The U.S. is considering giving direct military support to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in an effort to capture a key port in Yemen from Houthi rebels, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The UAE has reportedly asked the U.S. for assistance in helping the Saudi-led coalition retake Hodeidah, which provides support to the whole of Yemen.
U.S. officials told the Journal that the Saudis and the UAE will not act until they receive U.S. support, but Washington worries about the toll such a move could take on the war-torn country.
“We continue to have a lot of concerns about a Hodeidah operation,” a high-ranking official told the Journal. “We are not 100% comfortable that, even if the coalition did launch an attack, that they would be able to do it cleanly and avoid a catastrophic incident.”
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Update: Hudaida: Feared coalition attack 'will destroy Yemen's lifeline' (Al Jazeera)
WNU Editor: It looks like U.S. mission creep in Yemen is about to become mission operational.
It will nicely outflank the Irianians
ReplyDeleteMore like mission advance forwatd to force an endgame.