Saudi Special Forces are openly training near the southern Yemen city of Aden as the Gulf coalition ground troops push into Houthi strongholds in the north.<br /><br /> After six months of bombarding rebel positions, last week President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hardi returned from exile in Saudi Arabia as parts of the country appear to be back under his government’s control.<br /><br /> A Saudi Special Forces commander stressed their mission in conjunction with UAE forces was to return the country to peace and to support Yemeni troops against the rebels.<br /><br /> But six months of bombardments from both sides have damaged, scorched and destroyed buildings, hospitals and homes.The Saudis have been delivering much needed aid including food stuffs and medical supplies.<br /><br /> But the coalition has also been blamed for the deaths of countless civilians. In the most recent incident at least 38 people – some sources say as many as 140 – are reported to have been killed in an air strike on a wedding party in south-western Yemen.
