Yemen activists in Ma’rib Province have posted video footages on the Internet showing a military convoy with heavy armored vehicles entering the province from Saudi Arabia, Al Jazeera TV reported on Sunday, August 23rd. These forces have heavy weapons and armored vehicles and they have entered Yemen to provide protection for four oil facilities, activists said.

These forces have now stationed in a base. These same sources said their mission is to pave the grounds for larger military convoys with the objective of attacking the Yemeni capital of Sana’a.