US expands intel, targeting support for Saudi campaign against Iranian ally: Report
More than 100 U.S. advisers are helping Saudi forces choose Houthi targets through a new joint command, according to CNN.
- More than 100 US military advisers, part of a roughly 200-strong joint forces command formed in recent weeks, are assisting Saudi Arabia with intelligence and targeting support against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.
- Providing "geospatial" targeting support, the US is helping Saudi forces visualize real-time battlefield conditions, comparing the capabilities to the Pentagon's Maven system used for similar operations.
- US officials believe hundreds of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps officers are currently in Yemen, yet the US military remains wary of potential civilian casualties from Saudi strikes, reflecting past concerns.
- Memories of controversial targeting support provided during the Obama and first Trump administrations hang over the effort, as critics note past contributions to high civilian casualties in previous campaigns.
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The United States will not go into direct conflict with the Yemeni Husites, but will not leave its allies from Saudi Arabia unaided. According to CNN, more than a hundred "military advisers" have been transferred to the Middle East as a matter of urgency.
US boots hit the ground in Saudi Arabia as Houthi war intensifies
More than 100 US military advisers — possibly around 200 — are now on the ground in Saudi Arabia, helping the Kingdom battle Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen. According to CNN, the Americans are operating through a newly established joint command, providing intelligence, real-time battlefield information and geospatial targeting assistance for Saudi operations. The deployment […]
<p>More than 100 U.S. military advisers have arrived in Saudi Arabia amid escalating tensions with the Houthis American advisers are helping Saudi Arabia coordinate strikes on the Houthis. The United States provides intelligence, but does not participate in attacks.</p>
Report: US Ramps Up Intelligence, Targeting Support for Saudi Arabia’s War in Yemen
More than 100 US military advisers are in Saudi Arabia assisting Riyadh with intelligence and targeting support for its renewed war in Yemen, CNN reported on Thursday. One of CNN's sources, an unnamed US official, put the number of US troops assisting in the effort at 200 and said they…
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