2024-08-15 07:39:04
Sana: The Saudi Arabian army has attacked the bases of Houthi rebels in Yemen. I24 News has made this claim quoting pro-Iran media. The report said that the Saudi army has started attacks on Houthi bases in the border areas of Saada province located in the north of Yemen. The report said that the Saudi side attacked the Al-Ger area near the border with a drone. On the other hand, American drones have carried out air strikes on Kamran Island near Hodeida port. However, no such information has been given by Saudi.
This report of Saudi attack on Houthi bases has come at a time when the Houthis are embroiled in a Red Sea conflict with Israel, the US and the UK forces. Houthi rebels are attacking ships passing through the Red Sea, which belong to Israel, the US and the UK. The attacks by the Houthis have troubled the US and Israel a lot. The US and UK forces have attacked their bases in Yemen to harm the Houthis. Despite this, the Houthis have continued to target the US and Israel in support of Hamas in Gaza. If the attack is confirmed by the Saudi side, then a new conflict can also be seen in the region.
Saudi carried out rapid attacks in 2015
Since 2015, Saudi Arabia has been bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen after the start of civil war in the country. Yemen’s civil war began in 2014, when Houthi rebels captured Yemen’s capital and largest city, Sana’a, and demanded a new government. After several rounds of talks, no solution could be found and the rebels captured the Presidential Palace in January 2015. This led to the collapse of the then government led by President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
After this, in March 2015, the Gulf coalition countries led by Saudi Arabia jumped into the fight with the help of America. The Saudi army carried out large-scale air strikes against the Houthi rebels. However, this could not reduce the power of the Houthis much and the Houthis still control a large part of Yemen. In the recent conflict that started after the attack on Gaza, Saudi has tried to keep itself away from Yemen to a great extent.