Saudi plans for new defence line on border with Yemennote

The General Staff of the Saudi Armed Forces has reportedly decided urgently to establish a second defence line along the areas of confrontation with the Yemeni Houthi rebels in the Saudi southern provinces of Najran, Jazan and Asir. This comes following a series of Houthi incursions into the Saudi territory. The following 464-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the military preparations to defend the southern border with Yemen. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/38 – Sept. 16, 2016]