As they have so many times in this war, Saudi Arabia has announced an escalation of the aerial bombardment of Yemen this weekend, admonishing civilians to avoid driving in several provinces at risk of being targeted.
The airstrikes have been centering on Shabwa and Maarib, but they also threatened the Bayda Province, and singled out several districts in Maarib that would be the most likely to be hit.
This sets the stage for yet more airstrikes, and may be complicated for the Saudis, who are constantly complaining about how many missiles they’re firing, but never seeking a way to scale back.
Weapon shortages will be even worse now, and the Saudi airstrikes, while deadly, are never the end-all, be-all military solutions they’re promising. The result is just further retaliation, and more war.
Saudis to Intensify Airstrikes Against Yemen’s Houthis
Warns Yemenis not to use roads in several provinces
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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