INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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
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
