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Is a US war in the Middle East coming? No, because it's already here
5 months, 1 week ago

Is a US war in the Middle East coming? No, because it's already here

Salon  

In mid-June, the Associated Press announced that the U.S. Navy had been engaged in the most intense naval combat since the end of World War II, which surely would come as a surprise to most Americans. Waving Yemeni and Palestinian flags, they pledged support against “the armies of tyranny,” shouting, “We closed Bab el-Mandeb, O Zionist, do not approach!” and …

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A timeline of Yemen’s slide into conflict and war
1 year, 8 months ago

A timeline of Yemen’s slide into conflict and war

Al Jazeera  

A timeline of the Yemen crisis, from the 1990s to current day. Saudi and Omani delegations have been holding talks with Houthi officials in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as Riyadh seeks to end its military involvement in the latest chapter of conflict in Yemen’s modern history. Following is a timeline of Yemen’s slide into conflict: 1990: North and South Yemen …

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Yemen Civil War: Who are the Houthis that Saudi Arabia is holding talks with? Will this end the conflict?
1 year, 8 months ago

Yemen Civil War: Who are the Houthis that Saudi Arabia is holding talks with? Will this end the conflict?

Firstpost  

On Sunday, a Saudi delegation visited Yemen’s capital of Sana’a to hold talks with the Houthi rebels. History of Yemen’s civil war The seeds for Yemen’s civil war were sown in 2011 after unrest forced its long-time president Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down, according to BBC. Yemen is now controlled by different armed groups, and they control certain revenue …

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End of Yemen’s truce leaves civilians afraid dark days are back
2 years, 2 months ago

End of Yemen’s truce leaves civilians afraid dark days are back

Al Jazeera  

The truce lasted for six months and expired on October 2, with efforts to renew it unsuccessful so far. “I wasn’t worried about petrol throughout the ceasefire as it was available in all petrol stations,” Mokhtar Saleh, a 25-year-old minibus driver in Sanaa, told Al Jazeera. “Only those who are wealthy or war profiteers see no value in the truce.” …

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Yemen president hands powers to new leadership council
2 years, 8 months ago

Yemen president hands powers to new leadership council

Al Jazeera  

Analysts say developments offer glimmer of hope for country devastated by seven years of war. Yemen’s exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has transferred his powers to a new presidential council, in a major political shake-up that took place as efforts to end the country’s years-long war gained traction with a fragile two-month truce. “I irreversibly delegate to this presidential leadership …

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Escalation of the ‘forgotten war’ in Yemen
2 years, 11 months ago

Escalation of the ‘forgotten war’ in Yemen

The Hindu  

The new year began badly for Yemen. The Houthis are just 20 km from the provincial capital, but now face freshly deployed crack troops mobilised by the United Arab Emirates – the ‘Giants Brigade’ that is rapidly moving north after taking Shabwa province. The Saudi geopolitical interest is at the other end of Yemeni territory – the Al-Mahra province that …

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What’s behind the Houthis’ UAE attacks?
2 years, 11 months ago

What’s behind the Houthis’ UAE attacks?

The Hindu  

The story so far: A suspected drone attack on Monday in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, caused multiple explosions in which three people were killed — two Indians and one Pakistani. Since then, the government launched multiple military campaigns in Sa’dah, the Zaydi stronghold, to end the resistance, which was locally called the Houthis movement, after …

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Six years on, peace remains elusive for Yemen
3 years, 8 months ago

Six years on, peace remains elusive for Yemen

Al Jazeera  

When a Saudi-led coalition of Arab states launched a military intervention against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on March 26, 2015, the Yemeni people had no idea that they were witnessing the beginning of the costliest conflict in their country’s long and tumultuous history. Recent military escalations between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis in strategically important areas such as …

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Yemeni rebel offensive threatens camps of those who fled war
3 years, 9 months ago

Yemeni rebel offensive threatens camps of those who fled war

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Already displaced once in Yemen’s grinding civil war, Mohammed Ali Saleh fled with his pregnant wife and their three children to central Marib province last year to seek refuge in a region that has known some relative peace and stability because of well-protected oil fields nearby. The new campaign, combined with increasing Houthi missile and drone attacks on …

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Offensive by Yemen’s Houthis threatens IDP camps in Marib
3 years, 9 months ago

Offensive by Yemen’s Houthis threatens IDP camps in Marib

Al Jazeera  

Push by rebels for oil-rich Marib threatens to displace at least 385,000 people, according to the UN migration agency. Already displaced once in Yemen’s grinding civil war, Mohammed Ali Saleh fled with his pregnant wife and their three children to central Marib province last year to seek refuge in a region that has known relative peace and stability because of …

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Opinion: Yemen's Arab Spring Goals Were Lost. Here's How To Bring Them Back
3 years, 10 months ago

Opinion: Yemen's Arab Spring Goals Were Lost. Here's How To Bring Them Back

NPR  

Opinion: Yemen's Arab Spring Goals Were Lost. President Biden's announcement last week that he is directing a significant U.S. diplomatic push to end the catastrophic conflict in Yemen is welcome news. Sponsor Message Moreover, the president's policy serves as a timely reminder that the current civil conflict interrupted implementation of a peaceful political transition underway since 2011 and offers new …

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EXPLAINER: What US ending Saudi war support means for Yemen
3 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: What US ending Saudi war support means for Yemen

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Joe Biden’s announcement that the U.S. will end its support of a Saudi-led coalition’s yearslong war against Yemen’s Houthi rebels likely will increase pressure on the kingdom to end its campaign there. Saudi Arabia, along with the United Arab Emirates and other countries, entered the war alongside Yemen’s internationally recognized government in March 2015. …

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Houthis | Yemen’s rebels and revivalists
3 years, 11 months ago

Houthis | Yemen’s rebels and revivalists

The Hindu  

After the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, when anti-Americanism was at its peak in the Muslim world, several Islamist organisations had tried to mobilise supporters riding the public sentiments. Not many had foreseen back then that this tiny group of tribesmen from the Marran Mountains of the northern province Sa’dah would grow into the most powerful rebel war machine …

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