Is the Saudi military having difficulty with the Houthis?

Headline: Saudi deaths in fight with Yemen rebels reach 113 Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_saudi_arabia_yemen;_ylt=AqRQrrLVcyYhEWIPchkKvcTCw5R4;_ylu=X3oDMTNhOXNlMmk2BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwMTIxL21sX3NhdWRpX2FyYWJpYV95ZW1lbgRjY29kZQNtb3N0cG9wdWxhcgRjcG9zAzUEcG9zAzUEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNzYXVkaWRlYXRoc2k- Story: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The Saudi army has lost 113 troops since the kingdom launched a sweeping offensive against neighboring Yemen’s Shiite rebels in early November, a military commander said in comments published Thursday. The kingdom’s well-funded but largely untested military joined [...]