Saudi Arabian forces & 9 other countries, have launched a military operation in Yemen

[ximmy]

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait issued a joint statement saying that they “decided to repel Houthi militias, Al-Qaeda and ISIS (Islamic State) in the country.” The Gulf states said they were responding to a “major threat” to the stability of the region, saying that their cause is to “repel Houthi aggression” in Yemen.

http://rt.com/news/244117-saudi-arabia-bombs-yemen-houthis/


While the Saudi envoy insisted Washington only “consulted” Riyadh, a US official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that America has been supporting the military operation in an unspecified way.

(By supplying weapons to both sides)

[ximmy]

US "Loses" $500 Million In Weapons Given To Yemen, Now In Al-Qaeda Hands
Nobody could have possibly foreseen that yet another US foreign diplomacy "success story" would turn out to be an epic disaster. Well, nobody, except for those who accurately predict that every US intervention abroad is now a staggering fiasco (for everyone involved except the US military-industrial complex of course). As for Yemen, the outcome was clear long ago:


Yemen's US-Backed Government & President Resign (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-22/yemens-us-backed-government-president-resigns)
Obama's "Partners" In Yemen Overthrown As Presidential Palace Falls To Local Militiamen (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-20/obamas-partners-yemen-overthrown-presidential-palace-falls-local-militiamen)
Deserted US Embassy In Yemen Immediately Seized By Armed Rebels (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-02-11/deserted-us-embassy-yemen-immediately-seized-armed-rebels)
The Coup Is Complete: US Embassy In Yemen Shutting Down, Ambassador To Leave By Wednesday (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-02-10/coup-complete-us-embassy-yemen-shutting-down-ambassador-leave-wednesday)

And, naturally, after noting that "the employees said that more than 20 vehicles were taken by the fighters after the Americans departed from Sanaa's airport" we asked how long until we have a "tabulation of losses to US taxpayers, just like the great Islamic State 'robbery' of hundreds of millions in US military equipment in Iraq?" That, of course, was another epic US intervention success story.
Anyway, thanks to WaPo we have an answer (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagon-loses-sight-of-500-million-in-counterterrorism-aid-given-to-yemen/2015/03/17/f4ca25ce-cbf9-11e4-8a46-b1dc9be5a8ff_story.html): according to Jeff Bezos' recent media acquisition, "the Pentagon is unable to account for more than $500 million in U.S. military aid given to Yemen."
Obviously, "can't account for" means "has lost." But while the US does not know where nearly half a billion in weapons can be found, it is more than informed who is the current owner: there are "fears that the weaponry, aircraft and equipment is at risk of being seized by Iranian-backed rebels or al-Qaeda, according to U.S. officials."


Delivery of US Weapons and Ammunition to ISIS: Iraqi Commander Wiretaps ISIS Communications with US Militaryhttp://www.globalresearch.ca/delivery-of-us-weapons-and-ammunition-to-isis-iraqi-commander-wiretaps-isis-communications-with-us-military/5437627

[Neuro]

So they are going to repell the Houthis, which are Shiite and Anti-zionist, so they don't beat the shit out of Islamic state and Al-Qaeda. Which are Sunni and supported by US and Israel. As it happens the regimes of all these states attacking are Sunni (or possibly crypto jewish). But they thought it better to throw in ISIS and Al-Qaeda for PR purposes...

[mick silver]

Saudi Arabia leads air strikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels whole world at warhttp://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/d/0c/d0c3eb8ca18907492a4b337b5cec5193.jpeg (http://www.reuters.com/) By Khaled Abdallah and Sami Aboudi 43 minutes ago


http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-arabia-allies-launch-air-campaign-yemen-against-005258779.html







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SANAA/ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Warplanes from Saudi Arabia and Arab allies struck Shi'ite Muslim rebels fighting to oust Yemen's president on Thursday, in a major gamble by the world's top oil exporter to check Iranian influence in its backyard without direct military backing from Washington.
Iran denounced the surprise assault on its proteges in the Houthi militia group and made clear Saudi Arabia's deployment of a Sunni coalition against its Shi'ite enemies would complicate efforts to end a conflict that will only inflame the sectarian hatreds already fuelling wars around the Middle East.
The Saudi intervention marked a major escalation of the Yemen crisis, in which Iran backs the Houthis, and Sunni Muslim monarchies in the Gulf support President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and his fellow Sunni loyalists in Yemen's south.
In the capital Sanaa, which Houthi rebels seized in September, warplanes bombed the main airport and the nearby al Dulaimi military air base, residents said, in an apparent attempt to weaken the Houthis' air power and ability to fire missiles.
A Reuters witness said four or five houses had been damaged. Rescue workers put the death toll from at 13, including a doctor pulled from the rubble of his clinic.
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(http://news.yahoo.com/photos/houthi-fighters-ride-patrol-truck-sanaa-photo-012027178.html)Houthi fighters ride a patrol truck in Sanaa March 25, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

In a day of fighting, warplanes struck Houthi fighters near Yemen's border with Saudi Arabia, tribal and Houthi sources said.
On Aden's northern outskirts, Houthis and army loyalists fought extended gun battles with militiamen loyal to Hadi. Thirteen pro-Houthi fighters and 3 militiamen were killed, the militiamen said.
Fighters loyal to Hadi retook Aden airport, a day after it was captured by forces allied to the Houthis advancing on the city. The facility remains closed and flights are canceled. Saudi Arabia also canceled flights to its southern airports.
STREET FIGHTING
There was also heavy street fighting in Houta, north of Aden, which killed 5 pro-Houthi fighters and 4 militiamen.
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(http://news.yahoo.com/photos/saudi-ambassador-u-adel-al-jubeir-leaves-annoucing-photo-003742916.html)Saudi Ambassador to the United States Adel Al-Jubeir walks from the podium after announcing that Sau …

Thousands of Houthi supporters gathered to condemn the air strikes at the gate to Sanaa’s old city, waving Houthi banners and chanting, “Death to America!”
"We will do whatever it takes in order to protect the legitimate government of Yemen from falling," Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, Adel al-Jubeir, told a news conference in Washington.
Hadi left Aden under Saudi protection for Egypt to attend an Arab summit on Saturday, Saudi-owned al Arabiya television said.
In an apparent reference to Iran, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said the operation aimed to counter the "aggression of Houthi militias backed by regional powers".
Al-Arabiya said the kingdom was contributing 100 warplanes to operation "Storm of Resolve" and more than 85 were provided by the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Morocco and Sudan.
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(http://news.yahoo.com/photos/anti-houthi-protesters-seek-refuge-pro-houthi-police-photo-003742207.html)Anti-Houthi protesters seek refuge as pro-Houthi police troopers use tear gas to disperse them in Ye …

Jordan and Sudan said their forces were involved in the operation. Egyptian air forces were participating, and four naval ships headed to secure the Gulf of Aden.
Turkey said it may provide logistical support to the Saudi-led operation and called on Iran and "terrorist groups" to withdraw. Pakistan was considering a request for ground forces.
A Saudi official familiar with defense matters told Reuters that a "land offensive might be needed to restore order."
Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Ministry demanded an immediate halt to the "aggression and air strikes" in Yemen, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
"Military actions in Yemen ... will further complicate the situation," Fars quoted ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham as saying.
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A senior Iranian official told Reuters: "Iran will use all possible political ways to allay tension in Yemen. Military intervention is not an option for Tehran.”
A United Arab Emirates official expressed Gulf Arab concerns about Iranian influence in Yemen.
"The strategic change in the region benefits Iran and we cannot be silent about the fact that the Houthis carry their banner," UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed Gargash wrote on Twitter.
RED LINE
Saud al-Sarhan, director of research at King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh: “It is a clear message on the ‘Saudi defense doctrine’. Security and stability in the Arabian Peninsula is a red line, and Saudi Arabia doesn’t tolerate any attempt to destabilize the region."
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(http://news.yahoo.com/photos/people-seek-shelter-during-gunfire-army-aden-photo-013017346.html)People seek shelter during a gunfire at an army base in Yemen's southern port city of Aden March …

While the advance against Hadi has been publicly led by the Houthis, many Yemenis believe the real instigator of their campaign is former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, a fierce critic of Hadi who retains influence in the army.
Yemen's slide towards civil war has made it a crucial front in Saudi Arabia's rivalry with Tehran, which Riyadh accuses of stirring up sectarian strife throughout the region and in Yemen with its support for the Houthis. Iran publicly denies funding and training the Houthis.
Fighting has spread across Yemen since the Houthis seized Sanaa and forced Hadi out of the capital.
Ambassador Jubeir said the assaults were in response to a request by Hadi.
Washington said it supported the operation and had authorized U.S. logistical and intelligence support. U.S. forces were not involved in direct military action in Yemen. France and Britain also backed the operation but the European Union said military action was not a solution.
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(http://news.yahoo.com/photos/houthi-fighters-ride-patrol-truck-sanaa-photo-013017677.html)Houthi fighters ride a patrol truck in Sanaa March 25, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

A Houthi leader said the air strikes would set off a "wide war" in the region.
Houthi-run al-Masirah television said the strikes had hit a residential neighborhood north of Sanaa and caused dozens of casualties.
Al-Masirah showed the body of a girl and several of the wounded, including a weeping man who said the strikes had killed his son and destroyed his home.
A widening Yemen conflict could pose risks for global oil supplies, and oil prices surged more than 4 percent on Thursday.
Yemen closed its main ports. But the U.S. military said it would help ensure the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the tip of the Red Sea remains open.
(Additional reporting by Matt Spetalnick, Phil Stewart, Patricia Zengerle, Yeganeh Torbati, Sandra Mahler, Michelle Nichols, Mohammed Mukhashaf, Mohammed Ghobari, Noah Browning and Parisa Hafezi; Writing by Noah Browning and William Maclean; Editing by Giles Elgood)


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[Neuro]

So it is clear the war is against the Shiite Houthis, for the benefit of the Sunni Yemenite regime, that has been an important supporter and offering a haven for Al'Qaeda, and to some extent IS!

BTW I merged the threads

[Jewboo]

Arab Armies unite to free Palestine from jew terrorists




:rolleyes:

[Ponce]

I am really, really, REALLY confused....what has Yemen done to anyone? specially to those who are now assaulting them?.......to me that this is nothing more than another Zionist Israeli plan where they have one fighting against another without them participating.

V

[ximmy]

How Yemen became the front line of a Mideast-wide war
By Mohamad Bazzi
March 27, 2015

Since Saudi Arabia was founded in the 1930s, its leaders have tried to keep a friendly regime in power in Yemen and to prevent it from posing a threat to Saudi interests. That often meant meddling in Yemen’s internal politics, keeping populist movements in check, using guest workers as leverage, buying off tribal leaders and occasional military interventions....

When the civil war ended, northern Yemen remained a republic. The Saudis were not able to restore the monarchy, but Egypt had suffered such a defeat that it no longer had much sway over Yemeni politics. Around the same time, in the southern provinces that had been colonized by the British, a Marxist-ruled state was established in late 1967 with Aden as its capital. South Yemen — officially known as the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen — soon became a Soviet satellite state....

Today, Saudi Arabia has intervened more directly in Yemen than in the past. In light of this history, the Saudis are reluctant to send ground troops to fight the Houthis on Yemeni soil. But recent conflicts — in Iraq, Syria and Libya — show that air power alone is not enough to win a decisive victory. And the longer this conflict drags on, the more likely that the Houthis will gain wide popular support as the defenders of Yemen’s independence against an aggressive and meddling neighbor.
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/03/27/how-yemen-became-the-front-line-of-a-mideast-wide-war/

Iran and Russia have called on Saudi Arabia to halt airstrikes on Yemen as supporters of Yemen’s ruling Houthi militants stage demonstrations throughout the country, protesting against the Saudi-led military intervention. http://rt.com/news/244373-iran-yemen-saudi-airstrikes/


How Much More Bloodshed?
America at War, Again
by STEPHEN LENDMAN
War is America’s national pastime, not baseball. It’s a longstanding sick addiction.
The business of America is waging permanent wars against one nation after another.
Nonexistent enemies are created. They’re attacked, ravaged, destroyed, controlled and plundered.
They’re ruled by US-installed puppets. Their people are ruthlessly exploited.
Governance of, by and for everyone equitably is strictly forbidden. Freedom is a four-letter word.
Longstanding US policy represents a shocking contempt for rule of law principles, democratic values, peace and stability.
War on humanity is the American way. Make no mistake. Yemen is Obama’s war.
US predator drones murdered hundreds of Yemenis for years. In February 2012, Washington installed puppet president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
Houthi rebels ousted him. He fled to Saudi Arabia.
Its Washington ambassador Adel al Jubeir said “lengthy (US/Riyadh) consultations” went on for months. They proceeded Saudi-led air strikes.
When Hadi fled Aden on Wednesday, Washington ordered war – using regional proxies to do its dirty work.
On Wednesday night, Saudi-led Gulf state warplanes began bombing Sanaa and other Houthi-held areas.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/03/27/america-at-war-again/

[7th trump]

I am really, really, REALLY confused....what has Yemen done to anyone? specially to those who are now assaulting them?.......to me that this is nothing more than another Zionist Israeli plan where they have one fighting against another without them participating.

V
Yes, you are confused Ponce because you're infected with this jew, israel and zionist are to blame for everyone brainwashing crap.
Go read what Neuro has said. This Yeman conflict has nothing at all to do with the zionist.

[ximmy]

Israeli Fighter Jets Join Saudi Arabia in War on Yemen

Israel’s fighter jets have taken part in the Thursday Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen, sources in Sanaa disclosed on Friday. “This is for the first time that the Zionists are conducting a joint operation in coalition with Arabs,” Secretary General of Yemen’s Al-Haq Political Party Hassan Zayd wrote on his facebook page.
He noted that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had issued direct orders for the Israeli air force to send fighter jets to the Saudi-led air raid on Yemen.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/israeli-fighter-jets-join-saudi-arabia-in-war-on-yemen/5439378

[Neuro]

Israeli Fighter Jets Join Saudi Arabia in War on Yemen

Israel’s fighter jets have taken part in the Thursday Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen, sources in Sanaa disclosed on Friday. “This is for the first time that the Zionists are conducting a joint operation in coalition with Arabs,” Secretary General of Yemen’s Al-Haq Political Party Hassan Zayd wrote on his facebook page.
He noted that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had issued direct orders for the Israeli air force to send fighter jets to the Saudi-led air raid on Yemen.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/israeli-fighter-jets-join-saudi-arabia-in-war-on-yemen/5439378
Poor headless chicken... I doubt anyone is as wrong as often as him... The Houthis was threatening the very existence of Al Qaeda and ISIS, and Izzy had to do something... But I would like to get some independent confirmation on this!

[Norweger]

Saudi Royal Jews.

[Jewboo]

Saudi Royal Jews.






https://www.facebook.com/notes/hidden-truth/the-jewish-roots-of-the-saudi-royal-family/277683585596093?_fb_noscript=1

[ximmy]

Saudi Israeli alliance forged in blood

Why do Saudi Arabia and Israel make such comfortable bedfellows? For decades both countries have had a similar feeling in their gut when they look around them: fear. Their reaction was similar .Each felt they could only insure themselves against their neighbours by invading them (Lebanon, Yemen) or by funding proxy wars and coups (Syria, Egypt, Libya).

They have enemies or rivals in common - Iran, Turkey, Qatar, Hamas in Gaza, and Muslim Brotherhood elsewhere. And they have common allies, too - the US and British military industrial establishments, Fatah strongman and US asset Mohammed Dahlan who tried to take over Gaza once, and will probably be ready to do so again.

The difference today is that for the first time in their two countries’ history there is open co-ordination between the two military powers. Abdullah’s nephew Prince Turki has been the public face of this rapprochement, which was first signalled by the Saudi publication of a book by an Israeli academic. The prince flew to Brussels in May to meet General Amos Yadlin, the former intelligence chief who has been indicted by a court in Turkey for his role in the storming of the Mavi Marmara.
- See more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/saudi-israeli-alliance-forged-blood-601611381#sthash.wDuN6wTK.dpuf




It makes sense now why
Fifteen of the 19 men who hijacked four airlines on Sept. 11 were Saudi

Confirmed: Saudis flown Out of US 9/13/01
Under FBI Supervision
http://www.wanttoknow.info/saudisflown913fbi