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2024-10-19 Arabia

New mercenary forces deploy in Aden as Saudi Arabia tries to strengthen grip on area — Hodhod Yemen News Agency

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Posted by Fred 2024-10-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11142 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Saudi Arabia

#1 Control of Aden is no joke. It sits, as it did for more than a century in a strategic juxtoposition, between the bifurcated crazies of the north, and the Hadrahmautis who would like to have never heard of the Bin Laden family. The Saudi's want to control Aden, and for good reason.

Posted by Thrererong Thavirt7375 2024-10-19 21:48|| 2024-10-19 21:48|| Front Page Top

#2 The problem appears to be that the Saudis do not have the military chops to actually do that. Bless their hearts, though, they do keep trying.

Posted by trailing wife 2024-10-19 22:41|| 2024-10-19 22:41|| Front Page Top

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