Saudis 'In A Panic Mode' As Shi'ite Rebels Move North From Yemen -- World Tribune
LONDON — Jordan has sent several hundred troops from its special operations forces to help the Saudi military with its many Shi'ite units contain the Yemeni Shi'ite rebellion, which has spread deep into the Arab kingdom.
Western intelligence sources said Jordan's King Abdullah sent the SOF units to Saudi Arabia in November 2009. The sources said the Jordanian king was acting on an urgent request from his Saudi counterpart for elite soldiers who could hunt for Iranian-backed Shi'ite rebels in both Saudi Arabia and northern Yemen.
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More News On Yemen's Civil War
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Houthis officially take on Saudi forces -- Press TV
Saudi rockets kill Shia civilians in N Yemen -- Press TV
Saudi Arabia's Political Dilemma -- Christopher Boucek, Carnegie Endownment
What lies beneath Yemen conflict -- Press TV
Yemen: Saudi-Iran proxy war or repressed minority insurgency? -- Examiner
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