Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Abdulaziz ordered on Tuesday that the Kingdom’s National Guard take part in the military campaign against Houthi militias in Yemen, Al Arabiya News Channel reported.
Minister of the Saudi National Guard Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah said his forces are on high alert and are ready to take part in Operation Decisive Storm, a Saudi-led coalition of 10 states battling the advance of the Iran-backed rebels.
The National Guard is “honored to answer the call to join their brothers and colleagues in other military bodies,” Prince Mutaib was quoted by Al Arabiya as saying.
The guard is a trained army of 100,000 men, divided into infantry units, mechanised brigades, special units and military police.
I’m confused are the Saudis (really) ending their engagement in Yeman or not? I should have looked for another source before commenting. Too much disinformation these days.