As Yemen nears civil war, Saudi Arabia gets involved.

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1. Houthis are a minority Shiite Muslim group in Yemen.
2. They have been protesting against their gov’t since 2014.
3. The protesting has turned violent and is close to civil war.
4. Saudi Arabia (SA), bordering Yemen, is Sunni Muslim majority.
5. While Iran, like the Houthis, is Shiite.
6. Analysts say SA is concerned Yemen will become Iran allies.
7. On Thursday, 100 warplanes bombed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
8. Planes were from SA, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, and more.
9. SA has 150,000 troops ready for possible ground offensive.
10. al Qaeda & ISIS in Yemen will benefit from the chaos.

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