Saudi Arabia to build military base near Yemen
Saudi Arabia has decided to establish a military base near the Yemeni border due to recent development in Yemen.
Media reports said on Tuesday that the base will be constructed in the southern part of the country.
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has been ordered to erect the facility immediately along with a number of training buildings nearby.
The move comes as Yemen's Houthi fighters have been fighting al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups in the in the crisis-hit country.
Fighters of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement took control of the southwestern city of Ta'izz, a strategic city between the capital, Sana’a, and Aden.
The Houthi fighters and their allies seized the city's airport after defeating forces loyal to fugitive President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, security sources said.
Reports say Houthi fighters also captured several state facilities including a court complex in Ta'izz, which is Yemen's third-largest city, on March 22.
On March 12, Yemen’s Houthi movement staged a military drill the city of Kitaf in the province of Sa’ada, along the border with Saudi Arabia.
According to reports, thousands of the members of the Houthi movement participated in the drill, in which artillery, rockets, and other weapons were used.
A Houthi media official said the drill was not meant to “pose a threat to anyone.”
The military drill came after as Saudi Arabia approved Hadi’s proposed plan to hold the country’s national dialogue in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, instead of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, which is currently under the control of the Houthis.
The Houthi movement strongly condemned the Saudi measure, unequivocally refusing to participate in the talks.
In late January, Hadi, along with the cabinet of Prime Minister Khaled Bahah, stepped down over pressure from the Ansarullah revolutionaries, but the Yemeni parliament did not approve his resignation.
Hadi fled his home in the capital on February 21 after weeks under effective house arrest and went to Aden, Yemen’s second-largest city, where he officially withdrew his resignation and highlighted his intention to resume duties.
The Ansarullah fighters took control of the capital in September 2014 and are currently trying to advance toward Aden.
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