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Scores of Gulf troops killed in Yemen conflict
Forty-five soldiers from the United Arab Emirates’ military, while taking part in a military campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, in the deadliest day for Gulf forces since the conflict began.
Pro-government Yemeni security officials said the UAE troops were killed on Friday when a Houthi missile hit a weapons storage depot near their position in the province of Maarib, about 120km east of the capital Sanaa.
The UAE state news agency WAM initially put the death toll at 22 but updated it to 45 late on Friday after many injured troops died.
A Saudi military spokesman on Saturday said that the Maarib attack also killed 10 Saudi troops.
The office of Yemen’s exiled president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, said that Yemeni troops had also died in the incident, without giving numbers.
Officials from the Houthi media office in Sanaa confirmed a Soviet-era Tochka missile was fired at the site.
Deadliest day
Friday was by far the deadliest day for the Emirati military since the UAE federation was founded in 1971.
At least five other Emirati soldiers have been killed in Yemen since the offensive began.
The UAE declared a three-day period of mourning for the soldiers.
Emirati ground forces and hardware have been playing an increasingly prominent role in the conflict in recent weeks, though officials have not made clear the full extent of their role or the numbers of troops involved.
In a separate development on Friday, Bahrain, another Gulf country involved in the coalition’s conflict against Houthi fighters, announced that five of its soldiers were killed in southern Saudi Arabia where they had been posted to help defend the Saudi border. It did not give a precise location.
However, Yemen’s exiled presidency said the Bahrainis died in the same blast that killed the Emirati forces.
A coalition of mostly Arab states have been fighting since March to restore Yemen’s exiled government and to repel the Houthis, who took control of the capital Sanaa in September last year.
Al Jazeera
18 Comments on "Scores of Gulf troops killed in Yemen conflict"
Makati1 on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 7:19 am
And the war drums beat ever louder. When will it break out of the ME and spread north and west? Soon, I suspect.
joke on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 11:00 am
It’s obviously the case that the Sunni ruled shia majority Arab states do not wish to allow the shia Arabs in Yemen to control as much as a blade of grass. The US is picking up the tab for this as it keeps rearming the sunnis. The net result of this will be that more Arabs will see just how much the regimes in Arabia and the US need each other. Where will Obama resettle the smashed bodies of shia children? Oh but this is Arabs right? I guess it’s nothing to do with America and Saudi working together to stop an Iranian friendly state emerging. That would be the work of small minded imperialists, right? I guess Obama was right to keep the US flag out of this one, it’s gonna get ugly, and no cameras allowed. Sadly though, all that murdering hardware says ‘made in USA’ on it (I guess they can’t outsource THAT industry ). The Yemeni Aylans won’t be allowed home to be buried.
zoidberg on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 11:35 am
The offensive on the capital sanaa has failed and seems to be pushed back quite a ways. Yemenis are much tougher than these rich Arab armies.
penury on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 11:45 am
I think that Bahrain is the home of the u.S. Fifth Fleet. We are playing a dangerous game in the M.E and I think time is running out. Hope for a cure for insanity soon.
BobInget on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 12:36 pm
Millions of climate and war refugees flooding into Europe changes everything. (politically)
Most Americans, Europeans, have for five years
virtually ignored Syria.
Russia, UK, Iran, Saudi Arabia need to negotiate
this crisis, pronto.
Nations lucky enough to escape early Climate Changes need to plan to accommodate millions
of people who don’t look like themselves.
Brace yourselves for more violence as we seek political solutions. In this country (US) we are already seeing mass movements away from the center. (in Texas, it is said, the only thing in the middle of the road are yellow lines and dead armadillos).
Perhaps France is further along with such a high
Muslim population and a long history of extremist
movements.
What might save humanity? Muslims themselves, not Americans or Russians need to clean house. Leaders need to step up.
As long as non Muslim people (European/American/Brit/French/etc) live in a Islamic Fear bubble, this war will last longer decades already in store.
WE need to break our dependence, support for Saudi Arabia now, before they take us down with them.
What might help the situation all around could be
accelerating the use of Natural Gas and Methanol, Fuel Cell Batteries, for transportation. . But, that’s for an entirely different day.
zoidberg on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 4:19 pm
Climate refugees lol. Monomaniacal much?
Boat on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 4:56 pm
Unfortunately I think the time has come that the population explosion has to be dealt with. No immigration of any kind should be allowed unless there is some kind of swap or very special circumstance.
As many of you argue sustainability may be passed or soon will be. The world needs to become much more cooperative about helping each other problem solving solutions that work inside separate countries.
As time goes by tech and education can hopefully lift opportunities of survivors but there are limits to what help can be given. Mother earth will have her say. Each country has a bigger battle ahead and tough decisions will have to be made.
apneaman on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 5:27 pm
zoidturd, you’re Monomaniacal with your denial. Mass movement of peoples is the norm for apes and being driven out by climate changes is one of the biggest factors. Only differences is this time we are the trigger and there are more apes on the move than ever. There are more people on the move than just the ones from the ME and north Africa. You might find yourself on the move soon enough or maybe surrounded by thousands of browned skinned new neighbours from central America and Mexico. Vote Trump, he’ll build a wall and save your precious consumer paradise. lol
apneaman on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 5:40 pm
No war here, just lots of resilience due to state and federal help. If it wasn’t for that, they would have already abandoned. The privilege of living in a wealthy country is that for many the consequences will not be felt as soon as in less resilient countries.
Native Alaskan Villagers May Become the First U.S. Climate Refugees
“Of Alaska’s 213 native villages, 184 are already experiencing severe problems with flooding and erosion. Thirty-one had already been identified by the U.S. Government as under “imminent threat” six years ago.”
http://blog.ucsusa.org/native-alaskan-villagers-may-become-the-first-u-s-climate-refugees-860
zoidberg on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 5:42 pm
Well takes one to know one I guess
apneaman on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 6:02 pm
Oh look, now the US military is in on the tree hugging, UN Agenda 21, increase my taxes and steal my freedom, climate conspiracy. Were fast approaching the point where it’s only a small group of white male conservative Americans along with a few counterparts in the 5 eyes countries who are the only ones still denying the reality. How is it that the entire world has been fooled, but not these denier folks? Apes will always cling to their preferred stories. The left has their delusional stories too.
Hagel to Address ‘Threat Multiplier’ of Climate Change
“The U.S. defense strategy refers to climate change as a “threat multiplier,” the secretary said, because it has the potential to exacerbate many challenges, including infectious disease and terrorism. “We are already beginning to see some of these impacts,” he added.
A changing climate will have real impacts on the military and the way it executes its missions, Hagel said, noting that the military could be called upon more often to support civil authorities and to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the face of more frequent and more intense natural disasters.
“Our coastal installations are vulnerable to rising sea levels and increased flooding, while droughts, wildfires and more extreme temperatures could threaten many of our training activities,” he said. “Our supply chains could be impacted, and we will need to ensure our critical equipment works under more extreme weather conditions.”
Weather always has affected military operations, and as the climate changes, the way the military executes operations may be altered or constrained, the secretary said.”
http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/603440
daddio7 on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 6:11 pm
I saw on one news show where it’s going to cost over $300,000 per person to move these families 12 miles. In the next few decades half of the US population needs to be moved out of the cities to small farms. The government is going to need to find much more economical ways to relocate people.
apneaman on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 6:27 pm
daddio, a shit load of money is being spent already on coastal defenses just so east coasters can maintain the illusion for a little while longer. Miami is a case study in ape stupidity. Once reality sinks in there won’t be any money to relocate. Well, at least not for the 99%
Miami, the great world city, is drowning while the powers that be look away
Low-lying south Florida, at the front line of climate change in the US, will be swallowed as sea levels rise. Astonishingly, the population is growing, house prices are rising and building goes on. The problem is the city is run by climate change deniers
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/11/miami-drowning-climate-change-deniers-sea-levels-rising
DUTCH SEA LEVEL RISE EXPERT: MIAMI WILL BE “THE NEW ATLANTIS,” A CITY IN THE SEA
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/dutch-sea-level-rise-expert-miami-will-be-the-new-atlantis-a-city-in-the-sea-7628340
Come hell or high water: The disaster scenario that is South Florida
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/come-hell-or-high-water-the-disaster-scenario-that-is-south-florida/article25552300/
Makati1 on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 6:53 pm
Ap, you are spot on. There are about 150+ million Latinos, south of the US border, that may be driven north by climate change in the years to come. (South Americans will go south toward the pole.) This is one time the US will not be protected by wide oceans. But, look out Canada if the drive north continues. North American Union anyone? LOL
apneaman on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 7:33 pm
Mak that’s the story, but we are already getting nailed in BC with drought, record forest fires, water shortages, melting glaciers, pine beetles, shrinking snow packs, dying fisheries, etc. Whoever might come will only stress things that much more and thus make it a wasted trip – maybe buy a couple of more years. The bigger the land mass, the more it will heat up. The southern hemisphere would be the place to run to, to buy the most amount of time. For those coming to BC, they might want to leave while vehicle travel is still available or else have a fondness for crossing mountains on foot, because that is pretty much all we have. I could imagine locals blowing a few bridges over some gorges and making vehicle travel impossible. Bring a pack horse.
Makati1 on Sun, 6th Sep 2015 11:48 pm
Ap, I’ve been following the action in BC and understand your plight. But I see the action more to your east as the herd migrates north. The East Coast and the Mississippi valley will channel them away from the Rockys. I see them taking the road of least resistance (and work) and that is NOT through the drought stricken states of the southwest with it’s deserts and mountains. It is more through the area Davy settled in and the east. We shall see. No migrations here. A few thousand immigrants (legal) every year, but they can be absorbed as the requirements are stiff to stay here and deportations are mandatory if you do not qualfy. Can’t just walk across some imaginary line.
theedrich on Mon, 7th Sep 2015 4:00 am
Let’s face it: the real reason we are in the ME, fighting (as usual) on the wrong side, is Israel. Given the Zionist control of the hypnosis box plus the Christian myth about the “Chosen People,” there is no way that America is going to give up slaughtering Yemenis or anyone else in Allahland. The war in Syria (as those in Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and even Ukraine) is propelled by the U.S. Israel told “our” leaders to attack Assad covertly, because the Jews don’t like him and couldn’t be bothered to attack his forces on their own. So after Hotflash Hillary had Qaddafi murdered, we shipped our arms from Libya to Syrian “freedom fighters,” unfortunately losing our Libyan ambassador at the same time. Many believe that ISIL was initially kindled by the U.S. to do its dirty work in achieving regime change in Syria. Unfortunately, it seems things may have gotten a bit out of hand as the State Department’s protegé has grown. Thanks to such American benevolence, the entire Mohammedan world is trying to move to Europe under cover of being “refugees.” Of course, none of those invaders would think of going to much closer Arab countries far richer than Europe: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, etc. I wonder why. Maybe it’s the genosuicidism that European politicians are covering up with all the sob stories, with even the pope urging Europe to drown itself with the incoming flood. The avalanche means the end of Europe, but none of TPTB could care in the least.
It is odd, by the way, that the ultra-rich Saudis cannot defend themselves against dirt-poor, ragtag insurgents in a neighboring country, and need Uncle Sap to support them.
Davy on Mon, 7th Sep 2015 6:06 am
Mak “It is more through the area Davy settled in and the east. We shall see. No migrations here. A few thousand immigrants (legal) every year, but they can be absorbed as the requirements are stiff to stay here and deportations are mandatory if you do not qualfy. Can’t just walk across some imaginary line.”
Mak, your P’s already is in overshoot. You are already toast. 100MIL people in the space of the state of Arizona with 6.7MIL or Asia with 4.5BIL in the space of a country like Russia with 143MIL. That is the end result of overshoot. North America overshoot is minor in that respect. We are not food importers like Asia. The 20% the US imports in not needed. It is luxury non seasonal food that can be replaced. Asia and the P’s are net importers with consumption and population growing. Asia is toast.