Thursday, November 5, 2009

Saudi Arabia Intervenes In Yemen's Civil War

Saudi Air Force Hits Yemen Rebels After Border Raid -- Yahoo News/Reuters

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has launched heavy air strikes on rebels in northern Yemen and is moving troops nearer the border after a raid into its territory by the Shi'ite insurgents, a Saudi government adviser said Thursday.

Saudi government officials said only that the air force had bombed Yemeni rebels who had seized a border area inside the kingdom, which they said had now been recaptured. The officials said at least 40 rebels had been killed in the fighting.

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More News On Yemen's Civil War

Saudi jets 'attack Yemen rebels' -- BBC
Diplomats: Saudi forces attack rebels in Yemen -- AP
Saudi jets bomb Yemeni Houthis -- Al Jazeera
Saudi jets pound Yemen rebel camps: informed source -- Yahoo News/AFP
Yemen Shiite rebels claim Saudi jets bomb north -- AFP
Continuous confrontations between al-Houthi rebels and Saudi forces kill dozens -- Yemen Observer
Al Qaeda says was behind ambush on Yemen officers -- Reuters
Al-Qaeda claims killing of Yemen security officers -- AFP

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