Special to WorldTribune.com Some 1,000 troops from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have been deployed to Saudi Arabia. The troops, mostly from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, were sent to Saudi’s southern border with Yemen for a border security operation against Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The rebels have launched several missiles at the Saudi southern […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Qatar is sending 1,000 troops to join the Saudi-led coalition battling Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. A Qatari official confirmed the deployment on Sept. 8 and said the troops, armed with heavy ground weapons, were “ready to fight.” The Qatari forces were positioned at Yemen’s border with Saudi Arabia and “should be […]
