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| Qatari army return to join the Saudi-led Arab coalition in support of legitimacy in Yemen |
| 2026-01-15 |
Translated Text: Amid circulating rumors and unconfirmed reports suggesting the possibility of the Qatari army's return to join the Saudi-led Arab coalition in support of legitimacy in Yemen, the Qatari Amiri Air Force continued, for the second consecutive day, to operate C-17 military transport aircraft to the city of Sharurah, located on the southern border of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Yemen. During the day, two C-17 aircraft belonging to the Qatari Amiri Air Force were tracked, which are believed to have formed an air bridge that departed from Qatar toward Pakistan, then continued later to southern Saudi Arabia. Despite the inability to track the full path of both aircraft, the assessment indicated with a high degree of confidence that the C-17 aircraft bearing the callsign LHOB254 departed Qatar at 05:30 UTC and landed in Pakistan at 07:56. In contrast, a second C-17 aircraft bearing the callsign LHOB266 took off from Pakistan at 07:00, with the paths of the two aircraft intersecting over southwestern Pakistan around 07:10. Instead of returning to Qatar, the LHOB266 aircraft continued its course toward the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, arriving in Sharurah around 09:00, while the LHOB254 aircraft followed later, landing in Sharurah around 10:41. Flight movement data recorded on January 11, 2026, provides additional indicators for the overall context, as open-source flight tracking data shows that a Qatari military transport C-17 aircraft bearing the callsign LHOB281 carried out a round-trip logistical mission between Al Udeid Air Base and Sharurah. The aircraft departed Al Udeid at 07:00, arrived in Sharurah at 08:15, then took off again at 09:04, before returning to Qatar at 10:20. The aircraft was identified as a Boeing C-17 and classified as a military aircraft. |
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| Posted by: Skidmark 2026-01-15 09:40 |