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A ground offensive may be needed to restore order in Yemen, a Saudi source familiar with defence matters said on Thursday, hours after the kingdom began spearheading a campaign of air strikes against Iranian-allied Houthi militia.
"We can't get our objectives in restarting the legitimate government by controlling the sky of Yemen … a land offensive might be needed to restore order," the source told Reuters.