For Fear of Backlash at Home

Riyadh, Abu Dhabi Conceal Yemen War Tolls

Date: 20 June 2018 - 21:13

News ID: ۵۴۲۰۹

SANAA (Dispatches) – Riyadh and Abu Dhabi keep mum on their death toll in Yemen for the fear of protests at home, a leading Arab media outlet reported referring to the large number of images and footages released by the Yemeni press of the Saudi and UAE casualties in war on al-Hudaydah.
The Arabic-language Almasalah news website wrote that the UAE and Saudi Arabia have sustained heavy damage and toll in different fronts of war against Yemen, especially in al-Hudaydah, substantiated by the numerous images and footages of the Saudi and Emirati casualties released by al-Elam al-Harbi, a news website of Yemen.
"Under such conditions, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi dismiss damage and tolls of their forces for the fear of popular protests and weakening of their military forces' morale," it added.
The website also pointed to the claims by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi that they have surrounded al-Hudaydah airport, noting that they don't have even one image or footage to prove their claim, while Ansarullah has released a large number of images showing that the airport is still in the hands of the Yemeni forces.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are trying to use a recent battle in Hudaydah as a psychological warfare offensive against Yemeni popular fighters, says a London-based Syrian political commentator.
"What the Saudis and Emiratis are trying to do at the moment is to push a huge sort of psychological warfare offensive as well in order to try and push the Houthis and the popular factions from Hudaydah to flee, but this is not happening,” Ammar Waqaf told Press TV on Wednesday.
The hostility in Yemen is heading towards a huge and bloody battle, which may cause humanitarian crisis, the founder and director of GNOSOS warned.
Saudi Arabia backed by the UAE, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Sudan, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain has been waging a war against Yemen since early 2015.