on tactical detail i have available from a number of sources. NFZ model was developed for Syria originally but RSAF couldn't do it because of Putin. There is no Putin to worry about in Yemen. I am seeing things roll out of control and into full scale chaos.

Pakistan would step in if Houthis managed to do anything stupid near or in Saudi....plenty of firepower and operational commanders available.

 

[SipahSalar]

No Fly Zone? They will probably shoot down Yemeni planes, but are they ready to shoot down an Irani plane? One does not enforce a NFZ without thinking over things like these.

 

[That Guy]

I don't wanna say "I told you so", but it was pretty obvious that this was going to happen eventually. Expect escalation and GCC troops (at least special forces) to be on Yemeni soil.

 

[Kompromat]

Pakistan would step in if Houthis managed to do anything stupid near or in Saudi....plenty of firepower and operational commanders available.

We don't need to get into this fight. RSAF is fully capable of taking care of its objectives. Let's focus on TTP.

 

[MICA]

Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies launched a military operation involving air strikes in Yemen against Houthi fighters who have tightened their grip on the southern city of Aden where the country's president had taken refuge, the Saudi envoy to Washington said on Wednesday.

Saudi Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir told reporters a 10-country coalition had joined in the military campaign in a bid "to protect and defend the legitimate government" of Yemen President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. He declined to give any information on Hadi's whereabouts.

He told reporters that Saudi Arabia had consulted with the United States but that Washington was not participating in the military operation. (Reporting By Matt Spetalnick, Yeganeh Torbati and Sandra Maler)



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