Saudis to Intensify Airstrikes Against Yemen’s Houthis

 

Warns Yemenis not to use roads in several provinces

by Jason Ditz 

Posted onJanuary 16, 2022CategoriesNewsTagsSaudi Arabia, Yemen

As they have so many times in this war, Saudi Arabia has announced an escalation of the aerial bombardment of Yemen this weekend, admonishing civilians to avoid driving in several provinces at risk of being targeted.

The airstrikes have been centering on Shabwa and Maarib, but they also threatened the Bayda Province, and singled out several districts in Maarib that would  be the most likely to be hit.

This sets the stage for yet more airstrikes, and may be complicated for the Saudis, who are constantly complaining about how many missiles they’re firing, but never seeking a way to scale back.

Weapon shortages will be even worse now, and the Saudis airstrikes, while deadly, are never the end-all, be-all military solutions they’re promising. The result is just further retaliation, and more war.

https://news.antiwar.com/2022/01/16/saudis-to-intensify-airstrikes-against-yemens-houthis/