Looks like they feel they can't overcome the Houtis without ground forces. I wonder if the Houtis would give up if Iran would tell them to stop fighting.
Yemen mission to United Nations calls for ground force intervention against Houthis
Yemen's mission to the United Nations has called for a rapid ground force intervention to push back Shiite Houthi rebels. A Saudi-led coalition has targeted the rebels with airstrikes.
The Yemen mission's letter was sent to the 15-member UN Security Council and called on the international community to quickly intervene with ground forces to save the country from Houthi rebels. The Shiite militants have been targeted by Saudi-led airstrikes for weeks.
"We urge the international community to quickly intervene by land forces to save Yemen, especially Aden and Taiz," the mission said in its letter sent to the Council.
Yemen's ambassador to the UN, Khaled Alyemany, described what he called the Houthis' "barbaric violations against a defenseless population." The government will spare no effort to bring the Houthis to "international justice as war criminals," the letter said.
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Yemen mission to United Nations calls for ground force intervention against Houthis News DW.DE 07.05.2015
Yemen mission to United Nations calls for ground force intervention against Houthis
Yemen's mission to the United Nations has called for a rapid ground force intervention to push back Shiite Houthi rebels. A Saudi-led coalition has targeted the rebels with airstrikes.
The Yemen mission's letter was sent to the 15-member UN Security Council and called on the international community to quickly intervene with ground forces to save the country from Houthi rebels. The Shiite militants have been targeted by Saudi-led airstrikes for weeks.
"We urge the international community to quickly intervene by land forces to save Yemen, especially Aden and Taiz," the mission said in its letter sent to the Council.
Yemen's ambassador to the UN, Khaled Alyemany, described what he called the Houthis' "barbaric violations against a defenseless population." The government will spare no effort to bring the Houthis to "international justice as war criminals," the letter said.
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Yemen mission to United Nations calls for ground force intervention against Houthis News DW.DE 07.05.2015
