US General Says ’Impressed’ with Saudi-led Ops in Yemen
Local Editor
The US Air Force General Charles Brown, commander of the US Air Forces Central Command, said on Tuesday that he was impressed with the work the Saudi-led coalition is doing in Yemen.
He said that the US Air Force has been working together with Saudi forces on training, and he was impressed with their air "operations".
"We’re both of the same mindset", he said.
A Saudi-led coalition backed by the United States has been carrying out a military aggression on Yemen by launching airstrikes against the country since March 26.
The airstrikes have not been authorized by the United Nations [UN].
Over 2,615 civilians have been killed in the conflict in the last six months, according to the UN. Yet, other organizations put the death toll at much higher. According to the Yemeni health ministry, the death toll from the Saudi-led aggression is more than 6,000 so far, adding that 1,277 of those killed were children.
The attacks began in a bid to restore power to the country’s fugitive former Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Saudi Arabia.
