in yemen the u.s. helped saudi arabia launch air strikes against iran-backed rebels all in a single day. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports. >> reporter: saudi arabia has long been known forgetting washington to fight its battles. not this time. these saudi fighter jets are on their way to attack rebel positions in yemen, targeting weapons depots, a command center, and aircraft used by the rebels who have been trying to overthrow the government. the rebels called houthis now control large parts of yemen. they're backed by iran. to fight them saudi arabia says it's bombing with 100 jets imposing a no-fly zone and mobilizing 150,000 ground troops. no invasion yet, but that's clearly an option. the saudi coalition of ten muslim nations includes jordan and egypt which reportedly sent warships to defend the yemeni coast and offered to send ground
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