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

[Serpentine]

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Saudi King orders National Guard to take part in Op Decisive Storm

By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News
Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Minister of the Saudi National Guard Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah said his forces are on high alert and are ready to take part in Operation Decisive Storm, a Saudi-led coalition of 10 states battling the advance of the Iran-backed rebels.

The National Guard is “honored to answer the call to join their brothers and colleagues in other military bodies,” Prince Mutaib was quoted by Al Arabiya as saying.

The guard is a trained army of 100,000 men, divided into infantry units, mechanised brigades, special units and military police.

Spokesman for the coalition Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri said last week that ground forces would not be deployed until there was a need to do so.

Several members of Saudi Arabia's forces have been killed since the country and its Arab allies began bombing Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen since March 26.

On April 11, Houthi rebels killed three Saudi border guards in a mortar attack, the Saudi Defense Ministry said, as a plane loaded with medical aid arrived in the rebel-held Yemeni capital.

Also earlier in April, two members of Saudi Arabia’s coastal guard were killed while on patrol in the Asir region after coming under heavy fire from the Yemeni side of the border.

Operation Decisive Storm has been carrying out air strikes targeting Houthi militants and militias loyal to deposed leader Ali Abdullah Saleh since its launch on March 26 in an effort to combat their advance in the embattled country

Last Update: Tuesday, 21 April 2015 KSA 19:07 - GMT 16:07


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I hope they have the courage to set foot on Yemen, but for now, only thing we have seen is cowardliness.

 

[raptor22]

@Serpentime there are some news indicating cease fire will be anounnced 2morow .. have u heard?

 

[farhan_9909]

Al jazeera

BREAKING:
Saudi-led coalition says operation "Decisive Storm" in Yemen is over and new operation "Restoration of Hope" is under way.

 

[Frosty]

Congratz to the Saudi-led coalition and president Hadi and the people of Yemen. Good luck in the new operation in achieving its objectives!

 

[Serpentine]

@Serpentime there are some news indicating cease fire will be anounnced 2morow .. have u heard?

https://twitter.com/x/status/590575051109441537

They have ended the operation.

Congratz to the Saudi-led coalition and president Hadi and the people of Yemen. Good luck in the new operation in achieving its objectives!

Seriously? Are you kidding me? For what exactly? I thought Saudis started this operation to 'crush' Houthis, restore Hadi's rule.

Here's what Saudis achieved in failed storm:

- Killing nearly 3000 Yemenis, almost all of them civilians.
- Destroying infrastructures of poorest Arab country.
- Strengthening Al-Qaeda in Yemen.
- Destroying Yemeni jets and Air defenses that Ansarullah was never going to use anyway
- Houthis are still in Sana'a and Aden and Tai'z and Hodaida and other cities and didn't retreat even from one area.


One of the most humiliating defeats in recent times after Saudis begged U.S to save them from Saddam in 1991.

What happened to cutting Iran's hands off Yemen? What happened to killing all Houthis?

 

[Madali]

Congratz to the Saudi-led coalition and president Hadi and the people of Yemen. Good luck in the new operation in achieving its objectives!

I feel like I'm Orwell's 1984 story.

 

[Daneshmand]

Finally Saudis are defeated. They could not maintain a war for even a month. All their strategic objectives were blocked. Houthis are in control of Yemen and Hadi is out.

So much so for Saudi military power.

 

[Madali]

The one thing that Saudis learned very well from Americans is their propaganda, PR names. "Decisive Storm" and now "Restoring Hope".

 

[Asmar Hussain]

Breaking news : Ksa finish And stop its operation ''Decisive storm''

 

[Daneshmand]

The one thing that Saudis learned very well from Americans is their propaganda, PR names. "Decisive Storm" and now "Restoring Hope".

Wouldn't matter. What is important being who is in control on the ground. Saudis basically accepted defeat. Unconditionally without even negotiating to save face.

 

[Bubblegum Crisis]

Al jazeera

BREAKING:
Saudi-led coalition says operation "Decisive Storm" in Yemen is over and new operation "Restoration of Hope" is under way.

No fly zone don't will stop.



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[raptor22]

Thanks God, finally Saudi killer machine has stopped

 

[Madali]

Holy shit, I was right. KSA DOES get its names from USA. Everyone figured that "Decisive Storm" was very close to "Desert Storm", but I just did a quick search on "Restoring Hope".

Operation Restore Hope by US Army in 1992:
Unified Task Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Frosty]

Accepted defeat? operation decisive storm was successful and achieved its objectives that was announced in day 1.

the coalition forces will tomorrow begin its air strikes under new objective.

 

[Bubblegum Crisis]

Thanks God, finally Saudi killer machine has stopped

lol

All air elimination goals have been achieved (Desive Storm - Phase 1). The Air Force will continue to eliminate all threats (Restoration of Hope - Phase 2).



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