The UK government say they will investigate claims that UK "special forces" are operating in Yemen alongside Saudi-backed troops. This not only revealed that British troops were in fact involved in Yemen, but perhaps more importantly that the government had been lying about it. Over the holidays, I began watching a BBC series entitled The Last Post, which revolves around a contingent of British troops in the early 1960s stationed in Aden, a port city in Yemen, the Arabian country today that Saudi Arabia and the United States are bombing to smithereens. At least five British Special Forces commandos have been wounded in gun battles as part of a top-secret UK military campaign in Yemen. With in-depth news coverage, diligent investigative reporting and thoughtful commentary, we’ll make sure you’re always in the know about Yemen’s latest exploitsPlease submit any questions or comments using the form below. He called on the government to provide further explanations to Parliament about the role of the British troops.A SBS source was quoted saying: “The guys are fighting in the inhospitable desert and mountainous terrain against highly committed and well-equipped Houthi rebels. Obviously, nothing about the mission will be confirmed publicly by the Ministry of Defence unless a UK soldier is killed – they’d have to announce that.”This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google At least five British Special Forces commandos have been wounded in a series of gun battles over the last several months as part of a top-secret UK military campaign in Yemen, according to the Daily Mail.

The troops are all said to be members of the Special Boat Service (SBS), the Royal Navy’s equivalent of the British Army’s SAS, which recruits mainly from the Royal Marines. According to Fadi al-Murshidi, media official of the so-called Southern Transitional Council (STC), some 450 US and British soldiers arrived in Aden, al-Masa press reported.Murshidi said that Washington and London — staunch backers of the Saudi regime’s war on Yemen — plan to deploy 3,000 troops in Aden, al-Anad base in Lahj province, Socotra Island in the Arabian Sea, Hadhramaut, al-Mahrah and Shabwah provinces, under the pretext of combating terrorism.Local media reported that a US force consisted of 110 soldiers reinforced by 10 Black Hawk aircraft, 30 Harvey armored vehicles, four Patriot air defense systems and an integrated field operations room had reached the coast of Balhaf in the oil-producing Shabwa province.Two US warships docked at Balhaf, Yemen’s main liquefied natural gas (LNG) export port, according to southern local media.Military experts say Washington’s intensified moves in Yemen’s southern provinces are aimed at preparing for a possible military intervention and establishment of military bases in the country.Some analysts say the moves indicate Washington’s intention to plunder the country’s oil resources.The presence of US forces in Yemen comes as Washington has begun withdrawing troops from Afghanistan and apparently plans to transfer them to another territory rich in natural resources.Both the UAE-backed separatists and the militants loyal to the former Saudi-allied Yemeni government serve the Riyadh-led coalition, which has been engaged, since 2015, in a bloody military campaign against Yemen aimed at reinstating ex-president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who resigned in 2014 and later fled to the Saudi capital.Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have purchased billions of dollars’ worth of weapons from the United States, France and the United Kingdom in the war on Yemen.Despite all the firm support from the West, the Saudi regime and its coalition allies have achieved none of the long-drawn-out war’s objectives thanks to stiff resistance by Yemen’s armed forces — led by the Houthi Ansarullah movement.The reported American and British deployment comes as Yemen’s armed forces — led by the Houthi Ansarullah movement — have been making more gains against pro-Saudi militants on several fronts.Angered by the gains, the Saudi-led coalition has stepped up its airstrikes against civilian targets in different area of Yemen.The Yemen Press brings its readers the best in breaking news and analysis on politics. From 1962, Britain was engaged in an escalating conflict in the protectorate. Saudi troops fire shells towards Yemen near the border in southwestern Saudi Arabia As the civil war in Yemen continues, Britain's role in the conflict is a source of growing concern. Ever since they occupied Aden as a territory in 1839, British troops were subjected to attacks.

The Emirati-backed separatists in southern Yemen say hundreds of US and British forces have arrived in the port city of Aden as the first batch of a large military force that Washington and London seek to deploy to the Arab country’s resource-rich areas under the guise of fighting terrorism. Yemen-Press. The British troops were there as a remnant of the British Empire, which once controlled foreign lands all across … The SBS’s role is mainly training and mentoring but on occasions, they have found themselves in firefights and some British troops have been shot.”The unnamed source continued: “In a contact a few weeks ago, a SBS guy was shot in the hand and another guy was shot in the leg. Their injuries were a reminder that this is a very dangerous assignment.

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