Strategy Shifting: Qatar Boost Sees Saudi-Led Troops Total 10,000 in Yemen…(OK..Its WW3…)
SputnikNews.com
08.09.2015
There is set to be a significant escalation in conflict in Yemen after reports suggested that the number of Saudi Arabian-led military coalition ground troops in the country has risen to 10,000 with Qatari forces the latest to join the fighting.
Qatari news channel Al Jazeera reported that the extra deployment of troops was made as part of a renewed push to crush Shia Houthi groups in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa, after the rebels forcibly took control of large parts of the country earlier this year.
The international coalition of Gulf countries, headed by Saudi Arabia have said they are defending the democratic right of Yemen and protecting the region from Iranian influence. However, the Houthis deny they are being propped up by Tehran and have accused the exile Hadi government of being Western puppets, serving the US’ strategic interests.
It’s thought that those involved in the Saudi-led coalition are planning on stepping-up their bombing campaign in the capital, with the help of the additional ground troops.
Along with the additional troops entering Yemen, it was reported that significant increases in military equipment, such as Apache helicopters, armored vehicles and rocket launchers were also being sent to assist the coalition.
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