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1、Nolet-upinSaudiairstrikesagainstYemenByFrankGardnerBBCsecuritycorrespondentinRiyadh1April2015FromthesectionMiddleEastUnicefsaysatleast62childrenhavebeenkilledinthepastweekoffightingTheSaudi-led"OperationDecisiveStorm"againstHouthirebelsinYemenisendingitsfirstweekwithnosignofalet-upinairst

2、rikes.Atleast35civilianswerekilledonTuesdaynightinanattackonadairyfactorysuspectedofbeingusedbyrebelsasaweaponscache,althoughthecauseofthedeathswasunclear.Unicefsaysatleast62childrenhavebeenkilledinthepastweekoffighting.SowhataretheSaudishopingtoachieveandhowwillitend?Thecampaignwillconti

3、nue,saidSaudiForeignMinister,PrinceSaudal-FaisalonTuesday,untilthelegitimategovernmentisbackinpower.Thatgovernmentisnoweffectivelyinexile,withthedefiantPresidentAbdrabbuhMansourHadibeinghostedbyhisSaudiallieshereinthecapitalRiyadh.Yemen'sforeignministerhascalledforagroundoffensivetopushba

4、cktherebelsfromterritorytheyhaveseizedsinceSeptember,somethingtheSaudishavenotruledout."Alloptionsareonthetable,"theSaudiambassadortoLondontoldmethisweek.EveryeveningtheSaudimilitaryholdsapressbriefingattheirRiyadhairbase.Theirspokesman,Brig-GenAhmedal-Asiri,fieldsquestionsinArabic,Englis

5、handFrench.Thereismonochromecockpitfootageofguidedair-to-groundmissileshittingtheirtargetsacrossYemen.APowerPointslideliststheobjectivesofthe10-nationcoalition'saircampaignastargeting:Ballisticmissiles(Scuds)AirdefenceMissilesAmmunitionstorageDepotsTroopsonthemoveRebelSupplyLinesAndfinall

6、ysurveillanceofthe1,000km-plusSaudi-Yemeniborder.Thelargelygovernment-controlledpressisbackingthecampaignunequivocally."Theyhaditcoming,"saidanop-edinWednesday'sArabNews,withalargecartoonofwarplanesscatteringratsinadesert.OneSaudijournalisttoldme:"Weseethisasbrotherlysupportforourneighbou

7、rsinYemen".SaudiArabia'sgovernment-controlledpresshasbackedthecampaignagainsttheHouthisunequivocallyHouthirebelsstillincontrolTheoffensivebeganon26MarchandtheSaudiairforce,supportedbyGulfArabpartnersandUSintelligence,quicklygainedtotalairsupremacy.TheYemeniairforcej