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U.S. Boosts Military Backing for Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen

(Wall Street Journal) Gordon Lubold and Jay Solomon - The Trump administration has significantly increased military support for Sunni Arab states fighting al-Qaeda and Iranian-backed militias in Yemen, including greater intelligence and logistical support, said U.S. and Arab officials. The U.S. also is moving to resume the sale of precision-guided weapons to Saudi Arabia, which were frozen during the final months of the Obama administration. Arab military officials have lauded the increased U.S. cooperation as pivotal to their own effort to push back against Iranian expansionism in the Persian Gulf region.

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