DHAKA: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Tuesday ordered the Saudi Arabian National Guard to take part in Riyadh's campaign against Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen.

SANG is widely regarded as the kingdom’s best equipped military ground force,

Military operations in the campaign have so far been carried out by the Royal Saudi Air Force and the Royal Saudi Land Forces, which answer to the defense ministry.

SANG is a separate military structure run by its own ministry, reports The Straits Times.

BDST: 2107 HRS, APR 21, 2015
RR