The successful airstrikes by the coalition forces against Houthi targets in Yemen have made the coalition command to delay land intervention, a Gulf official said.
The control of Houthi elements and loyalists of the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh over the presidential palace in Aden was aimed to change the game and force the coalition to use ground instead of air forces, the source, who asked to remain anonymous, told London-based Asharq Al Awsat newspaper.
Turning the battle from air to ground will slow down the losses among Houthi ranks and extend the timeframe of “Decisive Storm”, the source added.