BREAKINGNEWS: War in Yemen expands: Pakistan deploys to Saudi Arabia, Egyptian landing in Aden is imminent

   While the world is watching the endgame of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme for American-as if Switzerland was on a different planet from the Middle East, where the Yemeni war in which Iran is deeply involved abruptly scooped up a power outside the region, Pakistan.

A Pakistani official announced earlier today (Monday): “We have already pledged full support to Saudi Arabia in its operation against rebels and will join the coalition,” he said, without specifying the type of military support Pakistan has pledged to its Saudi ally. Debkafile’s Intelligence sources report that the Pakistani army is preparing to airlift a large force of several brigades up to a complete division to Saudi Arabia. Friday, the government in Islamabad promised “a strong response” to any threat to “Saudi integrity.”

The Pakistani decision to intervene in the war against Shiite Houthi rebels forshadows the conflict’s expansion to ground and sea operations after four days of heavy Saudi-led air raids.

Pakistani brigades will be able to alleviate the substantial Saudi ground forces strung out along the kingdom’s 1000+ Kms long Saudi southern borders with Yemen, freeing them up for action against Irana’s proxy-the Houthis.  Pakistani troops would also be available for ensuring  security at Saudi oil fields and terminal, as they have in the past, against possible terrorists attacks within Saudi mainland.

Saudi air bombardment flattened Houthi-controlled Yemeni Air Force aircraft and missile resources Sunday,the fourth day of its intervention, Saudi-allied Gulf and Egyptian forces are preparing to land marines in the port of Aden. They aim to stabilize battle lines and prevent the town’s fall into Houthi hands.

Once Aden is secured, I forecast that the Yemeni president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fled the city on the eve of the intervention, could return and start re-assembling his shattered regime.