Operation 'Decisive Storm' | Saudi lead coalition operations in Yemen - Updates & Discussions.

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[IR-TR]

The internal policies of the GCC countries (especially KSA,UAE) is very complicated and ever changing, it just doesnt show on the surface. UAE outright hates the Muslim brotherhood, KSA doesn't. But the people who were around the late king were all very secular and had their own agendas, they damaged relations with Turkey and Qatar in favor of fighting the Arab spring, they hated the Muslim brotherhood and anything "Islamic" or religious, and they left Iran to its own devices with no strong actions in Syria or Yemen.

Ever since the new king came to power, changes started to happen. the negative rhetoric against the MB in the media stopped, instead Saudi media started clashing with the Egyptian's regime's media outlets. Saudi started mending relations with Turkey and Qatar, retracted previous statement that the MB were terrorists among other things.

Saudi is gradually trying to fix the situation in Egypt, even though many think it's too late. That's why Iran is trying to make something going with Egypt, as you see there's no condemnation or any mentioning of Egypt by Iran or the Houthis, or its airstrikes in Yemen. instead they're trying to flip Egypt on Saudi (with promises for cooperation with Iran in the future I'm sure) They're still hoping Egypt won't completely submit to its main benefactor (Saudi) even though the true benefactor had passed (king Abdullah).

Complicated stuff indeed. It's very easy to see how a leader in the Middle East, or a government can really change direction. Look at the US or Europe, their foreign policies remain the same mostly, even if a PM or President changes. Sadly outsiders influence us in the ME too much.

 

[azzo]

Not true at all. Al-Sisi truly believes in Arab collective work in all sectors, maybe he's the most motivated one among Arab leader, and he was the first who called for Arab joint force and pushed for it. The experience Egypt has gone through in Arab Spring made Egyptians believe in Arab nation more than ever as it was abandoned by the world and several world and regional powers tried to get it down.

Iranian stooge Hassan Nasralah is getting literally crazy about Decisive storm and at the same time he is begging Sissi to intervene and stop it.

Yeah, because Shiites still hope that sisi will flip since Saudi started distancing itself from the military coup it helped create. And in this region if you're not aligned with one of the three main powers (KSA, Turkey, and Iran) then you might as well give up, Turkey refused the military coup, KSA had a change of heart, so the only option left is Iran. I'm sure Saudi won't let this happen, so they might get forced to do strike some semi-good deal with sisi and mend Turkey-Egypt relation.

So sisi is just another Mubarak, he's a general who committed a coup against a democratically elected president. It's not that hard to see.

Complicated stuff indeed. It's very easy to see how a leader in the Middle East, or a government can really change direction. Look at the US or Europe, their foreign policies remain the same mostly, even if a PM or President changes. Sadly outsiders influence us in the ME too much.

KSA has two main power axis, one is secular and has a strong alliance and dependency on the UAE policies, especially Abu dhabi rulers, that's why KSA had a bad relation with Qatar (Qatar and UAE are rivals on the economic and commercial level among others) and one is more independent with stronger Islamic tendencies with good relations with Turkey/Qatar and Islamic groups and has an Anti-Iran mindset (which Turkey also has but not Qatar)

If someone said the ME is a clusterfuck, I won't disagree.

 

[IR-TR]

Yeah, because Shiites still hope that sisi will flip since Saudi started distancing itself from the military coup it helped create. And in this region if you're not aligned with one of the three main powers (KSA, Turkey, and Iran) then you might as well give up, Turkey refused the military coup, KSA had a change of heart, so the only option left is Iran. I'm sure Saudi won't let this happen, so they might get forced to do strike some semi-good deal with sisi and mend Turkey-Egypt relation.

So sisi is just another Mubarak, he's a general who committed a coup against a democratically elected president. It's not that hard to see.



KSA has two main power axis, one is secular and has a strong alliance and dependency on the UAE policies, especially Abu dhabi rulers, that's why KSA had a bad relation with Qatar (Qatar and UAE are rivals on the economic and commercial level among others) and one is more independent with stronger Islamic tendencies with good relations with Turkey/Qatar and and Islamic groups.

Indeed. But what you described is indeed the 'allowed' room to manoeuvre. I'm talking more about Gharbi influence in the ME.

 

[libertad]

WTF they are air dropping cash? I'm going to Yemen!!!

 

[Hindustani78]

Apr 17, 2015, SPA -- Brig. Gen. Ahmed bin Hasan Asiri, consultant at the minister of defense's office and spokesman of the Coalition Forces, said that the coalition forces implemented 100 air operation during the 24 hours past targeting Houthi sites in a number of Yemeni cities.

As explained during the daily press briefing held today base Riyadh flights, Brig. Asiri said that the Houthi militias are practicing now defensive operations and do not apply any organized military operations, 'the Houthi militias are carrying out implemented sabotage operations harming citizens and public institutions,' he added.

Brig. Asiri stressed that the outcomes of the air operations for coalition forces are going positively, pointing out a continuation of the air strikes until all goals are to be achieved.

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19:59 LOCAL TIME 16:59 GMT


Brig. Asiri that the objects of the air operations are specified and selected to paralyze the Houthi movements and their supporters, stressing the operations also targeted the Houthi gatherings.

'There was a coordination with the Yemeni People's Committees yesterday in Zanzibar for implementing operations against the Houthi groups and their supporters. Due to the results of this operation, the People's Committees and tribal elements supporting the legitimacy made a great success on the ground,' Asiri added.

The Coalition spokesman confirmed that the operations are still ongoing in Saada and the southern border of the Kingdom, 'there are movements of the Houthi militias on the southern borders. The air strikes are targeted their sites and gatherings in addition to ammunition stores and fuel sites in order to prevent any action that could threaten the southern borders,' he confirmed.

'The coalition forces carried out air strikes targeting sites in Baqim, Baghaa, Saada. Now, there are currently operations attacking sites in Taiz in order to enhance brigades supporting the legitimacy against any existence of the Houthi militias,' Brig. Asiri added.

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20:31 LOCAL TIME 17:31 GMT



Brig. Asiri said that the operations targeted other Houthi sites in Taiz, stressing a continuation of the air strikes in Amran and Sana'a targeting ammunition stores and military units and vehicles, 'the coalition forces also implemented operations in Baidhaa for supporting the legitimate resistance on the ground. The operations also targeted Aden airport. The coalition warns of hiding the Houthi elements or help them because they will be targets for the coalition forces,' he added.

In regard to the relief operations and evacuation of foreigners, the spokesman called upon the relief institutions and the countries that want to evacuate their citizens from Yemen to coordinate with the relevant bodies in order to ensure delivery of the relief assistance to the beneficiaries, 'the coalition forces have forced a civilian aircraft which has no authorization to leave Yemen and land at Jizan Airport. The investigation are ongoing with a pilot,' he added.

Brig. Asiri pointed out a continuation of the naval operations, stressing that the naval and air spaces are monitored by the coalition forces at all the time.

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21:02 LOCAL TIME 18:02 GMT



Answering reporters’ questions, Brig. Gen. Asiri pointed out that announcement of the Border Guards of arresting 100 infiltrators came within context of security operations done by the guards to chase non-armed persons, drawing attention to the fact that this number comprises many nationalities, mainly, from the Horn of Africa, who are in Yemen especially in the North to evade the operations and thus got no alternative, but to infiltrate, however, they are non-armed people and thus they are treated only as infiltrators.

Asiri asserted that the majority of the Yemeni tribes are aware of their responsibilities towards the legitimacy, security and stability in Yemen, adding that there are some tribal chieftains who commit individual acts either for financial gains or out of non-understanding the situation and that is not accepted.

'There are communications between the Yemeni government and these chieftains. When the situation is not positive, they will be among the objectives of the coalition forces because it is not allowed for storing ammunition for supporting the Houthi militias,' Asiri added, calling upon the chieftains as well as the military commanders and all parties of the Yemeni society to support the legitimacy.

Asiri Pointed out that the announcement of the Yemeni Vice President, yesterday, that the Yemeni army and what it witnessed of defections and personal loyalties, during the last days, is done by someone, as all knew that the deposed president had a great role, in that, adding that the message has been conveyed during the press conference and other media used by the Yemeni government with the commanders of the brigades. 'They were assured that the situation, now, is no more as it was, and that they shall understand what is going on and understand the message, that it will not back as it was before the Determination Storm,' he added.

'Consequently, they were confirmed that what they are doing is non-sense and that military operations and killing of Yemeni citizens is futility. The coalition warns that if they are to continue, the strikes of the coalition will target them,' he said, adding that they are still allowed to abandon the rebels and declare support for the legitimacy and seek a remedy for Yemeni wounds, through supporting the legitimacy and the government, in order that Yemen overcomes the difficulties, in this hard time, by stopping supporting the Houthis who implement, as all knew, external agenda for foreign interests which do not best serve the interests of the Yemenis.

Asiri said that there is no need for a humanitarian truce, because we did not reject any demand by any organization to go to Yemen, following coordination with the coalition forces and that any demand will be, promptly, answered, calling countries and non governmental agencies to provide information and to respect the timetables and not to land without permission at any airport to avoid misunderstandings or mistakes.

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21:47 LOCAL TIME 18:47 GMT

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  Saudi military spokesman Ahmed Asiri, right, talks to Saudi officials ahead of briefing journalists on the Saudi-led coalition's strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, during a press conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday. (AP)
  

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Published — Friday 17 April 2015
Al-Assiri: I have to be careful with statements | Arab News
Brig. Gen. Ahmad Al-Assiri, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition against the Houthis and a consultant in the office of the defense minister, has become a familiar face, thanks to the countless newspaper interviews and televised news segments about Operation Decisive Storm.

Despite all the media attention, he is a difficult man to get to know. “Little is known about Al-Assiri, except that he spent at least four years at the Saint-Cyr military college in France,” says Ian Timberlake, AFP bureau chief in Riyadh.
Upon entering the Riyadh Air Base hall at 7 p.m. sharp for the nightly press briefings each day, Al-Assiri provides updates on the campaign. The session typically lasts for about 40 minutes, followed by a question-and-answer session.

Following his daily briefing on Tuesday, Arab News was granted permission to speak to him at his office at the air base.
The man who looks so serious with his to-the-point replies during the briefing turned out to be incredibly approachable. He spoke about everything from briefings to his pride for his own family. “I have a difficult role to play. I have to be very careful with my statements to the press,” he said.

This careful use of words has been evident in his serious demeanor and efficient approach to information dissemination throughout the past few months.
He spoke about the 10-nation coalition, focusing on how key players use the media to gain publicity — a phenomenon he himself is fighting through his consistent press briefings on behalf of the Kingdom.

 

[beast89]

houthis and coalition making gains in abyan against AQAP.

 

[Belew_Kelew]

Saudis support for Al Qaeda and pro Hadi forces is in Houthis hands :

Are those weapons like the one they "mistakenly" dropped to ISIS and used the tracking inside them to wipe them the next day? Beware of free gifts i have seen in my war days those tricks, i would presume the houthi's don't have the right equipment to locate the small chip generating beacons hidden inside them.

 

[Ceylal]

Houthis captures way more arms from Saudi Arabia than Iran can ever ship

Beside the quantities they air dropped to them

Even 39 km can't reach Saada. Useless.

Like everything else they buy...At least we should give them some applauds, they manage to load it and fire it...

 

[munchkin]

Like everything else they buy...At least we should give them some applauds, they manage to load it and fire it...

On top of that, because Saudi Arabia has no technology to manufacture artillery shells, and China won't sell anything to Saudi Arabia because it is an aggressor state, soon they run out of shells

 

[Ceylal]

Egyptian Commander Says Army Won’t Fight in Yemen, Saudi Fell in US Trap
Local Editor

The commander of the Egyptian forces in the Gulf war, Major General Mohammad Ali Bilal, said that his troops will fight outside Egypt except in case of defending its national security, in an indirect response to the claims that Cairo would join a possible ground invasion in Yemen.

The Egyptian commander noted that the geographical features of Yemen and the nature of the Yemeni makes any foreign intervention impossible.

Bilal wondered about the role that the US military is playing in Yemen as it was reported that the American troops saved two Saudi pilots in Aden on the second day of the Saudi aggression, hinting at the US role in entrapping Saudi in the war.

He also stressed that although the Egyptian official stance is not publicly announced, it supports the political solution in Yemen and Syria.

Source: Websites

16-04-2015 - 19:38 Last updated 16-04-2015 - 19:38 |

Well, they learned the lesson learned from the Houthis in the late 60's well. In the 60,000 troops they had in Yemen, they lost 28,000. I don't think Egypt is ready to make that mistake again..

Egypt is a secular state ruled by a secular dictator. Egypt does not care about Houthis whatsoever.

They are scared of the Houdhis...

 

[Bubblegum Crisis]

Even 39 km can't reach Saada. Useless.

Big Jerk ! It is to target - spraying - attempts Houthis attacks near the Saudi border.

 

[Ceylal]

Not true at all. Al-Sisi truly believes in Arab collective work in all sectors, maybe he's the most motivated one among Arab leader, and he was the first who called for Arab joint force and pushed for it. The experience Egypt has gone through in Arab Spring made Egyptians believe in Arab nation more than ever as it was abandoned by the world and several world and regional powers tried to get it down.

Iranian stooge Hassan Nasralah is getting literally crazy about Decisive storm and at the same time he is begging Sissi to intervene and stop it.

Sissi is a radical nut case.! just like the Saud and the GCC, want to subdue the Muslim word with their wallet, like they did in that god forsaken goat tent you came out of, the Egyptian Napoleon wants to accomplish it with his paper tiger army.

 

[Belew_Kelew]

 

[mingle]

On top of that, because Saudi Arabia has no technology to manufacture artillery shells, and China won't sell anything to Saudi Arabia because it is an aggressor state, soon they run out of shells

Pakistan does how many u want ?plus LGB s too they already got saudi orders supply chain will run nonstop plus turks r there too .pak make all what saudi needs but i dout they will invade may be SOps with local militias that the way too go and i guess that will happen .