"Saudi Arabia's Troops Have Crossed Into Yemen for..." Topic

…the First Time.

"Saudi forces have reportedly crossed the border into northern Yemen near a site where Houthi rebels have launched shelling attacks toward the kingdom.

The incursion marks the first time that Saudi Arabia's troops have entered Yemen since a Saudi-led coalition began an air campaign in March against the Houthis, who captured large swaths of Yemen earlier this year.

Footage showing the troops on the Yemeni side of the border with the Saudi province of Jizan emerged on Wednesday a day after authorities in Riyadh said a battle for the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital of Sanaa was imminent. The news organization Al Jazeera, which is owned by the government of coalition-member Qatar, reported that military officials in Riyadh called the incursion of Saudi ground forces "temporary."…"
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Amicalement
Armand

Interesting.

Hasn't been much in the news about the conflict here of late.

Thank you for posting, you do a great job, Amicalement Armand. Thank you

About time the SANG did something on the ground …

Glad you enjoyed the article boys!. (smile)

Amicalement
Armand

Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 36 Yemeni civilians: residents

"An air strike by warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition killed 36 civilians working at a bottling plant in the northern Yemeni province of Hajjah on Sunday, residents said.

In another air raid on the capital Sanaa, residents said four civilians were killed when a bomb hit their house near a military base in the south of the city.

The attacks were the latest in an air campaign launched in March an alliance made up mainly of Gulf Arab states in support of the exiled government in its fight against Houthi forces allied to Iran…"
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In southern Yemen a convoy of UAE mine resistant armor protected (MRAP) vehicles [Oshkosh M-ATVs] was ambushed on a long and windy road up into the mountains. At least three MRAPs were destroyed (video 7 min).

There was an incident where at least three UAE MRAPs were captured intact by Houthi forces and are now used by them (video, 2 min). Four more destroyed UAE MRAPs are visible in the clip.

Near Lawdar in Abyan, Central Yemen, another UAE patrol with at least three armoured vehicles was destroyed by Houthi aligned forces using Russian made Kornet anti-armour missiles (video 3 min).
Around Jizan in Saudi Arabia, former Yemeni territory, a Saudi engineering platoon was ambushed in leafy terrain (photos). One M88A1 armoured recovery vehicle, 1 M2A2 infantry fighting vehicle, 1 Al Shibl armoured fighting vehicles, 3 armoured bulldozers and 1 smaller tactical vehicle were destroyed.

Some 50 armoured vehicles of Saudi backed and trained forces arrived in Marib under air cover from Saudi Apache helicopters. photo. In total some 150 such vehicles are said to have arrived in Marib.

Key battle brewing for central Yemen province seen as gateway to Shiite-held north
AP 31 August 2015

SANAA – Yemen's warring factions on Sunday braced for a key battle in a central province, where victory could allow pro-government forces to move rapidly north into the heartland of the country's Shiite rebels.

Security officials from both sides said the focus was now on Marib, an oil-rich province that supplies the rebel-held capital of Sanaa with electricity and fuel, after months of combat and airstrikes that have killed some 2,000 civilians, according to the U.N.

Pro-government forces have recently tightened their grip on the province's capital, also called Marib, while the Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, have consolidated their positions on its outskirts, digging trenches and laying mines in nearby Jawf, security officials from both sides and witnesses said.

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Seems that the Saudi and Pro-Hadi forces were in Marib by the 22nd of August

Troops and vehicles of Salman's Decisivenes Brigade as seen on their arrival in Marib area, on 22 August.

Well … sounds like something on the ground is going on … Too bad about the UAE's MRAPs and SANG's AFVs though. The Learning curve is steep. Thanks for the links Aristonicus … Those "soldiers?" in that pic don't fill me with confidence, but hey, Charlie wore black pajamas … so we'll see.