article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Saudi special forces assisted Yemeni fighters targeting Houthis and CNN)Saudi special forces allies in Aden, a Saudi source told CNN.
article_snippet.sent: CNN)Saudi special forces were on the ground in noncombat roles "coordinating and guiding" the battle against Houthi forces and fighters loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a Saudi source said.
article_snippet.sent: CNN)Saudi special forces also have helped parachute in weapons and communications equipment.
article_snippet.sent: If the Saudi-led coalition of nine countries takes the fight to the ground in Yemen, the consequences could be severe.
article_snippet.sent: That marked Saudi Arabia's first publicly known military death since Saudi Arabia's launched airstrikes against rebels inside Saudi Arabia's southern neighbor.
article_snippet.sent: Saudi and allied warplanes struck rebels in Yemen last week, with Saudi Arabia threatening to send ground troops and inserting Saudi Arabia into Saudi Arabia southern neighbor's civil war.
article_snippet.sent: The swift and sudden action involved 100 Saudi jets, 30 from the United Arab Emirates, 15 each from Kuwait and Bahrain, 10 from Qatar, and a handful from Jordan, Morocco and Sudan, plus naval help from Pakistan and Egypt, according to a Saudi adviser.
highlights_snippet.sent: Saudi forces in non-combat roles "coordinating and guiding" fight against Houthis, source says .