Arabian Allies launch airstrikes in Yemen (Photo : REUTERS)
The Saudi Arabian Government has pledged a hundred warplanes and 150,000 soldiers for this cause, Al-Jazeera reported. Egypt has also pledged to provide political and military support. The Saudi Air Force destroyed Houthi's training basis as well as its fighter planes but still a lot of work still remains to be done.
Yemen has been a strong hold of Houthi since a long time. Its history dates back to as long as the time of the formation of Al-Qaeda. The tribal areas have provided them with the best undercover bases.
The coalition is made up of ten countries mostly the Gulf States. Ambassador Abdel Al-Jubeir told CNN, "We are determined to protect the legitimate government of Yemen. Having Yemen fail cannot be option for us or for our coalition partners.''
The air strikes appear to targeting headquarters of the terrorist. The government has advised the people of Yemen to stay at home or should I say that they are forced to stay at home. Yemen has been in turmoil for decades now.
The Gulf Cooperation Council is also thinking of providing financial assistance to the Yemen Military. The position of the Yemen president is still unclear. There are reports that the President is no longer in Yemen or he has voluntarily left for Saudi Arabia.
The Houthi's have dominated the area from a long time so they would surely have a huge advantage. For years, The U.S forces were mainly handling the crisis in Yemen but now their neighbours have decided to take the charge.
The Houthi militants have claimed to have the defence minister of Yemen as their captive. There are still no reports of major damages from the rebel's side.
