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Summary Qatari forces have not yet entered Yemen but were positioned at Yemen's border with Saudi Arabia
DOHA (AFP) - A Qatari official confirmed on Tuesday that the tiny Gulf state had dispatched 1,000 troops for Yemen, "ready to fight" as part of the Arab coalition against Iran-backed Shiite rebels.
The Qatari forces have not yet entered the country but were positioned at Yemen s border with Saudi Arabia, the source said.
It was the first confirmation by an official in Doha of a report this week by Qatar s Al-Jazeera news channel that the country had sent troops to Yemen.
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