source CNN(multiple articles on the subject)
Radicals such as the Houthi Rebels and Al-Qeada are hold up in Yemen and have managed to stop its central government from functioning. The President of Yemen has fled to Saudi Arabia and has asked for help defeating the insurgents. The Saudi's have been putting together a coalition for some time now in case a diplomatic solution could not be reached. In a press conference a Saudi representative said that the Saudi government was left no alternative, but military action. He also stated that they hope the rebels surrender and that a peaceful agreement can be made. The Saudi's have launched an air campaign that could not have been done without help from the U.S. This help was clearly mentioned in the press conference, but other reporters concluded since Saudi intelligence isn't as precise as our own. Using American intelligence the Saudi's first air strike successfully took out a number of Houthi rebels along with some planes and maybe tanks. The Saudi's have found a link between the Houthi's and the Iranians. They don't know for certain how much support they are getting, but they fear that Iran is trying to take them over by attacking them from two sides.
In my opinion Saudi Arabia is most likely not going to reach a diplomatic solution. The extremists are very stubborn and many have committed suicide for their cause. That doesn't mean that Houthi rebels are different, but it also says that they have a good chance of fighting till the death of their last man. To rational people the deaths thousands of their comrades would be a good reason to surrender, but to extremists it could be used to rally them to fight till the last breath.
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