Sudanese army says ground troops to join Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

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Now Sudan is joining the action in Yemen.

Sudanese army says ground troops to join Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

March 26, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese army said on Thursday that its troops are heading to unspecified areas in Saudi Arabia to participate in the Saudi-led military action against Shiite Houthi militants allied with Iran, who have taken control of Yemen since September 2014.

In the air assault codenamed "Operation Decisive Storm," Saudi Arabia deployed some 100 fighter jets, 150,000 soldiers and other navy units, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya TV reported.

Al-Arabiya said that aircrafts from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan and Egypt were involved though it was not clear which carried out actual strikes.

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