Agence France-Presse, according to military sources in Yemen, an official in the Ministry of Defense and another in the Yemeni presidency:
- Thousands of Syrian soldiers are on their way to deploy in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, where some have already arrived on the ground.
- Hundreds of soldiers have already been deployed on both sides of the border.
Thousands of additional soldiers are to be sent to participate in the fight against the Houthis.