An official affiliated with Saudi-backed militias in Yemen told CNN that the Houthis “committed everything they had – waves upon waves of fighters… along with their available ballistic missiles and weapons.”
“But the air support never came,” the source said in reference to the fact that the Saudi-backed side rapidly folded and retreated in just days last week. “And Mocha has now fallen.” The blame game has begun after a mere 36 hours has seen the Saudi coalition fracture on the ground, and the finger-pointing is likely to go on in the halls of government, now as Saudi territory continues coming under direct missile and drone threat.
Another regional source told CNN on Thursday that “The failure this time is not with the Yemenis” but that “it’s a disaster made in DC and Riyadh.”
According to some further key lines and expletives:
The regional source told CNN that it was “a complete failure of political leadership” amid fierce squabbling and delayed decision-making in Riyadh.
“There was not one air strike throughout the day yesterday (by Saudi support forces), although there were minute-by-minute updates,” the regional source added. “It’s a Saudi-American f**k up of epic proportions.“
There are at the same time widespread reports that the Iran-backed Houthis have seized US made M-ATVs and MRAP armored vehicles.
Hellbound and Down 