Saudi to bomb rebels until they retreat: minister

[Al Arabiya Latest] Saudi Arabia will continue its air strikes against Yemeni rebels until they move back from the two countries' frontier, Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan said on Tuesday.

"We are not going to stop the bombing until the Houthis (rebels) retreat tens of kilometers (miles) inside their border," Khaled said on a visit to Saudi troops in southwestern Jizan province.

He appeared to confirm reports by Shiite Zaidi rebels, also known as Houthis that Saudi warplanes continued to pummel them inside Yemen, a week after a rebel raid into Saudi territory sparked heavy retaliatory air and ground bombardment of Houthi positions.

Prince Khaled, meanwhile, said that four Saudi soldiers were still missing, but did not comment on a Houthi video posted on the Internet of a man they said was a captured Saudi soldier.

The video showed a man in military uniform with facial wounds and an apparent leg injury receiving medical attention. It identified him as Staff Sergeant Ahmad Abdullah al-Omari.

They also posted a picture of a military identity card carrying Omari's name but the photograph alongside it showed little resemblance to the man in the video.
Al Arabiya

The old trusty scorched earth strategy, much touted by the commenters here.