Hundreds more Sudanese troops arrive in Yemen

[Jefferson23]

Fresh mobilisation in south Yemen comes as coalition spokesperson claims to have achieved more than NATO did in 11 years in Afghanistan

A battalion of 400 Sudanese soldiers arrived in the Yemeni port city of Aden on Monday, ready to be deployed against a possible new offensive by Houthi rebels in the south of the country.

The fresh deployment will join 500 other Sudanese soldiers who entered the country on 19 October to support the anti-Houthi fighters.

Sudan is part of a Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting to push back Houthi rebels who took over the capital in September 2014. Riyadh is seeking to reinstall exiled President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi.

In August Sudanese officials announced that after they joined the coalition, Saudi Arabia deposited $1bn in the central bank. The reasons for the desposit were not disclosed.

Total casualty figures for the Sudanese troops already in the country are unknown, although an official with the Sudanese defence ministry acknowledged on 24 October, five days after they entered Yemen, that 22 of their troops had been either killed, injured or kidnapped.

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/400-more-sudanese-troops-arrive-yemen-1210506015

[bemildred]

1. Mercenaries.

"possible new offensive by Houthi rebels in the south of the country" confirms that the Saudi coalition is no longer on the attack.

This is just hilarious:

In August Sudanese officials announced that after they joined the coalition, Saudi Arabia deposited $1bn in the central bank. The reasons for the desposit were not disclosed.

[Jefferson23]

2. I agree, lol. A real mystery, eh? n/t

[KoKo]

3. yep....bn will do it...

I wonder if these are "Special Ops" trained or just fodder...though.