article_snippet.sent: (CNN)A Saudi-led coalition Tuesday ended CNN)A Saudi-led coalition "Operation Decisive Storm" --
article_snippet.sent: CNN)A Saudi-led coalition nearly monthlong airstrike campaign in Yemen -- and a new initiative is underway.
article_snippet.sent: Saudi Arabia had launched airstrikes on Houthi positions across Yemen, hoping to wipe out the Iranian-allied rebel group that has overthrown Yemen and seized power.
article_snippet.sent: The Saudis say The Saudis want to restore the Yemeni government, a key U.S. ally in the fight against al Qaeda, which was kicked out of the capital by the rebels earlier this year.
article_snippet.sent: This month, Saudi officials said airstrikes have degraded Houthi-controlled military infrastructure, including key buildings in the capital.
article_snippet.sent: its nearly monthlong airstrike campaign in Yemen -- and a new initiative achieved its nearly monthlong airstrike campaign in Yemen -- and a new initiative objectives "by a very good planning, very precise execution, by the courage of our pilots, our sailors, our soldiers," said Brig.
article_snippet.sent: A statement from the Saudi Embassy in Washington outlined objectives of the next phase of operations, including protecting civilians, enhancing humanitarian and medical assistance, confronting terrorism and creating an international coalition to provide maritime security.
article_snippet.sent: But beyond the military campaign, the Saudis and their allies have said the Saudis and their allies want to find a political solution for the violence-plagued nation.
article_snippet.sent: The aim is to bring back Yemen's "security and stability through establishing a political process," said a statement from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.