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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Air campaign against Houthis under way in Yemen, says Saudi-led coalition

Three fighters in desert camouflage ride in the back of a pickup truck, with guns around their shoulders and scarves tied around their heads. A fourth soldier stands by the side of the road.
Yemeni military reinforcements travel along the coastal road between Aden and Mocha, Yemen, on Monday. Photograph: Abdulnasser Alseddik/AP

Leaders of a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen claimed a broad air campaign involving 100 jet aircraft was under way on Monday against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea coastline and farther north in the capital, Sana’a.

The Saudi coalition spokesperson, Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki, said the 100 fighter jets participating in Operation Dawn of Yemen were providing support to forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government.

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