Coalition Ground Forces Could Leap into Yemen

The insertion of Saudi-led coalition ground forces into Yemen would carry considerable risk, but the coalition may have no choice. The Saudi-led coalition continued to pound al-Houthi fighters and forces loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh throughout the weekend. However, al-Houthi and Saleh forces sustained their attacks against Yemeni President Abd Rabboh Mansour Hadi's forces and his tribal allies. Without support from coalition ground forces, Aden may fall out of Hadi's hands, an event that the Saudi-led coalition had previously set as a red line.