Yemen and the Red Sea

Open-source account reports Pakistan has moved tens of thousands of troops into Saudi Arabia to intercept Houthi fire

This version is a correction.

MOVEMENT
Location
Saudi Arabia
Actors
Saudi Arabia · Houthis
Importance
Notable

An open-source account reports that Pakistan has deployed 30,000 to 40,000 troops inside Saudi Arabia, where they hold the Saudi border and help intercept Houthi missiles and drones in order to protect Saudi territory, oil infrastructure and the Islamic holy sites. The account says Pakistan has not decided to send combat troops into Yemen, and that the reported role is defensive. The same account adds that Pakistan sent four cargo aircraft carrying air-defence systems, artillery, drones and anti-drone equipment into Aden, and that Pakistani military advisers are working with Saudi counterparts supporting Yemeni forces. The troop figures and the mission rest on this single open-source account; the post itself supplies no official source for any of them.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Post reporting a Pakistani troop deployment inside Saudi Arabia

A single open-source account reports that Pakistan has deployed 30,000 to 40,000 troops inside Saudi Arabia to hold the border and help intercept Houthi missiles and drones, and states this is not a Pakistani invasion of Yemen. The same account reports that Pakistan sent four cargo aircraft carrying air-defence systems, artillery, drones and anti-drone equipment into Aden, that Pakistani military advisers are working with Saudi counterparts, and that Turkey, France and the United States are also providing support. None of these claims cites an official source, no Pakistani, Saudi or Houthi statement was read, and the figures and the mission remain that account's own and unverified.