Houthi
insurgents today took control of Aden’s al-Tawahi district, one of the last strongholds
of supporters of President Hadi. The district houses state institutions
including a presidential palace, state security offices and the main port. The control
of al-Tawahi district, despite the Saudi-led airstrikes and the involvement of
the coalition-sponsored Yemeni special forces, would effectively mean that Aden
has come under the insurgents’ control.
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photo: Houthi insurgents (Mohammed Howais/AFP/Getty Images)
5 comments:
This probably explains why Saudi Arabia had requested the deployment of over 2,000 Senegali soldiers in Yemen's Aden, right? They probably saw this coming and wanted to prepare for a major counter-offensive.
makes you fundamentally question how effective "Saudi" Special forces truly are.
I agree. Still, there's no reason to think that there won't be a large-scale, Saudi-led counter offensive against the Houthis in Aden.
Saudi special forces have not been commited to the battle yet. Quote "coalition-sponsored Yemeni special forces" = Yemeni recruits trained in unconventional/guerilla warfare then formed into units.
the Houthis won't hold. Yemen will continue to be all fouled up
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