Saudi airstrikes pound rebel controlled Sanaa as coalition forces march toward the city for recaptur

[EmperorScorpious]

[quote]Saudi-led air strikes have pounded Yemen's capital in one of the [B]heaviest bombardments since the military campaign began.[/B]

The raids by coalition forces on Sunday are reportedly part of a major push to retake Sanaa from Houthi rebels, who have held the city for a year.

Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra said the latest operation "could be a turning point in the fight to recapture the city".

[B]The coalition, as well as forces loyal to exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, are reportedly "building momentum" as they take an offensive to capture the provinces of Marib and Jawf on the eastern border of Sanaa.

If recaptured, Hadi loyalists are expected to try and seize the capital next.[/B]

But our correspondent said that it is only the beginning of a difficult fight.

The Houthi rebels still control Sanaa, a year after they overran it with support from renegade troops still loyal to Hadi's ousted predecessor, Ali Abdullah Saleh.

But they have lost territory in the south since late July when the coalition began deploying ground troops in support of the exiled president's loyalists.[/quote]

[url]http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/150920160532734.html[/url]

[Sprockethead]

Man, the middle east is a mess

Who the fuck is even fighting who at this point?

[Provost]

Hope greninja is okay.

[spaceghost]

[QUOTE=Sprockethead;48733599]Man, the middle east is a mess

Who the fuck is even fighting who at this point?[/QUOTE]

No need to be sensationalist, this is entirely separate from the fighting in Syria/Iraq.

[EmperorScorpious]

[QUOTE=SpaceGhost;48733669]No need to be sensationalist, this is entirely separate from the fighting in Syria/Iraq.[/QUOTE]

The Islamic State and al Qaeda have a presence in Yemen, if only minor.