Qatar set to join Arab coalition in Yemen, ‘ready to fight’
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 […]