A plus sized mini episode today on the 1934 border war between the young Saudi kingdom (still ruled by Ibn Saud, pictured) and the Mutawakkilites of northern Yemen. This conflict wiped out the nascent Emirate of Asir and established the still-tenuous border between the two countries. For those of you who listened to our series on Yemen this will be a li…
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