Saudi Arabia sends ground forces into Yemen

The Times of Israel ^ | 05/03/15

[drbuzzard]

does long pork count?

[SunkenCiv]

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• Israelis warn of Eritrea flashpoint [2009]
• Iran Deploys Troops, Ballistic Missiles To Eritrea [2008]
• Iran: Leader of the Sunni Movements (with an intro by Michael Ledeen) [2008]
• Secret aid for al-Qa'ida in Somalia [2007]
• Eritrea warns of "consequences" for U.S. in Somalia [2007]
• U.N. says Somalia arms embargo violated
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• Russians help Iran with missile threat to Europe [2005]
• Israeli minister: Iran doesn't need one centrifuge (video at link) [2014]
• Keyword: iranianmissiles

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[BeauBo]

“They (Saudis) did an intervention in Yemen a few decades back and it didn’t go well for them. Rather a quagmire from what I understand.”

Egypt went in with them back then. It was a quagmire for the Egyptians too. Egypt is the big military in the coalition with the Saudis this time. If they go in, they can bring a lot of guns to bear, but they are already committed in Eastern Libya and the Sinai.

This will likely be a big family reunion for the elite Special Forces of the Sunni Nations, on the Saudi expense account. There are probably a bunch in there now. The Jordanians and Moroccans have some good Special Forces that could use some good training, and a few new ribbons on their chests.