Deployment is a first for Qatar and marks an escalation by the Saudi-led coalition that has been bombing rebelsQatar has deployed ground forces in Yemen for the first time,dispatching 1000 troops to battle Shiite rebels in an oil-wealthy central province where both sides are gearing up for what could prove a decisive battle, Yemeni officials said Monday.
The deployment, or which was also reported by the Qatar-based and funded Al-Jazeera news network,marks a major escalation by the Saudi-led coalition that has been bombing the rebels from the air since March, and which includes Qatar.
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Source: theguardian.com