Saudis say they have achieved military goals in Yemen?
BBC:
A Saudi Arabia-led coalition has ended its bombing campaign against rebels in Yemen having "achieved its military goals", officials say.The place still looks pretty chaotic to most people. The Houthis are still in control of part of the country and al Qaeda seems to be in control of much of the rest. I suspect that the Saudis have run out of targets for their air campaign and need to reasses their next step. They and theri partners need to decide whether they are willing to engage in a ground campaign and the inevitable insurgency from the Iranian backed rebels.
The month-long Decisive Storm campaign had targeted Houthi rebels but largely failed to halt their advance.
A new operation called Restoring Hope will focus on a political solution in Yemen and on counter-terrorism at home, the coalition said.
Iran welcomed the end of air strikes as a step forward.
Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia has accused Shia-led Iran of backing the Houthis, something Tehran denies.
Yemen has been in chaos since the Houthi, or Zaidi Shia, rebels, took control of the capital, Sanaa, in January and placed President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi under house arrest.
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