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On March 7, the Saudi-led coalition launched a “special operation” against assets of the Houthis (Ansar Allah) in the Yemen capital, Sanaa, and other parts of the war-torn country.
In a statement, the coalition said that the aerial operation is meant to destroy the Houthis’ capabilities and punish the group for its recent attacks on Saudi Arabia.
“Civilians and civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia are a red line,” the statement reads. “We will punish terrorist leaders who are attempting to target civilians and civilian infrastructure.”
The coalition claimed that its aerial operation is being carried out in line with the “international humanitarian law and its rules.”
The Yemeni al-Masirah TV reported a series of airstrikes by Saudi-led coalition warplanes on the neighborhood of al-Nahdah and the nearby area of Atan in Sanaa. So far, no human losses have been reported.
In the last five days, the Houthis launched 27 suicide drones, a cruise missile and a ballistic missile at several targets in the southern and western Saudi Arabia as well as in the capital, Riyadh. According to the coalition’s claims, most of the attacks were foiled.
The recent attacks by the Houthis have apparently provoked Saudi Arabia, which is still determined to go with its costly war in Yemen.
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“”” In a statement, the coalition said that the aerial operation is meant to destroy the Houthis’ capabilities and punish the group for its recent attacks on Saudi Arabia.”””
The coalition has been doing this since 2014, their air attacks are ineffective and the Houthis are able to attack targets in S. Arabia at will.
This knee-jerk reaction proves that Yemeni retaliatory attacks were successful and burnt Saudis where the sun doesn’t shine.
C*nts like always react by murdering civilians.
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Moronic braindead saudis think if they attack hard enough houthis will stop, but it only makes houthis pound saudis even harder hahahhahaha why dont they understand this?
because they trust in what the money can buy, but courage is not in sale
Does Ansar Allah have MANPADS or anything of this sort?
Saudis bomb from high altitude, far away from the reach of any manpad. Like how a BUFF bombs, but with Strike Eagle.
So Yemenis need real air defence. We ought to arm them, it’s shameful.
I believe they should ignore air defense completely.
Instead, invest in counter-attack.
The ‘air defense’ should come in the form of sheer terror that if Yemeni assets are attacked then strikes will penetrate the heart of Riyadh itself.
Air defense is fighting off the back foot, that is the path to defeat.
Why not both?
Because the psychological tendency to put one’s faith in the easiest option (defense) draws energy and resources away from the most powerful (but harder) option.
The skies are their safe space, who knows its probably not even Saudis doing the bombing but western contractors. They commit atrocities and get away with it everytime, it would demoralize the saudi terror coalition completely if Houthis find a way to bring the birds down.
Ansar Allah will be fielding medium altitude SAM’s soon.Transfer of tech continues unabated. Yemen has a huge coastline. Impossible to stop small boats doing these transfers.
I bet the black hole in the saudi purse is so deep and so black that mohammed bin salman, clown prince in waiting, can’t see the bottom. but again and as before he will mortgage the future for the pleasure to beat the houthis (which won’t happen, but don’t let the clown prince know), who will beat him soundly over and over again. and if motivated enough they might just take it in their heads to march right up to Riyadh and ask for mohammeds head on a platter.