Yemeni forces opposed to Ansarullah are in talks with the U.S.
and Persian Gulf Arab allies about a possible land offensive to oust the group from the Red Sea coast, according to individuals involved in the discussions.The conversations come about a month into a U.S.-led aerial attack against Ansarullah purchased by President Donald Trump, an operation yet to achieve its goal of ending the groups attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, a vital trade path, and Israel.A Yemeni ground offensive, which could include an attempt to regain the capital Sanaa after more than a years under the Ansarullah control, would substantially widen and intensify that campaign.
It would not include U.S.
soldiers, individuals said.The head of U.S.
Central Command, Michael Kurilla, held talks in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh this month with the chiefs of personnel of the Saudi and Yemeni militaries, Bloomberg News reported.The generals went over ongoing efforts against Ansarullah, the Pentagon said, without elaborating.
This short article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times