The Collapse of Saudi-Led Coalition Against Yemen in Full Swing as Sudan pulls out of the war

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[–]Tom_Bombadil 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

I was going to make this comment.

I suppose it's like how Spain contributed to NATO in Afghanistan.

"Coalitions..."

[–]magnora7 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I looked it up, basically Sudan was being a Saudi proxy. They sent 10k Sudanese troops to yemen, which is quite a lot. And that's just "the first batch" according to the article. So there might've been 30-50k Sudanese troops in Yemen at the behest of Saudi Arabia. Who is funded almost entirely by the US and Israel, because they have overlapping geopolitical goals in what middle eastern countries they want to conquer.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34563528

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

30-50k of troops from Sudan is very surprising.

What could Sudan have to materially offer?

I suspect human trafficking is probably at the root of this Sudanese involvement. :-(

[–]magnora7 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Yes I also wonder about the quality and organization and funding of these Sudanese troops sent to Yemen... I found these tidbits:

The spokesperson for the Houthi army has said that over 4,000 Sudanese forces fighting with the Saudi-UAE coalition in Yemen have been killed since 2015.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/yemen-war-houthis-sudan-troops-suffering-heavy-casualties-191104104429885.html

Sudan has played an important role in the conflict. For military muscle on the ground in Yemen, the Saudis and Emiratis have turned to battle-hardened forces from Sudan with combat experience in Darfur and other parts of their country. In fact, 8,000-14,000 Sudanese mercenaries—including child soldiers between the ages of 13 and 17—are currently fighting within the Arab coalition’s ranks against Houthi insurgents.

https://lobelog.com/sudans-tragic-role-in-yemens-civil-war/

You guessed right about the trafficking, these are child soldiers, basically captive to a system they don't understand, being used to secure land for Saudi-Israelia

[–]Tom_Bombadil 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I doubt there's a significant level of Patriotism in Saudi Arabia, and even if there was the training would be dismal.

Sudanese child soldier mercenaries has to be an upgrade for the Saudis.

MBS doesn't seem to make any humanitarian pretexts, which isn't surprising. I get the sense that internally Saudi Arabia is barely holding it together.

Israel is eagerly watching that pressure build.

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I doubt there's a significant level of Patriotism in Saudi Arabia

Oh there is, it's called Wahhabi Islam, it's basically the Mormons of Islam, and it's the state religion. They literally own the city of Mecca too

and even if there was the training would be dismal.

lol no argument there