The Saudi Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday the end of Operation Decisive Storm, a military campaign led by the Kingdom in Yemen to combat the Houthi advance in the embattled country, Al Arabiya reported. The anti-Houthi coalition also announced the beginning of a new campaign, titled “Operation Restoring Hope,” after the earlier campaign launched on March 26 fulfilled its objectives, a statement said. The campaign ended upon a request from the legitimate Yemeni government led by President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi, spokesman for the coalition Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri told reported in Riyadh. The new push, which starts on Wednesday, aims to protect civilians and to continue to fight terrorism in Yemen, a statement said, adding that it does not signal a ceasefire. Earlier on Tuesday Saudi Arabia's King Salman Abdulaziz ordered the Kingdom's National Guard take part in the military campaign in Yemen, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. — Al Arabiya
