Yemen Crisis/Conflict & the "Decisive Storm" Coalition
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Miragedriver
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Israeli Media: Yemeni Rocket Attack Killed Saudi Air Force Commander
A Saudi Arabian Air Force commander, reported to have died from a heart attack, was actually killed by a Houthi cross-border attack earlier this month, according to an Israeli intelligence and military website.
On Wednesday, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted the following statement issued by the Ministry of Defense:
"The Commander of Saudi Royal Air Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Shaalan died today during a working trip outside the Kingdom due to a heart attack."
The Saudi-based Arab News site similarly noted that the Air Force commander was on a "business trip outside the Kingdom" when he died, though no additional details were provided about the nature of the trip, its purpose, or duration.
Following the announcement, conflicting reports have emerged about the cause and even time of Al-Shaalan’s death, with sources saying the general was killed by a cross-border Houthi rocket attack that took place on June 6, five days before the SPA’s announcement.
According to Israeli military and intelligence news site DEBKAfiles, the general was killed when Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a Scud missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s largest air base, King Khalid, in the southwestern region of Asir. The base has been used by the Saudi military for its airstrike campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Reportedly acting on intelligence received from Iranian sources, Houthi fighters launched an attack in the middle of the night on June 6, firing several Scud missiles. Saudi sources insisted the attacks were intercepted by Patriot missiles, deployed on the base by the US to counter attacks from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). However, the Arabic-language Al Mayadeen channel reported the Houthi missiles hit their target.
DEBKAFiles additionally reported that the Patriot counter-missiles only intercepted two of the fired 15 rockets.
The conflicting report falls in line with the official Iranian Fars News Agency, which similarly cited an anonymous Yemeni source in New York as saying "Shaalan was killed in the Yemeni army’s missile attacks against Saudi Arabia’s Khamees al-Mushait region five days earlier."
DEBKAFiles contends that the Saudi government has concealed the real cause of Al-Shaalan’s death so as to "avoid affecting the morale of Saudi combatants taking part in the Yemen war."
The Saudi-led airstrike campaign in Yemen began in March when the embattled Yemeni president Abdu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi enlisted the help of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to counter the advancement of Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in the country.
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A Saudi Arabian Air Force commander, reported to have died from a heart attack, was actually killed by a Houthi cross-border attack earlier this month, according to an Israeli intelligence and military website.
On Wednesday, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted the following statement issued by the Ministry of Defense:
"The Commander of Saudi Royal Air Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Shaalan died today during a working trip outside the Kingdom due to a heart attack."
The Saudi-based Arab News site similarly noted that the Air Force commander was on a "business trip outside the Kingdom" when he died, though no additional details were provided about the nature of the trip, its purpose, or duration.
Following the announcement, conflicting reports have emerged about the cause and even time of Al-Shaalan’s death, with sources saying the general was killed by a cross-border Houthi rocket attack that took place on June 6, five days before the SPA’s announcement.
According to Israeli military and intelligence news site DEBKAfiles, the general was killed when Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a Scud missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s largest air base, King Khalid, in the southwestern region of Asir. The base has been used by the Saudi military for its airstrike campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Reportedly acting on intelligence received from Iranian sources, Houthi fighters launched an attack in the middle of the night on June 6, firing several Scud missiles. Saudi sources insisted the attacks were intercepted by Patriot missiles, deployed on the base by the US to counter attacks from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). However, the Arabic-language Al Mayadeen channel reported the Houthi missiles hit their target.
DEBKAFiles additionally reported that the Patriot counter-missiles only intercepted two of the fired 15 rockets.
The conflicting report falls in line with the official Iranian Fars News Agency, which similarly cited an anonymous Yemeni source in New York as saying "Shaalan was killed in the Yemeni army’s missile attacks against Saudi Arabia’s Khamees al-Mushait region five days earlier."
DEBKAFiles contends that the Saudi government has concealed the real cause of Al-Shaalan’s death so as to "avoid affecting the morale of Saudi combatants taking part in the Yemen war."
The Saudi-led airstrike campaign in Yemen began in March when the embattled Yemeni president Abdu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi enlisted the help of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to counter the advancement of Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in the country.
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plawolf
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You say that Jeff, but I was just about to remark how eerily quiet this conflict has gone on the mainstream news services lately.
One could be easily forgiven for not realizing the conflict was still raging on.
Not saying anonymous sources are reliable, but one can also strongly argue that the western mainstream media has a proven track record of omitting news and developments unfavourable to their party line in far off places where their primary target audience (western viewers) would have little chance of noticing the omission unless they go out of their way to look for such news (which the vast majority never do).
One could be easily forgiven for not realizing the conflict was still raging on.
Not saying anonymous sources are reliable, but one can also strongly argue that the western mainstream media has a proven track record of omitting news and developments unfavourable to their party line in far off places where their primary target audience (western viewers) would have little chance of noticing the omission unless they go out of their way to look for such news (which the vast majority never do).
Could be, wolf...but if a Saudi Air Force General is confirmed killed...I bet the US media will be all over it. That would be big news.
Particularly if they reached inside Saudi Arabia with SCUDS to do so.
They have also been burned before though and they will wait to get some credible source.
Time will tell.
plawolf
Lieutenant General
I have to admit, I did get a little suspicious when I read the part about 15 Scuds fired and only 2 intercepted.
Firstly, 15 Scud missiles is a very substantial force, and it would be a massive failure for SA if after all these weeks of bombing the Houthis could still muster that many high end assets to be able to afford to use so many missiles in a single strike.
The Patriot intercept rate also seems low since that's barely better than what the Patriots managed during the first Gulf War.
Anyone know where this air base is located?
15 Scuds incoming and Patriots rising to intercept would have made quite a show, so if this was anywhere near civilian population centres, you would think someone would have took a photo or tweeted something on the internet.
Blackstone
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Looks like Iran is doing well in Yemen. What was it Obama said about Yemen being a win for the US?