Sources: The Arab Coalition Ignored Information Predicting Houthi Attacks on Saudi Border

The Arab Coalition’s operations room received early warning of the possibility of attacks on the Yemeni-Saudi border, but it did not take it seriously, informed sources told Sheba Intelligence on Tuesday. The reason for not taking action is the state of de-escalation in the Yemen war since April 2022 and the subsequent peace negotiations in Muscat, Sanaa, and Riyadh.

On Monday, the Houthi group launched a drone attack, killing two Bahraini soldiers and wounding several others, said the General Command of the Bahrain Defense Force. The statement described the attack as “treacherous and terrorist.”

The spokesperson of the Arab Coalition, Turki Al-Maliki, said these hostile acts do not conform with the efforts to end the conflict and reach a comprehensive political solution. He said the command of the coalition forces reserved the right to reply to this provocation at the right time and place.

Informed sources told Sheba Intelligence that large and sophisticated drones were transported from the capital, Sana’a, to multiple military areas. A recent report revealed the transfer of Houthi weapons in Al-Jawf Governorate, which is located on the border with Saudi Arabia and adjacent to the Marib province.

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The report published on September 9 indicated that the Houthi group had repaired the telecommunications tower in Al-Jawf, which it disabled when the Houthi militants took control of many areas of Al-Jawf in 2021.

The sources link the developments of the past days to the Houthi attacks on Bahraini forces stationed on the southern border of Saudi Arabia, which led to two soldiers dead and several injuries.

Bahrain is a member of the Saudi-led Arab coalition that launched a military campaign against the Houthis in 2015 at the request of Yemen’s UN-recognized government. After seven years of military operations, the coalition began shifting its policy, seeking a political solution through negotiations. However, the Monday drone attack on the Saudi border signifies the Houthi desire to prolong the war.