An upbeat article by a KSA watcher; the full title and sub-title being:
The liberation of south Yemen proves Saudi Arabia's power is growing

The oil-rich kingdom is becoming increasingly confident acting without the USA, and will soon turn its attention to the Syrian civil war
I had not spotted this aspect:
In ​preparation for the land campaign, which began in earnest in July,​ training camps were set up ​in​ Saudi Arabia​ ​for the initial 5,000 Yemeni volunteers. Once the bulk of these forces were deemed combat ready, the Saudis ​launched​ Operation Golden Arrow..
Showing a picture with eight such volunteers doing PT is far from convincing!

Link:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...#disqus_thread