Saudi Arabia has been leading a series of airstrikes against the Iran-backed Shiite Houthi militants since March 26. Above, a Saudi soldier fired a mortar at the Saudi border with Yemen on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
AFP: 'Hundreds' of Gulf Arab troops enter Yemen's liberated Aden
Aden (AFP) - Hundreds of Gulf Arab troops from the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have entered the southern port of Aden, a military source told AFP on Monday.
The source said the troops arrived in Yemen's second city on Sunday with tanks and armoured vehicles. He gave no further details.
The Saudi-owned Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Monday that a total of 1,500 troops, most of them from the United Arab Emirates, had reached Aden.
Update #1: Hundreds of Gulf troops enter Yemen after Aden ‘liberated’ -- Al Bawaba
Update #2: Saudi-led Coalition Deploys 3,000 Troops in Yemen, Sources Say -- Defense News
WNU Editor: The Saudis and their Yemeni allies want to accelerate the perception that the trend of this war is now going in their favour. I doubt that this is going to work .... especially if Saudi forces start to enter Houthi territories where I suspect that the war will then certainly become even more bloodier than what it is today.
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