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)
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.
ReplyDeletemakes you fundamentally question how effective "Saudi" Special forces truly are.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
DeleteSaudi 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.
Deletethe Houthis won't hold. Yemen will continue to be all fouled up
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