on 5 november 2009, royal saudi land forces launched sweeping ground offensive against yemen s shiite houthi rebels after crossed saudi border in order outflank yemeni army, had launched military campaign against houthis control , pacify northern yemeni mountains, , killed 2 saudi border guards. saudi forces relied heavily on air power , artillery soften rebels without risking men. saudi army lost 133 soldiers in fighting against rebels, of casualties occurring when ground forces tried move areas had been softened shelling. raised alarms across sunni arab world iran supporting yemeni rebels .
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