The Sunnis are really determined that Iran is not going to influence the region if they are now suggesting ground troops in Yemen.
Ground troops needed to purge Iran ‘influence’ in Yemen — Bahrain
By AFP - Sep 11,2015 - Last updated at Sep 11,2015
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Military armoured vehicles carrying soldiers loyal to Yemen's exiled government are seen on a road in the northern province of Marib on Wednesday (Reuters photo)
PARIS — Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khaled Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa called for a ground offensive "to eliminate the Iranian influence" in Yemen, in an interview with France's Le Figaro newspaper published Thursday.
"We need to be present on the ground to obtain the application of UN Resolution 2216 and the return of the legitimate authority to power," he said.
"We must be sure that we completely eliminate the Iranian influence and that of their Houthi allies."
Bahrain is part of an Arab coalition that since March has been striking from the air at the Shiite Houthi rebels in a bid to prevent them from taking full control of Yemen, and to restore the rule of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who is exiled in Saudi Arabia.
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Ground troops needed to purge Iran ‘influence’ in Yemen — Bahrain
By AFP - Sep 11,2015 - Last updated at Sep 11,2015
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Military armoured vehicles carrying soldiers loyal to Yemen's exiled government are seen on a road in the northern province of Marib on Wednesday (Reuters photo)
PARIS — Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khaled Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa called for a ground offensive "to eliminate the Iranian influence" in Yemen, in an interview with France's Le Figaro newspaper published Thursday.
"We need to be present on the ground to obtain the application of UN Resolution 2216 and the return of the legitimate authority to power," he said.
"We must be sure that we completely eliminate the Iranian influence and that of their Houthi allies."
Bahrain is part of an Arab coalition that since March has been striking from the air at the Shiite Houthi rebels in a bid to prevent them from taking full control of Yemen, and to restore the rule of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who is exiled in Saudi Arabia.
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Ground troops needed to purge Iran ‘influence’ in Yemen — Bahrain | Jordan Times