Has Saudi Arabia become part of the US-led naval Coalition against Houthis?
News is going viral on social media platforms stating that the British confirmed, that Saudi Arabia is part of the US-led naval coalition against the Houthis. Users on social media are fervently sharing this news and claiming that the oil-rich country has recently joined the coalition.
A user named Hananya Naftali shared this news on X(Twitter) and wrote: ” BREAKING NEWS confirmed by the British: Saudi Arabia is part of the US-led naval coalition AGAINST the Houthis”
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Furthermore, we found that the news was shared by other users with similar claims.
Fact-Check
To verify the authenticity of the above viral news, the DFRAC team searched some keywords in this context and found some media reports from the news websites People Dispatch and DW News.
Saudi Arabia not part of the coalition yet
According to a media report by DW News, Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition against the Houthis in Yemen’s civil war since 2015. The oil-rich country has recently been trying to extricate itself from that conflict, which is more or less stalemate, and has been involved in peace talks.
In addition to that, another media report by People Dispatch reported that Saudi Arabia and the UAE, two major powers in the region and close US allies, have been so far reluctant to join the US-led coalition fearing larger regional and domestic repercussions.
Conclusion
It is clear from DFRAC’s fact-check that Saudi Arabia has not become part of the US-led naval coalition against Yemen based militant group.
Analysis: Fake
