Saudi forces move to be deployed in Yemen ports after UAE drawdown: Sources
Tehran (KNA) - Saudi military forces have reportedly moved in to be deployed in two strategic Red Sea ports and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait after the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a key part of the Saudi-led military coalition, said it was going ahead with plans to reduce the number of troops in Yemen.
Yemeni military officials and officials from Saudi-backed former regime, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Saudi officers have taken command of military bases at the ports of al-Mokha, situated 346 kilometers south of the capital Sana'a, and al-Khokha, which Emirati forces used to support their operations in the strategic coastal city of Hudaydah.
Saudi troops have also been dispatched to the southern Yemeni port city of Aden as well as the volcanic island of Perim in the Strait of Mandeb.
Source: PressTV