Posted on 09/04/2015 5:20:49 PM PDT by Enlightened1
THE UAE says 45 of its soldiers engaged in a Saudi-led campaign against Shi'ite rebels in Yemen have been killed in an accidental explosion that the insurgents claimed was caused by rocket fire.
IN what was the deadliest day for the coalition since it was formed in March, Bahrain said five of its soldiers guarding the Saudi border with Yemen were also killed.
Around 60 people, mainly military personnel, have died in cross-border rebel attacks in the south of the Saudi kingdom since the coalition began air strikes on the Huthis and their allies.
The campaign began as the Huthis advanced on the southern port of Aden, after they took control of the capital Sanaa last September.
The UAE armed forces, in a statement carried by state news agency WAM, did not disclose the circumstances of what was its highest casualty toll of the six-month-old air war.
Friday's coalition losses came as Saudi King Salman was in Washington for talks with US President Barack Obama at which Yemen figured high on the agenda.
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Do Saudi soldiers ever fight, or do they make others die for them?
I give up...is there a ‘good’ side in this?
Or should we just celebrate the Death Cultists wiping each other out over their idiotic sectarian differences?
Persia (Iran) hates Saudi.
Wouldn’t be surprised if Iran takes out Saudi.
The End Times Caliphate is more likely to be Turkey/Iran than Saudi.
Long’s they don’t take us out, and we can still drill...who cares
UAE troops are the best trained and best led force in the Gulf. The loss of 45 in one incident is a very tough hit on this good, but small force. They are the backbone of the Saudi push back against the Iran backed Shia Yemen fighters.
Yes, I had noticed. This, and other significant events in Yemen, are being downplayed or overlooked.
But if Yemen unwinds badly, it will be impossible to ignore.
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