Saudi Arabia's Quagmire - Yemen

Saudi’s getting asses kicked by Yemen’s low-budget/no-budget fighters.
So are their mercenaries.

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Note in stories below the focus on Taiz, Yemen which has stetegic location. Maps below.

50 Saudi soldiers killed in Yemen’s missile attacks

http://en.abna24.com/service/middle-east-west-asia/archive/2016/02/25/737019/story.html

Yemen conflict: Saudi Arabia-led coalition ‘fighting alongside al-Qaeda’ in Taiz
“A coalition of Arab states led by Saudi Arabia is fighting alongside al-Qaeda militants against Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to a report. A BBC documentary crew has filmed jihadists and pro-government militiamen fighting rebels near the southern city of Taiz, supported by UAE soldiers.”

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/yemen-conflict-saudi-arabia-led-coalition-fighting-alongside-al-qaeda-taiz-1545406

the Real Syrian Free Press Network – Saudi Arabia’s Role in Syria’s Conflict: Bluff and Reality

“If the Saudis knew the region’s history better, they would not have taken the decision to invade Yemen so easily, keeping in mind the military defeats suffered by Portugal in the ХVI century, Turkey – in the XVII and XIX centuries and Great Britain in the ХХ century. Launching an operation in Syria is doomed as Saudi Arabia’s military in Yemen.”

http://syrianfreepress.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/saudi-role/

2015 - Yemen ~ A Neutron Bomb Attack (NRR No Residual Radiation) and 2 Israeli F16’s, Fresh Painted as Saudi, Burning on the Ground ~ Yemen War Is Now Clearly an Israeli War [Updated]

http://syrianfreepress.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/yemen-israeli-war/

Sniper Rifles From the US and Canada Ended Up in Yemen’s War
“The social media reports, picked up by Armament Research Services (ARES) — an intelligence consultant agency that monitors the flow of weapons worldwide — indicate that the heavy-duty LRT-3 sniper rifle was “seized by Houthi forces on 11 June 2015 after clashes with Saudi border guards,” ARS writes in a November, 2015 blog post.”

http://news.vice.com/article/sniper-rifles-from-the-us-and-canada-ended-up-in-yemens-war

Prof. Matthew Crosston: Yemen War is Largely Absent from the Main Media Sources

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13941013001495

UAE calls it quits -

UAE troops pull out, Aden airport shut: officials
“SANAA: Yemeni officials say troops from the United Arab Emirates pulled out of the airport in the southern city of Aden, a day after it was stormed by disgruntled pro-government fighters from the country’s south. The officials say the Emiratis pulled out Wednesday.”

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2016/Feb-25/339096-uae-troops-pull-out-aden-airport-shut-officials.ashx

Times of India – Islamic State bomb supply chain includes 7 Indian firms: Report

Duh-Oh!   “The European Union-mandated study showed that 51 companies from countries including Turkey, Brazil, and the United States produced, sold or received the more than 700 components used by Islamic State to build improvised explosive devices (IEDs).“

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Islamic-State-bomb-supply-chain-includes-7-Indian-firms-Report/articleshow/51132798.cms

The Telegraph - Yemen is becoming the new Syria – and Britain is directly to blame
” Put simply, a coalition of the wealthiest Arab states have joined forces to bomb and starve one of the poorest, with the assistance of two of the world’s richest and most powerful powers.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/yemen/12171785/Yemen-is-becoming-the-new-Syria-and-Britain-is-directly-to-blame.html

Smuggling oxygen on a camel into a besieged city in Yemen
“…Abdurrahman now makes his living transporting dried goods over a mountainous road into Taiz, where in late November UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien said 200,000 civilians were living under a “virtual state of siege.””

Dr. Leuren Moret points out, “The Houthis or partisans have been (many are ancient Iranian tribal bloodlines that have lived there at least a thousand years, and fought by the side of Mohammed in Mecca and Medina).”

http://www.irinnews.org/feature/2016/01/19/smuggling-oxygen-camel-besieged-city-yemen

Dr. Leuren Moret’s thoughts -
” Putin seems to know how to “influence” the bad boys and the UN Security Council and make them follow international law – he is really good at it.  He stopped Saudi/Turkey/US magical thinking that they could attack and invade Syria for the past two or three weeks, so then they decided to destroy what is left of Yemen in their frustration and rage against Russia and allies cleaning up Syria, so Putin “influenced” them to think again by having “SNAP” exercises all over Russia for military readiness, and that caused a hesitation in the “destroy Yemen” plans.  So the last desperate puff was Kerry threatening Putin with nuclear blackmail like he did in Ukraine.  Now Putin is asking the UNSC to pass a resolution that will require the UNSC to hold a meeting once a week on the Yemen situation, so that will result in the bullies abandoning their wet dreams for Yemen (they have huge amounts of undeveloped oil deposits in tribal lands, and the tribes won’t touch it).  Well that did not go well for Kerry at all.  He understands that Syria and Ukraine belong to Russia now and to get out of Yemen… Syria will now be able to remain a sovereign nation with a strong military that Russia well equipped and anyone thinking they can fly or walk over the Syrian border will go home in a wooden box.

This has been fascinating to watch.  USAID/UN etc. are all mechanisms to loot any country they enter, but that is not going to work anymore.”

►  Dr. Leuren Moret’s website

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“The geopolitics behind the Yemen war are really about the Bab-al-Man-deb strait in Ta’iz province at the southern end of the Red Sea where the Chinese are building a very large free trade zone port – a southern Red Sea geopolitical choke point.  [ SEE MAPS ]
[Saudi Arabia has had their ass handed to them by the opposition and tribal forces in Yemen, and the deaths were so high in their mercenaries that Blackwater pulled out Yemen this week.  Also equipment loss has been very high - for Blackwater and for the Saudis who have lost about 12 ships and one was very large.]  

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