The Middle East Editor at The Times asked if Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wanted to dismiss him, Lieutenant General Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz, the commander of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Yemen, to hold the latter responsible for failing to achieve victory in this war that has passed. It has 5 years.

Richard Spencer said that this measure came as part of a new purification process among the ruling Saudi family, which included this time the aforementioned leader and his son, Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd, who was the deputy governor of Al-Jawf region.

The writer mentioned what was published by the official Saudi Press Agency that Prince Fahd was referred to retirement and referred to the investigation "on suspicion of financial dealings monitored by the Ministry of Defense."

He added that there is speculation that this general, who was in charge of the leadership of the Saudi-Emirati coalition forces in Yemen, had been used as a scapegoat to cover up Riyadh's failure to achieve a victory over the Houthis in this war, which bin Salman wanted when he launched an air campaign in March 2015 It achieves a quick victory;

But, according to the author, it has instead turned into the biggest embarrassment the kingdom has faced in its recent history.

Spencer emphasized that Prince bin Salman launched this war after his appointment as Minister of Defense in order to leave his mark at the beginning of his rise to power, but the Saudi forces found themselves stuck in the quagmire of Yemen, and the raids launched by Saudi air forces killed thousands of civilians, including many children.

The writer pointed out that bin Salman made the purification campaigns among his cousins ​​a sign of his rise to power, as in June 2017 he overthrew his cousin, Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, and interceded with the imprisonment of princes and businessmen at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh on charges of corruption, before he forced them On financial settlements.

A number of other members of the family were also arrested, the number of which is said to be at least 10 thousand detainees, and there are - according to the writer - those who were deceived by bin Salman to return to the Kingdom or forced them to return against their desire in mysterious circumstances, and then they disappeared.