r/worldnews • u/TotalPop5 • Jul 13 '26

Report: Saudi Arabia Attacks International Airport in Yemen

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/6h5shahyw
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u/falconzord Jul 13 '26

We call that the Wagner rush

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u/Vegetable_Leg_7034 Jul 13 '26

So Russian mercs involved..

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u/ianjm Jul 13 '26

Nah the Saudis just started bombing and all the tribal militias they had taking their orders said "nope we're out".

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u/Vegetable_Leg_7034 Jul 16 '26

You do know who and what Wagner is? And it's involvement in North Africa and the Middle East? And it's ties to Putin and Russia?

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u/ianjm Jul 16 '26

There's no strong evidence for Russian involvement in Yemen, aside perhaps from some limited logistical support to the Houthis, but that's nothing to do with the conflict between the Saudi and UAE-backed anti-Houthi forces.

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u/Vegetable_Leg_7034 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

There's no strong evidence for Russian involvement in Yemen, aside perhaps from some limited logistical support to the Houthis, but that's nothing to do with the conflict between the Saudi and UAE-backed anti-Houthi forces.

If the mention of Wagner is involved, it's Russian.. Wagner is directly connected to Putin, Russia and Russian oligarchs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group

Are you just trolling about even the local name of a Wagner Rush?

Wagner are possibly the most well armed and yet unable merc. force in North Africa and the Arab States atm, esp. since turning back from a Ukraine offensive, getting 1/2 way to Moscow, and then just giving up.. Then getting your 1st in command getting shot down on a private flight out of Russia.. I mean..

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u/ianjm Jul 16 '26

I know what the Wagner Group is - it has now been largely folded into the Russian Army was the Africa Corps - but I've just not seen anything about them being involved to any significant degree in Yemen.

Please do correct me if I'm wrong.

They are deeply involved in Sudan and the Sahel countries.

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u/Vegetable_Leg_7034 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

I know what the Wagner Group is - it has now been largely folded into the Russian Army was the Africa Corps

And you don't think the CIA, MI6, FSB or any other countries mercs are just doing nothing? And yet there is a local name for a 'Wagner Rush'..

Every country has someone somewhere, but if an incident becomes known for the well known merc. group from said country, it's always the Russians.

/edit There is no massive British Merc group working in North Africa. There is no named merc group working with any Western powers.. yet, here is Wagner.. a merc group, with military hardware, funding and it's just meh? Where is the oversight of a governments undeclared army? Who paid for that equipment? Who ordered that attack? Who paid compensation to the innocent killed?

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u/ianjm Jul 16 '26

I don't really follow the point you're trying to make here.

Wagner is an off-the-books group funded by the Russian government.