Feb. 17, 2018: Detailed UN panel report on Yemen – Separatists in the South – Al Qaeda in the South – Saudi propaganda – Yemeni economy – War against children – and more
Schwerpunkte / Key aspects
Klassifizierung / Classification
Für wen das Thema ganz neu ist / Who is new to the subject
cp1 Am wichtigsten / Most important
cp1a Am wichtigsten: Seuchen / Most important: Epidemics
cp1b Am wichtigsten: Konflikt in Aden / Most important: Conflict at Aden
cp2 Allgemein / General
cp3 Humanitäre Lage / Humanitarian situation
cp5 Nordjemen und Huthis / Northern Yemen and Houthis
cp6 Südjemen und Hadi-Regierung / Southern Yemen and Hadi-government
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
cp7a Saudi-Arabien und Iran / Saudi Arabia and Iran
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
cp9 USA
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms Trade
cp13b Mercenaries / Söldner
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp15 Propaganda
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
cp18 Sonstiges / Other
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(Kein Stern / No star)
? = Keine Einschatzung / No rating
A = Aktuell / Current news
B = Hintergrund / Background
C = Chronik / Chronicle
D = Details
E = Wirtschaft / Economy
H = Humanitäre Fragen / Humanitarian questions
K = Krieg / War
P = Politik / Politics
PH = Pro-Houthi
PS = Pro-Saudi
T = Terrorismus / Terrorism
Für wen das Thema ganz neu ist / Who is new to the subject
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Der vergessene Krieg im Jemen
Die humanitäre Lage im Jemen, gegen das Saudi-Arabien einen erbarmungslosen Krieg führt, ist katastrophal. [Überblicksartikel]
https://www.swp.de/politik/inland/der-vergessene-krieg-im-jemen-24771468.html
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MORE THAN 21 MILLION YEMENIS LACK ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER
More than 21 million Yemeni citizens lack access to clean drinking water and need urgent assistance, 17.8 million of whom are unable to meet their food needs, Minister of Agriculture Othman Majali said on Thursday.
This comes during a speech at the fortieth session of the International Fund for Agricultural Development in Rome, noting that about 19.4 million people lack access to clean water and sanitation services, 9.8 million people can not access the water because of the war.
According to Saba news agency, about 8.4 million Yemenis are threatened by famine, an increase of 24% compared to the data of 2017.
He pointed out that about 14.1 million citizens live without adequate health care, in addition to the fact that at least 2.7 million people have fled their homes to other areas within Yemen or to other countries.
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Film: For those new to #Yemen here's a 25 minute doco we made 2016 explaining how this UK & US backed war has already killed tens of thousands of civilians in airstrikes, from famine & lack of medical care
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CxiNMN5EsM
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Film: Yemen Millions of children and families are on the brink of starvation UNICEF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT9jRp2Z1K4
cp1 Am wichtigsten / Most important
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Letter dated 26 January 2018 from the Panel of Experts on Yemen mandated by Security Council resolution 2342 (2017) addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2018/68)
The members of the Panel of Experts on Yemen have the honour to transmit herewith the final report of the Panel, prepared in accordance with paragraph 6 of resolution 2342 (2017).
The report was provided to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) on 9 January 2018 and considered by the Committee on 23 January 2018.
Summary
After nearly three years of conflict, Yemen, as a State, has all but ceased to exist.
Instead of a single State there are warring statelets, and no one side has either the political support or the military strength to reunite the country or to achieve vict ory on the battlefield.
In the north, the Houthis are working to consolidate their hold on Sana ’a and much of the highlands after a five-day street battle in the city that ended with the execution of their one-time ally, former President Ali Abdullah Saleh (YEi.003), on 4 December 2017. In the days and weeks that followed, the Houthis crushed or co-opted much of what remained of the former President’s network in Yemen.
In the south, the Government of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi was weakened by the defection of several governors to the newly formed Southern Transition Council, which advocates for an independent south Yemen. Another challenge for the Government is the existence of proxy forces, armed and funded by member States of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, who pursue their own objectives on the ground. The battlefield dynamics are further complicated by the terrorist groups Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (Da’esh), both of which routinely carry out strikes against the Houthis, the Government and Saudi Arabia-led coalition targets.
The end of the Houthi-Saleh alliance opened a window of opportunity for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition and forces loyal to the Government of Yemen to regain territory. This window is unlikely to last for long, however, or to be sufficient in and of itself to end the war.
The launch of short-range ballistic missiles, first by forces of the Houthi-Saleh alliance and subsequently, following the end of the alliance, by Houthi forces against Saudi Arabia, changed the tenor of the conflict and has the potential to turn a local conflict into a broader regional one.
The Panel has identified missile remnants, related military equipment and military unmanned aerial vehicles that are of Iranian origin and were brought into Yemen after the imposition of the targeted arms embargo. As a result, the Panel finds that the Islamic Republic of Iran is in non-compliance with paragraph 14 of resolution 2216 (2015) in that it failed to take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer of Borkan-2H short-range ballistic missiles, field storage tanks for liquid bipropellant oxidizer for missiles and Ababil-T (Qasef-1) unmanned aerial vehicles to the then Houthi-Saleh alliance.
The Houthis have also deployed improvised sea mines in the Red Sea, which represent a hazard for commercial shipping and sea lines of communication that could remain for as long as 6 to 10 years, threatening imports to Yemen and access for humanitarian assistance through the Red Sea ports.
Yemen’s financial system is broken. There are competing central banks, one in the north under the control of the Houthis, and one in the south under the control of the Government. Neither is operating at full capacity. The Government is unable to effectively collect revenue, while the Houthis collect taxes, extort businesses and seize assets in the name of the war effort.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/letter-dated-26-january-2018-panel-experts-yemen-mandated-security-council-resolution and full document dealing with a lot of topics (329 pages) https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/N1800513.pdf
Comment: Fascinating document. Essentially, the UN experts find that the #Yemen government, UAE & Saudi Arabia are ALL in violation of IHL & UN Security Council resolutions. Yallah, ya UNSC - Sanction them all.
https://twitter.com/BaFana3/status/963879816641511425
and pointing at some major points:
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UN report: All parties in Yemen committed torture
a panel of Yemen experts concluded: “The Government of Yemen, the United Arab Emirates and Houthi-Saleh forces have all engaged in arbitrary arrests and detentions, carried out enforced disappearances and committed torture.”
Investigations in to 12 cases of detention by the United Arab Emirates in Burayqah, at the Al Rayyan airport led the experts to conclude that the UAE were responsible for torture, including imprisonment in metal cages, ill treatment, enforced disappearance of detainees and denial of due process.
The experts requested the UAE to provide the “legal authority” under which its forces operated as a “foreign force”, but “did not receive” a response. Instead, Emirati officials “denied” that they operated detention facilities in Yemen. Both the governments of Yemen and the UAE refused to conduct investigations into the abuse.
“After nearly three years of conflict, Yemen, as a State, has all but ceased to exist. Instead of a single State there are warring statelets, and no one side has either the political support or the military strength to reunite the country or to achieve victory on the battlefield,” the report warned.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180215-un-report-all-parties-in-yemen-committed-torture/
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A New Front Opens in Yemen’s War, as Southern Secessionists Up the Stakes
Hadi, who is currently in exile in Riyadh, gives the Saudis’ role in the Yemen war its political and legal cover. The Saudis launched their campaign in Yemen after a formal request from Hadi for military assistance. After launching their intervention, the Saudis also pushed for, and got, a U.N. Security Council Resolution, 2216, that demands the Houthis hand Sanaa back to Hadi, along with any arms they may have picked up along the way. The preamble of 2216 specifically names Hadi as Yemen’s legitimate president, something the Saudis and the Hadi government are keen to highlight. In their view this makes Hadi and his appointees the sole legitimate representatives of the Yemeni state until further notice. Any deal that is to be made to end the war will, their argument goes, have be made with the president, and by extension his patrons in Riyadh.
But if the emperor has no clothes—if Hadi is found to be not so legitimate—then where does that leave the Saudis?
The Presidential Guard units that the STC fought are largely trained and equipped by Saudi Arabia, leading some Yemenis to see a split between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, allies in the broader war against the Houthis. But it is better understood as an unintended consequence of diverging priorities, poorly aligned strategy and the Hadi government’s refusal to conform to the status of puppet regime.
The Emiratis have become increasingly frustrated with Hadi, who they say has failed to restore basic governance in liberated areas despite ample external support. More importantly, they believe the president has made Islah, a Sunni Islamist party with links to the Muslim Brotherhood, his ally of choice on the ground. The Emiratis revile the Brotherhood, yet in April of 2016, Hadi named Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, a military commander and reputed Islah ally, as his new deputy and de facto commander of the Yemeni armed forces.
Constant reshuffles of local government and military structures, with Hadi replacing UAE- and STC-affiliated governors and officials with people he sees as his loyalists, have only added to the strain.
STC insiders present the events of January as a natural consequence of these tensions. Rather than rash and aggressive, they see the January standoff as a calculated move aimed at forcing Hadi’s hand into including them, and the Emiratis, in government. But it would appear to have backfired.
Hadi’s grip on power may be feeble, but he cannot be removed or further sidelined without undermining the legitimacy of the Saudi and Emirati campaign. He has calculated, correctly up until now, that the southern secessionists can only go so far. The question is how long they are willing to wait – by Peter Salisbury
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Can the UAE and its Security Forces Avoid a Wrong Turn in Yemen?
Abstract: The complex war in Yemen and the ensuing collapse of a unified Yemeni government has provided al-Qa`ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) with opportunities to develop and test new strategies and tactics. While AQAP has been weakened by Emirati-led efforts in southern Yemen and recent U.S. strikes, it remains a formidable foe whose more subtle approach to insurgent warfare will pay dividends if there is a failure to restore predictable levels of security, sound governance, and lawful policing in the country.
AQAP is not the organization it was three or even two years ago. Just like most of Yemen’s political, social, and insurgent groups, it has been changed by the country’s multifaceted conflict. AQAP’s focus has shifted from the “far enemy”—though, this is not to say it does not continue to pose a threat to the West—to an array of “near enemies.”9Its concerns, both political and martial, are local and national rather than international. Its de-prioritization of ideology reflects this shift. In many respects, AQAP has adopted and is guided by a more subtle and indigenized strategy with two primary aims: organizational survival and long-term growth. To achieve these aims, it remains intent on building alliances where it can by leveraging its fighting capabilities and by exploiting local and national grievances.10
Emirati-led efforts to combat AQAP in southern Yemen—largely limited to the governorates of the Hadramawt and Shabwa—could succeed where others have failed, or they could result in an abundance of new opportunities for AQAP to exploit. The Emirati-led effort to combat AQAP is another test for counterinsurgency warfare. While the Emiratis and the security forces that they are backing are making gains against AQAP in some parts of southern Yemen, these could be compromised by missteps that allow AQAP to apply the lessons that it has learned over the last three years.
The short-term success of Emirati-led efforts in Yemen are predicated on their ability to compete with AQAP in regard to the levels of security and efficacy of governance that they can provide. This success is also predicated on the Emiratis’ ability to avoid being seen as occupiers acting through militias motivated by their own factional interests. A failure to restore governance, predictable levels of security, and “clean” policing will be exploited by an enemy that—while weakened—remains capable, resilient, and perhaps most importantly, patient – by Michael Horton
https://ctc.usma.edu/can-uae-security-forces-avoid-wrong-turn-yemen/
and abridged report: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180221-us-report-uae-colonising-force-in-yemen/
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Film: Erst bomben, dann vermeintlich aufbauen: Wie Saudi-Arabien den Jemen-Krieg vermarktet
Nach rund drei Jahren des Krieges gegen die Huthis im Jemen und einer humanitären Krise, die von Riad ausgelöst wurde, ist es um das internationale Image der Monarchie nicht gut bestellt. Zahlreiche westliche PR-Agenturen, die den saudischen Krieg reinwaschen, sowie Spenden und Lobbyarbeit bei den Vereinten Nationen sollen dem Ansehensverlust gegensteuern.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYxhmZFqYsY
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Yemen’s Cratered Economy: Glimmers of Hope?
The crisis cannot be resolved through humanitarian aid alone. Any improvement in the humanitarian environment will require an intervention in Yemen’s macroeconomy, particularly its banking system. Presently, the human capacity required to run Yemen’s central bank and Ministry of Finance is divided between rival institutions controlled by the de facto authorities in Sanaa and the government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, based between Riyadh and Aden. International legitimacy lies with the Hadi government, but experience and technocratic capacity lies in large part in Sanaa-based institutions. If the two cannot be married, there is a real risk of systemic collapse.
These institutions face similar problems: a lack of foreign exchange reserves, poor access to the international banking system, a lack of revenue with which to pay an estimated 1.25 million public sector salaries, the falling value of the Yemeni riyal, and an internal debt crisis.
All too often, however, events on the ground impede progress made toward an improvement in the macroeconomic environment. A thaw in relations between the Hadi government, Sanaa-based technocrats, and commercial banks made in late 2017 has largely been undone by the death of Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen’s former president, in December 2017. A mooted $2 billion injection of hard currency into the Central Bank of Yemen by Saudi Arabia, announced in January, has similarly been delayed due to infighting between rival factions in Aden.
Recommendations
The United States, United Nations, and other international stakeholders in Yemen must move quickly to stage a meaningful intervention in the macroeconomy.
An intervention would require addressing the lack of foreign currency reserves, a nearly nonexistent revenue base for salary payments, and the deep divisions between rival parallel institutions, along with a mounting internal and external debt crisis and rapidly depreciating Yemeni riyal.
A new coordinating body should be formed with Yemeni officials and technocrats from across the political divide, with assistance and oversight from neutral international staff, based in a third country, most likely Jordan.
The coordinating body should develop a detailed plan to address the concurrent crises in foreign exchange, revenue, debt service, and inflation, in coordination with international donors. Such a plan would include a detailed budget for 2018, and realistic mechanisms for oversight of currency management and salary distribution.
In the longer term, the macroeconomy cannot and will not recover absent a meaningful, sustainable political solution to the conflict in Yemen.
Failure to intervene, either due to ennui or overconfidence in other actors’ willingness to act, can only lead to a deepening crisis. – by Peter Salisbury
http://www.agsiw.org/yemens-cratered-economy-glimmers-hope-2/ and full paper , scroll down
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Studie von Save the Children: Jedes sechste Kind lebt im Krieg
Sie werden getötet, verstümmelt, Opfer sexueller Gewalt oder als Soldaten eingesetzt: Jedes sechste Kind lebt laut einer Studie in Kriegs- und Konfliktregionen. Das sind 75 Prozent mehr als vor 20 Jahren.
Syrien, Afghanistan und Somalia - das waren im vergangenen Jahr die drei gefährlichen Länder für Kinder. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Studie, die die Organisation Save the Children kurz vor der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz , die an diesem Freitag beginnt, veröffentlicht hat. Basis des Berichts sind Zahlen der Uno und des Friedensforschungsinstituts Oslo. Save the Children weist darauf hin, dass manche Angaben nicht überprüfbar sind und von einer noch höheren Dunkelziffer ausgegangen werden muss.
Eins von sechs Kindern auf der Welt lebt mittlerweile in einem Konfliktgebiet. Das sind 357 Millionen Jungen und Mädchen. Dies bedeutet einen Anstieg um mehr als 75 Prozent seit Anfang der Neunzigerjahre.
Auch die Anzahl der getöteten und versehrten Kinder ist extrem gestiegen.
Sechs afrikanische Länder stehen auf der Rangliste der zehn für Kinder gefährlichsten Staaten.
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Save the Children: War on Children
Now, more than at any time in the last two decades, we need to find that same strength to stop the suffering of children affected by war. Our report reveals that one in six children live in conflict zones – and those 357 million live at risk of grave violations. The number of children verified by the UN as killed or maimed has risen drastically in the last 10 years. Reports of life-saving aid such as food, water and medicine being blocked are up more than 1,500 percent since 2010. Attacks on what should, by any law or civilized standard, be safe places for children – such as schools and hospitals – are also becoming a new normal in conflicts, with reported incidents having roughly doubled in the last decade.
This report identifies concerning trends for the safety and wellbeing of children living in areas impacted by conflict, through analysis of the United Nations Annual Reports of the Secretary General on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) and new research by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).2 The research utilizes figures that are published, independently verified and credible, but one of the key findings of the data mapping process is that there is a significant and worrying gap in child-specific data in conflicts.
Although all warring parties are obliged to protect children, in conflicts around the world heinous attacks are committed against children on a daily basis, for which the perpetrators are not being held to account. What is more, many of these violations are increasing, driven by brutal conflicts like the war in Syria. There is an urgent need for action to end what is too often a war on children.
The key findings of the report are:
The number of children living in a conflict zone has increased by more than 75 percent from the early 1990s when it was around 200 million, to more than 357 million children in 2016 – around 1 in 6 of the world’s children. 165 million of these children are affected by high intensity conflicts. Children living in such conflict-impacted areas often lack access to school and health facilities, and are more exposed to violence.
https://www.savethechildren.net/waronchildren/pdf/waronchildren.pdf
If the link does not work: https://twitter.com/CarolineAnning/status/964035136609247232
and look also at: Celebrating childhood. A journey to end violence against children: http://srsg.violenceagainstchildren.org/sites/default/files/2017/Celebrating%20childhood%20report.pdf
cp1a Am wichtigsten: Seuchen / Most important: Epidemics
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Yemen: 1,060,772 cholera cases as of February 14
WHO's Cholera Response Dashboard reports 1,060,772 cases and 2,258 deaths as of February 14. That is an increase of 616 cases and zero deaths in 24 hours. The trend is encouraging, but the war goes on.
cp1b Am wichtigsten: Konflikt in Aden / Most important: Conflict at Aden
Siehe / Look at cp1, cp6
cp2 Allgemein / General
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Film: Vereinte Nationen bezeichnen Jemen-Krieg als größte humanitäre Krise weltweit
http://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/video/video-377351.html
Bemerkung: Gedreht von Oliver ramme im Südjemen (Aden).
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Deciding priorities in Yemen
Habib Abd Rabbo, a professor at Rouen Unversity in France, said that “the Yemen crisis is not any single party’s fault. Everyone is to blame for where we are today.”
He told Al-Ahram Weekly that “all sides have relied on outside forces. The rumour is that the Houthis are funded by Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood and Reform Party are supported by Qatar, the southern movement is assisted by the UAE, and Hadi relies on Saudi Arabia. This reliance on foreign support complicates the crisis, and therefore we cannot talk about stablility in a conventional way.”
“There is no difference between the rebellious Houthis and Brotherhood terrorists,” said Sinan Al-Ahmadi, an activist in the STC. “They are both dangerous.”
There have been media reports that Qatar supports the Muslim Brotherhood in several Arab countries, including Yemen. This was confirmed when Tarek Saleh, the former Yemeni president’s nephew, arrived in Aden and was welcomed by the STC, according to Abd Rabbo.
“There is a major plot that believes that ending Iranian influence will not succeed without the network of interests created by Saleh, which could be inherited by his son Ahmed, or nephew Tarek, whichever is more capable of leadership, ” Rabbo said. “The Salehs cannot succeed by themselves: they need southern support, namely Al-Zoubaidi’s leadership. ”
Al-Ahmadi confirmed that the STC accepts an alliance with Saleh’s network. “Everyone in politics is deciding on their priorities,” he said. “Our problem is with the Houthis and the Muslim Brotherhood because they are religious groups prone to violence. The Brotherhood is loyal to its global organisation and the Houthis to Iran.”
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/23775.aspx
My comment: The Houthis certainly are not “loyal” to Iran, as is claimed by Rabbo.
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Yemen: The World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis Enters Another Year
Four years after the Houthi takeover of the capital Sana’a and the beginning of the Saudi-led military intervention, there is little to suggest that Yemen will find peace in the near future.
The ongoing civil war in Yemen is the result of several local and national power struggles, aggravated by a regional proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Yemen is currently the theatre of at least four intertwined political crises, involving a constellation of political actors and armed groups seeking political power, recognition and influence (The Project on Middle East Political Science, January 2018).
The first crisis pits the northern-based Houthi Movement and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh against the government of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
Southern Yemen is also the site of two other major political crises that share little with the largely northern Houthi conflict. These include the confrontation between the secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) and President Hadi and an Islamist insurgency involving Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Yemeni branch of the Islamic State (IS).
The last political crisis sees Yemen at the centre of a regional competition between Saudi Arabia, Iran and the UAE.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-world-s-worst-humanitarian-crisis-enters-another-year and in full https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/acleddata.com-Yemen%20The%20Worlds%20Worst%20Humanitarian%20Crisis%20Enters%20Another%20Year.pdf
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"Saudi-Arabiens Hilfslieferungen in den Jemen sind eine große Lüge, und der Westen macht mit"
Der Militärsprecher des saudischen Kriegs in Jemen hat sich damit gebrüstet, dass Riad über eine halbe Millionen Menschen im Kriegsgebiet mit humanitärer Hilfe unterstützt. RT Deutsch sprach mit jemenitischen Journalisten und humanitären Hilfsarbeitern, die hinter dem humanitären Leid im Jemen eine gezielte saudische Kriegsstrategie wittern.
Der Gründer der jemenitischen Hilfsorganisation "Yemen Hope and Relief", Ahmad Algohbary, belächelt diese Aussagen im Gespräch mit RT Deutsch. Entgegen der saudischen Erklärung sagte Algohbary:
Saudi-Arabien bombardiert uns seit drei Jahren jeden Tag. Der Alltag sind Bombardierungen und eine Blockade
Algohbary, der sich vor allem für Kinder im Konfliktgebiet einsetzt, sagte, Riads Krieg sei Teil des Problems, nicht der Lösung. "Die gesamte humanitäre Hilfsaktivität ist eine große Lüge, die dem Ausland vorgespielt wird", unterstrich der Aktivist, der in der jemenitischen Hauptstadt Sanaa lebt.
Der jemenitische Journalist Nasser Arrabyee, der auch als Dokumentarfilmer aktiv ist, bestätigte auf Nachfrage von RT Deutsch die Aussagen von Algohbary:
Saudi-Arabien kümmert sich im Grunde nur darum, die internationalen Wogen zu glätten. Die Hilfslieferungen dienen im Kalkül von Riad nur dazu, den Druck von internationalen Menschenrechtsgruppen aufgrund des losgetretenen Krieges zu verringern.
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Telecomm Minister says modern internet network to launch next mont
Yemen's Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology said Yemen's connection to international the submarine cable has been completed by 100% and the modern network of internet "Aden.net" will launch next month.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-15556
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Yemen War: Trial Time for Saudi Arabia?
While the United Nations and the international civil society insist they want a peaceful resolution to the worst humanitarian crisis in the 21st century, Riyadh dismisses the idea of diplomacy in the assessment, saying they wouldn’t be willing to bargain away their stated goal, which is regime change in Sana’a.
while any intentional, direct attack against civilians or civilian objects is considered a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law and the UN Charter. The warmongers refuse to take any feasible precautions to avoid, or in any event, minimise, the impact of violence on civilians.
Without Washington’s much-needed support and consent this war can never continue.
It is against this backdrop and others that the UN and The Hague should step in, introducing a resolution intended to end the US-backed, Saudi-led war on Yemen. The resolution should end US arms transfers to Saudi Arabia, as requiring the White House to certify that the Saudi-led coalition is taking all feasible precautions to minimize civilian casualties is not going to mean anything at all – let alone end the human suffering there.
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13961126001559
My comment: Something reasonable from Iran.
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The sad story of Sana’a
Conflict continues to haunt Yemen’s capital
Violent clashes. Ongoing airstrikes. Outbreaks of cholera and other preventable diseases. Dwindling care for kidney failure patients. Decimated health care system.
With over 20 million in need of aid, Yemen is the world's single largest humanitarian crisis. Time is running out for the people caught in the midst of the ongoing conflict (photos)
https://www.icrc.org/en/document/sad-story-sanaa
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Amar (8) spielte, als die Rakete einschlug
Acht der insgesamt 13 Kinder waren sofort tot. Amar überlebte, doch die Ärzte mussten sein komplettes rechtes Bein amputieren. Und das linke ist von oben bis unten von Narben gezeichnet.
„Ich trainiere jeden Tag, ein bisschen besser zu laufen“, sagt Amar. Der Junge kämpft sich tapfer durch das Reha-Programm, hangelt sich immer wieder am Barren entlang.
Als der Doktor seinen Stumpf kontrollieren will und er mithilfe eines Pflegers seine Prothese abnimmt, sieht man Amars blaue Fußball-Socken. „Irgendwann spiele ich auch wieder Ball“, sagt er. „Nur leider nicht mehr mit meinen alten Freunden, denn die sind tot.“
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Maritime Security – Yemen Conflict
INTERTANKO, ICS and BIMCO have issued guidance on maritime security in the southern Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb, providing practical support on dealing with a wide range of threats arising as a result of the conflict in Yemen in addition to the familiar threat of piracy.
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/maritime-security-yemen-conflict/
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It Is Time To Open A New Page Of Tolerance
This is the result of our war
This language of war is destruction, hunger and disease
The face of war in this city appears
Tell them that the war destroyed everything beautiful: our children, our women and our youth
War destroyed our hopes and memories The war destroyed our homes
The war destroyed our school and our hospitals War did not save for us anything beautiful
Tell them, tell those
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Yemeni activist on her homeland, polItics, terror, democracy
Known as the "Mother of the Revolution," Yemen's Tawakkol Karman is one of the most influential women in the Arab world. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011, at the age of 32, in recognition of her work in nonviolent struggle for the safety of women, women's rights and for her full participation in peacebuilding work in Yemen.
Daily Sabah columnist Hilal Kaplan met with Karman to talk about the United Arab Emirates' influence and policies in Yemen
Tawakkol Karman: Every step taken in Yemen by the UAE is against Yemen's interest. Abu Dhabi has established armed groups and forces that neither affiliate to the Yemeni national army nor follow the orders of the legitimate government. Abu Dhabi controls ports and airports and refuses to hand them over to the Yemeni legitimate government. Abu Dhabi has set up secret prisons in which all forms of torture are practiced against Yemeni citizens who oppose its ambitions in Yemen. Abu Dhabi prevents the legitimate president from returning to the interim capital Aden, and treats him in an inappropriate manner.
It is unfortunate to say that the UAE has exploited the country's vulnerability caused by the Houthi coup and the ongoing war to achieve its own goals. That requires keeping Yemen in a whirlpool of chaos so that the UAE continues to seize control of Yemeni ports and islands, especially Socotra, one of the most beautiful islands in the world.
The decision to freeze my membership in the Islah Party is illegal for many reasons, but this is not important at least for now. Yemeni politicians, including those from Islah, are under intense pressure from Saudi Arabia. This, in my opinion, is the price of not taking firm stance on the Saudi-led coalition's misbehavior in many crucial issues. It should be clear that any area liberated from the Houthi coup but not handed over to the legitimate authority is occupied.
My comment: The problem is that there is no more “legitimate authority” in Yemen. Hadi’s government is not; it’s just a puppet of the Saudis.
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Why intensifying international interest in the Red Sea is driving military buildup
The Red Sea is becoming host to three distinct but loosely linked theatres of competition.
International interest in and around the Red Sea is intensifying, bringing increased geopolitical competition.
Saudi Arabia has been running operations with coalition allies out of a base in Assab, Eritrea. The United Arab Emirates has a military presence in Yemeni Red Sea ports of Aden, Mokha and Mukalla as well as the island of Perim in Assab, and in Berbera in autonomous Somaliland.
The Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen has necessitated Arab Gulf countries locking off maritime supply routes to Houthi rebels and developing a supporting logistics network for operations. The Saudi-led coalition has been wary of providing Houthi rebels space to blockade or disrupt maritime traffic by mining and anti-ship weapons from the Yemeni coast, especially around the Bab el Mandeb
https://thearabweekly.com/why-intensifying-international-interest-red-sea-driving-military-buildup = http://www.erigazette.org/?p=11136
cp3 Humanitäre Lage / Humanitarian situation
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Exchange Marriages’ in Yemen: A Ticking Time Bomb
Twenty two years ago Fatima was forced to marry a man at the age of 19 in return for her brother to wed the groom’s sister in what is called al-Shighar or exchange marriage.
Fatima did not have a say in the decision made by her father and brother to marry her off in the Rayma Governorate.
Her life turned upside down five years ago when her husband abandoned her and took her children – three boys and two girls – with him as an act of vengeance following the divorce of her brother from her sister-in-law.
Fatima belongs to a large group of Yemeni women who are pushed into exchange marriages, depriving them of education, dowry and their children.
A survey carried out in five of Yemen’s 22 governorates, showed that 94 percent of al-Shighar marriages end in failure. The survey included 38 men and 12 women.
According to the survey, which was done between May and November 2017, such marriages last an average of four and a half years.
There are thousands of similar cases in Yemen and some people have managed to carry out two or more exchange marriages despite the difficulties.
But its mainly the economic hardships that push many to resort to such tribal traditions.
Sociologist Dr. Abdul Karim Ghanim also said that al-Shighar is like bartering of goods, except that goods are replaced by women.
“What’s worse is that the success of one marriage hinges on the other,” he said. “Divorce leads to the disintegration of the family and creates instability for children.”
My comment: A good and interesting article by a Saudi media.
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FOUR FOOD BASKETS
We usually share exclusively the work of certified NGOs.
Khalid Ali Abdullah Shareef does not have the funds to certify his initiative (though he has already chosen a name Twasul Develop Intiative), yet, he wants to help the people in a remote village in #Hajjah, badly affected by the war.
Khalid Ali Abdullah managed to give 4 food baskets to 4 families on the brink of the abyss, hence, our sharing his message with pride.
4 food baskets, to our eyes, are the pride of our nation. (photos)
https://www.facebook.com/LivingInYemenOnTheEdge/posts/1649606768425680
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Youth volunteers in Yemen provide hope during conflict
Yemen’s Social Fund for Development (SFD) devised a program in 2004 to attract youth interested in volunteering to promote development. In its first phase, this program — known as “Rural Advocates Working for Development (RAWFD)” — targeted a number of male and female students from these remote areas and provided them with a development-related program while they were attending universities in major cities. After graduation, these young graduates made a big difference in facilitating SFD operations and activities of other national and international organizations in their home areas.
The first wave of young people in the RAWFD program played an important role as development ambassadors by informing their communities of the benefits of the various development programs being launched in their areas.
During the period 2004-2017, the number of participants in the RAWFD program reached more than 6000, including 2700 female members.
Youth-led initiatives create an added value to developmental and humanitarian efforts which aim to relieve the plight of the poor and the internally displaced persons (IDPs).
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Biomove is a company in #Yemen that provides artificial limbs & medics who offer physical therapy. It is so important this company grows that's why we#support them. (photo)
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Film: 470 Tons of Medical & Nutritional Supplies for Yemen
Hundreds of thousands of children and mothers are at risk of death from preventable diseases in Yemen due to the collapse of the medical system during conflict. The World Bank and UNICEF have partnered to provide 470 tons of essential medical and nutritional supplies to help save the lives of thousands of children:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgZa_RyLatk
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Monareliefye.org delivers hygiene kits to al -Shafaqa center in Sanaa
Monareliefye.org crew visited today Cancer patients at al-Shafaqa assiociation in Sanaa providing them hygiene and dignity kits funded by @iom_yemen
What we saw there was is the pix #Yemen
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Monareliefye.org helps malnourished girl child in Hajjeh
Aisha, who was dying from malnutrition has been saved.
Monareliefye.org helped her family to take her to hospital. Doctors now are taking care of her. Please pray for her.
thanks to our donors who paid for her treatment. (photos)
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Map: 22.2M people in #Yemen need humanitarian assistance, incl. 11.3M people who rely entirely on aid to survive.
The map below shows where the greatest needs currently are: @OCHAYemen
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An overview of MSF's intervention in Yemen
We work in 13 hospitals and health centres in Yemen and provide support to more than 20 hospitals or health centres across 11 Yemeni governorates: Taiz, Aden, Al-Dhale’, Saada, Amran, Hajjah, Ibb, Sana’a, Abyan, Shabwa and Lahj; with approximately 1,827 National staff and 93 International staff, making it among MSF´s largest missions in the world in terms of personnel. This video offers an overview of MSF activities in Yemen from March 2015 to December 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6re5MJf8qVo
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Humanitarian Aid Convoy Departs for Yemen from Saudi Arabia
Aid Convoy Departs for Yemen Transporting Critical Goods from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre
A convoy of 69 trucks is hauling nearly 1,200 tons of aid to Yemen from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre (KSRelief). The aid is being supplied as part of the Yemen Comprehensive Humanitarian Operations (YCHO)
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/humanitarian-aid-convoy-departs-yemen-saudi-arabia
Remark: Always keep in mind that the background of this is a propaganda campaign for improving Saudi Arabia’s image, now spending the coast of about 1 week of aerial war for humanitarian needs.
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Yemeni women turn to shisha amid ordeal of war
Health fears go up in smoke amid risk of death through war or disease
"Today, I smoke shisha in the house daily from afternoon until the sunset. I like it because it lends a sense of happiness as the multi-faceted crises encircle us,"
It was not traditionally common to see women in Yemen browsing and buying tobacco types, says Hanan Ali, a Yemeni sociologist in Sanaa.
"The social norms could shame the women if they smoke shisha in the past. Today, this norm has been broken, and female shisha smokers are in abundance," said Ali.
Yemen is a conservative society. Breaking traditional barriers does not happen overnight.
Raising awareness about shisha-related health risks at this time may not work effectively. Some would say there are other grave issues that have to be uncovered to the public in Yemen and the world."
Shisha shop owners say the number of female customers is rising in Sanaa, and the demand for shisha has only increased in light of the war and the deteriorating economic situation.
Shisha smokers in Yemen appear not fully aware of the damage their habit is doing to their health.
A World Health Organisation (WHO) report indicates that the volume of smoke inhaled in an hour-long shisha session is estimated to be equal to smoking between 100 and 200 cigarettes.
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/society/2018/2/14/yemeni-women-turn-to-shisha-amid-ordeal-of-war
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Film: Yemen-Taiz displaced .. report of distributing food baskets .. financed by My Care
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWQTyVHuO2s
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World Food Programme, Logistics Cluster: Yemen - Humanitarian Imports Overview, January 2018
The Logistics Cluster facilitates the cargo transport via sea on board the WFP-chartered vessel VOS Apollo. The vessel operates on a weekly rotation from Djibouti to Aden.
The Logistics Cluster facilitates combined chartered airlifts from Djibouti to Sana’a, on a frequency contingent on needs and funding.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-humanitarian-imports-overview-january-2018
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: Maps: Yemen: Organizations 3W Operational Presence (as of 31 December 2017)
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-organizations-3w-operational-presence-31-december-2017-enar
cp5 Nordjemen und Huthis / Northern Yemen and Houthis
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Book review: Tribes and politics in Yemen: A history of the Houthi conflict
Book Author(s) : Marieke Brandt
Of all the parties to the conflict, the Houthi armed group’s political and local dynamics have not been properly aired nor debated to the world. With “Tribes and Politics in Yemen: A History of the Houthi Conflict”, Marieke Brandt disbars the simplistic view of the Yemen conflict equated as Saudi Arabia versus Iranian proxies and puts forward a deeper understanding of the aggravation of the Houthi group. The Yemen civil war is indeed riddled with a cob-web of actors, regional powers, dynamics and armed groups on the ground from northern Saada to southern Aden.
Not many would be in a position to write a detailed account of the Houthi history. Yet, Brandt’s book provides a fascinating and compelling first-hand experience based on a five-year sojourn worthy of digesting.
It was Brandt’s aim to explore the conflict in Yemen through the local political complexities. The locals, indeed, did not shape the national debates but did make up the tribal, political and sectarian practice and implemented it on the ground.
Brandt captures the history of the Houthi conflict beginning with the Saada wars between 2004 and 2010. The book presents a picture of struggles and tribal dynamics which assists understanding the Houthi group’s cause in a detailed fashion.
There is little exploration of the Houthi group’s aims, objectives, history and the means through which it arrived in the Yemen civil war today. “Tribes and Politics in Yemen” fills this gap; it gives an understanding of how a religious movement focused on spirituality evolved into one of the major opposition armed groups in Yemen with plans for statehood.
Comment: I really recommend this book which really underlines the social issues that began disagreements in Saada province related to social change post revolution, and linked to the system of patronage under Saleh, and how mismanagement of the conflict from the early days led to other conflicts - each getting worse - until the takeover of Sanaa in 2014.
https://www.facebook.com/judith.brown.794628/posts/10156396135343641
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Houthi sniper kills 13 year old child in Taiz
Fellow villagers trying (on social networks) to figure out why Houthis killed the child explained it as that the extremists wanted to psychologically torture his father, Abdul-Baset, an activist who has been in their jail for two years now.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-15555
Remark: By anti-Houthi media of Islah Party.
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Yemen’s Parliament Cancels All Agreements about SOCOTRA Island
The Yemeni parliament canceled all previous agreements and signed by the fugitive Hadi government with the United Arab Emirates on the Yemeni island of Socotra, which the Council considered under occupation.
The council, chaired by Yahya al-Ra’i, held a session of the council at its headquarters in Sana’a on Wednesday, described as aggression on Socotra Island.
http://www.newnewss.net/yemens-parliament-cancels-agreements-socotra-island/
The quorum was not met, as the photo shows. – Anyway, as “president” Hadi’s legitimate term had ended Feb. 27, 2015, all the agreements he had signed on Socotra are void by itself and do not even need to be canceled by any parliament.
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Yemen: Huthi court sentences three to death after enforced disappearance and alleged torture
A woman and two men were forcibly disappeared, ill-treated and given a patently unfair trial before being sentenced to death by a court in the Huthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sana’a for allegedly aiding an enemy country, Amnesty International’s research has found.
The organization said the case was the latest example of the Huthis using the judiciary to settle political scores amid the ongoing armed conflict with the Saudi Arabia-led coalition supporting the UN-recognized government of Yemen.
On 30 January, the Huthi-aligned Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Sana’a, which handles ‘terrorism’ and ‘state security’ cases, sentenced Asmaa al-Omeissy, Saeed al-Ruwaished, and Ahmed Bawazeer to death. A fourth defendant, Asmaa’s father Matir al-Omeissy, was handed a 15-year prison sentence after being convicted of an ‘indecent act’ charge related to the case.
and
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Yemeni mother sentenced to death for spying for UAE: Amnesty
A Yemeni mother in Houthi rebel custody is waiting to be put to death over allegations she spied for the United Arab Emirates, rights group Amnesty International said on Thursday.
A court in rebel-held capital Sanaa handed down the death penalty to 22-year-old Asmaa al-Omeissy and two men on charges of "aiding an enemy country" after their enforced disappearance and months of torture, Amnesty said.
Yemeni activists and lawyers say they believe this is the first time a woman has been sentenced to death in a "state security" case, according to Amnesty.
The rebel-run Saba News Agency said the Specialised Criminal Court sentenced Omeissy, Saeed al-Ruwaished and Ahmed Bawazeer to death on 30 January.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-mother-awaits-death-penalty-houthi-held-capital-489899283
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Houthi court issues order to seize ex-president Saleh's property
Houthi-affiliated officials on Wednesday began seizing property owned by Yemen's slain ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh and his relatives.
On Tuesday a Houthi-run court issued an order to confiscate Saleh's properties in Sanaa, Haja and Hodeidah.
"In the morning a team sent by the higher Houthi authorities visited all the property owned by Saleh and his relatives in Sanaa, they wrote on the walls of his houses and his sons' houses as well as the houses [that] belong to his nephews and cousins," Taher Al-Hatef, a lawyer and the chairman of anti-corruption agency Awtad, told The National.
The order calls for the seizure of all institutions affiliated with Saleh, including banks, government buildings, private companies and charitable organisations, as well as the headquarters of media outlets.
My comment: Saleh was one of the most corrupt presidents worldwide ever, having sacked up to US$ 30 billion, the total sum only can be estimated on a very vague basis.
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Film: Yemen: grupo de niños protestan frente a la sede de la ONU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeoxAO-7ca4&feature=share
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Yemeni Missile Program is Developing… and New Systems Coming
Since the military campaign launched by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen since March, 2015, the Yemeni missile capabilities increased significantly and began to take a strategic level over the past 30 months until it reached the stage of industrialization, development and military production in this important sector, starting with short range missiles (Zelzal1, 2, and 3) then to develop long-range ballistic missiles that are highly destructive and have bombed vital targets in the capitals of Saudi Arabia and the UAE recently as systems (Burkan 1, Burkan H2 and the new system of missiles K Rose Strategy).
From this important and remarkable level, the Yemeni missile program has become a military formula that is difficult to overcome or neglect.
http://www.yemenextra.net/2018/02/12/yemeni-missile-program-is-developing-and-new-systems-coming/ = http://geopoliticsalert.com/yemeni-missile-program
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FM meets UN official
Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf Abdullah met with the Resident Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to Yemen.
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news487887.htm
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Houthis Order Sanaa MPs to Pass 16 New Laws
Houthi militias have demonstrated on Tuesday their long-standing intentions to abolish existing Yemeni laws and transform them in accordance with their interests, as well as trying to pass new laws that would allow them to crack down on activists, collect more money from taxes and customs, and abolish “free education” in areas they control.
Houthi sources uncovered that president of the insurgency's Supreme Political Council Saleh al-Sammad asked Parliament lawmakers currently present in Sanaa under the militia’s tutelage, to approve the issuance of more than 16 new laws prepared by the group, and introduce some amendments on existing laws.
Houthis had previously forced the Speaker and some lawmakers residing in areas under their control to continue holding Parliament sessions, illegally, despite the lack of quorum.
https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1174926/houthis-order-sanaa-mps-pass-16-new-laws
My comment: By Saudi media. – Of course, with anti-Houthi bias. – True: Without quorum, no legal decision. – But that this is the problem of the Saudi-supported Hadi government as well, the Saudis of course never would tell.
cp6 Südjemen und Hadi-Regierung / Southern Yemen and Hadi-government
Siehe / Look at cp1
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#Yemen: Both pro-#alQaeda & Hadrami Elite Force wires are saying #AQAP bombed the Security Building in Wadi 'Amad, Hadramawt, this eve in an op designed to hit back at Elite Force advances to clear the area of AQAP. Both sides claim the other side fled (No formal AQAP claim yet)
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/964630126720888833
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Suspected al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting Emirati-backed al Hizam Security Forces in Mahfad district, Abyan governorate, southern Yemen on February 16.[3]
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Aden hitmen pick off Yemen president's supporters, one by one
Shawqi Kamadi this week became the latest pro-Hadi preacher killed on the streets of Aden. Many are pointing the finger at the UAE.
The Tuesday assassination of Shawqi Kamadi, an Islah party leader and preacher at al-Thwar mosque, was the latest in dozens of "hits" on Hadi supporters, and many fear it will not be the last.
The killing comes after three pro-Hadi military leaders and a preacher were assassinated in the week previous, adding to the 22 pro-government preachers and dozens of pro-Hadi military leaders killed since the middle of 2016. No individual or group has claimed any of the killings.
Such is the situation in Aden.
The city is de facto controlled by the UAE-backed "Security Belt", a militia hostile to Hadi's government and aligned to a secessionist movement lead by a former Aden governor he sacked.
Such a murky political backdrop, as alliances are weaved as quickly as others unravel, has led many to question who controls the hitmen behind the spate of targeted killings.
Another pro-Hadi preacher in Aden, who spoke anonymously, said: "Preachers fear to speak about support for the president and other political issues, because there are many opponents in Aden."
He said every preacher assassinated in Aden had been pro-Hadi.
Suspicion, inevitably, has fallen on the "Security Belt" and, by extension, the UAE. The UAE opposes the Islah party, the Yemen branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, and forces from the Belt have burned and looted its Aden headquarters twice.
Tawakkol Karman, a Noble Peace Prize winner in 2011, said on Facebook: "The UAE supports the assassinations, to make the south its territory.
Baraa Moneer, a fighter in the "Security Belt" force, denied UAE involvement, saying such attacks had been common even before the Yemen war began in 2015.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/aden-assassinations-yemen-adb-rabbuh-hadi-821051772 and a shorter article https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/saudi-backed-yemen-regime-supporters-systematically-killed-off-aden/
Comment: I didn't think anyone is the south was pro Hadi! His role in the 1994 civil war and this war have not endeared him to southerners.
https://www.facebook.com/judith.brown.794628/posts/10156396118693641
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#Yemen : Armed clashes between Shabwah tribes and UAE-paid Shabwani Elite forces over control of a small port near Balhaf LNG terminal. 2 killed so far.
https://twitter.com/BaFana3/status/964469573033570304
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Hadhramaut Elites Forces Control the First Region in Hadhramaut Valley
http://en.smanews.org/hadhramaut-elites-forces-control-the-first-region-in-hadhramaut-valley
My comment: UAE-backed Southern separatists assume power and control in the countryside.
And also
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#UAE-backed forces also secured some coastal areas of Hadramawt that #AQAP had been using for smuggling, according to local forces. There are several small ports and beaches along #Yemen's eastern coasts that are used to smuggle illicit goods for a variety of actors in Yemen.
https://twitter.com/MaherFarrukh/status/964228009489203201
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Film: Yemen - The 4th "Love And Loyalty To Aden" Festival
The 4th edition of "Love and Loyalty to Aden" festival was held in Khor Mkasar Corniche in the temporary capital of Aden, southern Yemen, with the participation of youth and civil society organizations and a large presence. The festival comes to emphasize that the city of Aden is safe and stable despite the security events witnessed in the city recently and festival included various artistic and cultural events.
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Government forces injured fighters with no salaries for eight months
The wounded and disabled soldiers of the government forces in the fifth military zone complained on Tuesday that their salaries had been cut off eight months back, according to a letter addressed to the command of the region and staff.
The letter, which was signed by a number of wounded and disabled soldiers, said that no response was made to their complaints and repeated claims. Due to that their situation and their families are going through very bad conditions.
It is noteworthy that the affected soldiers filed a complaint through the governors of the western provinces to the President and Vice President to resolve their problem, but they did not receive any response.
http://almasdaronline.com/article/97072
My comment: A sign how successful “president” Hadi’s central Bank policy must be.
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Islah condemns assassination of its members in Aden, demands investigations
The Islah offices have now called upon the President of the Republic, the Government and the Ministry of the Interior to assume their responsibilities and to "carry out their legal, moral and humanitarian duty to realize security and stability in the interim capital Aden and to quickly arrest the perpetrators and bring them to justice."
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-15558
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PM: We will not allow terrorist elements an opportunity to play
bin-Daghr said "we will not allow terrorist elements an opportunity to play and continue to harm the country, religion and preachers of humanitarian (values)."
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-15524
and
Endowment minister calls on Interior Ministry to safeguard scholars, preachers
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-15522
My comment: He is a PM Lackland.
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Salafi Leader, Sheikh Hany Ben Brik Hints to Parties Behind Assassination of Imams of Adan
Salafi leader and vice president of the southern transitional council, Sheikh Hany Ben Brik, hinted to the involvement of Muslim Brotherhood in assassinating mosque Imams in Adan. He related the Reform Party, the political arm of Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen, and assassinations through examples of what happened before in Egypt – the birth place of the brotherhood – indicating that such acts are deeply rooted in the literature of the brotherhood
My comment: That’s quite doubtful. The last victim of these killings was a high-ranking Islah party (Muslim Brotherhood) member. Would they kill their own men? – Others claim that these killings had been committed by forces linked to the UAE – the main supporter of Ben Brik’s separatists. Look https://twitter.com/narrabyee/status/963990302427111424
And on the sdame subject, from the other side:
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Southern assassinations force being prepared in Aden
A leader in the Popular Resistance in Aden said on Tuesday that an assassinations force is being formed in Aden for elimination poplar figures and monitoring for some southern leaders.
This announcement came after the killing of a senior leader of the Islah Party in Aden city, the interim capital, southern the country, where he was shot by unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle.
A party is preparing a specialized assassinations force, Ghassan al Sa’adi, the leader in the resistance posted on his Facebook page, '' I bear the consequences and full legal responsibility about this information.''
http://almasdaronline.com/article/97067
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Al Dhaleh security forces released 66 Republican Guard officers to GPC official Kamal al Ruwaishan in Qataba, al Dhaleh governorate, central Yemen on February 13. Security forces detained the officers at a checkpoint in al Dhaleh city after denying the officers passage on February 11. The UAE and officials from the STC also attempted to broker the officers’ release.[3]
https://www.criticalthreats.org/briefs/gulf-of-aden-security-review/
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Soldiers from the Security Belt in #Abyan storm a government hospital and destroy its contents
The administration of the government hospital Ahor said that the soldiers raided the hospital and they were drunk and broke a number of contents
The incident caused the patients to flee the hospital
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
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Eryani: ‘We Won't Set Conditions Before Learning About New UN Envoy’s Vision’
Yemeni Information Minister Muammar al-Eryani said his government will not set preconditions before its first meeting with new UN Envoy to the country Martin Griffith and further won't pre-empt events before knowing the mechanism through which the new envoy will move and his vision to reach a solution.
The Yemeni minister added that the government is doing all it can to achieve peace through a dialogue in which the Houthi militias abide by the implementation of UN resolution 2216 and the GCC initiative and its executive mechanism with the importance of abiding by the outcomes of the national dialogue.
This is the general framework of any future dialogues.
My comment: This is odd. Telling “his government will not set preconditions”, then two paragraphs down repeating the old preconditions of the Hadi government which had caused the breakdown of all peace talks since almost 3 years now.
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Saudi and Houthi willingness to start peace talks reflects both sides’ need to end war in Yemen
While Saudi Arabia has been trying to find an exit strategy to end its military engagement in Yemen since 2016, the Houthi Movement’s growing openness to sitting at the negotiating table reflects its weakened and isolated state after a three-year-long conflict.
There is a risk that the military wing of the Houthi Movement will seek to sabotage the talks before they even begin by stepping up its campaign against Saudi Arabia.
Comment: Absurd what analysts are capable of [Referring to 2. Paragraph here]Peace is a necessity for all.
My comment: Yes; this article is biased closed to propaganda.
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Griffiths wird Jemen-Sondergesandter
Die Vereinten Nationen haben einen Nachfolger für den zurückgetreten Jemen-Sondergesandter Ahmed gefunden. Der UN-Sicherheitsrat stimmte der Berufung des Briten Griffiths zu.
Die Vereinten Nationen haben einen neuen Sondergesandten für den Jemen berufen. Der UN-Sicherheitsrat stimmte der Ernennung des britische Diplomaten Martin Griffiths zu. Dieser war von UN-Generalsekretär Antonio Guterres vorgeschlagen worden. Dieser hatte Griffiths' "umfassende Erfahrungen" in den Bereichen "Konfliktlösung, Verhandlung, Mediation und humanitäre Angelegenheiten" hervorgehoben.
Griffiths ist Geschäftsführer des Europäischen Friedensinstituts (Epi) in Brüssel und hat das Zentrum für Humanitären Dialog (HDC) in Genf mit aufgebaut.
Der Brite tritt die Nachfolge des Mauretaniers Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed an.
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/jemen-sondergesandter-101.html
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Mr. Martin Griffiths of the United Kingdom - Special Envoy for Yemen
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Martin Griffiths of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as his Special Envoy for Yemen. Mr. Griffiths succeeds Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed of Mauritania to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his commitment and dedicated service.
Mr. Griffiths brings extensive experience in conflict resolution, negotiation, mediation and humanitarian affairs. Since 2014, he served as the first Executive Director of the European Institute of Peace. Between 2012 and 2014, he has served as an adviser to three Special Envoys of the Secretary-General for Syria, and Deputy Head of the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS). From 1999 to 2010, Mr. Griffiths was the founding Director of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva, where he specialized in developing political dialogue between governments and insurgents in a range of countries across Asia, Africa and Europe.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-5397741/UN-council-appoints-Briton-Martin-Griffiths-new-Yemen-envoy.html and also https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-un-envoy/u-n-chief-appoints-britains-martin-griffiths-as-yemen-envoy-idUSKCN1G01ZW
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Will the Israeli-Iranian Showdown Be in Syria — or New York?
Earlier last month, a little-noticed leaked UN Panel report accused Iran of violating a UN-imposed arms embargo on Yemen. The report doesn’t claim that Iran has provided weapons to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, but rather that Tehran has failed to keep the rebels from obtaining Iranian weapons. As a result, the panel concludes that Iran is in non-compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 2216.
The somewhat far-fetched Saudi plan has been to use the report to impose on Iran a new resolution under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, which allows the UN Security Council to “determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression” and to take action to “restore international peace and security.”
Such a resolution would once again put Iran in the penalty box
The value of such a resolution to Israel and Saudi Arabia — and its threat to Iran — go far beyond the rather limited economic impact of the sanctions it may impose. A Chapter VII Security Council resolution “securitizes” a country, in the words of Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. Anything pertaining to Iran — whether regular trade or even participation in political bodies — will be seen through a security lens, Zarif told me.
But just as Putin blocked Israel’s bombing campaign in Syria, he holds a similar trump card in New York: a Security Council veto.
http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2018/02/will-israeli-iranian-showdown-be-syria-or-new-york/146013/
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US wants UN action over report on Iranian missiles to Yemen
US Ambassador Nikki Haley said Thursday that it was "time for the Security Council to act" following the release of a report by UN experts concluding that Iran had violated the arms embargo on Yemen.
The report found that Tehran had failed to block supplies to Yemen's Huthi rebels of ballistic missiles that were fired at Saudi Arabia.
"This report highlights what we've been saying for months: Iran has been illegally transferring weapons in violation of multiple Security Council resolutions," Haley said in a statement.
The ambassador added that "the world cannot continue to allow these blatant violations to go unanswered" and that Tehran must face "consequences."
"It's time for the Security Council to act."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-5397959/US-wants-UN-action-report-Iranian-missiles-Yemen.html and also https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-united-nations-security-council-resolutions-nikki-haley-yemen-weapons/
My comment: Serious doubts at an active role of the Iranian government in smuggling arms to the Houthis had been expressed earlier and seem not to have been respected here. Iran seems to have been charged here not for an active role but for a passive one, as is expressed here also as it “had failed to block supplies”. – The claim that by this Iran had violated an UN resolution would be a novelty at the UN. – But, as the UN expert panel also had concluded that ALL parties of the war had violated UN resolutions, there only would stay two possibilities: sanction ALL, or sanction NO ONE.
Comment by Judith Brown: Well - what about the weapons supplied to KSA that is devastating Yemen and causing its citizens to starve to death?????
https://www.facebook.com/judith.brown.794628/posts/10156395021283641
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Britain: Fuelling the Yemen War and Praising the Tormentors
The targeting of civilian infrastructure and chocking the country of vital and lifesaving supplies by Saudi led coalition forces in Yemen has led to humanitarian catastrophe.
The United Kingdom (UK) is putting forward a proposal in the United National Security Council (UNSC) to praise Saudi Arabi and United Arab Emirates (UAE) for pledging nearly $1 billion to ease Yemen’s humanitarian crisis. But the irony is that same ‘saviours’ are the ‘tormentors’ who had been carrying out catastrophic bombing raids and military blockade in the war-torn country- amounting to war crimes. Furthermore, Britain is also complicit in the fuelling the war crimes. It is providing political, military, technical and logistical support to the United States backed Saudi led international military coalition. The UAE, along with other Sunni majoritarian countries in the region are art of this coalition.
https://www.newsclick.in/britain-fuelling-yemen-war-and-praising-tormentors
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U.N. Security Council mulls Saudi praise for Yemen aid pledge
The United Nations Security Council is considering a British proposal to praise Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for pledging nearly $1 billion to ease Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, as U.N. experts accuse a Saudi-led military coalition of using “the threat of starvation as an instrument of war” in Yemen.
The draft statement, seen by Reuters on Thursday, broadly expresses concern about civilian casualties and restrictions on commercial and humanitarian food, fuel and medical imports and calls on all parties to allow unhindered aid access in Yemen.
My comment: Grotesque.
Comment by Judith Brown: Let's get this straight. Saudi Arabia spends $200,000 a day killing and destroying Yemen. They propose to give less in aid than one week's war costs. That seems to me like blood money to compensate for some (a small part) of the inhumane chaos it has caused. They should pay this and more. There is no cause for praise and if the UN passes this resolution it is proof above proof that they are captured by powers and unable to act independently and morally.
https://www.facebook.com/judith.brown.794628/posts/10156395048543641
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UN Yemen envoy holds rare meeting with southerners in Abu Dhabi
UN envoy to Yemen, Esmail Ould Shaikh Ahmad, held a rare meeting on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi with leaders of the separatist Southern Transitional Council to push them to join peace talks to end more three years of bloody fighting across Yemen.
Salem Thabet, a spokesperson for the council, said on Facebook that the UN envoy and his deputy discussed with Aidarous Al Zubaidi, the council’s leader, and other members of the council ways to end the war in Yemen and the latest security developments in Aden and other areas in southern Yemen.
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UN Praises Saudi Humanitarian Efforts in Yemen for Crisis Saudis Caused
The UN has praised Saudi Arabia for their efforts to improve the horrific humanitarian situation in their war-ravaged southern neighbor of Yemen - a crisis that the Saudis were the primary perpetrators of.
During a meeting with Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed bin Said Al-Jaber, UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock applauded the $1 billion in grants from the kingdom and their close ally, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to the UN.
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British mediator to bring formidable experience to Yemen envoy role
Martin Griffiths chosen by Antonio Guterres as new UN Yemen envoy after Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed’s term ends this month
An experienced conflict mediator and veteran of the United Nations is set to take up the role of peace envoy to Yemen in the coming weeks.
Martin Griffiths is a former foreign office diplomat who has accumulated decades of experience in dealing with those involved in intractable confrontations around the planet. Most recently the 66-year old has served as an adviser to the UN's Syrian envoys between 2012 and 2014.
Inspired by the legacy of Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross, Mr Griffiths helped launched Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva in 1999. As a result, Mr Giffiths was a behind the scenes player in international mediation efforts in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. He worked at the centre for political dialogue, holding its top position from 1999 to 2010.
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Al #Houthi officials have expressed hope and willingness to engage with the new UN Envoy for #Yemen. If the Envoy continues to operate with the same mandate, and exclude key actors, not much is likely to change.
https://twitter.com/MaherFarrukh/status/963809368780214272
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
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SAUDI FATHER APPEALS TO OFFICIALS TO STOP DEPORTATION OF HIS CHILDREN TO#YEMEN
A Saudi citizen appealed to the authorities not to deport his two daughters to Yemen after they were arrested during a security crackdown while the family was in a market in the city of Khafji.
Ahmad al-Sufayani said he was surprised by a phone call from his wife while she was in Jazan. He told him that a security campaign arrested his two daughters, Hissa (4) and Haneen (14).
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#Saudi-weird: Saudi monarchy do not allow emergency medical staff from entering women buildings, schools, colleges etc. Saudi minions in Washington says that is progress
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/964539886471704576 referring to https://twitter.com/dammam_news/status/964394202514640897
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Sicherheit über alles
Kaum ein Regionalakteur versucht die politischen Entwicklungen im Nahen Osten und Nordafrika derzeit an so vielen Fronten in seinem Sinne zu beeinflussen wie Saudi-Arabien und die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate (VAE).
Ob in den Bürgerkriegen im Jemen, Syrien und Libyen, der Qatar-Krise, im Nahostkonflikt, in Ägypten, Libanon oder im Irak: Saudi-Arabien und die VAE haben ihre Hände im Spiel – meist mit der Folge, dass die Region sich weiter destabilisiert.
Neben der Unerfahrenheit und Aggressivität des jungen saudischen Kronprinzen Mohammed bin Salman und seines emiratischen Pendants und Mentors Mohammed bin Zayed, sind es vor allem zwei Motive, durch die sich ihr regionalpolitisches Agieren erklären lässt.
Zum einen speist sich die Außenpolitik beider Akteure bis heute wesentlich aus dem innenpolitischen Kerninteresse der dortigen Königsfamilien, nämlich der Absicherung ihrer autokratischen Herrschaft. Herrschaftssicherung bedeutet dabei besonders die Bekämpfung oder Kontrolle der heimischen Opposition.
Geostrategie ist ein zweiter wesentlicher Faktor.
Für Saudi-Arabien und die VAE geht es dabei vor allem um die Eindämmung des regionalen Einflusses des schiitischen Iran.
Saudi-Arabien und die VAE üben daher großen Druck auf Akteure aus, die dem Iran nahe stehen oder mit ihm enge Beziehungen unterhalten. So ist das Embargo gegen Qatar auch durch dessen Beziehungen zu Iran zu erklären, mit dem das Emirat sich ein gemeinsames Gasfeld teilt.
Im Jemen befürchteten die beiden Golfstaaten, Iran könnte eine Art zweite Hisbollah auf der arabischen Halbinsel aufbauen
In Zukunft werden einzelne außenpolitische Vorgehensweisen insbesondere Saudi-Arabiens aufgrund der Impulsivität des dortigen Kronprinzen zwar weiterhin nur schwer vorherzusehen sein. – von Matthias Sailer
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Authorities wipe out 4 Taif sites visited by pilgrims for 'blessing'
Emir of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, during his recent visit to Taif, has instructed officials to remove four places frequented by pilgrims of various nationalities to seek blessings.
The four locations in Bani Saad village in the Misan area of Taif governorate included two trees and a rock. Pictures of pilgrims in ihram kissing and hugging the trees and the rock to invoke blessings from Allah appeared on various social media platforms.
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Saudi cleric endorses Valentine's Day as 'positive event'
Florists openly sold red roses and Valentine's Day memorabilia in cities.
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Security researcher blisters mothers who feed terrorism
It is unfortunate that many mothers have played a criminal role by encouraging their sons and daughters to join terrorist organizations and travel to conflict zones in Syria and Yemen.
Between 2009 and 2015, Saudi police arrested
42 women, who included 38 Saudis, a Yemeni, a Syrian, a Filipina and a South African, for their role in terrorist operations.
These mothers of terrorists had actually prepared their children for the industry of death and destruction and left them to be recruited by terrorist organizations like Al-Qaeda and Daesh
My comment: Saudi Wahabisation caused much more terrorists in the world than any mothers could have done.
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Films: Awful video of Yemeni migrants in #Saudi prison, waiting to be deported back to #Yemen
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/963803638803046401
Another awful video of 2 Yemeni babies with their mom in #Saudi prison Where is the humanity ?
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/963811332305883136
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Saudi Crackdown: Regime Forces Kidnap Three Youths in Eastern Province
Saudi regime forces arrested three young Shia men, including a minor, in the kingdom’s Shia-populated and oil-rich Eastern Province as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its brutal crackdown against members of the religious community.
http://www.newnewss.net/saudi-crackdown-regime-forces-kidnap-three-youths-eastern-province/
cp9 USA
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Legislation Pushes To End US Involvement In Saudi War In Yemen
Legislation is expected to be introduced soon in the U.S. Senate to re-assert constitutional congressional war powers over U.S. participation in the Saudi war in Yemen. Robert Naiman, the policy director for the organization Just Foreign Policy, has been closely involved in developing the legislation.
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The Revolution in Civil-Military Affairs
The U.S. has learned many lessons in its wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria—most of them the hard way. It has had to adapt the strategies, tactics, and force structures designed to fight regular wars to conflicts dominated by non-state actors. It has had to deal with threats shaped by ideological extremism.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/revolution-civil-military-affairs
Comment by Judith Brown: A very conventional American perspective on what it needs to do to win wars. Maybe the answer is to work on peace instead of constantly waging war.
https://www.facebook.com/judith.brown.794628/posts/10156393553903641
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The lies we tell ourselves about America's forever wars
It's become commonplace for many Americans to remark on the frequency and flagrancy of President Trump's lies. But that's nothing compared to the lies Americans tell ourselves on a daily basis about our nation's actions around the world.
Dishonesty and prevarication have become hallmarks of the forever war we've been waging since 9/11.
It would be one thing if we had even the slightest indication that the American electorate was fully aware and approved of the fact that the country is waging war in more than half a dozen countries simultaneously, or that the U.S. maintains roughly 800 military bases in no fewer than 70 countries scattered across the globe. But alas, there is no sign at all of this awareness. We lie to ourselves about our forever wars. Ignorance is bliss.
This expansion of America's global military footprint began under George W. Bush, but it continued under Barack Obama.
The honest and alarming truth that we seem all-too-eager to evade is that America is already at war around the world. Someone desperately needs to pay attention, demand accountability, and keep tabs on the steep monetary, human, and geopolitical costs.
That someone is us – by Damon Linker
http://theweek.com/articles/754915/lies-tell-ourselves-about-americas-forever-wars
and
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The Lies That Enable Perpetual War
One reason for this indifference is that many of our leaders tell us other comforting lies about these wars: that they are necessary and waged in self-defense. The reality is that virtually none of the military interventions that the U.S. has carried out in the last thirty years was unavoidable or required for the defense of the United States and its allies. Our wars are usually wars of choice fought for reasons unrelated to defending ourselves or the nations we are obliged by treaty to protect, and they are typically fought in places where the U.S. has no vital interests at stake.
The U.S. is at war around the world because our government chooses to be at war around the world. For the most part, this was not forced on us, but rather it is something that our leaders and pundits have willingly embraced again and again. Perhaps the biggest lie of all is that the U.S. goes to war reluctantly and grudgingly. In fact, no other government resorts to the use of force in international affairs so often and so casually as ours has in the last twenty-five years – by Daniel Larison
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/the-lies-that-enable-perpetual-war/
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Trump sounds like a hawk on Iran (but he’s acting like Obama)
President Trump, although delighted to make a meaningless show of disapproval by “decertifying” the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, hasn’t made substantial changes in the U.S. policy toward Iran. Middle East veteran Dennis Ross observed: “The great irony is that Trump has not yet established practical policies that match his words.”
The administration put out some tough-sounding reports and uttered some robust language, but has largely done very little because Trump is fixated on the JCPOA — commonly referred to as the Iran nuclear deal — to the exclusion of other issues. Anti-Obama venom and base-pleasing politics are most of what he cares about
My comment: And at the end, the author objects to Trump bying some kind of whimp, pledging for an even more hawkish behaviour against Iran. WoPo as a warmonger, once again?
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US Defense Secretary to Al Arabiya: Iran is behind all regional crises
US Defense Secretary James Mattis told Al Arabiya that Iran is behind all the regional crises.
In response to a question by Al Arabiya, Mattis said: "Syria should belong to Syrians and Iraq to the Iraqis."
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DIE SAUDIS SIND TOP-SPONSOR DES TERRORISMUS – NICHT IRAN
Eine Gruppe ehemaliger US-Geheimdienstmitarbeiter um den berühmten NSA-Dissidenten WilliamBinney, (Ex-NSA Technical Director for World Geopolitical & Military Analysis) appellierte Anfang des Jahres an ihren Präsidenten Donald Trump. Sie wollen die falschen Behauptungen der USA und der Westmedien widerlegen, dass der Iran zu den wichtigsten Unterstützerstaaten des Terrorismus gehört. Mit dieser Propagandalüge wurden zahlreiche Gewaltakte gerechtfertigt, auch der bestialische Krieg der Westmilitärs gegen die Zivilbevölkerung des Jemen, der inzwischen die Ausmaße eines Völkermordes annimmt.
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Mehr Zerstörung, weniger Transparenz
Es gibt ein Projekt, das Donald Trump von seinem Vorgänger Barack Obama rigoros weiterführt: die Drohnenangriffe. Tausende Zivilisten starben dadurch in den ersten Monaten von Trumps Präsidentschaft. Und Präsident und Militärs treiben diese Politik nachdrücklich voran.
Die meisten Opfer sind Zivilisten. Nach Angaben der britischen Beobachtungsstelle "Airwars" sind allein in den ersten sieben Monaten der Trump-Regierung in Irak und Syrien mindestens 2.800 Zivilisten durch Drohnen getötet worden.
Auch in anderen Staaten, etwa Afghanistan, Pakistan, Jemen und Somalia, ist das US-Militär oder die CIA aktiv, in manchen Fällen beide gleichzeitig. Beiden Akteuren hat Trump mehr Befugnisse erteilt.
Auch die genauen Zahlen über stationierte US-Soldaten, etwa in Afghanistan oder in zahlreichen anderen asiatischen oder afrikanischen Staaten sollen nicht mehr veröffentlicht werden. Intransparenz über amerikanische Militäreinsätze - früher kaum möglich - wird mit dem Präsidenten Trump offenbar zur Norm – von Emran Feroz
Die US-Militär-Operationen kosten 8,3 Mio USD - pro Stunde
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Tillerson: Iran Must Withdraw its Forces, Militias from Yemen
US Secretary of States Rex Tillerson declared on Wednesday that Iran must withdraw its forces and militias from Syria, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon noting that their presence in those countries is a factor of instability.
http://almasdaronline.com/article/97075
My comment: In Yemen, there are none. The Houthis are Yemeni, why they should “withdraw” from Yemen? – And in Syria, these Iranians are on request of the legitimate government, while US forces in Syria are not. – And how Tillerson can tell Iranian forces in other countries are “a factor of instability”, look at: https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/1068442999963873/. It’s evident which country is the far-most largest “factor of instability” in the world.
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Susan Rice is a war criminal
The United States of America is the main imperialist force of the entire world and the most genocidal state in human history. They have delayed, countless times, any good work that can be achieved through the United Nations and have undeniably dishonoured the very notion of international law.
Susan Rice, who served for President Obama, is no exception. In fact, she is exceptional as a foremost genocidaire of this millenium. Below, please find a bucket list of her formidable fascist feats.
On Yemen
Susan Rice led the illegal war on Yemen, one of the oldest nations on earth. This war, facilitated through Saudi Arabian arms and opposed by the UN, has left the Yemeni people blockaded from food and aid, utterly devastated and starved, and suffering at an incredibly high internal displacement rate.
And a reminder from Oct. 2015:
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Secret U.S. Drone Base Rapidly Expanding in Djibouti
Leaked cables and Google Earth have revealed a secret drone base in a remote Djibouti airstrip, essential for U.S. military presence in Africa.
The newest budding star of the U.S.'s accelerating military presence in Africa is a drone base in Djibouti, according to an investigation by The Intercept, which added an Africa chapter to its Drone Paper leaks on Wednesday.
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
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Foreign Secretary welcomes new UN Special Envoy for Yemen
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has issued the following statement on the appointment of Martin Griffiths as the new UN Special Envoy for Yemen.
I welcome the appointment of Martin Griffiths to the role of UN Special Envoy for Yemen
The UK is at the forefront of international efforts to help bring to Yemen the peace, stability and security that all Yemenis deserve
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-welcomes-new-un-special-envoy-for-yemen
Comment: This would be funny if it wasn't so despicable. This government has been selling the weapons that have been used to bomb hospitals and schools, killing over 5,000 civilians in Yemen. Now they're claiming to support lasting peace there? Are you ____ kidding me?
https://twitter.com/Femi_Sorry/status/964557722191527936
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
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Rüstungsexporte an Konfliktparteien im Jemen – Berlin hat den Überblick verloren
Die Bundesregierung besitzt derzeit offenbar keinen detaillierten Überblick über die Ausfuhr von Rüstungsgütern in die am Krieg im Jemen beteiligten Länder wie Saudi-Arabien, Ägypten, Iran oder Vereinigte Arabische Emirate.
Das geht aus der Antwort der Bundesregierung auf eine Kleine Anfrage des Linken-Bundestagsabgeordneten Stefan Liebich hervor, berichtet das „Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland“ (Samstagsausgaben).
Darin heißt es: „Der Bundesregierung liegen umfassende und belastbare Daten zu den Genehmigungen für die Ausfuhr von Rüstungsgütern vor. Diese Daten umfassen jedoch nicht die Ausfuhrzeitpunkte und -modalitäten.“
„Die erhobenen Daten zu den tatsächlichen Ausfuhren von Kriegswaffen“, heißt es weiter, „ermöglichen jedoch nicht die belastbare Identifizierung des aktuellen Ausnutzungsgrades von erteilten Genehmigungen. Belastbare Daten zu den tatsächlichen Ausfuhren von sonstigen Rüstungsgütern liegen der Bundesregierung nicht vor.“
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Vision Hope International
Empowered people transform the world. This principle is the grounding belief of Vision Hope, a Germany-based charity (NGO) whose work reaches the world’s most vulnerable people and builds sustainable communities in war-torn regions.
Vision Hope’s work is focused in Yemen, Syria, Jordan, Tunisia, and Germany, with plans to begin projects in Palestine and Lebanon. Recent and ongoing projects transform communities through developing food security, enhancing maternal and child health, promoting support for orphans, providing emergency cholera response, building kindergartens, teaching job skills through cash-for-work programs, and implementing water supply development. In keeping with the goal of creating sustainable development, the projects are run mostly by local individuals who are already members of the community being transformed.
Vision Hope strives to link relief and recovery with development in order to promote long-term, sustainable peace efforts.
It believes that community-oriented interventions can transform the world into one in which war no longer destroys communities and individuals.
Besides the hunger and the expanding cholera epidemic Yemen suffers from the Saudi blockade.
For more Information about the blockade please look at our latest press release or download it. Donations are possible at the bottom of the page.
We often call it a “forgotten crisis”, but it is an unforgettable day-to-day struggle to survive for the people of Yemen. In the poorest Arab country, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis is currently taking place: 70 percent of the population is dependent on emergency aid, two million children are acutely under-nourished – yet there is not enough support for local people. Yemenis feel abandoned by the international community.
https://vision-hope.org/current-crisis-news/
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Wir sind eine menschliche Organisation „INSAN“ Menschenrechte und Frieden, mit Sitz in Hamburg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Das Ziel von Organisation INSAN ist es, eine Welt zu schaffen, in der alle Menschen die in der Allgemeinen Erklärung der Menschenrechte und anderen internationalen Menschenrechtsinstrumenten festgeschriebenen Rechte genießen.
Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen, hat es sich Organisation INSAN zur Aufgabe gemacht, im Rahmen ihrer Arbeit zur Förderung der internationalen Menschenrechte und Frieden durch aktive Aktionen schwerwiegende Verletzungen der Menschenrechte zu verhindern beziehungsweise zu beenden.
Des Weiteren führt Organisation für Menschenrechte und Frieden umfassende Programme auf dem Gebiet der Menschenrechtsbildung sowie Spendensammlungen für Katastrophengebieten durch und fordert zwischenstaatliche Organisationen, Einzelpersonen und alle gesellschaftlichen Gruppen auf, die Menschenrechte zu fördern und zu respektieren und die ärmeren und bedürftigen Menschen zu unterstützen. Die Organisation führt INSAN gegründet in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Der Sitz der Organisation ist Hamburg. Die Organisation verfolgt ausschließlich und unmittelbar gemeinnützige Zwecke im Sinne des Abschnitts „Steuerbegünstigte Zwecke“ der Abgabenordnung.
http://www.insan-org.de/ueber-uns/ und Homepage: http://www.insan-org.de/
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
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Yemen: A nation in danger
But the information is there. It is available for everyone to read and consider. All major newspapers have reported on the situation in Yemen, but millions dying, a country in danger of extinction is still not front-page news.
Unfortunately, the world is full of tragedy, horror, pain and suffering. Yet, no matter how many countries, how many people are in danger or are suffering, it is not possible to ignore even one instance of cruelty or inhumanity. Humanitarian disasters are exacerbated only when humanity turns the other way. Yemen is waiting for the world's attention. Perhaps we can give it before it is too late.
In conclusion, I appeal to peace loving Nations to intervene immediately and to reconcile the two brotherly states of Yemen and Saudi Arabia to stop a humanitarian catastrophe of the century – By Sheikh Muhammad Ali Waiswa, Deputy Mufti of Uganda
https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1471338/yemen-nation-danger
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Que Macron mette un terme aux exportations d'armes aux Yémen
Et comment réagit la France dont l’industrie militaire se porte à merveille grâce aux commandes faramineuses des pétro-monarchies du Golfe?
Rien. Silence radio. Au grand dam des milliers de victimes innocentes.
Faut-il rappeler que les exportations d’armements sont interdites en France ? Seul le Premier Ministre peut accorder une dérogation. Or, celui-ci est soumis aux pressions et du Ministère des finances et de celui de la défense. Mais il en va de même pour la chancelière allemande qui a su y échapper et prendre une décision politique historique.
Qu’attend le président français pour suivre cet exemple ? Ce scandale commence à faire grand bruit en France et c'est donc le moment de pousser le président Macron à emboiter le pas de son homologue allemande!
Exigeons que le président Macron mette fin aux exportations d’armes vers l’Arabie Saoudite mille fois épinglée par les instances internationales. Le gouvernement à le pouvoir de mettre fin au massacre d'innocents au Yémen.
https://actions.sumofus.org/a/que-macron-mette-un-terme-aux-exportations-d-armes-aux-yemen
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Pakistan to send troops to Saudi Arabia to train and advise
Pakistan is sending troops to ally Saudi Arabia on a “training and advise mission”, the military said, three years after it decided against sending soldiers to join the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.
The exact role the troops will play was unclear, but a statement from the army’s press wing on Thursday stressed they “will not be employed outside” the kingdom.
Pakistan’s retired army chief, General Raheel Sharif, commands the new Saudi-led Islamic military alliance to fight terrorism, though it was not immediately clear whether the new troops would participate in that coalition.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-saudi/pakistan-to-send-troops-to-saudi-arabia-to-train-and-advise-idUSKCN1G00YI and also https://www.dawn.com/news/1389722 and https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/pakistan-to-deploy-troops-in-saudi-arabia/articleshow/62946602.cms
My comment: This would include the possibility of Pakistanis fighting at the front against the Houthis in southern Saudi Arabia.
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Pakistan Under Scrutiny for Planned Troop Deployment in Saudi Arabia
Pakistan's decision to deploy troops to Saudi Arabia has sparked domestic criticism the country is taking sides in the Yemeni conflict in violation of a parliamentary resolution, and it's a move some say likely will upset neighboring Iran.
The Pakistani military announced Thursday it was sending a "contingent" of troops "on a training and advice mission" to Saudi Arabia "in a continuation of ongoing … bilateral security cooperation."
The statement, however, explained the Pakistani "troops or those already there" will be stationed on the soil of Saudi Arabia.
On Friday, Pakistani lawmakers criticized the government for bypassing that resolution and "making unilateral decisions to the determent" of the country.
Opposition Senator Farhatullah Babar initiated the debate in the upper house and warned of " grave consequences " for Pakistan.
Political commentator and television talk show host, Talat Hussain, questioned the army's statement that Pakistani troops will not be employed outside Saudi Arabia.
https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-scrutiny-troop-deployment-saudi-arabia/4257833.html
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Pakistan won’t give air defence to Saudi: Dastgir
Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir said that Pakistan would not provide air defence to Saudi Arab in the latter’s ongoing tussle with Yemen.
While talking on a private TV channel, Dastgir said that Pakistani troops were sent to Saudi Arab after the rules of engagement were clarified. They were sent there to train and advise the Saudi forces, he added.
He said that that Saudi forces needed training as the country was under repeated missile attacks by the Houthi rebels of Yemen.
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02/17/pakistan-wont-give-air-defence-to-saudi-dastgir/
My comment: This sounds like bullshit. Wherefor Saudi troops would need training from Pakistan? – The Saudis prefer to use mercenaries and foreign forces to fight for them in the Yemen war.
(B P)
Dubai space center is joining the race to Mars
The United Arab Emirates is using its oil wealth to finance a homegrown space program. It plans to launch its first mission to the red planet by 2021, and hopes to settle humans there 99 years from now.
http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/15/technology/uae-space-program-mars-dubai/index.html
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On Egypt’s foreign policy approach toward the Yemen crisis
Caution has been the watchword of Egyptian policy on Yemen, though if further deterioration occurs, Cairo may be forced to intervene
As it stands, Yemen risks the destruction of its republic at the hands of Houthi militias that have taken over Sanaa since 21 September 2014. Furthermore, these militias have been stretching out their attacks to other parts in the region.
On the surface it seems that Egypt’s participation in the Yemen crisis is one of “cautious engagement,” rather than direct involvement, despite the fact that Egypt is part of the coalition seeking to restore the legitimate Yemeni government. It is important to note that this coalition has both political and security dimensions.
Nevertheless, a more critical reading of Egypt’s “cautious engagement” will reveal a much more multidimensional and complex foreign policy. The most important priority for Egypt at this point is for stability to return to Yemen through political settlements. To accomplish such a feat, Egypt should not simply get involved militarily, as it would have contrary effects within Yemen’s political landscape.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/290986.aspx
(B P)
Yemen Wants Russia to Play Vital Role in Resolving Country’s Crisis – Ambassador
Yemen wants Russia to play an important role in the country’s crisis settlement and welcomes Russia’s support for the humanitarian response to the conflict, Yemeni Ambassador to Russia Ahmed Salem Wahishi told Sputnik in an interview.
"The Yemeni government is thankful for Russia’s political and humanitarian support for the Yemeni people. We look forward to enhancing its role in achieving peace in Yemen," Wahishi said.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201802141061657886-yemen-russia-solving-country-crisis/
My comment: “Yemen” here: Hadi government.
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
(* A K P)
Film: DutchArms findings: formerly Dutch Howitzers in Yemen
Research by the #DutchArms team concluded: geolocation confirms the presence of at least three M109 howitzers of the United Arab Emirates in southern Yemen in December 2015. These howitzers were sold to the UAE by the Netherlands in the 1990s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU5BU-ozZQo
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Film: The US and the UK are making a profit from the war in Yemen - Hussain Albukhaiti
We speak to journalist in Yemen Hussain Albukhaiti about the Saudi, British and American bombs that are killing civilians in Yemen while returning a profit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-6cv758_Ks = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS9mqR0A6kU
(A K P)
French government: Yemen - Q&A - Excerpts from the daily press briefing (14.02.18)
Q - Can we conclude that since May 2017, France has never suspended or reduced its arms shipments to Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates because of their involvement in the Yemen conflict?
A- We addressed this point on February 13:
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Middle East Governments Are Cutting Their Military Budgets Even As Wars Rage Around The Region
Military spending in the Middle East has fallen over the past year, despite a string of ongoing conflicts across the region, including those in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen.
According to data published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) on February 14, total spending across the region fell to $167bn in 2017, down 4% from $174bn the year before. Measured by a number of other metrics, the fall was even faster.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dominicdudley/2018/02/14/middle-east-military-budgets/#6dabee331de3
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Hebrew newspaper : Military cooperation between the UAE and Israel is growing stronger
The newspaper “Maariv” reads that Israeli relations between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi getting stronger in the military field, in the light of arms deals which also extends to the Egyptian regime.
The Hebrew newspaper, which based its report on information from theFrench magazine “AntigensOnline” , gave two examples of contacting between the Israeli companies “Elbit” and “Aeronetics” with Abu Dhabi to provide aircraft marching.
cp13b Mercenaries / Söldner
(B K)
Yemeni media reveals US involvement in the military aggression on Yemen US troops participating in the aggression against Yemen along with Hadi militia &Terrorists Then they said: US role is only "logistics" Found in Yemen fighting with Saudi's mercenaries (photos)
https://twitter.com/fuadynet2017/status/964663990734422016
My comment: US citizen as Saudi mercenary.
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
Siehe / Look at cp1
(A E)
The Yemeni Riyal continues its downfall against the dollar
Today's exchange rates:
- 1 USD =478 Yemeni riyals (sell) / 481 Yemeni riyals (buy)
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
Siehe / Look at cp1
(* A T)
UAE supported coalition makes advances across Yemen
Elite Yemeni forces, supported by the Saudi-led coalition and UAE forces, have entered the Al Qaeda stronghold of Wadi Al Masini, and taken control of several main routes to the coast.
A military source said coalition forces were in the process of preparing a significant operation to eject Al Qaeda forces in all the areas used by the group in launching terror acts aimed at destabilising the country.
https://www.thenational.ae/world/gcc/uae-supported-coalition-makes-advances-across-yemen-1.704722
Remark: As claimed by Emirati media.
And
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Ongoing operation to clear #AQAP out of strongholds in rural regions of central Hadramawt, eastern #Yemen. #UAE ground forces and air assets are playing a significant role, according to local sources. Operations are concentrated in Amd district.
Ground CT operations have largely focused on urban areas in eastern #Yemen, this is an important development to dismantle #AQAP's strongholds in the country. Hopefully it is not like the Shabwah operation in August that just pushed #alQaeda into neighboring governorates.
https://twitter.com/MaherFarrukh/status/964194465928896512
https://twitter.com/MaherFarrukh/status/964194942783574016
and by Southern separatists’ new agency http://en.smanews.org/spokesman-of-the-second-military-zone-operations-for-liberating-wady-al-musainy-started
(A T)
#AlQaeda #Yemen claims it killed 2 Houthis by silencer gun in Damt 8pm Saturday.
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/963851203254865920
cp15 Propaganda
(A P)
The back story behind meeting of Mohammed bin Salman and Trump
In this global chaos, the meeting of Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Trump in March of last year was an important event in international relations, not only because it restored Saudi-American relations, but because it enforced the alliance between the two countries and thus restored power to the international system which is the safety valve for this bad neighborhood of the world.
The Riyadh anti-terrorism summit attended by Trump was the first American step to confront Iran, effectively ending the legacy of the previous administration. Historically, when large powers withdraw, they open the gate of hell to ethnic and sectarian conflicts, and encourage the rise of terrorist organizations and murderous leaders (ISIS and Assad). This gate of hell almost opened wide if it weren’t for this meeting that reduced the damage and restored stability to the region.
Leftist propaganda has promoted that the Saudi-American relationship is based on security in exchange for oil, but it is a fallacy and a deliberate disregard for the importance of these international alliances to maintain the global order that has been the main cause of growth and evolution in recent decades.
(A P)
UN: ‘Houthis Confiscate Properties in the Name of the War Effort’
My comment: Now, the UN panel report on Yemen (look at cp1) is cannibalized for Saudi anti-Houthi propaganda, of course not looking at what is written there about Saudi war crimes.
(A P)
Al-Hodeida coastal province of Yemen about to be liberated from Iran-backed Houthis, reliable sources say
Yemeni President Abdrabbou Mansour Hadi said that Al-Hodeida coastal province of Yemen is on the way to be liberated from the grip of Iran-backed Houthi militias.
In a telephone call with the commander of the Tihami resistance Abdulrahman Hajar today, President Hadi said that bringing about a federal Yemen and restoring the legitimate State is a one package option that could not be reversed despite difficulties and challenges.
According to the Yemeni News Agency, Hadi drew attention to the sacrifice of Yemeni people and the generous support of the Arab coalition forces.
http://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1721358
(A P)
What I identify as Islah media are reporting widespread armed clashes in #Yemen capital Sanaa these last 2 hours or so. But I don't hear anything at all
These reports are in turn crediting the UAE's Sky News Arabia for these claims.
I'd usually dismiss these plainly false reports, but Yemen's media has a rather uncanny habit sometimes of reporting as news shit blowing up before the shit has actually blown up. Like blips in the Matrix.
Today, there are a hell of a lot of bleeps in the Matrix of Yemen.
https://twitter.com/BaFana3/status/963919649757949952
(A P)
Look at the pictures. #Yemen: Long range ballistic missiles of Houthis seized, says this pro-Saudi Islah media report.
I am certain that these "Made in Iran, Houthi long-range ballistic missiles" will appear as "evidence" in the next UN experts report or @nikkihaley cabaret show.
https://twitter.com/BaFana3/status/963851463834390530 referring to http://hourpress.net/news-85230.htm
and
(A P)
Hadi government forces found 11 ballistic missiles belonging to the al Houthi movement while clearing western Hays district, al Hudaydah governorate, western Yemen on February 14. Saudi-led coalition-backed forces took control of Hays city on February 5. Hadi government officials reported that six of the missiles each weighed 500 kilograms and the other five each weighed 200 kilograms.[3]
(A P)
Yemeni Army Recovers Houthi Ballistic Missile Arsenal
Yemeni army, backed by the Arab Coalition forces, seized on Wednesday 11 ballistic missiles in a Houthi site on the west coast front, as the ongoing fighting in the provinces of Taiz, Lahj, Saada and al-Jawf killed at least 30 rebels.
A video clip circulating on social media showed governor of armed militias in Taiz Abdu al-Jundi expressed commanders' growing concern due to the group's recent losses, in tandem with its failure to recruit new members.
Remark: And a Saudi biased Yemen roundup.
(A P)
ERC’s aid convoy rescues 1,500 displaced families in Abyan
The relief aid included food and basic supplies for the basic needs of families in difficult living conditions. The convoy assisted 1,500 families who were displaced as a result of Iran-backed Houthi militia actions in the Governorates of Taiz and Hodeidah.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/erc-s-aid-convoy-rescues-1500-displaced-families-abyan
My comment: More of the “We are benefactors” stories. At Taiz and Hodeidah provinces, the Houthis are leading war just for themselves, if we should believe this propaganda. Well, it’ the UAE-backed Yemeni military who is attacking there.
(A P)
ERC distributes food baskets to residents of Hays, Yemen
The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, with support from the UAE Armed Forces, distributed thousands of food baskets to the residents of Hays District in Hodeidah Governorate on Yemen’s Red Sea Coast, after its liberation from the Iranian-backed Houthi militias.
The distribution of the food baskets is part of the UAE’s humanitarian and relief programmes to help the Yemeni people, and its efforts to support them while most of their families are suffering from economic difficulties caused by the Houthi militias and the country’s tough humanitarian conditions.
http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302667476
My comment: More of the “We are benefactors” stories, also this:
(A P)
ERC distributes food aid to families of martyrs in Hadramaut Valley, Yemen
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/erc-distributes-food-aid-families-martyrs-hadramaut-valley-yemen
(A P)
Yemen: Houthis Back Off from Peace Pledges
Houthis backed off from a pledge they had made to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to break the deadlock in Yemen’s political process.
The insurgents had sent a message to Guterres, claiming they were committed to "breaking the deadlock of the political process", accepting a proposal on “trust-building” and discussing the issues with the office of the Special Envoy to Yemen in the Omani capital.
According to a Yemeni official speaking to Asharq al-Awsat, Houthis sent another letter to the UN chief demanding that they meet with the new UN envoy - Britain’s Martin Griffiths who is expected to be appointed on Thursday -and refusing to hold talks with Cheikh Ahmed.
https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1174936/yemen-houthis-back-peace-pledges
My comment: If the Houthis refuse the UN Yemen envoy, this has nothing to do with any „Back Off from Peace Pledges“. This is propaganda.
(A P)
Houthis’ Ballistic Missiles: Triggering Regional War Or Concealed Iranian Tests? – Analysis
“The Houthi ballistic missiles could be an attempt by the party (Iran) providing them to the rebel militia to either trigger a bigger regional conflict or to test the missiles’ performance and efficiency against U.S.-supplied missile defense systems deployed in Saudi Arabia,” according to a Western diplomat based in the region.
Some Western diplomats worry that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards might be seeking to widen the conflict in Yemen into a limited regional confrontation with the Arab Gulf States in order to escape growing domestic turmoil, push oil prices dramatically upward and improve the position of their Houthis allies in Yemen.
Iran has an advanced ballistic missile program that is now a serious cause of concern to the United States and other countries in Europe and the Middle East region – By Riad Kahwaji
My comment: This is quite old bullshit.
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
(A K)
Saudi led flighter jets are now roaring over capital Sana'a, Yemen.
https://twitter.com/Shuaibalmosawa/status/964602287342710787
(* A K PH)
4 civilians killed, injured in airstrike hit Sanaa
Four civilians on Friday were killed and wounded in an initial toll when the US-backed Saudi aggression coalition waged an air strike on Sanaa province, an official told Saba.
The air strike targeted a civilians’ car on Aqran area of Nehm district, the official added.
Also in Nehm, six aggression air strikes were waged on several areas.
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news488116.htm and https://twitter.com/narrabyee/status/964718383072710656
(A K PH)
3 children injured in cluster bomb explosion in Hodeidah
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news488104.htm
(* A K PH)
6 civilians killed in airstrikes hit Taiz
Six civilians, including a child, were killed in an initial toll on Friday morning when the warplane of US-backed Saudi aggression coalition launched an air strike on Taiz province, a security official told Saba.
The civilians were killed when the air strike targeted a truck in Maqbana area
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news488074.htm
(A K PH)
Fragment of cluster bomb went off on 3 Yemeni children who were playing with it unknowingly in Duraihimi area of Hodeida 2day The children were seriously injured (photos are not from this incident)
https://twitter.com/narrabyee/status/964539699338629121
(A K PS)
Coalition jet fighters launch 68 air strikes against Houthi targets
Rebel targets hit in Sanaa, Hodeidah, Taez and Hajjah and provinces
My comment: By Emirati media. “Houthi targets” = everything, everybody in Houthi-held regions?
(A K PH)
Civilian killed in airstrikes hit Saada
A civilians was killed on Thursday in US-backed Saudi aggression airstrike on Saada province, a security official told Saba.
The civilian was killed in Ain area and a main road was damaged.
Furthermore the warplanes launched five strikes on Boqea area of Kutaf district, an air strike on Baqem district, and another one hit Mahather area of Suhar district, leaving heavy damage to civilians’ properties,
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news488044.htm
photos: http://www.newnewss.net/2748-2/ (dead man in box only)
(* A K PH)
4 civilians killed in airstrike on Marib
Two children and two women on Wednesday were killed when an airstrike of US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition targeted their home in Marib province, an official told Saba.
The air strike targeted their home in Aal-jalal area of Serwah district.
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news487951.htm
photos: http://www.newnewss.net/2748-2/ ( home of “civilian Ahmad Saleh Hajlan”; photos dead man in box refer to other raid)
film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrr9ULG1yF4&bpctr=1518817722 = https://www.facebook.com/Hona.Almasirah/videos/1809268542437535/ = https://twitter.com/Hona_Almasirah/status/964266550160166912 (min 0:40 to 1:44)
(A K PH)
2 Yemeni women were killed, others injured today when US-backed Saudi war criminals hit this fuel station with 3 airstrikes this afternoon The fuel station is locatedNJarahi district,western coast fronts Not only preventing fuel from getting in, also destroying the existent (photos are wrong)
https://twitter.com/narrabyee/status/963804215498993665
2 girls yesterday were bringing drinking water from a farm in Jarahi western coast. Their donkey was carrying the water in these containers! Girls direct it home! US-Saudi F16 came to kill girls & donkey! Leaving this! (photo)
https://twitter.com/narrabyee/status/964360306125189122
film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N18cwvh9NXY = https://www.facebook.com/Hona.Almasirah/videos/1808113355886387/ = https://twitter.com/Hona_Almasirah/status/963889969281601536
(A K PS)
Arab Coalition kill Houthis in a weapons depot bombardment in Sirwah
Houthi gunmen were killed and wounded on Wednesday by a raid of the Saudi-led Arab coalition aircrafts in Sirwah district western Marib city northeastern Sana'a, a military source said.
The source told Almasdaronline that the air strike targeted a military site and a weapons and munitions depote for the group's gunmen western the district, most of whom are under their control.
The air raid resulted in the destruction of the store and the military site, in addition to the many deaths and injuries, according to the source.
http://almasdaronline.com/article/97107
(A K PS)
Arab Coalition airstrikes destroy Houthi rocket launchers, arms caches
Arab coalition fighter jets intensified their air raids on the positions of the Houthi militia in the Haradh and Meedi fronts in Hajjah province.
Ten air raids resulted in the destruction of rocket launchers and military vehicles and secret weapon caches as well as the death and wounding of dozens of rebel militants
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-15523
Remark: As reported by pro-Saudi Yemeni media.
(A K PH)
Report: 3 civilians killed in 57 Saudi airstrikes over 24 hours
at least three Yemeni civilians were killed and four injured in 57 airstrikes which launched by the US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition on several provinces of Yemen over Tuesday, according to reports combined by Saba News Agency on Wednesday.
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news487873.htm
(* A K PH)
More Saudi air raids reported on:
Feb. 16:
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news488124.htm Saada prov.
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news488101.htm Hajjah prov.
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news488099.htm Hajjah prov.
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news488096.htm Jawf prov.
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news488059.htm Sanaa city
Feb. 15:
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news488046.htm Hajjah prov.
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news488050.htm Taiz prov.
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news488008.htm Saada prov.
Feb. 14:
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news487964.htm Nehm, Sanaa prov.
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news487963.htm Saada prov., Najran
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news487962.htm Hodeidah prov.
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news487952.htm Hajjah prov.
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
(A K)
SAUDI-BACKED FORCES ADVANCE IN NORTHWESTERN YEMEN, WARPLANES POUND HOUTHIS’ HEARTLAND (VIDEOS)
(A K PS)
Houthi surveillance military plane downed by Yemeni army, reports
http://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1721350
(A K PS)
Iranian-backed Houthi militias attack mosque in Hays, Yemen
The Iranian-backed Houthi militias have bombed a mosque in Hays District in the south of Hodeidah Governorate and have continued to target residential areas and civilians for the second consecutive day, revealing the crimes inflicted by the militias.
The attack, using heavy artillery, destroyed a large mosque in Hays while the militias continued bombing civilian housing and residential areas with mortars and Katyusha rockets.
http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302667757fcp3
(A K PS)
A prisoners exchange between government forces and Houthis in the West Coast
The government forces and the Houthi gunmen have exchanged 9 prisoners with 7 dead bodies on Monday evening in the western coast fronts, southern al Hodeida province.
http://almasdaronline.com/article/97068
(A K PH)
5 civilians injured in Saudi artillery in Taiz
Five civilians on Wednesday were injured when Saudi-paid mercenaries’ artillery targeted Salw district on Taiz province, a military official told Saba.
The aggression artillery shelled Jaishan village
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news487954.htm
film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RR-Gw14CAo = https://www.facebook.com/Hona.Almasirah/videos/1808131745884548/ = https://twitter.com/Hona_Almasirah/status/963893151831416832
(A K PH)
Saada prov.: separate areas of Razih district were bombed with Saudi enemy’s missiles and artillery shells
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news487963.htm
(A K PS)
UAE supported coalition makes advances across Yemen
The Yemeni National Army and Resistances forces supported by UAE armed forces also made advances toward Al Garahi Directorate, south of Al Hodeidah Governorate, on the country’s Red Sea coast.
The Emirates News Agency reported that the Houthis are fleeing the areas en masse and sustaining heavy losses in fighting along the Red Sea Coast.
https://www.thenational.ae/world/gcc/uae-supported-coalition-makes-advances-across-yemen-1.704722
(A K PS)
UAE forces support Yemeni Army in advancing toward Al Garahi Directorate
The Yemeni National Army and Resistance Forces, supported by the UAE Armed forces under the Pro-Legitimacy Arab Coalition, today continued their advances toward the Al Garahi Directorate, south of Al Hodeidah Governorate, on Yemen’s Red Sea Coast
http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302667511
cp18 Sonstiges / Other
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Every culture has a celebration dish — this is Yemen's
Monasabah Restaurant is at 2340 Council Ring Rd., Unit 107 in Mississauga
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/metro-morning-suresh-doss-week-20-1.4533220
(B)
Indirect victims of war in Yemen. Lack of awareness and weakening of environmental protection measures are leading to more killings of such rare predators (photo)
https://twitter.com/ammar82/status/964546014899294210
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-385-yemen-war-mosaic-385
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-385 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-385:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose oder / or http://poorworld.net/YemenWar.htm
Der saudische Luftkrieg im Bild / Saudi aerial war images:
(18 +, Nichts für Sensible!) / (18 +; Graphic!)
http://poorworld.net/YemenWar.htm
http://yemenwarcrimes.blogspot.de/
und alle Liste aller Luftangriffe / and list of all air raids:
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