Operation Hodeidah: Arab coalition reaches out to India for its support

 

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Arab coalition which is fighting to secure the strategic Yemeni port of Hodeidah is planning to reach out to India for its support.

Operation at Hodeidah – main target is to fight terrorism that is a common enemy of both India and the UAE.

Arab coalition expects that the operation will force the Houthi rebels in Yemen to sit down for a negotiated settlement of the conflict that has caused a major humanitarian disaster in Yemen.

• In Yemen – the Houthis began as a theological movement preaching peace, but now find themselves at the centre of an international conflict.
• Houthis are Shia rebels.
• Yemen’s port of Hodeidah was under the control of the Houthi rebels who are believed to be drawing support from Iran.
• The Arab coalition, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, claims that the Iranian military has used the port to supply the Houthis with weapons and ammunition.
• Houthis are also being alleged of supporting pirates in the western Indian Ocean region.

 

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