Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia and Gulf region allies have launched air strikes in Yemen against Houthi militants
Saudi Arabia and Gulf region allies have launched military operations including air strikes in Yemen, officials said, to counter Iran-allied forces besieging the southern city of Aden where the Yemeni president had taken refuge.
Gulf broadcaster Al-Arabiya TV reported that the Kingdom was contributing as many as 150,000 troops and 100 warplanes to the operations.
Egypt, Jordan, Sudan and Pakistan were ready to take part in a ground offensive in Yemen, it said.