NEWS MIDDLE EAST
Malaysian forces join Saudi-led
coalition in Yemen
Vanguards of the Malaysian forced have arrived Sunday at Saudi air
bases to join Riyadh 's military coalition
battling rebels in Yemen .
(File photo: Reuters)
By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News
Sunday, 10 May 2015
Vanguards of the Malaysian forces have arrived Sunday at Saudi air
bases to join Riyadh 's military coalition
battling Houthi militias in Yemen ,
the Saudi Press Agency reported.
With the move, the Asian country became the 12th state in the Saudi-led
coalition after Senegal
announced it would send 2,100 soldiers to Saudi Arabia to join the alliance.
The Saudi Ministry of Defense said the coalition operations center is
preparing to merge the Malaysian and Senegalese forces.
The Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes against Iran-backed Shiite
Houthi miitias and their allies on March 26 after they seized control of large
parts of the country and advanced on the main southern city of Aden ,
where President Abedrabbu Mansour Hadi had taken refuge, before fleeing to Riyadh .
Last Update: Sunday, 10 May 2015 KSA 14:14 - GMT 11:14
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