US expands intel, targeting support for Saudi campaign against Iranian ally: Report
More than 100 U.S. military advisers are helping Saudi forces with intelligence and geospatial targeting, while the support stops short of direct strike participation.
- More than 100 US military advisers, part of a roughly 200-strong joint forces command formed in recent weeks, are assisting Saudi Arabia with intelligence and targeting support against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.
- Providing "geospatial" targeting support, the US is helping Saudi forces visualize real-time battlefield conditions, comparing the capabilities to the Pentagon's Maven system used for similar operations.
- US officials believe hundreds of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps officers are currently in Yemen, yet the US military remains wary of potential civilian casualties from Saudi strikes, reflecting past concerns.
- Memories of controversial targeting support provided during the Obama and first Trump administrations hang over the effort, as critics note past contributions to high civilian casualties in previous campaigns.
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Over 100 US military advisors on ground in Saudi Arabia as fighting with Iran-backed group intensifies, CNN reports
— Over 100-200 U.S. military advisers are in Saudi Arabia providing intelligence and targeting support for operations against the Houthis in Yemen, according to CNN
The U.S. is providing Saudi Arabia with a real-time battlefield targeting tool akin to the Pentagon’s Maven, plus geospatial support for strikes on the...
EXCLUSIVE: US expands intel, targeting support for Saudi campaign against Iranian ally
More than 100 US military advisers are on the ground in Saudi Arabia providing intelligence and targeting support to the Kingdom in its military campaign against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, multiple sources familiar with the effort say. The assistance comes as fighting on the peninsula intensifies and risks spilling into open war with the Houthis, threatening a second major shipping corridor out of the Middle East.
More than 100 US military advisers are in Saudi Arabia, providing intelligence and targeting support to operations against the Houthis in Yemen.
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