Yemen refugee camp airstrike
Yemen refugee camp airstrike, At any moment, Saudi troops could march through Yemen, heating up an already intense conflict that could have ramifications across the Middle East.
On Monday, a Saudi-led coalition of nine countries continued airstrikes against Shiite Houthi rebels, who have captured key parts of Yemen and ousted that country's President, and who could spread Iran's influence in the region.
And the notion of an Iranian proxy power in Yemen is unacceptable to many -- especially Iran's staunch rival Saudi Arabia.
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"I think the Saudis ... feel directly, physically threatened by what is happening," said Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations.
But if the coalition takes the fight to the ground in Yemen, the consequences could be severe. Houthis are battle-hardened guerrilla fighters and could cross into Saudi Arabia. They've already threatened suicide bomb attacks inside Saudi Arabia.
And Yemen, already the home base to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, now teeters on the brink of becoming a failed state and an even more fertile breeding ground for extremism.
Here's the latest on the crisis in Yemen and its impact around the world:
The airstrikes and shelling
Saudi-led airstrikes targeted Houthi military posts and weapons depots in the capital city of Sanaa on Monday, two Houthi commanders told CNN.
Yemen's Defense Ministry said a Saudi airstrike hit Al-Mazeraq refugee camp in Haradh, near the Saudi border, killing at least 40 internally displaced people and injuring 250.
The group Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) tweeted that one of its teams had received "30 wounded plus 15 dead bodies following airstrike on IDP camp today."
On Monday, a Saudi-led coalition of nine countries continued airstrikes against Shiite Houthi rebels, who have captured key parts of Yemen and ousted that country's President, and who could spread Iran's influence in the region.
And the notion of an Iranian proxy power in Yemen is unacceptable to many -- especially Iran's staunch rival Saudi Arabia.
'Tricky issues' remain in nuclear talks with Iran
"I think the Saudis ... feel directly, physically threatened by what is happening," said Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations.
But if the coalition takes the fight to the ground in Yemen, the consequences could be severe. Houthis are battle-hardened guerrilla fighters and could cross into Saudi Arabia. They've already threatened suicide bomb attacks inside Saudi Arabia.
And Yemen, already the home base to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, now teeters on the brink of becoming a failed state and an even more fertile breeding ground for extremism.
Here's the latest on the crisis in Yemen and its impact around the world:
The airstrikes and shelling
Saudi-led airstrikes targeted Houthi military posts and weapons depots in the capital city of Sanaa on Monday, two Houthi commanders told CNN.
Yemen's Defense Ministry said a Saudi airstrike hit Al-Mazeraq refugee camp in Haradh, near the Saudi border, killing at least 40 internally displaced people and injuring 250.
The group Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) tweeted that one of its teams had received "30 wounded plus 15 dead bodies following airstrike on IDP camp today."