Arab states see a month of Yemen strikes, maybe longer, official says

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* Attacks could last up to five or six months, official says * Aim is to restore U.N.-backed Yemen transition * Official says Iran likely to retaliate indirectly in region * Scuds observed in Yemen, pointing at Saudi territory March 28 (Reuters) - An Arab alliance attacking Shi'ite Muslim Houthi forces in Yemen initially plans a month-long campaign, but the operation could last five or six months, a Gulf diplomatic official said on Saturday. The official, from a country that belongs to the alliance, said Shi'ite Iran, the Houthis' main foreign ally, was likely to retaliate indirectly, by encouraging pro-Iranian Shi'ite activists to carry out armed attacks in Bahrain, Leba**n and eastern Saudi Arabia. Iran, in a tug-of-war with Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia for influence across the Middle East, has denied supporting the Houthis militarily, and has criticised the Gulf Arabs for their military action.

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