Yemen's army recaptures base seized by Al Qaeda
11 years, 5 months ago

Yemen's army recaptures base seized by Al Qaeda

India TV News  

Sanaa : Yemen's defence ministry announced Wednesday that it has recaptured a military base in port city of Mukalla after Al Qaeda suicide attackers seized it earlier this week, media reported. "The army killed all terrorists holed up at the military headquarters in Hadramout province and finished sweeping the site," Xinhua reported citing an official statement quoted by official Saba news agency.However, the statement from Yemen's defence ministry gave no further details on the operation or how many militants were killed.A provincial security official said the army bombed the base's three-storey headquarters Wednesday evening and killed all the militants holed up there along with soldier hostages.A group of Al Qaeda militants in Special Forces uniform stormed the military base Monday and holed up in the headquarters. They were holding military personnel hostage after killing dozens of soldiers.A series of fierce gunfights then erupted between the attackers and army troops around the base and armoured vehicles backed by tanks rushed to the scene in reinforcement. Several soldiers were wounded in the attack, according to the officials.

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Soldier with Yemen’s exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another
4 months, 1 week ago

Soldier with Yemen’s exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A soldier for Yemen’s exiled government opened fire on Saudi troops as they exercised in eastern Yemen, killing two of them and wounding another in a rare insider attack during the kingdom’s nearly decadelong war there, officials said Saturday. The assault in eastern Hadramawt province comes as a yearslong cease-fire between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s …

U.S., Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert
6 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S., Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert

The Hindu  

“The U.S. military took part in an Iraqi raid in the country’s western region that killed 15 people as forces targeted suspected militants from the Islamic State group,” the American military said early Saturday. For years after dislodging the militants from their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and Syria, U.S. forces have continued fighting the Islamic State group, though the casualties …

Missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in 2 weeks
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in 2 weeks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a Liberian-flagged container ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden, authorities said Sunday, the first assault by the group since Israeli airstrikes targeted them. The Houthis offered no explanation for the two-week pause in their attacks on shipping through the Red Sea corridor, which have seen similar …

One killed, eight wounded in blast at Iran-aligned group’s base in Iraq
11 months ago

One killed, eight wounded in blast at Iran-aligned group’s base in Iraq

Al Jazeera  

One person has been killed and at least eight injured after a blast at a military base in Iraq used by the Iran-aligned Popular Mobilisation Forces, the army said. The PMF said “the attack” late on Friday targeted the Kalsu military base, located some 50km south of the capital Baghdad in the province of Babil. Reporting from Baghdad, Al Jazeera’s …

An al-Qaida attack in Yemen kills 2 troops loyal to a secessionist group, officials say
11 months, 3 weeks ago

An al-Qaida attack in Yemen kills 2 troops loyal to a secessionist group, officials say

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — An attack by al-Qaida in southern Yemen killed at least two troops loyal to a secessionist group, officials said Monday, in the first attack since the extremist group’s branch in the Arab country announced the death of its leader earlier this month. The attack, which took place late Sunday in the mountainous Wadi Omran area of Abyan …

U.S. personnel are injured after Iranian-backed militants attacked an Iraq air base
1 year, 2 months ago

U.S. personnel are injured after Iranian-backed militants attacked an Iraq air base

NPR  

U.S. personnel are injured after Iranian-backed militants attacked an Iraq air base Enlarge this image toggle caption Nasser Nasser/AP Nasser Nasser/AP An unknown number of U.S. service members and at least one Iraqi service member suffered injuries in an attack by Iranian-backed militants on an air base in western Iraq, U.S. officials said. Sponsor Message Last month, three U.S. service …

Somalia: Several soldiers killed in Al-Shabaab attack on army base
2 years ago

Somalia: Several soldiers killed in Al-Shabaab attack on army base

Firstpost  

Mogadishu: Al-Shabaab militants on Tuesday attacked a military base in a Somali town recently recaptured from the Islamists, killing several soldiers, according to local army officials. Somali army officers said the militants used explosive-laden vehicles to mount an attack on the base before they were repelled. Another officer Sugow Abdi, who was among the troop reinforcements sent to the base, …

Al-Qaeda Confirms Top Leader Killed in US Air Strike in Yemen: Report
2 years ago

Al-Qaeda Confirms Top Leader Killed in US Air Strike in Yemen: Report

News 18  

Al-Qaeda on Sunday confirmed the death of a senior figure in the jihadist network’s Yemen branch in a suspected US air strike last month, SITE Intelligence Group reported. Security and local government sources told AFP on Wednesday Hamad bin Hamoud al-Tamimi had been killed, identifying him as a top leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which Washington regards as …

Top Al-Qaeda figure killed in Yemen air strike: sources
2 years ago

Top Al-Qaeda figure killed in Yemen air strike: sources

The Hindu  

A senior Al-Qaeda figure was killed in a suspected U.S. air strike in war-torn Yemen, security and local government sources told AFP on Wednesday. Hamad bin Hamoud al-Tamimi, a top leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which Washington regards as among the global jihadist network's most dangerous branches, died in the strike along with a bodyguard, a security official …

Yemeni officials: Militants attack security post, 27 killed
2 years, 6 months ago

Yemeni officials: Militants attack security post, 27 killed

The Hindu  

Suspected al-Qaeda militants on Tuesday attacked a security post in southern Yemen, sparking clashes that killed at least 21 troops and six militants, military officials said. The early morning attack in Ahwar, in the province of Abyan, targeted a post manned by troops from the Security Belt, a security force loyal to the secessionist Southern Transitional Council. Among the dead …

Deadly al-Qaeda attack targets Yemen’s southern separatists
2 years, 6 months ago

Deadly al-Qaeda attack targets Yemen’s southern separatists

Al Jazeera  

Southern separatist forces say al-Qaeda kills 20 of its fighters, adding that six attackers were also killed in gunfight. Al-Qaeda fighters have killed at least 20 fighters aligned with Yemen’s southern separatists in an attack in the Abyan province, a southern military spokesman has said, adding that all attackers were killed. Yemen’s main southern separatist group STC, which is backed …

Officials: 3 civilians killed in clashes in southern Yemen
2 years, 7 months ago

Officials: 3 civilians killed in clashes in southern Yemen

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — Infighting among Yemen’s pro-government forces in a southern province killed at least three civilians, military and medical officials said Monday. Clashes erupted late Sunday in Ataq, the capital of Shabwa province, between the United Arab Emirates-backed Giants Brigades and Shabwa Defense Forces on one side and the paramilitary police known as Special Security Forces on the other. …

Yemen officials: Explosion at arms depot kills 6 people
2 years, 8 months ago

Yemen officials: Explosion at arms depot kills 6 people

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — An explosion at an arms depot in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan on Tuesday killed six people and wounded 32, medical officials said. Yemen has been engulfed in a civil war since 2014, when the Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized the capital, Sanaa, and forced the government into exile. Over the years of the conflict, the Arab world’s …

US kills ‘senior leader’ of al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria
2 years, 8 months ago

US kills ‘senior leader’ of al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria

Al Jazeera  

US military says it carried out a raid targeting Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, leader of the al-Qaeda-aligned group, Hurras al-Din. The United States military says it carried out a raid in Syria’s Idlib province that targeted a senior leader of an al-Qaeda-aligned group. The attack on Monday targeted Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, a “senior leader” of al-Qaeda-aligned Hurras al-Din, while …

Car bomb in Yemen targets security commander; 4 killed
3 years ago

Car bomb in Yemen targets security commander; 4 killed

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — A car bombing in southern Yemen killed four people on Tuesday and wounded a dozen others, including a senior security commander, officials said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing but such attacks are common in war-torn Yemen, where fighting between government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels has raged for over seven years. Tuesday’s bombing took …

Yemen: Survivors slam Saudi coalition attack on detention centre
3 years, 2 months ago

Yemen: Survivors slam Saudi coalition attack on detention centre

Al Jazeera  

Yemeni detainee Mohammed Ali Salem was lucky a missile fired by warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition on the next ward caused a wave strong enough to shatter the door of his cell. At least 80 people were killed when missiles hit a detention centre in the Yemeni province of Saada, the stronghold of the Houthi group that has been at …

Saudi-led airstrikes on rebel-run prison kills 70 in Yemen
3 years, 2 months ago

Saudi-led airstrikes on rebel-run prison kills 70 in Yemen

India TV News  

The health minister in the rebel government set up by Yemen's Houthi rebels says the airstrike on a rebel-run detention facility in the country's north early on Friday killed at least 70 detainees. The minister, told The Associated Press in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, also held by the rebels, that he expects the number of those killed to rise since …

Saudi-led coalition launches deadly air raids in Yemen’s Sanaa
3 years, 2 months ago

Saudi-led coalition launches deadly air raids in Yemen’s Sanaa

Al Jazeera  

Residents say some 14 people were killed in the Yemeni capital a day after a suspected Houthi attack killed three people in the UAE. The Saudi-led coalition has carried out air raids in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, killing more than 12 people, according to residents, a day after the Houthi rebel group launched a deadly attack in the United Arab …

Nearly 200 dead as fighting surges near Yemen's Marib: sources
3 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 200 dead as fighting surges near Yemen's Marib: sources

The Hindu  

About 200 fighters have been killed in fresh clashes near the strategic Yemeni city of Marib, military and medical sources said Tuesday, as the seven-year war witnesses a surge in violence. More than 125 Houthi rebels were killed in air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition and clashes with pro-government forces in Shabwa and Al-Bayda provinces, bordering Marib, medical sources told …

Yemen officials: Saudi airstrike kills 12 troops by mistake
3 years, 2 months ago

Yemen officials: Saudi airstrike kills 12 troops by mistake

The Hindu  

An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition has mistakenly hit a camp of allied Yemeni pro-government forces, killing at least 12 troops, Yemeni military officials said Friday. The strike, which took place on Thursday in the province of Shabwa, also wounded at least eight Yemeni troops, the officials said. There was no immediate comment from the Saudi-led coalition, an ally of …

Several killed in Saudi Arabia, Yemen in coalition, rebel attacks
3 years, 2 months ago

Several killed in Saudi Arabia, Yemen in coalition, rebel attacks

Al Jazeera  

Two killed in the Saudi city of Jizan while three die in a coalition air raid in Yemen’s Ajama. Three people have been killed in Yemen in an air raid by a Riyadh-led coalition while two were killed in Saudi Arabia in a projectile attack blamed on Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Since 2014, Yemen has been racked by a civil war …

More than 60 killed in fierce fighting for Yemen’s Marib
3 years, 5 months ago

More than 60 killed in fierce fighting for Yemen’s Marib

The Hindu  

Sixty-seven Yemeni rebels and pro-government troops have been killed as fighting intensifies for the key city of Marib, military and medical sources said on Monday. A volley of air strikes from the Saudi-led coalition targeted the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who have stepped up their assault on the government’s last northern stronghold. “Fifty-eight Houthi insurgents and nine loyalists were killed in …

Yemeni official: Missile, drone attack on airbase kills 30
3 years, 6 months ago

Yemeni official: Missile, drone attack on airbase kills 30

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — A missile and drone attack on a key military base in Yemen’s south on Sunday killed at least 30 troops, a Yemeni military spokesman said. Mohammed al-Naqib, spokesman for Yemen’s southern forces, told The Associated Press the attack on Al-Anad Air Base in the province of Lahj wounded at least 65. Yemeni officials said at least three …

At least 30 killed in Houthi strikes on Yemen base, spokesman says
3 years, 6 months ago

At least 30 killed in Houthi strikes on Yemen base, spokesman says

The Hindu  

At least 30 soldiers were killed and 60 wounded on Sunday in Houthi strikes on a military base belonging to forces of the Saudi-led coalition in southwest Yemen, a spokesman for the southern forces and medical sources said. The Houthis have carried out several attacks using armed drones and ballistic missiles on the al-Anad military base, Yemeni southern forces spokesman …

Dozens killed in Houthi attack on Yemen’s largest base
3 years, 6 months ago

Dozens killed in Houthi attack on Yemen’s largest base

Al Jazeera  

At least 30 soldiers killed and 60 wounded in rebel attacks on major military base housing Saudi-led forces. At least 30 soldiers have been killed and 60 wounded in Houthi attacks on a military base belonging to forces of the Saudi-led coalition, a spokesman for Yemen’s southern forces said. Sunday’s attack on the al-Anad military base in the government-held southern …

Al-Qaeda in Yemen congratulates Taliban, vows to continue jihad
3 years, 7 months ago

Al-Qaeda in Yemen congratulates Taliban, vows to continue jihad

The Hindu  

Al-Qaeda's Yemeni branch on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, congratulated the Taliban on their takeover of Afghanistan, and vowed to continue its own military campaigns. "This victory and empowerment reveals to us that jihad and fighting represent the -based, legal, and realistic way to restore rights expel the invaders and occupiers," Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said in a statement. The …

Rebel missiles hit key Yemen city, killing 8
3 years, 9 months ago

Rebel missiles hit key Yemen city, killing 8

The Hindu  

Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels fires missiles on the central city of Marib on Thursday, killing at least eight people and wounding as many as 27, the state news agency reported. Yemen’s state-run SABA news agency said a mosque and a women’s prison in Marib were struck in Thursday’s attack. Despite their months-long offensive on Marib, the Houthis have not made substantial …

Yemen officials say Houthi rebel missile hits city, kills 17
3 years, 9 months ago

Yemen officials say Houthi rebel missile hits city, kills 17

India Today  

A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday killed at least 17 people in a government-held city, including a 5-year-old girl, officials said, as a US envoy to the country accused the rebels of failing to try to reach peace in the war-wrecked nation. Saturday’s attack on Marib came just a day after U.S. special envoy for Yemen …

Saudi coalition launches air raids on Yemen’s Houthi-held capital
4 years ago

Saudi coalition launches air raids on Yemen’s Houthi-held capital

Al Jazeera  

The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck military targets belonging to the Iran-aligned movement in the capital, Sanaa, in the early hours of Sunday, residents said. Residents in Sanaa told Reuters news agency that coalition warplanes bombed areas housing Houthi military camps in southern Sanaa and a military manufacturing site in the north of the city. Houthi-run Al Masirah …

Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen's rebel-held capital
4 years ago

Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen's rebel-held capital

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Saudi-led coalition fighting …

Yemen: Houthis claim killing of several Saudi soldiers in Marib
4 years, 3 months ago

Yemen: Houthis claim killing of several Saudi soldiers in Marib

Al Jazeera  

No comment from Saudis but its media reported death of a military official on the battlefield in Yemen. Yemen’s Houthi fighters have claimed the killing of at least eight Saudi soldiers. Yahya Saree, a military spokesman for the Iran-aligned group, said late on Sunday that fighters attacked the Tadawin camp in the Marib governorate, where Saudi forces are stationed with …

Missile attack on Yemen army command in Marib kills at least 7
4 years, 9 months ago

Missile attack on Yemen army command in Marib kills at least 7

Al Jazeera  

Military sources say chief of staff in Marib province survived attack blamed on Houthis, but son and nephew did not. Yemen’s Houthi fighters have fired missiles targeting the army command of the Saudi-backed government in Marib province, causing several casualties, including relatives of the chief of staff, according to military sources cited by news agencies. A military official quoted by …

Terrorist leader in Yemen is killed in air strike after bragging to Trump about killing
5 years, 1 month ago

Terrorist leader in Yemen is killed in air strike after bragging to Trump about killing

Daily Mail  

The United States carried out an airstrike in January that killed a leader of Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen after months of tracking him, according to current and former government officials. Qassim al-Rimi, 41, was killed in the January strike but officials had been waiting to confirm the information before making public statement, the New York Times reports. Qassim al-Rimi, …

Dozens of Yemeni soldiers killed in Marib military camp attack
5 years, 2 months ago

Dozens of Yemeni soldiers killed in Marib military camp attack

Al Jazeera  

An attack on a military training camp in western Yemen killed dozens of government soldiers and wounded at least 100 others. Yemen’s president warned the military on Sunday it needs to be on high alert and ready for battle following the mass-casualty attack he blamed on the Houthi rebels in the city of Marib. The attack “confirms without doubt that …

At least five killed in blast targeting military parade in Yemen
5 years, 2 months ago

At least five killed in blast targeting military parade in Yemen

Al Jazeera  

No claim of responsibility for attack on military graduation that wounded eight people in southern town of al-Dhalea. At least five people have died after an explosion at a military graduation parade in Yemen‘s southern town of al-Dhalea, Yemen’s Security Belt forces said. The Security Belt forces are part of a southern separatist front in southern Yemen and are backed …

Yemeni officials say explosive device has killed 4 children
5 years, 5 months ago

Yemeni officials say explosive device has killed 4 children

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni health officials on Tuesday said an explosive device has gone off near the flashpoint port city of Hodeida, killing at least four children. The officials blamed the Houthi rebels, saying they scattered land mines and explosive devices in areas under their control in Hodeida to hamper a push by government forces last year. Yemen’s war pits …

Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen rebel-run prison kill over 100
5 years, 6 months ago

Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen rebel-run prison kill over 100

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni medics said on Monday they pulled dozens of bodies from the rubble of a Houthi rebel-run detention center that was hit a day earlier by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, killing over 100 people and wounding dozens. By late Monday, Yemen’s Red Crescent said 88 bodies had been pulled from the ruins of the detention center in southwestern …

Yemen: Dozens killed in Houthi attack on Aden military parade
5 years, 7 months ago

Yemen: Dozens killed in Houthi attack on Aden military parade

Al Jazeera  

Rebels launch medium-range ballistic missile, armed drone at military parade in the southern city of Aden, report says. The Houthi movement, which controls the capital, Sanaa, claimed responsibility for Thursday’s attack which targeted a military parade at a camp belonging to the Yemeni Security Belt forces backed by the United Arab Emirates, a key partner in a military alliance assembled …

Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen’s Saada province leaves 13 dead and 26 wounded, say medics
5 years, 7 months ago

Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen’s Saada province leaves 13 dead and 26 wounded, say medics

Firstpost  

Thirteen civilians including two children were killed in a Saudi artillery strike in northern Yemen on Monday in response to a rebel attack on a Saudi base, medics said. Sanaa: Thirteen civilians including two children were killed in a Saudi artillery strike in northern Yemen on Monday in response to a rebel attack on a Saudi base, medics said. Rebel-controlled …

Saudi Arabia destroys five Yemeni rebel drones in second airport attack in as many days, no casualties
5 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia destroys five Yemeni rebel drones in second airport attack in as many days, no casualties

Firstpost  

Saudi forces on Friday intercepted five drones launched by Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels, a Riyadh-led military coalition said, in a second assault on the Abha airport in the kingdom’s southwest in two days. Riyadh: Saudi forces on Friday intercepted five drones launched by Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels, a Riyadh-led military coalition said, in a second assault on an airport in the kingdom’s …

Details of deals between US-backed coalition, Yemen al-Qaida
6 years, 7 months ago

Details of deals between US-backed coalition, Yemen al-Qaida

Associated Press  

SHABWA, Yemen — The U.S.-backed coalition’s string of secret deals with al-Qaida to withdraw from areas the militants controlled in southern Yemen focused on three main areas — the city of Mukalla and the provinces of Abyan and Shabwa, an Associated Press investigation found. The senior tribal leader said he was driving out of Mukalla when he encountered the militants’ …

At least 35 killed in Yemen airstrikes
7 years, 3 months ago

At least 35 killed in Yemen airstrikes

CNN  

Sanaa, Yemen CNN — At least 35 people were killed and 20 others were missing following Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on a military police facility in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Wednesday, a senior Houthi defense ministry official has told CNN. Video Ad Feedback Yemen ex-leader killed, crushing peace hopes 02:30 - Source: CNN Last week, US President Donald Trump …

US drone strike kills seven suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen, say security officials
7 years, 3 months ago

US drone strike kills seven suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen, say security officials

Firstpost  

A drone strike has killed seven suspected members of Al-Qaeda in southern Yemen, a security official said on Sunday. Aden: A drone strike has killed seven suspected members of Al-Qaeda in southern Yemen, a security official said on Sunday. “A drone likely to be American” killed all seven overnight as they were aboard three vehicles on the road from the …

Six killed in twin suicide bombings at Yemeni government bastion in Aden, Al-Qaeda hand suspected
7 years, 4 months ago

Six killed in twin suicide bombings at Yemeni government bastion in Aden, Al-Qaeda hand suspected

Firstpost  

Al-Qaeda suspects carried out twin suicide bombings and took hostages on Sunday, officials said, as they struck at the heart of the Yemeni government after suffering a string of setbacks. Suspected Al-Qaeda militants staged twin suicide bombings and took hostages Sunday in Aden, officials said, striking at the heart of the Yemeni government after suffering a string of setbacks. Six …

Saudi-led airstrike kills 21 in attack on crowded market in Yemen
7 years, 4 months ago

Saudi-led airstrike kills 21 in attack on crowded market in Yemen

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An airstrike by a Saudi-led …

Seven killed in clashes between Houthis and Saleh loyalists in Sanaa
7 years, 6 months ago

Seven killed in clashes between Houthis and Saleh loyalists in Sanaa

ABP News  

Sanaa August 27 : Seven people were killed and several others were injured in clashes here between the Houthi militias and the ousted Saleh forces, said Al Arabiya on Sunday. Houthi militias challenged the gathering of its main coup partner - the ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh - in the Seventy Square in the center of the capital Sana'a by …

ISIS beheads nine soldiers and two civilians in Libya
7 years, 6 months ago

ISIS beheads nine soldiers and two civilians in Libya

Daily Mail  

ISIS has claimed it beheaded at least 11 people at a checkpoint manned by forces of Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar. Haftar's spokesman Colonel Ahmad al-Mesmari said at least nine soldiers and two civilians were executed after the extremists attacked the Al-Jufra region around 500km from Tripoli. Haftar's spokesman Colonel Ahmad al-Mesmari said at least nine soldiers and two civilians …

At least 35 killed in Saudi-led airstrike on hotel in Yemen's capital
7 years, 7 months ago

At least 35 killed in Saudi-led airstrike on hotel in Yemen's capital

China Daily  

A man walks near a house after airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen on Aug 23, 2017. SANAA - At least 35 people were killed when Saudi-led coalition warplanes hit a hotel north of the capital Sanaa early on Wednesday morning, a security official and medics told Xinhua. Earlier this month, nine civilians from two families were killed in airstrikes by Saudi-led …

Saudi-led coalition attack kills 20 near Yemen’s Taiz
7 years, 8 months ago

Saudi-led coalition attack kills 20 near Yemen’s Taiz

Al Jazeera  

UN ‘deeply disappointed’ by attack that killed at least 20 civilians who had fled fighting in country’s southwest. At least 20 civilians, including women and children from the same family, have been killed in a Saudi-led coalition air attack in southwest Yemen, according to the United Nations and witnesses. Yemen’s human rights minister, Mohammed Askar, on Tuesday called for a …

Islamic State's Afghanistan head killed in US forces' strike, says Pentagon
7 years, 8 months ago

Islamic State's Afghanistan head killed in US forces' strike, says Pentagon

Firstpost  

The US forces have killed the head of Islamic State’s Afghanistan branch in a strike on the terror group’s headquarters in Kunar Province Washington: The US forces have killed the head of Islamic State’s Afghanistan branch in a strike on the terror group’s headquarters in Kunar Province, the Pentagon has said. The killing of Abu Sayed, the emir of Islamic …

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