Operation 'Decisive Storm' | Saudi lead coalition operations in Yemen - Updates & Discussions.

[Ahmed Jo]

Reports that former president and full time traitor Saleh has escaped from his home to the Russian embassy in San'aa, unconfirmed though.

 

[Basel]

F 15E

Did KSA have "E" model of F-15s? although they have Tornado GR-4s awesome ground strike jet, are they using those too?

 

[Falcon29]

Brother, why don't you tell it to Palestinian President, who sided with Saudia?
Any how, such problems among brothers always arise and we should be wise enough to solve them in good manner.

Abbas doesn't represent us. He's an Israeli/US enforced dictator. Hezbollah knows that so why make such comments. We already did elections and Hamas won but whole world rejected and kept abbas in power. They bribe Abbas to do nothing about occupation and at same time provide security for him otherwise Palestinians would overthrow him long ago. Not much we can do because Arab nations also support him.

 

[PATHAN786KING]

Did KSA have "E" model of F-15s? although they have Tornado GR-4s awesome ground strike jet, are they using those too?

according news RSAF using 100 jets all type of air typhone tornado and F 15

 

[Falcon29]

Hamas and Iran have been flirting again in recent months.

Even Hamas and Hezbollah were sending each other love letters again trying to mend their differences over Syria.

No, Iran wants Hamas to have certain positions so no breakthrough occured. Iran and Hezbollah have their interests. Our interests are Palestinian and we can take care of our selves. But that's excuses you Israelis make because you can't defeat besiseged independent Hamas for 9 years now.

 

[Ahmed Jo]

Abbas doesn't represent us. He's an Israeli/US enforced dictator. Hezbollah knows that so why make such comments. We already did elections and Hamas won but whole world rejected and kept abbas in power. They bribe Abbas to do nothing about occupation and at same time provide security for him otherwise Palestinians would overthrow him long ago. Not much we can do because Arab nations also support him.

I saw a poll recently in which more palestinians said they would vote for PA than for Hamas, I don't have link to it readily available but I'm sure you can find it with a Google search.

 

[veg]

very misleading title.... fact is that GCC has responded to the SOS calls of Yemeni president, as Iran revolution guards started killing Muslims, as they have done in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya etc.

O please Turkish brother, stop this Munafiqat.
It was Saudia who sent troops to Bahrian, where Shia majority only wanted to have equal rights as Army and other security and government jobs are forbidden for them. And Turkey and Erdogan didn't utter a single word against it.
In Syria too, majority of Sunnies are with Assad. Even the polls from Western countries and Arab countries also accepted this fact. While the opposition is scattered from nationalists to extreme religious groups like ISIS. In open elections, none of them has any chance to beat President Assad.

 

[Basel]

Saudi wages ‘Decisive Storm’ to save Yemen

Members of the Saudi special security forces take part in a military exercise in Arar, near Saudi Arabia's northern border with Iraq March 18, 2015. (File: Reuters)
Text size legitimate President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

A Saudi air campaign was launched overnight which has already resulted in the elimination of several Houthi leaders.

Yemen air space is currently under full control of the Saudi Royal Air Force.


Members of Saudi security forces gesture during a military exercise in Arar, near Saudi Arabia's northern border with Iraq March 18, 2015. (File: Reuters)

As the operation continues, a coalition of all GCC countries, barring Oman, is taking part in the campaign, including Sudan,Egypt, Morocco, Jordan and Pakistan.

Saudi Arabia has deployed 100 fighter jets, 150,000 soldiers and other navy units, Al Arabiya News Channel reported.

Infographic: The 'Decisive Storm' coalition

(Design by Farwa Rizwan/ Al Arabiya News)

White House backs campaign
The White House has voiced support for the campaign against the Houthis. Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Washington Adel al-Jubeir announced the kingdom had launched a military operation involving air strikes in Yemen against Houthi fighters who have tightened their grip on the southern city of Aden where Hadi had taken refuge.


Jubeir told reporters that a 10-country coalition had joined in the military campaign in a bid “to protect and defend the legitimate government” of Hadi.

“We will do whatever it takes in order to protect the legitimate government of Yemen from falling,” Jubeir said.

The U.S. has said it is coordinating closely with Saudi Arabia.

“President Obama has authorized the provision of logistical and intelligence support to GCC-led military operations,” National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said in a statement, referring to the Gulf Cooperation Council.

The Saudi-led military coalition declared Yemen’s airspace as a “restricted area” after King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered the airstrikes on the Iran-backed Houthi militia on Thursday at 12 a.m. Riyadh time.

Yemeni forces and loyalists to Hadi have already managed to control Aden airport from Houthi militias, Al Arabiya News Channel reported citing sources.

Hadi, who has remained in Aden, is in high spirits after thelaunch of the operation against the Houthi rebel group opposed to his rule, an aide said.

‘Repel Houthi aggression’
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman had warned Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, the son of Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, against advancing toward Aden.


A member of the Saudi security forces stands guard as other demonstrate their skills during a military exercise in Arar, near Saudi Arabia's northern border with Iraq March 18, 2015. (File: Reuters)

The Houthis have joined force with the loyalists of former President Saleh in their offensive to take control of Yemen.

Operation ‘Decisive Storm’ to continue
Yemeni Foreign Minister Riad Yassine told Al Arabiya News Channel that the operations would continue until the Houthis agree to join peace talks and backtrack on all measures taken since their occupation of the capital Sanaa last September.

“We do not recognize any of what happened after September 21,” Yassine told Al Arabiya News, saying the military operation would help the southern Yemenis “regain confidence.”

Demonstrations reportedly broke out in Yemen’s Hadramout and Aden in support of the Saudi airstrikes on the Houthi militia.

The military operation came shortly after Arab Gulf states, barring Oman, announced that they have decided to “repel Houthi aggression” in neighboring Yemen, following a request from 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.

The Gulf states also accused the Iranian-backed militia of conducting military drills on the border of Saudi Arabia with “heavy weapons.”

In an apparent reference to Iran, the Gulf statement said the “Houthi militia is backed by regional powers in order for it to 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 GCC.

Call for U.N. action
In a letter sent the U.N. Security Council 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.”

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Last Update: Thursday, 26 March 2015 KSA 10:51 - GMT 07:51

Please provide links which confirm that Pakistan is providing Air and Naval support in this mission?

 

[The SC]

1) Its not in row. He was kicked in 1999 elections and then came back.
2) None of his terms was full 4 years, each time his coalition collapsed in 2-3 years.
3) He never had absolute power. For example currently he controls only 30 seats out of 120 in Parliament. Plus independent press and courts.

And that makes him more legitimate than Assad? Assad too held elections supervised by outsiders and won them twice in the last few years. Democracy is not measured by parliament seats but mostly by the will of the common people like it was shown in Syria. I am neutral in these cases but truth prevails. None of this Syrian turmoil would have happened if Assad was pro Usrael.

 

[Ahmed Jo]

To be clear, Pakistan is not involved in this operation but they said they would be ready to defend Saudi Arabia if it was attacked by anyone (the U.S. also said that). But as of now, they're not involved in Yemen.

 

[Falcon29]

I saw a poll recently in which more palestinians said they would vote for PA than for Hamas, I don't have link to it readily available but I'm sure you can find it with a Google search.

No, the most recent poll says 71% will vote for Hamas. And 39% for Ismail Haniyeh to be president. Marwan Barghouti would win but he's in prison and wasn't included in polls. For seats, majority over 80% will go to Hamas and Islamic Jihad. I don't know why you insist that Hamas is some thuggish entity or something. Hamas was elected by us and is supported by us. They are our legitimate representatives. I am Palestinian and know this, you don't anything about Palestine at all. No matter what anyone does we will never exchange them. Accept reality of their rule. For past 3 weeks Hamas has begged PA for elections and PA rejected and made many excuses to avoid elections.

 

[Decisive Storm]

Did KSA have "E" model of F-15s? although they have Tornado GR-4s awesome ground strike jet, are they using those too?

KSA has 70 F-15S and soon will recieve 80 more of its own version of F-15 called F-15 SA (Saudi Advanced).

48 Typhoons delivered from 72 ordered (they are already in operation and even participated in last year big parade), with an option of another 72 Typhoons (probably will be produced in KSA).

82 Tornado.

 

[Basel]

the navy is already there!
the report is talking about ground troops

what Naval vessel Pakistan have committed please elaborate.

 

[Hasbara Buster]

Russia slams Saudi war of aggression on Yemen

Russia has censured the Saudi military aggression against Yemen, saying the offensive is not the right way to settle the crisis in the Arab country.

“Such a scenario cannot lead to the conflict’s settlement by definition. By the way, a peaceful settlement of disputes is a UN Charter requirement,” said Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich on Thursday as cited in an Interfax report.

The Russian official warned the United States and other countries backing the operation against Yemen of its serious consequences for regional security.

“This is a very serious threat to regional security while the conflict in Syria hasn’t been settled and conflict areas exist actually throughout the entire region of the Middle East and North Africa,” Lukashevich said at a news briefing in Moscow, reacting to the support announced by Washington for the military aggression against Yemen.

“The armed methods of resolving internal Yemeni problems are categorically unacceptable. We will be working with the Yemeni parties and the countries involved in this operation, including on the UN forum, in order to stop this rampancy as soon as possible,” he added.

The Russian official also called on all parties to the Yemeni conflict and their foreign allies to halt any sort of military engagement immediately.

“We deem it extremely important that all parties to the Yemen conflict and their external allies immediately stop any forms of military action and abandon attempts to attain their ends through weapons,” said the Russian Foreign Ministry in a commentary posted on its official website on Thursday, adding, “We are convinced that the underlying conflicts existing in Yemen can be settled only based on a broad nationwide dialogue.”

Yemeni civilians and security forces stand at the site of a Saudi airstrike near Sana’a Airport on March 26, 2015. ©AFP

Similar concerns were also raised by European Union foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, on Thursday, saying the latest clashes in Yemen risks causing “serious regional consequences.”

“The latest events in Yemen have dramatically worsened the already fragile situation in the country and risk having serious regional consequences,” Mogherini said in a statement.

Saudi Arabia’s warplanes invaded the Sana’a International Airport and a military air base nearby on Thursday. Reports say over a dozen civilians were killed in the airstrikes.

Meanwhile, the Russian Embassy in Sana’a announced that there were no immediate plans to evacuate Russian citizens from Yemen due to the deteriorating situation of the impoverished Arab country.

“As there have been very few requests from Russian citizens - they are singular - we are not planning any evacuation measures or actions either in relation to the embassy employees or Russian citizens living in Yemen,” said Russian Embassy spokesman, Timofei Bokov.

Moreover, a Russian expert in Oriental studies who has just returned from Yemen said the military aggression against Yemen will trigger “a large-scale conflict in the region” likely leading to a Saudi defeat.

“In my opinion, the military campaign will be absolutely unsuccessful for the Saudis. I have no faith in the ability of the Saudis to achieve something in Yemen. The Army of Saudi Arabia is really nothing: there is emptiness behind [its] beautiful [military] gear,” said Leonid Isayeve of the Higher School of Economic pedagogue.

Saudi Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz (C) meets with Saudi Air Force officers on March 26, 2015 to discuss plans of the military invasion of Yemen at the command and control center of the air force in Riyadh. © AFP

“This army is inferior to the Yemenis by its combat readiness. The Saudi army has never fought anyone in its history. They simply cannot do that," he added, as quoted in an Interfax report on Thursday.

“If they decide that Yemen should strike back on Saudi Arabia, Ansarullah will not be the only movement to fight, the entire population of Yemen will get involved, and that is serious,” the Russian expert underlined, noting “I think that unless the Saudis come to their senses, their actions may lead to a large-scale conflict and I am positive that victory will not be won by the countries that get involved in the war against Yemen.”

Saudi Ambassador to Washington Adel al-Jubair said on Wednesday that his country had started to deliver airstrikes against the Houthis in the Yemeni capital city of Sana’a.

The blatant invasion of Yemen’s sovereignty by Saudi government comes against a backdrop of total silence on the part of international bodies, especially the United Nations. The world body has so far failed to show any reaction whatsoever to violation of the sovereignty of one of its members by Riyadh.

PressTV-Russia slams Saudi invasion of Yemen

 

[Basel]

KSA has 70 F-15S and soon will recieve 80 more of its own version of F-15 called F-15 SA (Saudi Advanced).

Are they advance version of "E" model, as "E" model is the real beast in strike role with secondary air dominance role?