This shows that the Iran-backed Houthis are prepared to use force again in Yemen.
“This terrorist attack was carried out by the Houthis, who sent aircraft targeting the position of the Bahraini guards on the southern border of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia despite the halt of military operations between the warring sides in Yemen,” the Bahraini military statement said.
On Monday, the official spokesman for the Arab Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki, announced the martyrdom of an officer and a non-commissioned officer and the wounding of a number of members of the duty force participating from the Kingdom of Bahrain who were on the border of Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
In a phone call made by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, he expressed his condolences for the martyrs of the Duty Force members, Al-Ain media reported. Riyadh sees this as a “treacherous blow to peace.” The attack is seen in the Gulf as evidence that the Houthis have not ceased their “provocative actions” and is not “consistent with the positive efforts being made to seek to end the crisis and reach a comprehensive political solution,” Al-Ain media said.
Reduced violence after a decade of war
What this means is that the Houthis appear to be prepared to continue targeted attacks that may harm stability on the borders of Yemen. There had been a reduction in violence in Yemen after a decade of war there. The reduced conflict came in part due to the shifts in Saudi-Iran ties after Iran and Saudi Arabia reconciled earlier this year. This also enabled the UN to help prevent an oil spill in the Red Sea. READ MORE
