DOHA, Qatar, Sept. 7 (UPI) — Some 1,000 troops from Qatar were deployed to Yemen Monday to join the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi.
The Qatari-owned Al Jazeera television reported the troops, backed by 200 armored vehicles, 30 Apache helicopters, missiles and missile launchers, were headed to Yemen’s Maareb province. The Doha-backed news agency said more Qatari forces were expected to follow.
The news comes after 45 soldiers from the United Arab Emirates and 10 Saudi troops were killed in Marib on Friday. It was the largest single loss of life in the Saudi-led coalition since it began its attack against the Houthis in March.
The coalition said it is aiming at taking back Sanaa from the Houthis, thought to be backed by regional rival Iran. Airstrikes continued Monday in Sanaa, hitting a military aviation college.
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