The Saudi Ambassador to the United States has announced thatSaudi Arabia has intervened in Yemen in support of the beleaguered President.
The Saudi ambassador to the United States says his country has begun airstrikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who drove out the US-backed Yemeni president.
Adel al-Jubair said on Wednesday that a coalition consisting of 10 countries, including the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), had begun airstrikes in Yemen.
He said that the Saudis "will do anything necessary" to protect the people of Yemen and "the legitimate government of Yemen."
"The kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its GCC allies and its allies outside of the GCC have decided to respond to the requests of the legitimate president of Yemen [Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi ]", Jubair said in a press conference in Washington.
The Saudi ambassador said that the Houthis controlled ballistic and heavy weaponry, and could take control of the country's air force
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