
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a member of a U.S.-backed coalition led by Saudi Arabia, has deployed to Yemen more than 400 Colombian mercenaries who had been training in the Emirati desert to combat Iran-linked Shiite rebels known as Houthis, reports The New York Times (NYT).
by Edwin Mora28 Nov 2015, 9:54 AM PST0

Egypt and Qatar have deployed about 1,800 ground troops to Yemen this week, with other members of the 10-country coalition formed by Saudi Arabia in March to combat the Iran-linked Houthi rebels in Yemen expected to follow suit.
by Edwin Mora11 Sep 2015, 7:56 AM PST0

Iran-linked Houthis and their allies are willing to accept a United Nations Security Council resolution to end the brutal war in Yemen while Saudi Arabia appears unwilling to support a negotiated settlement in the near future, according to a leaked UN email.
by Edwin Mora9 Sep 2015, 3:29 PM PST0

Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces seized the strategic southern port of Aden in Yemen from Shiite Houthi rebels, unexpectedly turning the tide of Yemen’s war in favor of Saudi Arabia, Reuters reports.
by Edwin Mora25 Jul 2015, 8:16 AM PST0

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels and their allies were reportedly targeted by Saudi-led airstrikes after a five-day humanitarian cease-fire expired on Sunday night.
by Edwin Mora18 May 2015, 5:41 PM PST0

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Monday that they shot down a Moroccan F-16 fighter jet that was participating in the Saudi-led coalition against them and their allies.
by Edwin Mora12 May 2015, 7:28 AM PST0

The emergence of a mysterious new pro-government Arab force in the Yemeni port city of Aden is fueling speculation that ground troops from the Saudi Arabia-led coalition have been deployed to combat the Iran-backed Shiite rebels and their allies, according to some news outlets.
by Edwin Mora4 May 2015, 12:29 PM PST0

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and escort guided missile cruiser USS Normandy were deployed to join 10 other American warships on the waters near Yemen to dissuade Iran from shipping weapons to Shiite Houthi rebels.
by Edwin Mora21 Apr 2015, 10:59 AM PST0

An Iran-backed Shiite rebel leader in Yemen vowed not to surrender Sunday despite ongoing Saudi-led airstrikes and a Yemeni commander bringing at least 15,000 troops to Saudi Arabia’s side.
by Edwin Mora21 Apr 2015, 8:15 AM PST0

The U.S. is widening its role in the Saudi Arabia-led campaign against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, screening military targets and searching vessels for Yemen-bound game-changing weapons from Iran, reports The Wall Street Journal.
by Edwin Mora13 Apr 2015, 12:14 PM PST0

Saudi-led airstrikes against Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen continued on Thursday as Iran called the two-week campaign a “genocide.”
by Edwin Mora9 Apr 2015, 7:00 PM PST0

A senior official from Iran reportedly called on the Saudi Arabia-led coalition to stop its bombing campaign against Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen.
by Edwin Mora6 Apr 2015, 10:49 AM PST0