60 foreign troops from the Saudi war against Yemen were killed today in two separate incidents, the first major casualties among non-Saudi foreign military forces since the war began in March. 45 of the troops were from the United Arab Emirates, with the other five from Bahrain. Saudi Arabia later reported 10 more deaths of their troops.
The 45 UAE troops and the Saudis were killed in a blast in Maarib Province. They initially presented this as an accident, but the Shi’ite Houthis later confirmed they’d fired a Soviet-era Tochka missile at the weapons depot, causing the blast that killed the troops.
The UAE military were the first to openly confirm a ground operation in Yemen, sending troops to the southern city of Aden to help the pro-Saudi forces hold the territory. After confirming their presence, what those troops were doing became less certain, though apparently it involved defending this weapons depot. The Saudis reported their 10 were also slain in the weapons depot with the UAE troops, the first time they’ve confirmed having ground troops in the area.
The deaths of the five Bahrainis are less certain. The Bahraini government reported the deaths, saying they took place at the Saudi-Yemeni border, but gave no details about what exactly happened. Cross-border fire is common, but rarely causes more than one or two deaths there.
Several months of war in Yemen has left the country divided, with the pro-Saudi fighters controlling the southern coast and the Shi’ite Houthis dominating the north. Though the Saudis and their allies have insisted they will continue the war until the whole country is theirs. This priority may change, however, with the new casualties among GCC nations, as this will doubtless make the war tougher to sell in those countries.
Very deserving. Just too bad it wasn't the Saudis but then again they pay mercenaries to do their dirty deeds.
The land war in Yemen is moving into the mountains, where the Houtis live, and where all these tanks and armor will do the least good. They've imported Pakistani SF to help out, but they aren't Yemenis either. Expect the casualties for foreign troops to take a spike.
The Saudis have been bleeding on the Northern front …. and getting nowhere
Unlike Hillary Clinton, I don't celebrate the death of anyone, but I'm glad the Houthis are successful in defending themselves against the murderous Salafis.
I actually agree with you that I don't celebrate the death of anyone. The Saudis are the aggressor and committing a major war crime and the Houthis are defending and if this results in the Saudis dying or their terrorist supporters, then it is justified.
09/05/15 LaRouche: Wall Street Is Hopelessly Bankrupt; Institute Glass-Steagall Worldwide Immediately
LaRouche spelled out, "We must preemptively close down Wall Street and force the issue back to the Presidential system. That means immediately reconvening the U.S. Congress to act on legislation already presented in both the House and the Senate to reinstate the FDR Glass-Steagall bank separation, precisely as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt did it in 1933. "We have reached the point where the United States can no longer survive if we continue to tolerate the existence of Wall Street. We must end the Wall Street control over the U.S. economy.
http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/20…
I wish the Saudi royal family would go to Yemen to fight and never get out alive.
The missile used by the Houthis is quite advanced. It was one of the Soviet's tactical nuclear weapons.
It has a two-ton conventional warhead. It's accuracy circle (CEP) is half the size of the blast radius of that huge warhead, meaning it doesn't miss if the firer knows where the target is.
If they hit an ammo dump, they hit it with a two-ton warhead. That will set things off.
This is a far cry from the random rockets of Hamas or Hezbollah, or the tiny rockets dealt with by the US in Vietnam and Iraq. This was serious stuff, and it was used correctly by people who knew how to operate serious stuff.
The Saudis have jumped into something a lot bigger than they bargained for.
The second Israel in the region, Saudi Arabia deserves to be defeated with their GCC allies because they are as Israel is don't understand the very basic rights of people's rights which is freedom from barbarism.