article_snippet: It comes as Yemeni government officials claimed it was 'very possible' ground troops may be needed in the next stage of the coalition's campaign against Iranian-allied Houthi fighters.
article_snippet: On Friday, the Houthis and allied army units gained the Houthis and allied army units first foothold on Yemen's Arabian Sea coast by seizing Shaqra,
article_snippet: 60miles (100km) east of Aden, allowing the Houthis and allied army units to open a new front to march on the south's main city.
article_snippet: a Gulf diplomatic source said satellite imagery had shown that the Houthis had repositioned long-range Scud missiles in the north, close to the Saudi border and aimed at Saudi territory.
article_snippet: A group of Iranian-allied Houthi fighters wearing army uniforms sit on the back of a truck in Sanaa .
article_snippet: A heavily armed Houthi militia member stands guard at Sanaa.
article_snippet: A group of Iranian-allied Houthi fighters wearing army uniforms are attempting to overthrown the Western and Saudi-backed Yemeni government .
article_snippet: Residents also said a Houthi convoy of armoured vehicles, tanks and military trucks heading along the coastal road to Aden from Shaqra was attacked by warplanes before dawn.
article_snippet: Local residents said a Houthi convoy of armoured vehicles, tanks and military trucks heading along the coastal road to Aden from Shaqra had been stopped, but the Houthis were sending reinforcements to Shaqra and the advance along the main al-Mukalla-Aden road was expected to resume.
article_snippet: At an Arab summit in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Hadi urged Yemen's army to protect state institutions and obey the orders of Yemen's 'legitimate leadership'.
article_snippet: Saudi Arabia King Salman told the summit the operation would continue until Yemen achieved peace and security, while Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, said the Houthi advances 'pose a threat to our security'.
article_snippet: Saudi Arabia's attack on Yemen will end in failure,' Hadi was quoted as saying by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.