Trump considers joining Saudi strikes on Yemen's Houthis
Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 13:24 · Archive
President Trump says the US may join Saudi Arabia in striking Yemen's Houthis after an attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people.
President Trump said on Saturday that the US is considering joining Saudi Arabia in military action against Yemen's Houthis following an attack on Riyadh airport. The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed the strike killed 12 people and injured 309 others. It was the second deadly assault on King Khalid International Airport in less than a week.
Two Saudi government officials told CNBC that the kingdom is requesting 'urgent defense support' from the US and wants American intervention 'as soon as possible' to help the Saudi-led coalition fight the Houthis. Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, described the attack as a 'war crime' and said the coalition 'will respond decisively'.
Trump told reporters outside the White House: 'We may. We're going to look at it.' He added that the US would 'make a decision' and 'move very quickly'. The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Analysts noted that US military involvement would stretch American resources in the Middle East already committed to other operations in the region.
How it is being reported
- Trump weighs in on joining Saudi strikes after Houthi terrorists killed 1 American and 11 others in Riyadh airport bombingPresident Trump has weighed in on whether the US will joing Saudia Arabia's strikes following the deadly airport bombing that left at least 12 dead on Saturday, including one American.Daily Mail · 11 Oct, 14:43
- Trump says US may hit Houthis after American killed at Saudi airport and terror group threatens more attacksPresident Trump warned the US may join Saudi Arabia in its upcoming retaliatory attacks against the Houthis after the Iran-backed terror group carried out the deadliest attack on Riyadh in a decade in a bloody assault on its main international airport.New York Post · 11 Oct, 14:40
- Trump says he is 'going to look at' joining Saudi Arabia in the fight against Iran-backed Houthis after deadly airport strikeU.S. military involvement in the fight against the Houthis would stretch resources in the Middle East already committed to fighting Iran, analysts said.CNBC · 11 Oct, 12:52
- Trump ‘may’ join Saudi strikes on Houthis after Riyadh airport attackPresident Donald Trump says the US ‘may’ join Saudi strikes against Yemen’s Houthis.Al Jazeera · 11 Oct, 02:59
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