BBC: Houthi rebels video fails to prove Saudi troop capture claim
Houthi rebels in Yemen have released footage which they say shows a major attack on Saudi forces near the border between the two countries.
On Saturday, a Houthi spokesman said three Saudi brigades had surrendered near the Saudi town of Najran.
Saudi officials have not commented on the alleged assault.
The video shows an attack on armoured vehicles, but there is so far no verification of the Houthi claim of a major military success.
Colonel Yahiya Sarea alleged on Saturday that Saudi forces had suffered "huge losses in life and machinery", including "thousands" of its troops.
All those captured would be paraded on the Houthi-run Al Masirah TV network, he said.
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WNU Editor: Those are Canadian LAV-25s burning in these videos.
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This is the Middle East and they are often hyperbolic.
ReplyDeleteI am guessing the Houthis did have a victory or string of victories , but they inflated their success by a factor of 4 to 10.
The Saudis need the Ikhwan back. The British destroyed them in part when the attacked Jordan. They need Ikhwan with discipline.
My 2 cents.