| Tango01 | 03 Aug 2015 9:21 p.m. PST |
"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…"
Full article here
link Seems that 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. Amicalement
Armand |
| Tango01 | 03 Aug 2015 9:57 p.m. PST |
I understand you my friend. (smile). Amicalement
Armand |
 Legion 4  | 04 Aug 2015 3:17 a.m. PST |
Well … at least they sent some ground forces it appears … Now how effective they are is another story ? |
| Aristonicus | 04 Aug 2015 5:51 a.m. PST |
UAE Forces: BMP-3
Leclercs
BAE RG-31with 120mm SRAMS (mortar launcher) assembled by UAE
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| Cyrus the Great | 04 Aug 2015 7:54 a.m. PST |
total of 1,500 troops, most of them from the United Arab Emirates, That says it all! |
| Legion 4 | 04 Aug 2015 10:00 a.m. PST |
Nice looking AFVs … but now … can they fight effectively ?  |
| Tango01 | 04 Aug 2015 10:36 a.m. PST |
Good question!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| Noble713 | 04 Aug 2015 11:23 a.m. PST |
Hmmmm, BMP-3's might get some combat experience outside of Russia? I'm keen to follow that development. |
| Mako11 | 05 Aug 2015 1:49 a.m. PST |
Man, I'm still getting gouged. $3.25 USD or so here, for a gallon of gas. On the plus side though, rumors are that oil may again drop down as low as $10 USD – $20 USD a barrel. Supposedly, the Chinese have put both the Russians and Saudis on notice that they expect to pay less for oil going forward, which may help prices to drop further. |
| Aristonicus | 07 Aug 2015 2:39 a.m. PST |
More Details Several days ago, 2,800 Arab coalition troops landed in Yemen. Most were Saudi forces – special-operations, intelligence and logistics personnel – along troop units from the United Arab Emirates.After joining forces with Yemeni troops loyal to deposed President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, the combined Arab force recaptured the key Al-Anad military base and began advancing northward toward Sana'a, the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital. voanews.com/content/saudis-reinforce-troops-battling-yemen-houthi-rebels/2904235.html |
| SouthernPhantom | 07 Aug 2015 2:01 p.m. PST |
Still around $2.25 USD-2.30 in central Florida, but definitely a lot lower inland. I've seen forty-cent differentials before. |
| Weasel | 07 Aug 2015 2:35 p.m. PST |
2.40'ish I think around here? |
| David in Coffs | 07 Aug 2015 4:23 p.m. PST |
1.64au per litre in regional NSW
Which is $4.53 USD per US gallon |
expands his 15mm modern building collection.
