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Egypt sends up to 800 ground troops to Yemen's war: Egyptian security sources

As many as 800 Egyptian soldiers arrived in Yemen late on Sept.8, Egyptian security sources said, swelling the ranks of a Gulf Arab military contingent which aims to rout the Iran-allied Houthi group after a five-month civil war. 

It was the first reported deployment of ground troops there by Egypt, which has one of the Arab world's strongest armies.