Dies ist die Fortsetzung von Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 757, Teil 1 / This is the sequel of Yemen War Mosaic 757, part 1:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-757-yemen-war-mosaic-757
Schwerpunkte / Key aspects
Kursiv: Siehe Teil 1 / In Italics: Look in part 1
Klassifizierung / Classification
Für wen das Thema ganz neu ist / Who is new to the subject
cp1 Am wichtigsten / Most important
cp1a Am wichtigsten: Coronavirus und Seuchen / Most important: Coronavirus and epidemics
cp2 Allgemein / General
cp2a Allgemein: Saudische Blockade / General: Saudi blockade
cp3 Humanitäre Lage / Humanitarian situation
cp4 Flüchtlinge / Refugees
cp5 Nordjemen und Huthis / Northern Yemen and Houthis
cp6 Separatisten und Hadi-Regierung im Südjemen / Separatists and Hadi government in Southern Yemen
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
cp9 USA
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
cp13b Wirtschaft / Economy
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp15 Propaganda
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
Klassifizierung / Classification
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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
cp5 Nordjemen und Huthis / Northern Yemen and Houthis
Siehe / Look at cp1
(A P)
Iran-backed #Houthis detained Yemeni young singer Aseil Ali Abu baker in Sana’a around 2 hours ago, residents told me.
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1432517657505456132
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1432530026155622406
(A P)
Film: In the morning assembly in one of Al-Hodeidah girls' schools, the first graders are all children who are kept in the sun and the heat of the hot weather to listen to the speeches of the lunatic Abdul Malik [al-Houthi].
https://twitter.com/baseem_aljenani/status/1432240715938025477
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A Houthi leader shoots fire on a man and his elderly mother and usurps their house and property. /Social media sources. A link to the raid on the family's farm as shared on social media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoDrDctorCc&feature=youtu.be
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49629
(A P)
The Houthi militia's " Police Director General" in Hodeidah and his escorts physically assault the militia's local "governor" causing him serious injuries in the head in a quarrel over the division of the revenues of the Red Sea port city. /Multiple websites
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49629
(A P)
"Go to the warfronts and you will get grades in the 90s and a place in the honor roll," Houthi senior militant tells students during his official visit to the Kuwait High School in Sana'a/Almashehad Alyemeni
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49629
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Houthis have kidnapped dozens of people who dared to participate in a protest against the militia's appointed "Religious Endowments" manager and extortions of the public in the province of Ibb on Saturday./Multiple websites
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49629
(A P)
A Houthi female militant in her 30s (Mo'eeda Al-Ziyadi) shot dead her husband (Walid Alsomeiri) in Sana'a after he insulted Abdulmalik al-Houthi in an argument in their home in Sana'a this weekend. The woman is Zaynabiya (religious policewoman) in the Shiit Houthi militia/Multiple websites.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49629
(A P)
Houthi militant (Abu Alli Ruzeiq) executes his neighbor (Yasin Alhaj) before his wife and children in Amran in aquarrel over the construction of a borderline wall between the properties of the two men in Amran province this weekend/Multiple websites.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49629
(A K P)
Houthi leader hints at militia's willingness for too long war
A senior militant in the Shiit terrorist militia of Houthis has hinted that his militia is willing to fight for 40 or 50 years.
"I don't know if the (Arab) Coalition is capable of continuing its aggression on us for 40 or 50 years to come?," said militia’s “Deputy Foreign Minister” Hussein Al-Ezzi in a tweet on Saturday in a revelation of the militia's aggressive intent but in defensive wording.
"Yes, they may be able to, but what we are certain about is that in all circumstances, they can't force us into surrender, fatigue or boredom as we defend our country and people," he said.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49632
(A P)
President Mahdi al-Mashat: War against US-Saudi invaders not just military battle, but political and social as well
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Houthis Launch Campaign to Recruit Dozens of Prisoners in Ibb
The Iran-backed Houthi militias launched recruitment campaigns among Ibb prisoners in their efforts to compensate for the shortage of their fighters, according to well-informed sources.
The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that top Houthi leaders are accused of smuggling dozens of the group's prisoners from Ibb central prison, some of whom committed serious crimes.
Houthi leader Mohammad al-Dailami directed Judge Abdullah al-Sanea to release dozens of the group's prisoners, who will then be trained to join the ranks.
Dailami, Houthi Attorney General, issued the directives based on previous orders from the head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, urging him to carry out a campaign to recruit prisoners.
The sources stated that pro-militia agents in Ibb managed to release over 100 prisoners during their field visits over the past ten days to the central prison and other Houthi detention centers in the governorate.
The detainees were forced to agree to join the ranks of the group and undergo training.
Soleiman Muhammad, an alias for a relative of detainees in Ibb central prison, told Asharq Al-Awsat that Houthi leaders concluded deals with the families of many prisoners, including his, to release their relatives in exchange for financial ransoms.
He stated that his family reluctantly agreed to pay YR250,000 to release two of his brothers, 26 and 32, who had been detained for months on charges of criticizing the group's corruption and crime.
The group, Iran's ally in Yemen, previously pardoned hundreds of prisoners and detainees in Ibb in exchange for joining the group.
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3155381/houthis-launch-campaign-recruit-dozens-prisoners-ibb = http://en.adenpress.news/news/33621
(A P)
Houthi court sentences 11 Yemenis to death, including two women and professor of international law
A Houthi-controlled court sentenced on Saturday 11 Yemenis to death, including two women and a professor of international law at Sanaa University, on alleged charges of cooperation with “the enemy” and passing information to a “hostile foreign country,” multiple media outlets reported.
Ghazi added that a non-judicial authority pressured some of the defendants to withdraw their lawyers’ powers of attorney provided that they be released with a presidential pardon at a later time, which turned out to be an empty promise.
The convicted 11 Yemenis, were charged with working within a cell linked to Ammar Afash, a former head of the Yemeni National Security Agency and the nephew of the late President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
https://republicanyemen.net/archives/28852
and also http://en.adenpress.news/news/33622
https://debriefer.net/en/news-26743.html
(B P)
Report: 40,506 Houthi violations committed in one province
Iran-allied Houthi militia is blamed for 40 thousand and 506 of human rights abuses and crimes against the civilians from September 2014 to July 2021 in the governorate of al-Mahweat.
A report published in Marib city on Saturday, by a national organization interested in human rights called (Rasid) revealed 19 incidents of killing out of law, 4 deaths under torture and 4 assassinations against civilians.
The militiamen arbitrary arrested 1692 civilians among of them 30 children, 18 old people, 9 women according to the report which also cited 89 cases of enforced disappearances and 173 torture cases.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/33620
(A P)
The Houthis executed tribal figure Ali Sarhan Waqaz who hails from Harf Sufyan district in the northern Amran province in front of his wife in Sana'a two days ago. They shot him dead while he was going out of his house./Yemen Sport website
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49587
(A E P)
The Houthi militia choose Saba International and the Middle East as the two companies that will allowed to ship goods to their own controlled Hodeidah Seaport//Ejaz Press
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49587
(A P)
The Houthis executed tribal figure Ali Sarhan Waqaz who hails from Harf Sufyan district in the northern Amran province in front of his wife in Sana'a two days ago. They shot him dead while he was going out of his house./Yemen Sport website
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49587
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Houthis to sack 8000 teachers
The Houthi-run Ministry of Education has decided to sack about 8000 teachers from the education sector, in an attempt to have full control of the education system in areas under the control of Houthi rebels.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the so-called Education Office has approved the dismissal of 5000 teachers in the rebel-held capital, Sana’a, and 3000 more from other provinces.
The Houthi-controlled Education Office believes that the teachers in question must be sacked from the education sector for not doing their duty.
https://republicanyemen.net/archives/28831
and also https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1430951913659502599
(A P)
Clashes have renewed btween tribesmen and Houthi militants in Qaflat Adher district of the northern Yemen province and Houthi stronghold of Amran after the Houthis tuned on a loyalist tribal chieftain and arrested him. Last Sunday 22 August, tribesmen attacked a "police station" run by the militants and heavy gunfire was exchanged./Multiple websites.
In defense of their dignity, Amran tribes announce mobilization of forces against Houthis/Anaween Post website
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49561
(A P)
Houthis physically eliminate senior loyalist militant Hazam Almudhalla'a in one of the military outposts in Al-Beidha province after a dispute with fellow militant/Nabdh Al-Share'a
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49561
(A P)
You remember Saleh Habrah, ex-head of Houthi Supr Pol Council, their senior represntv in National Dialogue Cnfrnc in 2014? He has become more critical of their rule now, accusing them of corruption, unjustness, going back on their promises, causing crisis, acting like ISIS.. (Arabic text in images)
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1430360861244276738 kitad
(B P)
Houthis have changed not only the covers, but contents of school syllabuses w/ sect materials which incite violence, glorify killing, promote their extremist ideology. Here's new cover of History subject for 6th grade with an image of Houthi child soldier killed months ago (image)
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1430370192090144771
(A P)
Tribesmen attack police station in Yemen's Houthi-controlled Amran
The security forces exchanged fire with the gunmen following the attack, local sources said, adding that there were casualties.
A local source said the attack was linked to the arrest of a tribesman by the police station.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-26673.html
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Super-rich Houthi warlords control 60% of oil market in Yemen including government territories
The Houthi militia's warlords have exploited power in their areas of control to sell oil products in the black markets at prohibitively high prices despite the fact they buy it at the low official prices, Alquds Al-Arabi news website reported.
From the very beginning of the Yemen coup, the warlords worked in oil trade and dominated over the public oil institutions and created fuel distribution companies in the black market.
Numerous economic sources told the website that trading in oil products during the war generated a lavish affluence for the top leaders of the Houthi group as they used the de facto power in their areas of control to sell oil products in the black market at too high prices.
"The companies affiliated to the Houthi leaders control now around 60% of the oil market in the entire Yemen including in the government-held territories," an economic source told the website. read more from Alquds Al-Arabi
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49540
(A P)
Internal conflict has been ignited inside the Houthi militia in Sana'a amidst clashes between the militia and the tribes of Amran, north of San'a/Almanarah, Akhbar al-Arab and other websites
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49539
(A P)
One of the police officers in the Houthi controlled territories identified as R.AA has tried to commit suicide due to severe torture he and other officers come under in the militia's jail in Sana'a. Many directors of "police stations" have recently been jailed by the militia in Sana'a for refusing the militia's horrific abuses against civilian prisoners. /Khabar News Agency website
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49539
(A P)
Yemeni trader narrates here his story of suffering as two Houthi opponents try to rob him of his wealth and properties by force/Voice of Freedom
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49539
(A P)
Mayyun Human Rights Organization: We call on the Houthis to immediately stop recruiting children, demobilize fighters under the age of 18, and end all forms of grave violations of their rights (film)
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1429869052965625858
(A P)
Yemeni diplomats reach out directly to Ma’rib inhabitants to challenge Saudis and start negotiations
Member of the Yemeni national diplomatic delegation, Abdul-Malik al-Ajri, called for open direct negotiations with the people and sheikhs of Ma’rib province.
Al-Ajri said on Twitter that this move comes after the Saudi-backed exiled Hadi puppet government rejected the peace initiative presented by the Leader of the Revolution, Sayyid Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, to bring peace to the province.
He indicated that the rejection of the initiative by Islah Party forces is done because they want to preserve Ma’rib as a special resource for financing the party and enriching its leaders.
The Yemeni diplomatic outreach now goes directly to the people and tribes of Ma’rib, asking them to negotiate with the National Salvation Government, regardless of the dictates of Riyadh and the exiled Hadi administration
cp6 Südjemen und Hadi-Regierung / Southern Yemen and Hadi-government
Siehe / Look at cp1
(A K P)
UAE warplanes circulate over Balhaf facility after the army surrounded it /Multiple websites
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49668
(A K P)
The chief of staff of the Yemeni army: Peace will not materialize in Yemen unless Houthis are forced into submission/Aden Alghad
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49668
(A P)
President Hadi: Everybody must fight Houthi militiamen
http://en.26sepnews.net/2021/08/30/president-hadi-everybody-must-fight-houthi-militiamen/
(* B P)
Southern inclusivity is key to Yemen’s chances for lasting peace
A reinvigorated international approach to Yemen is possible. The current architecture for advancing a negotiated peace is being challenged by both international and local developments. The protracted nature of the conflict, the risk that it could worsen, and local political developments over the past two years necessitate a recalibration of the peace process, informed by realities on the ground, the urgent needs of the population, and the demand for security. Evolving coalition priorities, renewed U.S. engagement, and the appointment of a new U.N. special envoy may be an opportunity to advance conflict resolution. Achieving greater unity among southern actors will be key to the success of national-level talks and is urgently needed to prevent a further descent into violence, extremism, and humanitarian catastrophe.
The U.N.-led peace process is largely based on U.N. Security Council Resolution 2216, which created a ROYG-Houthi dichotomy that seems increasingly anachronistic. This dichotomy has guided the process, but in reality it overlooks a number of other influential military and political actors, notably in the southern governorates. Important parties to the conflict have had limited engagement in direct national-level negotiations since 2016.
The Riyadh Agreement, signed in 2019 between the ROYG and the Southern Transitional Council (STC), was intended to address this deficit by allowing the integration of some southern political actors onto the national stage. The STC, which controls the temporary capital Aden and parts of the southern governorates, was the government’s counterpart in that agreement.
But implementation of the agreement has faced many challenges, in particular pertaining to security arrangements, the handover of critical military installations, and the appointment of mutually acceptable government officials. This has resulted in rising tensions on the ground between ROYG and STC-affiliated forces, which has led to violence. With their opponents so divided, the Houthis have little incentive to pursue a negotiated solution.
Nevertheless, the principles of the Riyadh Agreement remain relevant to the future of a solution in Yemen. One of its main outcomes has been to mandate the STC's participation in future national-level negotiations with the Houthis, as part of the governmental delegation.
Achieving greater unity among southern powerbrokers will be difficult, but it is not impossible. Progress will depend upon a process that enjoys the confidence of both major players, that is seen as responsive to the populations’ immediate needs, and that has the support of key regional actors.
Continuing to disregard the concerns of southern Yemenis will complicate and could undermine ongoing peace efforts, rather than contribute to a solution. And failure to address it increases the chances of further conflict in the south, with all the consequences that will have, including opportunities for extremist actors.
The STC is the main organization set to join in the official delegation at national-level talks. But Yemenis from across the eight southern governorates express varying degrees of support for a number of other political organizations that seek to represent them. These organizations cover a wide array of socio-economic and political demands and stand for a variety of interests and constituencies, ranging from governorate-level, localized, and tribal concerns to the national level.
The proliferation of political and military actors across the south of Yemen has led to increased tensions on the ground between the various groups, as well as with the government. Tensions have often spiraled into open conflict with violence spilling over into areas of relative stability, hampering efforts to address the dire humanitarian situation.
It is critical that southerners break down barriers and coalesce around a set of shared principles within the framework of U.N. reference points, as well as ongoing international and regional efforts.
https://www.mei.edu/publications/southern-inclusivity-key-yemens-chances-lasting-peace
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Local official in #Yemen southern Shabwa authority: the Governor met a Saudi delegation today & stressed the need 2 tell the UAE forces to immediately evacuate Balhaf facility. Local sources said that UAE jets wr intensively flying at low altitude over the facility this morning.
The tension was over gatharing and training hundreds of STC-affiliated elements by UAE forces inside the strategic facility of Balhaf, so the govt forces intensified its presence, setting up security checkpoints near and around the facility, according to local sources.
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1432378562573705221
(A P)
Al-Jazeera reporter in Yemen accuses UAE of fomenting chaos and creating infighting
Al-Jazeera correspondent in Yemen, Ahmed al-Shalafi, has on Sunday accused the UAE and its agents in Yemen of being behind the targeting of al-Anad air base.
Al-Shalafi said in a series of messages on Twitter: “Everyone has their own way of reading what is happening in Yemen. I personally see that everything that is happening now and has happened for at least four years, including operations, bombings, and assassinations, is related to the UAE.”
(A P)
Senior leader of UAE-backed mercenaries flees Yemen for Egypt
(A P)
Galician sailor detained in Yemen released
Pablo Costas Villar and the rest of the crew have been able to leave the ship and are in a hotel in the area
https://www.eldiario.es/galicia/liberacion-marinero-gallego-retenido-yemen_1_8255665.html
(A P)
Tensions run high in eastern Yemen as 400 militants group in gas liquefaction facility
Tensions are getting higher in the eastern Yemeni province of Shabwa as 400 separatist militants have reportedly gathered in the gas liquefaction and export facility of Balhaf instead of evacuating it as per the calls of the Yemeni government.
Local sources said the Yemeni army "set up checkpoints near the gate of Balhaf" the country's biggest industrial project, on Sunday, a couple of days after it learnt that the UAE forces occupying the facility have amassed 400 Shabwani Elite militiamen and carried out military training with heavy live ammunition close to the sensitive facility.
After the local governor Mohammed Bin Edeiw last week called on Emirati forces and UAE-backed local Southern Transitional Council militia to end the occupation and militarization of the facility, the UAE forces responded with more amassing of mercenaries, weapons and threat messages with warplane flights.
A UAE military officer reportedly threatened on Friday: "We will not evacuate it even if we totally burn it down"
A statement by the government's local Security Committee on Saturday called on all "the armed recruits in Bahaf gas facility to quickly evacuate the facility to save their lives."
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49630
(A P)
UAE warplanes fly and break the sound barrier at a low altitude over Ataq, the provincial capital of Shabwa, and fire a rocket in an unpopulated desert area nearby./Al-Watani website
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49629
(A P)
Shatara: Atrocious killing can't discourage Southerners
Shatara said it loud that "The victor will not give up his land and bury his cause.", reiterating the southern position "We say it a thousand times; After 2015, the South will not be ruled by Sana'a again."
"Whoever believes that his missiles and drones will discourage us, he is in a delusional state." Shatara said, affirming "The southern state is coming back and this hysteria and atrociousness of killing can't hold us out."
http://en.adenpress.news/news/33633
(A P)
Fighting-between-militias-of-legitimacy-in-shabwa-and-two-civilians-get-wounded
(A P)
Aden-electricity-sends-urgent-appeal-to-president-hadi-and-prime-minister-as-remaining-fuel-is-not-enough-for-two-days
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Around 15 UAE mercenaries reported missing in Shabwah province
Tribal sources in Shabwah on Sunday said that contact with about 15 recruits in the UAE-backed militias stationed in the Balhaf facility, have disappeared, likely to have been kidnapped, Yemen News Portal reported.
The recruits were stationed on mobile patrols in the vicinity of the Balhaf facility, when they disappeared altogether, the sources said.
This follows tensions in the oil province after UAE forces confiscated weapons belonging to the Islah Party factions.
Activists have reported arrests of dozens of members of the so-called Shabwah Elite, who are guarding UAE forces in Balhaf in the Ayn Bamabad area, a few kilometers from the Balhaf gate where UAE forces are stationed.
These arrests are likely retaliatory done by Islah miltias, in response to the seizure of arms shipments en route to Shabwah from the Somali coast, where a Turkish base is located.
The arrests followed the withdrawal of Islah factions from the Balhaf area, after they threatened to storm the facility.
(B P)
Reports of increasing tensions in #Yemen’s southern #Shabwah governorate btw the govt forces & UAE forces who still control Balhaf, the country's largest investment.
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1431744718099128320
(B P)
P.-D. Hof, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Yemen: Proud to have supported the rehabilitation of the Female Police Academy in Aden, implemented by @PenalReformInt with the ministry of interior. The project also trains female police officers. Congratulations to the 60 new officers who have graduated successfully! (photo)
https://twitter.com/pd_hof/status/1431670766953811970
(A P)
Red Cross demands access to detainees in illegal UAE-run prisons in Aden
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) to allow it to visit detainees in the STC-run illegal prisons in the city of Aden.
This came during the meeting of the head the ICRC office in Aden, Beatrice Oxley, with STC leading member Ahmed bin Brik on Wednesday, according to informed sources.
(A P)
Protests against Saudi-led invasion hit Yemeni province of Abyan
Dozens of citizens have protested on Friday in the Mudiyah district of Abyan province in southern Yemen, demanding the departure of Hadi’s government and of Saudi-led coalition forces from Yemeni islands and ports.
(A P)
Southern [Separatist militiaman] soldier kidnapped in Shabwa
http://en.adenpress.news/news/33616
and also https://en.smanews.org/south-arabia/brotherhood-militia-in-shabwa-kidnaps-a-soldier-of-elite-forces/
(A P)
Interior Minister of Hadi puppet government survives assassination attempt
(A P)
Southern Yemeni leader survives assassination attempt by UAE-backed mercenaries
(A P)
Public escalation against Emirati presence in Yemeni Socotra
Socotra senior tribal sheikh late on Wednesday called for a public uprising and peaceful escalation against the Emirati military presence in the Yemeni archipelago.
"Socotra peaceful sit-in committee will start escalation with protests against Emirati troop presence," Sheikh Isa Salem Bin Yaquot said in a press conference.
Members of the sit-in committee are targeted with pursuits and insults, he added, "but this won't dissuade them from continuing their struggle against the Emirati troop presence in Yemen.
"Socotra is experiencing the worst conditions, and suffering of its people is in the rise following the Emirates and its tools' control," Sheikh Yaquot argued.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-26717.html
(A P)
The chieftain of all tribal chieftains of Socotra Esa S. Bin Yaqoot announces an escalation rallies and demonstrations against the UAE's control on the Yemeni archipelago./Almahra Alghad
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49587
(A P)
The UAE mobilized on Wednesday its Southern Transitional Council militiamen in Balhaf gas liquefaction plant [in Yemen's eastern Shabwa province] which facility it uses as a military base to send an apparent warning message to the governor of Shabwa a day after he called on the UAE to de-militarize the facility and let Yemen resume exporting gas. /Voice of Yemen and other websites.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49587
(A P)
Protesters urge release of southern detainees in Shabwa
Hundreds of people staged a peaceful protest in Shabwa's Jardan district on Thursday, against the violations committed by the Muslim Brotherhood-linked authorities in the province.
The protestors demanded the immediate release of all those arbitrarily detained by Brotherhood's militias in the province.
They accused the Muslim Brotherhood-linked authorities of torturing all the detainees, in particular the political opponents, calling on the Saudi-led Arab Coalition to stop the abuses, redress the injustices and human rights violations and to hold perpetrators to account.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/33605
(A P)
Over 38 families in Aden subjected to razzias by Saudi-led forces
Saudi-led collation militias have stormed several homes in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden in the past few days, local sources said on Thursday .
The sources said that at least 38 families from Dar Saad and Mansoura districts have been subjected to incursions carried out by militias loyal to the forces of invasion and occupation in the past days .
According to the sources, many of these families were forced to leave Aden, and fled to areas under control of the National Salvation Government of Yemen.
(A K P)
Former Official: Britain Sets Up Cells in Yemen’s Mahra to Spy on Tribal Leaders, Resistance Fighters
The former deputy governor of Yemen’s Eastern province of Al-Mahra said British forces have been recruiting some local people to use them for monitoring and spying on institutions, tribal leaders and resistance groups in the region.
Speaking at a press conference in the provincial capital city of Al-Ghaydah on Wednesday, Ali bin Salem Al-Huraizy said a group of British troops have already arrived in Mahra to prepare the ground for the deployment of more forces in the future, presstv reported.
He warned the British government of the consequences of the move, citing Britain's defeat after the occupation of Southern Yemen and its humiliating expulsion.
Huraizy highlighted that Britain has been setting up spy cells and establishing intelligence channels in Al-Mahra province ever since its special forces were stationed there earlier this month.
He said the British-affiliated teams are monitoring and spying on institutions, tribal leaders and resistance groups in Al-Mahra, noting that the overflights of unmanned aerial vehicles over districts in the province have really irritated the locals.
Huraizy said Saudi forces, ever since their deployment in Al-Mahra in November 2017, have worked to bring in other foreign forces.
(A K P)
Israeli military officers reported to be stationed in occupied Yemeni province of Mahrah
The head of the Mahrah sit-in protest committee, Sheikh Ali Salem al-Harizi, has confirmed on Thursday the presence of Israeli military officers in Mahra province, east of Yemen.
This came during a news conference held by sheikhs of Mahrah to discuss the repercussions against continued foreign presence, and preparations to confront it in the governorates of Mahrah and Socotra.
Al-Harizi said: “Three Israeli enemy officers are present along with the British occupation forces at al-Ghaydah Airport, and we know that they want to attack us.”
For his part, Issa bin Yaqut, one of Socotra’s sheikhs, confirmed that the Israeli forces present on al-Ghaydah airport came to work for foreign intelligence services in the governorates of Mahrah and Socotra, under the cover of tourism.
(A E P)
The Balhaf gas plant should be a lifeblood for Yemeni people at such a time, says Shabwa governor
The biggest industrial project in Yemen has been stalled and used as a military base by the United Arab Emirates for years despite Yemen's catastrophic economic and humanitarian crisis and the need for hard currency to stop the depreciation of the country's currency.
Over the past years, Governor Mohammed Bin Edeiw - as other Yemeni officials and activists - has called on the UAE several times to de-militarize it and let the government resume exporting gas.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49562
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The Shabwani Elite militia guarding [eastern Yemen's] Balhaf gas liquefaction and export facility occupied by UAE forces have arbitrarily arrested a number of fishermen in the nearby [Arabian Sea] coast./Multiple websites
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49561
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Political analyst(a loyalist of the UAE-affiliated Southern Transitional Council militia) Hussein Laqoor has strongly attacked president Hadi's government accusing it of "collaboration" with outsiders and of being "not connected to the people."/Almashehad Alyemeni
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49561
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Military Court sentences Houthi militia’s leader, 173 others, classifying the militia as a terrorist movement
Military court in Marib province has issued Wednesday a death sentence against Houthi militia’s leader and 173 others in addition to classifying the group as a terrorist movement. The verdict stated that the perpetrators shall be executed by gunshots.
Headed by the Chief of the Military Court in 3rd Military Zone, Judge Akeel Taj Aldeen, in the presence of the Military Prosecutor Judge Salah Al-Qumairi on charges topped by carrying out a military coup against the Republican Regime and the legitimate authorities and espionage for a foreign country (Iran), committing military offences and war-crimes.
The Court also ruled that Houthi Group is a “Terrorist Criminal Group”, its actions shall be banned, its properties confiscated and, disarmed, all military equipment , weapons and ammunitions shall be handed over to the Ministry of Defense.
The Court also decided that the Islamic Republic of Iran shall be prosecuted before the International Criminal Justice for its involvement in the Houthi militia’s relevant crimes.
The Court also ruled that the Government should be obliged to develop a comprehensive national strategy to eliminate discrimination among Yemenis.
and also http://en.adenpress.news/news/33600
My comment: Both sides held such in absentia political fake trials.
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Mahrah protest leadership approves further actions against foreign occupation forces
Sheikh Ali Salem al-Harizi, former undersecretary of Mahrah province, has on Tuesday called for the continuity of popular protests meant to expel the foreign forces from the province.
In an official meeting, in the presence of a large crowd of the province’s people, leaders, sheikhs and social figures headed by Sheikh al-Harizi, the peaceful sit-in committee in Mahrah approved further popular escalation to expel British, Saudi and Emirati forces from the province.
The committee discussed the latest developments in the province, calling on all sons of the province and all political components to escalate the confrontation in all available means, to expel the occupying forces.
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Mahrah protest leader reveals British espionage plot in Yemeni province
The head of the peaceful sit-in committee in Mahrah province, sheikh Ali Salem al-Harizi, revealed that British forces have recruited spies and opened intelligence channels in the governorate.
Al-Harizi affirmed, in a news conference held on Wednesday in the city of al-Ghaydah, that Saudi forces are the cornerstone in getting foreign forces to arrive at the province.
He explained that the Saudi forces have formed militias from Mahrah tribes, and have worked to train and finance them to confront the people of the governorate, accusing Saudi Arabia of insulting Mahrah’s tribes.
The statement indicated that “the Saudi regime is waging a war against the Yemenis, the latest act of which was the expulsion of Yemeni expatriates in Saudi cities.”
Al-Harizi called on Great Britain to “be aware of all the experiences of struggle [of the people of Mahrah] against occupation and occupiers,” pointing out that in 2019, American soldiers left Mahrah and were replaced by British forces.
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Saudi-occupied city of Mukalla plunged in darkness
The city of Mukalla in Hadhramaut province has been living is in complete darkness for the second day in a row, as a result of the procrastination of the pro-Saudi occupation authority in disbursing the dues of the electricity companies.
The people of the city complained of the bad situation
https://hodhodyemennews.net/2021/08/25/saudi-occupied-city-of-mukalla-plunged-in-darkness/
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#Picoftheday: Fuel tankers at the privately-owned al-Ahram power station in #Aden. The Republic of #Yemen Government’s growing inability to pay private power plants for electricity provisions has prompted some stations to shut down operations.
https://twitter.com/NavantiGroup/status/1430539126693060610
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Pleasantly surprised to see #Mareb booming during one of the most difficult times. Local leadership running 3 battles: military, development, and displacement. A growing role for #youth and civil society leaders. Great to visit the growing Saba Region University. Photos below!
https://twitter.com/ymnraf/status/1429668146689019908
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Mass resignations of public officials in Hadhramaut in protest against UAE occupation
A number of civil service officials in the occupied Yemeni province of Hadhramaut have submitted their collective resignations.
Director of Civil Service in Hadramout coast, Hussein Ali Ahmed al-Samin, submitted his resignation to the Governor, Faraj Al-Bahsani, due to “regionalist practices.”
Al-Samin referred to the regionalism practiced by the Minister of Civil Service in the Hadi puppet government, Abdul-Nasser Al-Wali, who is affiliated with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC).
In his resignation, al-Samin claimed that al-Wali had led a smear campaign to oust him for regional reasons and personal interests.
The resignation indicated that minister al-Wali seeks to remove inhabitants of Hadhramaut, and replace them with figures from the areas of Yafa and al-Dhalea, the stronghold of the STC.
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Dozens of army, security officers protest delayed salaries in Aden
Dozens of officers from the defence and interior ministries on Sunday gathered at the Central Bank of Yemen in the interim capital Aden in protest against delayed salaries.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-26660.html
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Emirati intelligence officers arrive on occupied Yemeni island of Socotra
A number of UAE intelligence officers have arrived at the airport of the occupied Yemeni island of Socotra on Saturday.
A leader in the so-called Southern Resistance, Adel al-Hassani, indicated that an UAE intelligence delegation arrived at Socotra island.
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A military source has unveiled a UAE plot to undermine what remains of the Saudi and Yemeni government's hope in implementing the Dec. 2019 Riyadh Agreement: To ignite chaos in the southern Yemen provinces using the newly arriving Emirati weapons./Voice of Freedom
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49539
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Shipment of Emirati weapons arrives in Aden
A ship belonging to the UAE occupation forces loaded with weapons has arrived in Yemen’s southern city of Aden.
The sources said that the weapons arriving at the port of Aden are meant for the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militias.
The same sources noted the STC deployed its militias at the port of Aden after the arrival of the weapons.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/2021/08/23/shipment-of-emirati-weapons-arrives-in-aden/
and also https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49539
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
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An Integrated, Multi-Level Approach to Peacebuilding in Yemen
This article highlights the Berghof Foundation’s programme in Yemen, especially its local approach to support the Yemeni peace process.
The Berghof Foundation, in collaboration with the Political Development Forum – Yemen (PDF-Yemen), have been supporting the peace process in Yemen since 2021 at the request of the NDC. The two organisations aim at supporting Yemeni actors from national to local level to address the root causes and contributing factors. Their approach builds different actors’ and parties’ technical, strategic and process-related capacity to continue negotiating to find a peaceful solution. The multi-level capacity-building and knowledge-sharing work is implemented in the framework of three thematic workstreams: supporting Yemeni-led inclusive political dialogue on the peace process at national, regional and local levels, supporting inclusive local governance and more effective service provision and improving citizens’ sense of safety and fostering a relationship of trust and cooperation between citizens and local security forces.
https://www.delog.org/news/details/an-integrated-multi-level-approach-to-peacebuilding-in-yemen
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Yemen's U.N. envoy Grundberg to assume duties on Sept. 5
U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg will assume his duties from Sept. 5 and will brief the U.N. Security Council for the first time next month, his office said on Tuesday.
and also https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210824-new-un-envoy-to-yemen-to-take-office-early-september/
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UNICEF: Alle 10 Minuten stirbt ein jemenitisches Kind
Nach Angaben des UN-Kinderhilfswerks UNICEF stirbt im Jemen alle 10 Minuten ein Kind durch verschiedene Ursachen, darunter Hunger und Krankheiten.
"21 Millionen Menschen im Jemen, darunter 11,3 Millionen Kinder, benötigen humanitäre Hilfe", sagte Henrietta Fore, Exekutivdirektorin des Kinderhilfswerks der Vereinten Nationen -UNICEF, am Montag bei einer Sitzung des UN-Sicherheitsrats.
Sie fügte hinzu: "2,3 Millionen Kinder haben keinen Zugang zu ausreichend Nahrung und etwa 400.000 Kinder unter 5 Jahren leiden an akuter Nahrungsmittelknappheit und sind vom Tode bedroht."
Die UNICEF-Exekutivdirektorin fügte hinzu: "Mehr als 10 Millionen Kindern und etwa 5 Millionen Frauen werden angemessene Gesundheitsdienstleistungen vorenthalten."
Der UN-Untergeneralsekretär für humanitäre Angelegenheiten Martin Griffiths bezeichnete die humanitäre Lage im Jemen am Montag als katastrophal und sagte, 5 Millionen Jemeniten seien von einer „Hungersnot“ bedroht.
Mit Bekanntgabe dieser Zahlen forderte Griffiths die baldige Wiedereröffnung des internationalen Flughafens Sanaa und des Hafens von Al-Hudaidah für humanitäre Hilfsleistungen und die Ausreise von jemenitischen Patienten und Verwundeten ins Ausland.
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BRIEFING TO UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL AT THE DEPARTMENTS OF POLITICAL AND PEACEBUILDING AFFAIRS, AND PEACE OPERATIONS, MOHAMED KHIARI
Unfortunately, since the last Council session on Yemen there has been no further progress in the UN’s ongoing efforts to reach an agreement based on the four-point plan presented to the parties, which is comprised of: a nationwide ceasefire, the re-opening of Sana’a airport, the easing of restrictions on the flow of fuel and other commodities through Hudaydah port, and the resumption of face-to-face political negotiations between the Yemeni parties.
The Houthis have continued to condition the resumption of their participation in the political process on the opening of Hudaydah ports and Sana’a airport, as well as on the ending of what they call the “aggression and occupation”. On the occasion of Eid al-Adha, the Head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council reiterated this stance.
Negotiations facilitated by Saudi Arabia on the Riyadh Agreement – which were focused on the return of the Prime Minister and other ministers to Aden have yet to resume following the Eid break in July. No date has been set for recommencing these efforts. Timely progress on implementation of the Riyadh Agreement remains vital to address the tensi
Military activity in Yemen continues to ebb and flow.
The difficult economic situation is palpable throughout the country.
Lastly, I would like to address the concerning issue of fuel supply, which continues to worsen, particularly in Houthi-controlled areas. Only three commercial fuel vessels were given clearance to berth at Hudaydah Port since the beginning of July. Four fuel vessels remain in the Coalition holding area. All but one petrol station of the Yemen Petroleum Company in Houthi-controlled governorates have reportedly closed. And the Yemen Gas Company indicated that there are increasingly severe cooking gas shortages.
and film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O479apHljro
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No end to Yemen civil war on the horizon, senior UN official briefs Security Council
Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), acknowledged that little has changed since her last briefing on the situation two years ago. “Each day, the violence and destruction wreak havoc on the lives of children and their families,” she stressed.
In 2021, 1.6 million children have been internally displaced due to violence, she said, notably in Hudaydah and Ma’rib, while essential health, sanitation and education services are “incredibly fragile” and “on the brink of total collapse”.
Gross domestic product (GDP), meanwhile, dropped 40 per cent since 2015, she continued – a major concern, as one quarter of the population – including many doctors, teachers and sanitation workers – rely on civil servant salaries, which are paid erratically, if at all.
Ms. Fore said almost 21 million – including 11.3 million children – need humanitarian assistance to survive. Some 2.3 million children are acutely malnourished and 400,000 children under age five suffer from severe acute malnutrition.
“In Yemen, one child dies every 10 minutes from preventable causes, including malnutrition and vaccine-preventable diseases,” she stressed.
Two million children are out of school and one in six schools can no longer be used.
‘War overshadows everything’
“War overshadows everything,” said Martin Griffiths, briefing the Council for the first time in his capacity as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
The offensive in Ma’rib province, and clashes along nearly 50 other front lines have reportedly killed or injured more than 1,200 civilians, as collapsing public services deprive people of clean water, sanitation, education and health care, and cholera and COVID-19 spread freely under such conditions.
With 20 million in need of humanitarian assistance and protection, a decimated economy is pushing the country to the brink, he said: five million people are one step away from succumbing to famine and the diseases that go with it, while 10 million more are right behind them.
“Famine is not just a food problem, it’s a symptom of a much deeper collapse,” he warned. People are starving not because there is no food, but because they cannot afford it.
Mr. Griffiths said that incomes are disappearing, especially salaries for civil servants, who represent a quarter of the population: the collapsed Yemeni currency is particularly disastrous for a country so heavily dependent on imports.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/08/1098272
and longer, with statements of envoys: https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/08/1098272
and Griffith statement in full: https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/under-secretary-general-humanitarian-affairs-and-emergency-relief-coordinator-mr-martin
and Fore statement in full: https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/remarks-situation-yemen-unicef-executive-director-henrietta-fore-8840th-meeting-un = https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/remarks-situation-yemen-unicef-executive-director-henrietta-fore-8840th-meeting-un
and US ambassador: https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-by-ambassador-linda-thomas-greenfield-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-yemen-4/
and UK ambassador: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/a-moment-to-inject-new-momentum-to-peace-efforts-in-yemen
and China: http://www.ecns.cn/news/2021-08-24/detail-ihaqkfpn8668431.shtml
and media reports: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/stopping-yemen-famine-overarching-need-amid-crises-says-un/2343837
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/24/millions-one-step-away-from-famine-in-yemen-un-warns
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2021/08/26/no-end-to-yemen-civil-war-on-the-horizon/
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia is trying to make America jealous with its budding Russia ties
Several Western and Arab media sources have reported that the Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman signed a “military cooperation agreement” on August 24 with one of his Russian counterparts at the seventh annual International Military-Technical Forum—an arms expo—near the capital Moscow. What exactly has been agreed to, though, is not yet clear.
Prince Khalid made the announcement in a tweet on August 24, stating that the agreement was “aimed at developing joint military cooperation between the two countries.” In another tweet, the Saudi deputy defense minister said that he met with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu “to explore ways to strengthen the military and defense cooperation” between the two countries and discussed a “common endeavor to preserve stability and security in the region” and “shared challenges.”
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Saudi Arabia Returns
Introduction
At the dawn of the Biden era of American foreign policy, a more mature, realistic Saudi foreign policy is emerging to match the shifting signals from Washington. In some measure, the Saudis are readopting elements that traditionally characterized their policy preferences before the meteoric rise of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), the kingdom’s de facto ruler. Historically, Saudi Arabia avoided direct conflict with its enemies, made use of its deep pockets to steer regional developments, and placed an emphasis on diplomacy as the main tool in its national toolkit. By contrast, since 2015 Saudi foreign policy, matching Donald Trump’s hubristic “America First” policy, was characterized by aggressiveness and a willingness to resort to force to achieve its goals. But that newfound assertiveness largely failed to advance Saudi regional objectives. Among other setbacks over recent years, the Saudis embraced Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, went along with a blockade of Qatar, and intervened in the civil war in Yemen, only to see each of these initiatives fall into disarray or collapse. The perception of Saudi Arabia as a “bull in the china shop” internationally, coupled with concerns over MbS’s domestic policies, led many international observers to cool their initial enthusiasm regarding the future king. Thus, the recent return to the earlier era with its welcome change in Saudi strategy, the more cautious pursuit of its interests, and the revival of Saudi diplomacy, has repaired much of the reputational damage that the kingdom has suffered in the past few years.
In this context, recent Saudi policy shifts have been notable. With his al-Ula initiative, MbS brought about the signing of a reconciliation agreement with Qatar, offered the Houthis in Yemen an especially generous cease-fire agreement, sought to strengthen the kingdom's relations with Iraq, brought about a honeymoon in relations with Oman, considered measures to reintegrate Syria, and even engaged in direct talks with his main rival, Iran. With these initiatives, the crown prince aims to reduce regional tensions, minimize damage to Saudi interests, consolidate Saudi influence where possible, and, along the way, win favor with the White House. As usual, MbS is firing in all directions, but this time it's not bullets. He's making use of the capabilities of the biggest economy in the Middle East and the standing of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in order to restore the kingdom to its natural place in the regional order and also to prepare for the sensitive process of transferring the crown from his father. In this context, he is carrying out significant changes in Saudi foreign policy regarding Yemen
The kingdom's top priority since at least 2016 is to end the conflict in Yemen, which is inflicting a significant human and financial toll as well as constituting a direct threat to Saudi security and stability. Although the Saudis pushed back against the characterization of their intervention that was commonly held in the U.S. and the West, including by the incoming Biden administration, they nevertheless quickly followed President Joe Biden’s strategic shift on Yemen with their own matching offer to the Houthis for a cease-fire. But the Saudis believe that the Houthis misinterpreted Biden’s intentions and were encouraged by his decision to reverse their designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Thus, they responded to the new diplomatic push with increased aggression within Yemen as well as across the border into Saudi Arabia. Despite the Saudi cease-fire offer, which paralleled the U.N. special envoy’s efforts, the Houthis have refused to engage. The Saudis believe that the Houthis’ willingness to negotiate an end to the civil conflict is linked to the fate of the P5+1 talks in Vienna. They therefore see no option except to continue support for the Yemeni forces fighting in Yemen — some 90% of their air operations are close air support to the Yemeni military in Marib — fearing that the fall of Marib would open the door for Houthi successes in Shabwa and farther east in Hadramawt, making a negotiated end to the conflict increasingly problematic, if not impossible. Re-establishing the balance of forces on the ground is a necessary prelude, in the Saudi view, to a return to the negotiating table.
https://www.mei.edu/publications/saudi-arabia-returns
My remark: By a pro-Saudi think tank.
cp9 USA
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Israel presses Iran views ahead of Bennett-Biden meeting - analysis
Repeated statements about Iran call attention to the issue at a time when that attention is badly needed.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made his core message for his meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House this week very clear: Iran, Iran and more Iran.
Bennett announced on Sunday that he has a plan to respond to Iran, and in the subsequent days, the prime minister and his close advisers echoed the message in briefings: Whether or not the US and Iran return to the nuclear deal, there needs to be an organized plan of action, and it needs to not only address the nuclear program but to strike at Iran’s regional proxies.
While the Jewish state wants to coordinate its actions against the Islamic Republic with the US, it is Israel’s responsibility to defend itself. Jerusalem is ready to take action and is not just going to wait for America, the briefers said.
On Wednesday, a day before Bennett’s meeting with Biden and hours before his planned meetings with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the prime minister was joined by a chorus of voices from Tel Aviv warning against the rogue nation.
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US blackmails Saudi-led coalition, Houthi official says
Vice Houthi minister of foreign affairs Hussein Al-Ezzi on Wednesday said the US is exploiting the suffering of the Yemeni people to blackmail the Saudi-led coalition.
America is behind our suffering and using it as a cover not to end the war in Yemen but for special transactions, he wrote on Twitter.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-26708.html
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To stop rise of Taliban, end hostility to Iran, stop arming Saudis
A genuine understanding of the Taliban’s theological underpinnings should lead the U.S. to drop its petty four-decade-long squabble with Iran and end the support of Saudi Arabia’s bombing and siege of Yemen.
Weakening nations that are most at risk of attack and influx of terror groups such as the Taliban through either sanctions or through arming Saudi’s relentless six-year onslaught on Yemen makes no sense.
Iran is the nation at greatest risk with a Taliban-led Afghanistan on its border.
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
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Lebanon’s energy crisis fuels US-Iran tensions
In the midst of an economic collapse and an energy crisis, Lebanon has found itself in a tug of war between the United States and Iran
On August 19, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah announced an arrangement for a diesel fuel shipment from Iran to Lebanon, which would be a violation of US sanctions against the Islamic Republic. A few hours later, the US ambassador in Beirut, Dorothy Shea, declared that Washington will help Lebanon implement a plan to transfer Egyptian gas to Lebanon for power generation. This set the stage for increased tensions that will likely have repercussions on how this and other issues in Lebanon develop moving forward.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/08/29/lebanons-energy-crisis-fuels-us-iran-tensions/
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Iran and Syria vow to confront U.S. sanctions
Iran and Syria vowed on Sunday to take “mighty steps” to confront U.S. sanctions imposed on the two regional allies, saying their relations will strengthen under Iran’s new leadership.
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-syria-1fcc3a9fdf1fa070e7e97a1d71d73823
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Regionale Sicherheitskonferenz in Bagdad, Macron warnt vor IS
Der Irak richtet eine Konferenz aus, auf der es um Wege zum Abbau regionaler Spannungen geht. Bei dem Treffen in Bagdad geht es neben einer Annäherung der beiden Erzfeinde Iran und Saudi-Arabien auch um deren Stellvertreterkonflikte in der Region.
https://de.euronews.com/2021/08/28/regionale-sicherheitskonferenz-in-bagdad-macron-warnt-vor-is
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqoP9GacWdk
und
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Bagdad punktet als Vermittler
Ein Treffen von Staats- und Regierungschefs arabischer Staaten bringt Erzfeinde an einen Tisch. Das wiegt schwerer als konkrete Ergebnisse.
Der Irak hat es geschafft, dass sich führende Vertreter seiner Nachbarstaaten in Bagdad treffen. Zu dem Gipfeltreffen am Samstag kamen der ägyptische Staatschef, der jordanische König, der türkische Außenminister, die Regierungschefs Kuwaits und der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate sowie der Emir von Katar. Besonders interessant ist, dass nicht nur der saudische Außenminister, sondern auch der neue iranische Außenminister anwesend war.
https://taz.de/Gipfel-arabischer-Staaten-im-Irak/!5792598/
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Iraq hosts summit aimed at easing regional tensions
In a bid to become regional mediator and amid fears of ISIL resurgence, Baghdad hosts meeting with Saudi and Iranian officials attending.
Iraq hosted a regional conference on Saturday aimed at easing tensions in the Middle East while emphasising the Arab country’s new role as a mediator.
Among the attendees were archenemies Iran and Saudi Arabia, whose rivalry has often played out in Iraq and other countries, including Yemen and Lebanon.
Saudi Arabia said it would be represented by its foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was also in the Iraqi capital.
and also https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-lebanon-iraq-d141fb45a624726a9640d36c54c70e50
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Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on NSA Sullivan’s Call with Foreign Minister Hussein ofIraq
National Security Advisor Sullivan noted President Biden’s full support for the upcoming regional conference in Baghdad with an aim to elevate diplomacy and dialogue across the Middle East region.
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Baghdad summit to discuss Yemen, Lebanon, Iran among other issues
Iraq has invited Gulf Arab states and Iran to a summit in Baghdad with the objective of calming tensions.
Officials say the meeting, which will also discuss the war in Yemen, Lebanon’s collapse and a regional water crisis, could take a step towards Saudi-Iranian rapprochement even though they have yet to say what representation they will send.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/33601
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Israeli PM to make case to Biden against Iran nuclear pact
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett are set to hold their first face-to-face meeting Thursday, and Israel’s new leader intends to press Biden to give up pursuit of reviving the Iran nuclear deal.
Before arriving in Washington, Bennett made clear the top priority of the visit to the White House was to persuade Biden not to return to the nuclear accord, arguing Iran has already advanced in its uranium enrichment, and that sanctions relief would give Iran more resources to back Israel’s enemies in the region.
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-israel-iran-nuclear-55aa75ef1b43ec09165391c533f5b5f5
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Israel defense chief: Iran launched drone strike on tanker
Israel’s defense minister on Wednesday accused Iran of launching a deadly drone strike on an oil tanker last month from its territory and reiterated that Israel would act alone if needed to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
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Film: British Ambassador to #Yemen @RJOppenheim: "Yemen’s problems are rooted in the economy. Action on economic issues is vital for Yemen’s future. This is why it is a top priority for me and a focus for UK programmes and diplomatic and technical support."
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1431309517086760972
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
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Illegal mit dem Güterzug eingereist ‒ Bundespolizei greift in München erneut Menschen auf dem Gleis auf
Bereits am Dienstag (24. August) griff die Bundespolizei vier Männer (drei aus der Türkei und einer aus dem Jemen) am Güterbahnhof in Laim auf. Sie gaben an mit einem Güterzug über den Brenner und Österreich illegal eingereist zu sein.
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Ali Al-Dailami: Authentisch links
Ali Al-Dailami kandidiert im Wahlkreis Gießen für den Bundestag. Im Mittelpunkt seiner Politik steht die »Verbesserung der Lebensbedingungen der Mehrheit«.
Wer ihn in den folgenden Minuten dozieren und argumentieren hört, kann sich den Gießener auch gut im verteidigungs- oder außenpolitischen Ausschuss des neuen Bundestags vorstellen. Wie auch bei anderen Themen kann der 39-Jährige auf seine Biographie verweisen. Anfang der 1990er Jahre flüchtete er mit seinen Eltern aus politischen Gründen aus dem Jemen nach Deutschland.
https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/giessen/ali-al-dailami-authentisch-links-90942121.html
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
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Gulf states react cautiously to the ‘Taliban 2.0’
While it’s still unclear how Saudi Arabia and the UAE will respond, Qatar may take on a mediator role.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/08/27/gulf-states-react-cautiously-to-the-taliban-2-0/
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Yemen Participates in Dubai's Global Village
Global Village on Wednesday announced that the upcoming 26th edition will house 26 pavilions which will offer authentic products and multicultural adventures from over 80 cultures to entertain millions of visitors.
A multicultural family destination for shopping and entertainment, Global Village is one of the most popular events in the emirate along with the Dubai Shopping Festival and Dubai Summer Surprises
http://en.adenpress.news/news/33602
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Eritrea forces kill Yemeni fisherman injure others: Yemeni gov't
Eritrean forces have killed a Yemeni fisherman and wounded and detained others in Yemeni regional waters, fishery minister in the Yemeni UN-recognized government said Sunday.
Yemeni fishers suffer violations in the regional waters of their country, Salem al-Socotri added in his initial report presented to the cabinet at a virtual meeting.
The report details assaults recently committed by Eritrean forces against Yemeni fishers, one of whom was killed and others were injured and detained according to the Riyadh-based Saba.
The [Hadi] Yemeni government instructed the fisheries and interior ministries to report these violations in details to the prime minister to take decision accordingly.
On Friday, the Eritrean navy intercepted three fishing boats near the Yemeni island of Honaish, arrested more than 20 fishermen and took them to Eritrean coasts, a local official in Hodeida governorate said.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-26681.html
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After being detained in Eritrea, over 100 fishermen released
The [Sanaa gov.] General Authority for Fisheries in the Red Sea received on Saturday 118 fishermen in the fishing ports of Hodeida and al-Khuba, after being detained in Eritrean prisons for varying periods.
Head of the General Authority for Fisheries and Fishing Ports in the Red Sea Hashem al-Dane'i said 68 fishermen arrived at the fishing port in Hodeida.
Al-Dane'i pointed out that 50 fishermen arrived at al-Khouba Fishing Port, who were detained by the Eritrean authorities for a period ranging from 6 to 9 months.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3153540.htm
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President Rayeesi: Iran to Broaden Cooperation with Yemen
Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi in a message to President of Yemen's Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat underlined the Islamic Republic's commitment to expanding cooperation between the two countries in all areas.
In his message, the Iranian president reiterated his country's solidarity with the oppressed people of Yemen in the face of brutal Saud-led aggression and siege of their country.
https://www.farsnews.ir/en/news/14000603000324/Presiden-Rayeesi-Iran-Braden-Cperain-wih-Yemen
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[Hadi] Yemeni gov't dubs Iranian remarks as dangerous sign for interference
The Iranian would-be foreign minister intends to support resistance axis and allies in the region, the Iranian official said in remarks dismissed by the Yemeni information minister as dangerous sign for Tehran plans to escalate its hostile policy and interferences in the region.
Hussein Abdullehian remarks, that he would follow the approach adopted by Qasem Suleimani to foreign policy and support sectarian militias in the region, perilously suggest the Iranian regime's intention to step up its hostile policies and interferences in the region, Moammar al-Eryani tweeted.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-26684.html
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
Photos: #Yemen: A very rare FN 509 Compact Tactical FDE handgun on sale recently, along with an extended magazine. I don't have a price at present but this is probably worth $10k+ given it's a boutique (black market) import from the US.
https://twitter.com/CalibreObscura/status/1430164183782465546
cp13b Wirtschaft / Economy
Siehe / Look at cp1
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IS YEMEN ON THE BRINK OF ECONOMIC COLLAPSE?
“The six-year long conflict has crippled Yemen’s economy, divided the country, and resulted in an acute economic and humanitarian crisis, which has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic,” the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded following its virtual mission with the Yemeni authorities from May 24 to June 3. “External support has collapsed, foreign exchange reserves are nearly exhausted, and pressures on the budget have increased. COVID has only exacerbated the crisis, primarily through a sharp decline in remittances and lower oil prices and revenues. As a result, the exchange rate has depreciated rapidly and food prices have soared.”
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP), meanwhile, has estimated that more than five million Yemenis are now on the brink of famine, with Tobias Flaemig, the WFP’s head of research, assessment and monitoring in Yemen, reporting that many people are having to survive on just one meal a day. The program has yet to declare a famine, however, because, according to Flaemig, sufficient evidence of food security, malnutrition and mortality has yet to be collected, given the difficulties posed by the ongoing conflict. “The international community must not wait for such a classification in Yemen to act. People do not start dying when a declaration of famine is made. It is only their deaths that trigger a declaration,” Flaemig told international broadcaster Voice of America in late July.
As such, external funding has become imperative. Indeed, the prime minister, Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, himself has pressed “brotherly nations to provide urgent support so that a complete collapse does not occur after which it (will be) difficult for any intervention to save Yemen’s economy.”
With inflation likely to continue spiralling higher in response to exchange-rate depreciation and rising international food and fuel prices, however, the value of external aid diminishes quickly, while Yemen’s balance of payments and reserves are progressively worsening. To stabilize the macroeconomy and underpin a recovery, according to the IMF following its June visit to the country, Yemen needs to mobilize additional resources and accelerate the process of rebuilding institutions. “Securing additional external support would help to close the large financing gap, thereby curbing depreciation and inflation,” the team led by Brett Rayner concluded following the mission. “Raising domestic revenues would support macroeconomic stability by reducing the need for financing from the central bank. It would also allow the authorities to meet urgent social spending needs, including on basic goods, healthcare, and education.”
But without a quick resolution to the conflict, the IMF also warned, Yemen’s near-term economic prospects will remain decidedly dim. The continuation of the global pandemic, alongside the lack of external financing sources, will have a crippling impact on gross domestic product (GDP), which the Fund stated it expects to contract by a further 2 percent in 2021 after declining 8.5 percent in 2020.
https://internationalbanker.com/finance/is-yemen-on-the-brink-of-economic-collapse/
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Houthis order confiscation of new government-printed paper currency
Yemen's Houthis have issued money exchange businesses with orders to confiscate the new 1000 riyal notes printed by the government as part of a the terrorist militia's all-out insurgency that recently employed currency as a weapon.
The terrorist Shiit sectarian militia controlling much of Yemen's north ordered exchange businesses to "seize" what they call the "fake" paper currency, punch holes in them and submit them to the militia's so-called "central bank" in Sana'a.
In January 2020, the Houthis banned the government's printed banknotes and reserved for themselves the Saleh-era old notes, causing a split in currency and exchange rates.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49588
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[Hadi] Yemeni gov't adopts measures to increase customs dollar
The Yemeni official government on Sunday adopted measures to increase the customs dollar by 100 percent on unessential commodities.
The decision will not affect citizens, the government said at a virtual meeting, as basic commodities (wheat, rice, flour, cooking oil, infant milk and medicines) are already exempted from customs fees.
The decision will add no burdens on Yemeni consumers, since it mainly targets luxury goods, the government added, calling on relevant departments to intensify supervisory measures lest the decision is abused for unjustifiable increases in food prices.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-26682.html
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Sanaa: Kriegskoalition plündert über 85% der jemenitischen Öl- und Gaseinnahmen
Der Vorsitzende des Obersten Politischen Rates des Jemen hat erklärt, die Führer der Kriegskoalition gegen den Jemen plündern mehr als 85 Prozent der Öl- und Gaseinnahmen des Landes.
Mashat sagte, die von den USA und Saudi-Arabien angeführten Kriegskoalitionsländer versuchten, durch ihre erstickende Blockade, die Beschlagnahme von Schiffen mit Treibstoff, Lebensmitteln und Arzneimitteln sowie ihren Wirtschaftskrieg das Leiden der jemenitischen Bürger zu erhöhen.
Er behauptete, die USA zielen darauf ab, die Treibstoffpreise durch Piraterie und Willkür zu steigern.
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
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#AQAP #Yemen martyr photos posted this week feature #poetry that can be traced to #alQaeda in 2000 as it sheltered with #Afghanistan's #Taliban The poem was actually by Abu Hafs al-Mauritani, but #OsamaBinLaden made it famous when he lifted the bit praising the USS Cole bombing
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1430887005580259328
cp15 Propaganda
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The Arab Coalition is responsible for the Houthi crimes, because it does not allow the Yemeni army to acquire arms while allowing the Iranian Houthi militia/Aden Voice website.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49668
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Marib is showing Yemenis the way, but are they up for it?
Many of our people keep arguing there is no leadership and no national unity, while finding excuses not to join the battle against Houthi militants.
Such arguments ignore that Marib is a remaining light of hope as a region that still affords leadership, unity of national ranks and free men.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49669
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The Houthis dropped the peace option in implementation of Iran’s agenda: Yemen’s PM
The Houthi coup militia chose to drop the option of peace and insist on trading Yemeni blood in implementation of the agenda and instructions of the Iranian regime, said Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik on Monday.
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Yemen’s deadly attack and Tehran’s regional escalation
The Houthis’ deadly attack on a military base in southern Yemen was another indication of the ongoing escalation by the movement and its Iranian sponsors.
Sunday’s attacks on Al-Anad and Khamis Mushayt can be seen as part of a trend in the wider region by Iran’s new government.
As the US quits Afghanistan, it needs to shore up its posture elsewhere to disabuse Tehran of its notions about Washington’s intentions. One of the first steps should be consulting with regional partners to regroup and coordinate their next steps toward preserving regional peace and security after the Afghanistan withdrawal.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1919951
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Houthis say WFP director presented his credentials to them, provoking questions & criticisms
"A UN scandal: The UN recognizes Houthis as a government as the WFP's Country Director Laurent Bukera hands over his credentials to the militia's so-called "foreign minister,"Yemen Sport website commented on the news.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49631
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Cartoon: #Houthis manipulate Yemeni people by using fake slogans.
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1432000475617021953
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In Yemen and Lebanon: Mullahs’ arms protect Iranian interests with weapon of oil
Iran is taking advantage of the political, economic and social crises in different countries to find a foothold in them, just like all terrorist and extremist organizations that take these circumstances as an entry point for talks with the peoples of various countries to convince them of their ideas and the need to belong to their groups.
This is what Tehran did in Yemen, for example, where it took advantage of the poor living and political conditions that followed what was known as the Youth Revolution and helped its arm there, represented by the Houthi militia, to take control of vast geographical areas and control the reins of power in a large number of governorates.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/33617
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Houthis are defeatable. If only the Yemeni people rise up
Many are the spreaders of despair in Yemen: Some are foreigners, some are Yemenis, some do it on a bad faith, some are defeatists amongst us.
It is true that the conspiracy is international in scale, extremist in determination, and those who say, "There is no military solution to the conflict in Yemen" have already arranged things to make the battle against Houthis unwinnable, as much as they can.
They have secured the Houthi exclusive possession of heavy weapons and resources for suppressing any revolution against them.
But Yemeni people, if they stand together, they can still tip the balance in the army's favor, I believe – very easily.
One can look at Afghanistan.
Or we don't need to go that far: Defeating Houthis won't take 20 years. Just look at Al-Beidha governorate next door and how the terror network collapsed and withdrew from most of the province within hours.
Had there been only enough men even with light firearms to join the heroes of Al-Homeiqan to make up for the shortage in weapons resulting from the Emirati militias' stab-in-the-back, the control on the liberated districts would've been consolidated and Houthis would've never been able to come back.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49590
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Fact Check-Photograph does not show checks at Kabul airport; image was taken in Yemen in 2015
An image showing a man with a gun slung over his shoulder being searched in Yemen in 2015 has been miscaptioned by users on social media, who claim it shows security at Kabul airport in August 2021.
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Twelve Iranian centers are operating in Sana'a to spread sectarian (Shiit) ideologies under a humanitarian banner./Almanarah
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49539
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Hostile to Arabs and Kurds, Iran’s eyes are set on Arab regions
Washington’s contentment with merely voicing its “concern” about Iran’s behavior and support for terrorism only serves to encourage the Wilayat al-Faqih (Guardianship of the Jurist) state to further interfere in the internal affairs of states in the region, as if its blatant occupation of several parts of Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon is not enough.
https://english.alarabiya.net/in-translation/2021/08/20/Hostile-to-Arabs-and-Kurds-Iran-s-eyes-are-set-on-Arab-regions = http://en.adenpress.news/art/87
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Washington and Tehran’s costly dance
Iran pursued its policy of expelling the US from the region, particularly from those countries where Tehran dreamt of having a foothold and control. Betting on the Americans’ eventual exhaustion and departure, Tehran played, deceived, and tricked Washington.
Tehran wanted to avoid direct confrontation with the US troops stationed along its borders with Iraq and Afghanistan, so it informed Talabani that Iran is willing to negotiate with Washington over the whole region, from Afghanistan to Lebanon, as long as the US shows the needed level of realism. Iraq was a testing ground for another thorny tug of war between Iran and the US.
https://english.alarabiya.net/in-translation/2021/08/09/Washington-and-Tehran-s-costly-dance = http://en.adenpress.news/art/86
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE: A clean slate
Indeed, Your Highness, it is merely a blind perspective lurking in the world press, news agencies, behind the scenes of global and regional policies, and in shady, dark circles that cannot by any stretch of the imagination understand what brings the two countries together in terms of history, bilateral relations, brotherhood, honesty and trust, and what makes Saudis and Emiratis think of themselves as one. Therefore, they strive to spot one dark speck in the white page, and when they fail, they then conjure it up to the point that they think it will grow and escalate into a disagreement or a rift. Truly they are Your Highness, you speak the truth.
https://english.alarabiya.net/in-translation/2021/07/22/Saudi-Arabia-and-the-UAE-A-Clean-Slate = http://en.adenpress.news/art/84
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More Saudi coalition „We are benefactors“ propaganda
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2279477
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2279471
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2279456
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2279080
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3157191/saudi-program-construct-abr-road-yemen-soon
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2278680
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2278679
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2276530
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2276477
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2276449
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/ksrelief-supports-unfpa-reach-most-vulnerable-women-and-girls-protection-services-south and https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2276485
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
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Saudi coalition air raids and shelling day by day
Aug. 25: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2110172859133068/
Aug. 24: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2110172475799773/
Aug. 23: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2110172059133148/
Aug. 22: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2105619912921696/
Aug. 21: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2105619912921696/
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Jemen: Dutzende Tote nach Luftschlägen
Bei Luftangriffen der von Saudi-Arabien geführten Militärallianz auf Stellungen der Ansarollah-Rebellen in der Provinz Marib sind innerhalb von 24 Stunden Dutzende Menschen getötet worden. Dies erklärte eine jemenitische Militärquelle gegenüber Xinhua, laut Meldung vom Donnerstag. Der von den Ansarollah (»Huthi«) geführte TV-Sender Al-Masirah bestätigte ebenfalls 17 Luftangriffe auf die Bezirke Sirwah und Rahabah in der zentralen jemenitischen Provinz.
https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/409171.jemen-dutzende-tote-nach-luftschl%C3%A4gen.html
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Saudi-led airstrikes pound Houthi positions in Yemen
The airstrikes targeted the Houthis in four frontlines in the western districts of Sirwah and Rahabah, killing dozens and destroying several vehicles carrying weapons and combatants, the source told Xinhua news agency.
The Saudi-led Arab coalition launched extensive airstrikes on Houthi positions and their reinforcements in Yemen’s central province of Marib in the past 24 hours, a military source said.
The airstrikes targeted the Houthis in four frontlines in the western districts of Sirwah and Rahabah, killing dozens and destroying several vehicles carrying weapons and combatants, the source told Xinhua news agency.
Meanwhile, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported 17 coalition airstrikes in Sirwah and Rahabah in the last 24 hours, without providing further details.
https://www.thestatesman.com/world/saudi-led-airstrikes-pound-houthi-positions-yemen-1502999040.html = https://theshillongtimes.com/2021/08/27/saudi-led-airstrikes-pound-houthi-positions-in-yemen/
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Coalition strikes Houthi positions in Yemen's Marib
https://debriefer.net/en/news-26692.html
More Saudi coalition air raids:
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3153675.htm Marib p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3153544.htm Marib p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3153421.htm Marib p.
https://en.abna24.com/news//saudi-warplanes-target-yemens-marib-hajjah-saada_1174025.html Several prov.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3153285.htm Bayda p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3153205.htm Marib p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3152966.htm Marib p.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/2021/08/25/saudi-airstrikes-hit-near-sanaa/ Sanaa p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3152845.htm Marib p.
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
Siehe / Look at cp1, cp18
Im Jemen herrscht ein militärisches Patt. Eine größere offensive mit größeren Erfolgen und Geländegewinnen für eine Seite bleiben seit der Offensive der saudischen Koalition gegen Hodeidah im Jahr 2018 aus. Kleinere Offensiven, ständige gegenseitige Angriffe und Gefechte mit Toten auf beiden Seiten und Opfern unter der Zivilbevölkerung gibt es aber ständig. Besonders betroffen sind die Provinzen Hodeidah, Taiz, Al Bayda, Al Dhalea, der Bezirk Nehm in der Provinz Sanaa, die Provinzen Al Jawf, Marib, Hajjah und Saada.
There is a military stalemate in Yemen. A larger offensive with greater successes and territorial gains for one side has been absent since the Saudi coalition's offensive against Hodeidah in 2018. Smaller offensives, constant mutual attacks and skirmishes killing fighters of both sides and causing victims among the civilian population are constant. The provinces of Hodeidah, Taiz, Al Bayda, Al Dhalea, the district of Nehm in the province of Sanaa, the provinces of Al Jawf, Marib, Hajjah and Saada are particularly affected.
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At least 23 Houthi rebels killed in conflict: [Hadi gov.] Yemeni army
At least 23 Houthi militia were reportedly killed in clashes with government forces in northern Yemen, according to the country's army on Monday.
Army units had been fighting the Houthis west of the city of Marib since Sunday evening
and
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Graphic images. Yemeni army media says 53 Houthis were killed in the fighting across #Marib’s frontlines yesterday.
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1432540404390502400
and more https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1432429009443377156
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[Sanaa gov.] Yemeni forces advance into outskirts of Ma’rib city proper
The Yemeni army forces and the Popular Committees on Monday has achieved new major military victories on the fronts northwest of Ma’rib city, after violent confrontations with Saudi-led coalition forces and al-Qaeda members.
A tribal source in Ma’rib said that the Yemeni army forces and the Popular Committees managed during the past hours to clear large areas of the northwestern outskirts of the city, including strategic sites overlooking the city’s government complex.
Despite the intensity of coalition’s air raids on Sunday, Yemeni forces advanced towards the eastern hill of That al-Raa, towards al-Dahla area and the western areas of the government complex.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/2021/08/30/yemeni-forces-advance-into-outskirts-of-marib-city-proper/
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Saudi army launches attack on residential area in Yemen Saada
Saudi army launched large-scale rocket and artillery attacks on the residential areas in Yemen’s Saada province on Monday.
According to the report, Saudi army shelled Yemeni people’s farms and homes in “Baqam” border region of Saada province under heavy artillery and rocket fire.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/178029/Saudi-army-launches-attack-on-residential-area-in-Yemen-Saada
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Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi drone targeting Abha airport
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday that it intercepted a Houthi drone that was targeting Saudi Arabia's Abha International Ahttps://www.reuters.com/article/saudi-coalition-yemen-int/saudi-led-coalition-intercepts-houthi-drone-targeting-abha-airport-idUSKBN2FV1YYirport, state media reported .
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Pro-govt head of GPC of Rahaba district Sheikh Meshli Al-Muradi along 8 others died fighting off Iran-backed Houthis today southern #Marib governorate. Dozens of Houthis wr killed too, said military sources. Yesterday, #Houthis resumed their wide-scale offensive on Marib. https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1432361023462379523
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Saudi defenses intercept ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Houthi militia towards Jazan
Saudi air defenses have intercepted and destroyed a missile launched by the Houthi militia in Yemen towards the southern city of Jazan, the Arab Coalition said on Monday.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1919616/saudi-arabia
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[Hadi] Government forces repel Houthi assault in northeast Yemen
https://debriefer.net/en/news-26744.html
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A demining expert has been killed by a Houthi-landmine in SaadaYeni Yemen website
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49629
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Saudi air defenses intercept 3 Houthi drones launched toward Khamis Mushayt
Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercepted and destroyed three drones launched by the Houthi militia in Yemen toward the Kingdom, state media reported on Sunday.
The Arab coalition said the drones were targeting the southern city of Khamis Mushayt.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1919341/saudi-arabia = http://en.adenpress.news/news/33630
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-26753.html
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KSrelief's Masam Project Dismantles over 1,300 Mines in Yemen During Last Week of August
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Project (Masam) for clearing mines in Yemen, dismantled, during the last week of August 2021, a total of 1,352 mines, including 45 anti-personnel mines, 159 anti-tank mines, 1,147 unexploded ordnance and one explosive device.
Since the beginning of the project, as many as 271,275 mines have been dismantled.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2279075
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Citizen killed in Saudi bombing on Saada
A citizen was killed on Saturday as a result of Saudi missile and artillery bombardment on Saada province, a security source told Saba.
The source explained that the Saudi enemy launched missile and artillery bombing on the border Sheda district, which led to the killing of a citizen.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3153350.htm
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Saudi-led coalition intercepts rebel drone from Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition said Saturday it had destroyed an explosives-laden drone launched by Houthi rebels from Yemen towards Saudi Arabia.
A coalition statement said Saudi air defenses shot down a drone fired from Yemen towards the city of Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia, the state news agency SPA reported.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/saudi-led-coalition-intercepts-rebel-drone-from-yemen/2348829
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Govt forces liberate 75km in Marib, says Yemeni Army spokesperson
https://republicanyemen.net/archives/28842
and also https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1431307570862510084
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Saudi shelling kills man in Sa'ada
A man was killed on Thursday by a Saudi artillery shelling on al-Raqo area in Munabeh border district of Sa'ada province
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3153284.htm
(A K)
Fatalities at STC-Houthi fighting in Lahj south Yemen
leaving 13 troops killed or injured
https://debriefer.net/en/news-26719.html
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Saudi-led coalition downs Houthi drone
Coalition downs 3rd Houthi drone in last 2 days
The Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen announced on Friday the destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by Houthi rebels towards Saudi Arabia.
Citing a coalition statement, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that the Saudi had defenses intercepted and destroyed the drone moving towards the southern region of Khamis Mushait.
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/saudi-led-coalition-downs-houthi-drone-3579230
and also https://en.mehrnews.com/news/177875/Saudi-coalition-claims-Yemen-drone-attack-on-Khamis-Mushait
(A K)
Sana'a rocked by violent blast in Houthi camp
A violent blast rocked the Yemeni Houthi-held capital Sana'a late on Wednesday.
Heard all around Sana'a, the explosion took place in the vicinity of the first armored force and maintenance camps, at northern fringes of the capital, where Houthi ballistic missiles are thought to be stored.
While no official comment has been issued by Houthi media, Saudi media attributed the blast to "Houthi failed attempt to fire a ballistic missile."
https://debriefer.net/en/news-26718.html
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Intensity of Houthi Marib offensive to increase gradually as 21 September coup anniv. approaches
The Houthis are preparing hundreds of child soldiers recruited from the territories under the Shiit terrorist militia's areas of control to launch a massive attack on Marib in September, especially as the sixth anniversary of their overthrow of the government, September 21, approaches.
Local sources in Ibb said, "The Houthis have been recruiting hundreds of children from schools and neighborhoods by various ways of luring and underhanded tactics to prepare for an attack on Marib."
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49589
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Multiple explosions hit Saudi-backed forces near Ma’rib
Multiple explosions have on late Wednesday night rocked a military camp belonging to Saudi-led coalition forces in Ma’rib province.
According to sources, the explosions took place at Al-Khishina camp in Al-Jubah district, south of the city of Ma’rib.
Meanwhile, other sources reported that a ballistic missile targeted a meeting of the leaders of the Saudi-led coalition forces in the province.
The same sources confirmed that several military commanders have been killed and wounded in the missile strike. Several ambulance cars were seen rushing to the camp.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/2021/08/26/multiple-explosions-hit-saudi-backed-forces-near-marib/
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Several explosions reported in Saudi airbase in Khamis Mushait
Multiple explosions have rocked the city or Khamis Mushait, in southwestern Saudi Arabia, in the early hours of Thursday .
This was reported by Yemen News Portal, based the testimony of Saudi activists.
Saudi activists said on Twitter said that violent explosions were heard throughout the city, which houses King Khalid Air Base, the largest military base in Saudi Arabia.
They noted that the explosions were renewed from time to time, indicating that the military base participating in the war in Yemen had been subjected to a large-scale attack.
This comes at a time when the coalition announced the interception of a drone launched by Yemeni army forces towards Khamis Mushait.
The [Sanaa gov.] Yemeni army has not yet made any commen
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Coalition downs Houthi drone targeting Khamis Mushait
The Arab Coalition said Wednesday it intercepted and destroyed a bomb-laden drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militias toward Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushait.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/33599
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-26709.html
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Two civilians killed by Saudi border guards’ fire in Saada
At least two civilians were killed on Wednesday by Saudi army fires in Saada province, northern Yemen, a security source said.
The source explained that Al-Raqaw area in the border district of Monabbih was targeted by the Saudi border guards, which resulted in the killing of two citizens .
https://hodhodyemennews.net/2021/08/25/two-civilians-killed-by-saudi-border-guards-fire-in-saada/
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Houthi militia keeps sustaining heavy losses among various battle fronts in Marib
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Young man Ali Abdullah Omar was shot injured by a Houthi sniper in Alnamisah village of al-Durayhimi district of Hodeidah on Monday evening./ Multiple websites
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-49539
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[Sanaa gov.] Yemen Army discovers 2 weapons depots belonging to Takfiris
Yemeni army forces and committees seized two weapons and ammunition depots belonging to Takfiris backed by Saudi-led coalition during two security operations in the city of Al-Zaher in al-Bayda province.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/177730/Yemen-Army-discovers-2-weapons-depots-belonging-to-Takfiris
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Khamis Mushait hit by Yemeni explosive-laden drone
According to a spokesman for the Saudi aggressor coalition, an explosive-laden drone has been fired by Yemeni forces against Khamis Mushait.
Arab media reported on Tuesday morning that the Yemeni Armed Forces has launched a drone operation against the Saudi aggression coalition.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/177722/Khamis-Mushait-hit-by-Yemeni-explosive-laden-drone
and
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Coalition destroys Houthi Drone Targeting Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s air defenses have intercepted and destroyed an explosive drone launched by Yemen's Houthi militias towards Khamis Mushait, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Tuesday.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/33592
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-26683.html
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Citizen killed by Saudi shelling on Sa'ada
A civilian was killed on Monday due to a Saudi artillery shelling on al-Raqo area in the border Monabih district of Sa'ada province
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3152849.htm
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
Seit dem Abkommen von Stockholm vom 13. Dezember 2018 gibt es einen Waffenstillstand für Hodeidah. Zwar bleiben größere Offensiven aus, kleinere Gefechte gibt es aber laufend, und beide Seiten werfen sich ständig Verstöße gegen den Waffenstillstand vor.
Since the Stockholm Agreement of December 13, 2018, a ceasefire has been in place for Hodeidah. There are no major offensives, but smaller battles are ongoing and both sides constantly are accusing each other of violating the ceasefire.
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Man shot in neck by Houthi sniper in Hodeidah
http://en.adenpress.news/news/33594
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-26685.html
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtxZYNbScR0 = https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1430225100557766656
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Wikipedia: Battle of Al Hudaydah
The Battle of Al Hudaydah (Arabic: معركة الحديدة, translit. Ma‘rakat al-Hudaydah), codenamed as Operation Golden Victory,[16] was a major Saudi-led coalition assault on the port city of Al Hudaydah in Yemen. It was spearheaded by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia and has been considered as the largest battle since the start of Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen in 2015.[45][46]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Al_Hudaydah
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
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How photographing Yemen during the uprising changed me
For one Spanish photographer, capturing an award-winning image was the start of an intimate relationship with a country rarely seen beyond the stereotypes.
A change
After that, I had the opportunity to travel all around Yemen with Laura Kasinof, a colleague who had been living there long before the revolution began.
When, like me, you are born and grow up in a Western country, you are taught to think that your way of life is the good one, the correct one. And that is how we sometimes approach and judge anything that is far from our norms or standards. But slowly and surely, Yemen began to change this.
One of the first things I noticed early on was the impossibility of eating alone. I would arrive at a restaurant, look for an empty table far from everyone else so I could have my space, and sit down. But seconds later, someone would join me, talking, asking questions about my cameras and where I was from.
Other times, on public transportation (the 15-seater vans that carry people from one place to another), the short ride shared with strangers would not be spent in silence. Money would flow from hand to hand to pay the driver, a joke would make someone laugh, and almost every time somebody would want to sing to me.
In Yemen, I also met some of the most extraordinary people I know.
Another thing Yemen gave me was a sense of spirituality.
I come from Spain, a predominantly Christian country, where the church was linked to the far-right during the civil war and Franco’s dictatorship. For many like me who grew up in left-wing working-class families, religion was not a priority.
But one day in Sanaa, after a long, sad day of bombings, I felt broken inside, with no energy to even talk or cry. I found myself seeking some kind of solace in a mosque. Some Yemeni friends explained to me how to pray, and I stood in congregation next to them. When we finished, we hugged each other. And I felt relief.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/8/25/how-photographing-yemen-during-the-uprising-changed-me
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Pedaling for peace: cyclists hit the road in war-torn Yemen
Dozens of Yemeni cyclists hit the road Wednesday with a shared goal -- to spread peace in a country embroiled in conflict for more than seven years.
In the capital Sanaa, the cyclists prepared for their 320-kilometre (200-mile) journey to the northern province of Saada, one of the areas devastated by the ongoing war between the government and the Huthi rebels.
They plan to ride north through Amran province to reach Saada.
"We are going to Saada to spread the message of peace," Jidadi told AFP.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210825-pedaling-for-peace-cyclists-hit-the-road-in-war-torn-yemen = https://www.rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20210825-pedaling-for-peace-cyclists-hit-the-road-in-war-torn-yemen?ref=tw
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJP4R5Tlw7U
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-756-yemen-war-mosaic-756
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-756 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-756:
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/
Liste aller Luftangriffe / and list of all air raids:
http://yemendataproject.org/data/
Untersuchung ausgewählter Luftangriffe durch Bellingcat / Bellingcat investigations of selected air raids:
Untersuchungen von Angriffen, hunderte von Filmen / Investigations of attacks, hundreds of films:
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