Dies ist die Fortsetzung von Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 765, Teil 1 / This is the sequel of Yemen War Mosaic 765, part 1:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-765-yemen-war-mosaic-765
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
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
cp12a Katar-Krise / Qatar crisis
cp12b Sudan
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
cp13c 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
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
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UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg ended a visit to Muscat, Oman, where he met with Omani officials, rebels’ representatives, and representatives of the Int’ community on developments in #Yemen and efforts to reach a comprehensive political solution
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1450182644818345985
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Civil Society Organizations in Yemen for making actual and sustainable peace
Mr. Hans Grundberg
United Nations Secretary-General Special Envoy for Yemen
We, the undersigned civil society organizations in Yemen, work every day under intolerable conditions to improve the living conditions of millions of Yemenis. We represent the voices on the ground and our work across the country in the areas of emergency humanitarian response, local development, peace-building, youth and women's empowerment, and representing the interests of the poor, marginalized and vulnerable.
CSOs appreciate your efforts to move forward towards a political solution, a just and sustainable peace, and to address the troubling economic and humanitarian conditions at the same time express our regret that the international efforts to end the war in Yemen have been limited to the conflict parties, that have been overtaken by events and have proven to have failed during the past seven years of war; We, therefore, appeal the inclusion of civil society organizations in the UN-led efforts to build peace in Yemen. Without doing so, the prospects for the eventual success of any agreement will be significantly reduced.
Why is that important? Local organizations have become a real weight, an effective and influential presence on the ground, and have close relationships with local communities across Yemen, which have stood with them throughout the war years, providing them with their basic living requirements, restored many of the services destroyed by the warring parties, defended peace and stability and achieved Concrete successes in maintaining community cohesion, resolving local conflicts, delivering relief aid and reopening roads. Therefore, leaving them outside the negotiations severely reduces the prospects for achieving peace in the long term, even if the warring parties agree to a cease-fire.
The active participation of civil society organizations is essential for the peace process's success. Civil society organizations can make valuable contributions to negotiations, including technical expertise, knowledge of hard-to-reach areas, and the local communities' and marginalized groups' perspectives whose voices are often not heard in negotiations.
For this, we look forward to meeting you to listen to us and to agree on an action and cooperation mechanism to build lasting peace in Yemen. We do not only talk about issues but always provide solutions.
https://tamdeen-ye.org/en/media/353
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#Yemen: naming parties undermining political process and responsible for military escalation and war crimes never means UN is taking sides. There is a militia which does not give a shit about safety of people and international community. UN should be brave enough to say that.
https://twitter.com/FuadRajeh/status/1448632618006859782
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Yemen: Dialogue and compromise ‘only way forward’
A comprehensive negotiated political settlement is needed to end the violence in Yemen “once and for all”, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday.
“Yemenis, without exception, stressed the necessity to end the war”, he said, highlighting the urgent need to stabilize the economy, improve basic services and facilitate free movement both inside the country and across its borders.
The UN official upheld that Yemenis also acknowledged that their country cannot be effectively ruled by one group alone and that “a durable peace will require pluralism”.
Yemenis have raised concerns with the UN Envoy over the systematic erosion of fundamental rights and State institutions as well as a generation of children traumatized by war who lack basic education, he said.
“Ending the war is, therefore, only a first, but an essential step in a long recovery that includes healing societal wounds that are deepening with each day the conflict continues”.
Noting a widening gap in trust between the warring parties, Mr. Grundberg observed that “a durable solution can only be achieved through a comprehensive negotiated political settlement”.
He said that “there should be no preconditions” for urgent political talks and stressed that humanitarian actions “not be used as political leverage”.
“Dialogue and compromise are the only sustainable way forward…[and] measures to mitigate the immediate impact of the conflict on civilians are of paramount importance”, the UN envoy spelled out.
In addition to paying salaries, roads in Taiz, Marib and elsewhere need to be opened and restrictions lifted on fuel and goods through the crucial Red Sea port of Hudaydah, where most goods into Yemen must pass.
These steps, which can “tangibly improve” lives in the immediate term, must be addressed urgently by the parties, and need to be encouraged by the international community, particularly regional Member States, he said.
Mr. Grundberg told ambassadors that military escalation on the ground has taken “an alarming turn” as Marib and its surroundings remain the “epicentre of the war”, leaving thousands of people in a desperate situation.
“We reiterate the call on all parties to facilitate safe, timely and sustained humanitarian access to the affected areas”, he said, calling on “all parties to de-escalate”.
At the same time, public executions, enforced disappearances, killings, and the use of live ammunition against protestors are leaving a widespread legacy of human rights violations.
Despite continuing impunity, lack of culpability and the failure to renew the mandate of the Group of Eminent Experts, Mr. Grundberg said that the UN would “continue to press for accountability”.
While visiting Aden, he underscored the importance of economic recovery and basic service delivery but observed that sustainable improvements would be impossible unless political actors work across the political divide.
Pointing to serious security incidents across the south, including an assassination attempt on Government officials, the UN envoy called the current situation “untenable”, stressing the importance of implementing the Riyadh Agreement to end infighting between the Government and separatist allies in the south of the country.
He lauded the “tireless efforts” of the UN mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement to reactivate the work of the Redeployment Coordination Committee, describing it as “the only viable framework to ensure sustained de-escalation, mitigate the impact of violence on civilians and alleviate the humanitarian situation”.
In closing the UN envoy maintained that an inclusive political settlement will be “a laborious and complicated task that will take time, but it must take place”.
Amidst escalating tension between the pace of the war and the economic collapse on one hand, and the time needed to devise and consult on a feasible way forward, on the other, he said, “my aim is to forge agreement on a way forward”.
“Yemen is growing more violent – not less”, UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ramesh Rajasingham said, painting a grim picture of instability, economic collapse and the dire need for aid.
He noted that fighting is wreaking havoc on civilians as humanitarians are running out of funds and will soon have to cut programmes for millions.
“Agencies are committed to doing our part to help donors maintain their support”, he said, adding that in the coming months, the UN humanitarian office OCHA, would publish an impartial, nationwide needs assessment and evidence-based response plan, covering next year.
“Your continued support will be crucial for this work, and we will keep you updated as we progress”, he told ambassadors.
Meanwhile, briefing from the Sana'a Centre for Strategic Studies, Maysaa Abdulrahman Shujaa Addin drew attention to the need to restore the energy sector, fulfil promises to pay worke
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/1103072
and a longer report, including statements of envoys: https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sc14661.doc.htm
Grundberg briefing in full: https://osesgy.unmissions.org/briefing-united-nations-security-council-special-envoy-yemen-%E2%80%93-hans-grundberg-0
Grundberg briefing, film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usvjJNwI_l8&t=3s
Shorter media article: http://www.news.cn/english/2021-10/15/c_1310245580.htm
Rajasingham Briefing in full: https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/assistant-secretary-general-humanitarian-affairs-and-deputy-emergency-relief-6
and shorter media reports: https://apnews.com/article/business-united-nations-middle-east-yemen-famine-0ae94dc28a22df3c03197b7648698331
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/14/yemens-humanitarian-crisis-growing-as-economy-collapses-un
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/14/yemens-humanitarian-crisis-growing-as-economy-collapses-un
and Sanaa Center briefing: https://sanaacenter.org/publications/news/15257
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Film: Yemen, Ethiopia, Afghanistan & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (13 October 2021)
Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJIMwVfhGcw
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Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee-9USwbuic
My comment: Blab la showing that the US is a warring party in Yemen.
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After six years of war, the people of Yemen are still suffering from the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on Yemen.
My comment: Bla bla.
And
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Chinese UN envoy calls for immediate cease-fire in Yemen
https://www.chinadailyhk.com/article/243128
and
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Russia supports inter-Yemeni talks under UN auspices, UN envoy says
According to Dmitry Polyanskiy, the dire socio-economic situation in Yemen is a subject of special concern
https://tass.com/politics/1349831
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Audio / Transscript: Last week's UN #HumanRights Council decision to end investigations by a group of experts into abuses in #Yemen is deeply troubling On @ConvSix,
@Dr_Ulrichsen & I discuss what happened & what it means
Ulrichsen: We had countries like Russia and Bahrain on the Human Rights Council voting quite energetically to close it down. So why do you think they did that?
Kendall: Well, that's the question, isn't it? Why would Human Rights Council investigation be closed down by the Human Rights Council? So what had just happened was that the group of experts had submitted its fourth annual report into war crimes, alleged war crimes, in Yemen. And it called out all of the main warring parties.
It had articulated its disappointment that the Saudi- led coalition was not taking its findings seriously, and also, and I'm quoting here, sort of, failing to act proportionately and to take the necessary precautions to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure. So it was also calling out Houthi war crimes. It was calling out crimes on all sides.
But the reason that the Human Rights Council gave - those who voted against continuing this mandate - was that the group was biased, that they were neither expert nor eminent, that it was expensive and that they were spreading disinformation.
Now, of course, the solution then would have been for perhaps someone to tackle the composition of the group, not to dismantle it entirely.
So, it does look like this was very much a political decision. And the countries that you just called out there, That's really interesting the way that the fault line fell in the vote of 47 member countries, there were 21 that voted against continuing the mandate of this investigation into war crimes in Yemen.
And Saudi itself doesn't have voting rights, but it lobbied heavily and its close ally, as you said, Bahrain, also, Russia, China, Venezuela, Cuba, Pakistan all voted to end this mandate.
https://www.conversationsix.com/p/vo8ncFiMD6dqRtoqF
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UN Human Rights Council Abandons Yemen
Bahrain is a member of the Saudi-led coalition at war in Yemen, so naturally it voted against the resolution.
Russia’s and China’s votes against the October 7 resolution take a little more explaining. The US Institute of Peace says that “China’s position on the Yemen conflict is driven primarily by its interest in maintaining close strategic relations with Saudi Arabia. As a result, Beijing has acquiesced to the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen.” USIP notes that China has supported peace initiatives and supplies Yemen with humanitarian aid. China’s altruism should comfort the Uyghurs in Xinjiang and the citizens of Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Russia is not militarily involved in Yemen, possibly because it is too busy slaughtering Syrians for the Assad dictatorship. Russia is an ally of Iran, but is also trying to improve relations with Saudi Arabia. By voting no on October 7, Russia has taken a few degrees of heat off Tehran and Riyadh.
Russia and China must have hated voting to end the GEE investigation which is even more of an embarrassment to the US than it is to them.
In its September 2020 report, the GEE called upon the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Yemen to the International Criminal Court.[3] The veto held by the US and the four other permanent members of the Security Council will ensure that this never happens.
This seems to be the season for denying justice to innocent men, women, and children subjected to indiscriminate bombing, detention, enforced disappearances, weaponized starvation, forced displacement, torture, rape, and other offenses. The International Criminal Court announced on September 27 that the US would be left out of its probe of war crimes in Afghanistan. Impunity reigns.
Now that the Saudi Lobby has successfully torpedoed the GEE’s investigation into war crimes in Yemen, their next target will be California Democratic Representative Ro Khanna’s amendment to the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/10/14/un-human-rights-council-abandons-yemen/
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War crimes, invasion and the Human Rights Council
Except Eritrea, all other four countries who opposed the resolution at least stick to their stand, whether right or wrong, in opposing all forms of war crime probes. But many other countries, including Bahrain and India, showed their double standard by opposing or abstaining from the war crime probe in Yemen but vigorously played their role to put the Taliban in the dock.
For them, 'Taliban atrocities' are more serious than the war crimes committed in Yemen by the region's powerhouses. For the Taliban, they were fighting against foreign invasion for two decades. Along with the Taliban, US and NATO forces should also come under any probe on atrocities committed against the people of Afghanistan.
This type of hypocrisy is more visible when it comes to the Israel-Palestine conflict.The majority of Western nations are biased in favour of Israel in spite of its unparalleled war crimes against the occupied Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20211015-war-crimes-invasion-and-the-human-rights-council/
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UN Human Rights Council Member States’ abject failure to renew Yemen investigation is a wake-up call
Civil society organizations condemn and express their profound disappointment at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (the Council) decision to discontinue the mandate of the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen (GEE), the only international and impartial body investigating serious violations and abuses of international human rights law and international humanitarian law perpetrated by all parties to the armed conflict in the country. Ending the GEE’s mandate will only entrench impunity, and act as a greenlight for all parties to the armed conflict to continue to commit war crimes and other serious violations.
The Council’s decision not to renew the GEE’s mandate represents a historic failure by the international community to uphold international law and to provide the necessary tools to protect the civilian population in Yemen at a time when the country is facing the largest humanitarian catastrophe in the world. A catastrophe that, according to the UN, is a direct result of the types of violations and abuses of international human rights law and humanitarian law that the GEE was set up to investigate.
In the face of the Council’s callous dereliction of duty, it is incumbent on those UN Member States who share our concern for the welfare of people in Yemen and our conviction that international law must be upheld to redouble their efforts, with a view to ensuring:
(1) the establishment of an international investigative body similar to the GEE; and
(2) the implementation of the GEE’s recommendations geared at making progress towards ensuring accountability for crimes under international law committed in Yemen.
Only by renewing and strengthening efforts in this regard will Member States be able to undo the harm done and safeguard international justice, accountability, and the rule of law.
In light of the above, we renew the call of over 60 civil society organizations to strengthen accountability for Yemen notably through the establishment of a criminally focused investigation body to:
Collect and preserve evidence, prepare case files and facilitate fair and independent criminal proceedings, in accordance with international law standards; and
Lay the groundwork for effective redress, including reparations for victims
https://mwatana.org/en/a-wake-up-call/ = https://www.globalr2p.org/publications/un-human-rights-council-member-states-abject-failure-to-renew-yemen-investigation-is-a-wake-up-call/
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Analysis - UN’s HRC aborts its Yemen mission: causes, future requirements
Certainly, the decision of the council in addition to being a stain on its record of defense of the human rights and damaging its credibility among the public opinion will spur the Saudis to continue war and massacre the civilians and of course compound the already complicated war conditions. The aggression countries whose hands are stained with blood of thousands of Yemenis have welcomed the ruling and celebrated it as a green light to go ahead with their crimes without the fear of their crimes being prosecuted.
The Arab bloc had lobbied extensively to see the mission aborted, promising economic benefits to small countries that had the right to vote. To the surprise of all, some countries with totally black record of human rights abuses and crimes had the voting right in the council.
Given the obvious influence of the Arab lobbies and their criminal Israeli patrons on the UN decisions, international organizations like Organization of Islamic Cooperation, rights group, and independent media should seriously work on disclosing the crimes in Yemen by the aggression coalition to force stop the war and preclude deterioration of conditions in the future.
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How the UN is Held Hostageby Power & Money
Afrah Nasser, Yemen researcher at Human Rights Watch, says that Saudi Arabia was engaged in a “tireless lobbying campaign” at the UN, prior to the dissolution of the Eminent Group of Experts.
As for Yemen, the permanent powers on the UN Security Council – the United States, the UK, China, Russia and France – could have applied more pressure to the Saudi-led coalition. However, even the UK has decided to turn a blind eye – prioritising weapon sales to Saudi Arabia.
Of course, the UN has certainly had the framework to act more effectively and has often named and shamed human rights violators. However, this alone is not enough to uphold its virtues.
https://bylinetimes.com/2021/10/18/how-the-un-is-held-hostage-by-power-and-money/
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia's PIF launches offshore platform tourism project
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, announced on Saturday the launch of “THE RIG”, which it said would be the world’s first tourism destination on offshore platforms.
The fund, the engine of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s economic transformation plans for Saudi Arabia, manages a portfolio worth $400 billion.
It added in a statement that the project was located in the gulf and spanned an area of more than 150,000 square metres.
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‘It’s being built on our blood’: the true cost of Saudi Arabia’s $500bn megacity
With an artificial moon and flying taxis, Neom has been billed as humanity’s next chapter. But beneath the glitzy veneer lies a story of threats, forced eviction and bloodshed
“The future has a new home,” proclaims the website.
“It’s a virgin area that has a lot of beauty,” says the voice over a string section soundtrack as the promotional video tracks colour-tinted panoramic shots of picturesque desert expanses, and deep azure lagoons.
“Better humans, better society,” it boasts extravagantly.
The brainchild of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the new city state of Neom, named from a combination of the Greek word for “new” and the Arabic term for “future”, is intended to cover an area the size of Belgium at the far north of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coastline.
There has been no shortage of outlandish promises for the $500bn (£400bn) city-state. According to strategy documents leaked last year, the project may include a huge artificial moon, glow-in-the-dark beaches, flying drone-powered taxis, robotic butlers to clean the homes of residents and a Jurassic Park-style attraction featuring animatronic lizards.
Advertising materials stressed Neom will be built on “virgin” land, ready to be conquered with futuristic technology. “In 10 years from now we will be looking back and we will say we were the first ones to come here,” declares a Neom staff member featured in the video.
Yet part of the site is the home of the Huwaitat tribe, who have spanned Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the Sinai peninsula for generations, tracing their lineage back before the founding of the Saudi state. At least 20,000 members of the tribe now face eviction due to the project, with no information about where they will live in the future.
“For the Huwaitat tribe, Neom is being built on our blood, on our bones,” says Alia Hayel Aboutiyah al-Huwaiti, an outspoken activist and member of the tribe living in London. “It’s definitely not for the people already living there! It’s for tourists, people with money. But not for the original people living there.”
For some Saudis, the Huwaiti tribe among them, Neom, with its parallel legal system reporting directly to the king, represents an elite version of Saudi society, one designed simply to shut them out.
The death of Abdul Rahim al-Huwaiti on 13 April highlighted the tension between the tribe and the kingdom’s development plans. A resident of the town of Khuraibat, he had become the face of the tribes’ criticism of their forced eviction, voicing complaints in videos posted to social media, and appearing in others’ videos. One piece of footage showed him confronting a Saudi official who visited the town to speak with residents. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/may/04/its-being-built-on-our-blood-the-true-cost-of-saudi-arabia-5bn-mega-city-neom
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Saudi Arabia accused of forcing Yemenis in the kingdom out of their jobs
Claim made at UN session as humanitarian crisis in Yemen worsens, making remittances vital to many people’s survival
Saudi Arabia is imposing a collective dual punishment on the Yemeni people by driving them out of jobs in the kingdom while continuing to impose an oil and aid blockade on Yemen, it was claimed at the UN security council.
The allegations against the Saudis were made by a speaker from the Sana’a Centre thinktank selected by the UN to speak to the security council at its monthly update on the six-year civil war in Yemen. Maysaa Shuja al-Deen said: “Yemen is not only the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, it is also the worst international response to any humanitarian crisis in the world.”
She said the “Saudis had decided to dismiss Yemini workers in the south of the kingdom without a clear or convincing explanation for this collective targeting”. It has been suggested hundreds of thousands are under threat of deportation.
Deen pointed out that, due to the war, expatriates had become almost the only source of hard currency because of the total absence of oil exports.
She said more than 1 million Yemenis worked in Saudi Arabia, but “the harassment of those remaining was having a negative impact on millions of Yemenis at home and so exacerbating the current humanitarian crisis within Yemen. All Gulf states have been directly or indirectly involved in the war in Yemen and they therefore have a double moral and political responsibility towards their neighbour.”
She appealed to the Gulf states to keep their doors open to Yemen, adding that the security council should put pressure on the Saudis immediately to stop expanding and tightening the grip on Yemeni workers in the Saudi labour market. She said they should be excluded from the policies of Saudi-isation and double residency fines, a penalty imposed on non-Saudis living in the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia has been trying to deal with a surplus of foreign workers, made worse by Covid reducing economic activity. The kingdom also wants to improve job prospects of young Saudis.
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Important update. Twitter suspended about 40 of the accounts on a network I tweeted about spreading disinformation about @ALQST_ORG
https://twitter.com/marcowenjones/status/1449017745534857216
cp9 USA
Siehe / Look at cp9a
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Saudi Arabia announces joint naval exercise with Washington in Red Sea
http://en.ypagency.net/240915/
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Sec. Anthony Blinken: Met today with Saudi Foreign Minister @FaisalbinFarhan in Washington to discuss defense cooperation, regional security, achieving a durable solution to the conflict in Yemen, and making progress on human rights.
https://twitter.com/SecBlinken/status/1448818405319008262
Comment: Always speaking to the aggressor about #Yemen and coordinating your support for their aggression and blockade on the Yemeni people does not bode well for good intentions.
https://twitter.com/AishaJumaan/status/1448988612087922719
My comment: Saudis and human rights??? LOL.
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Tell Justin Bieber to Not Perform in Saudi Arabia!
Justin Bieber just announced he will be performing at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia on December 5th. He will be joined by David Guetta, A$AP Rocky, and Jason Derulo. Big name artists traveling to places like Saudi Arabia help the Saudi government distract from its constant human rights abuses. While Justin and other artists perform on the stages in Jeddah, prisoners of conscience will be languishing in prisons just miles away. Tell these artists to boycott the event!
https://www.codepink.org/bieberboycott
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US Dep. of State: Condemning the Houthis’ Disregard for Civilian Protection and Humanitarian Access in Abdiya, Yemen
The United States condemns the Houthi escalation around Marib, which demonstrates a flagrant disregard for the safety of civilians. The Houthis are obstructing movement of people and humanitarian aid, preventing essential services from reaching the 35,000 residents of Abdiya. Their actions add to an already dire humanitarian situation and have caused even more Yemenis to become internally displaced. The United States urges the Houthis to immediately permit safe passage for civilians, life-saving aid, and the wounded. As the UN stated this week, it stands ready with its partners to provide this much needed assistance to the people of Marib.
We call on the Houthis to stop their offensive on Marib, and listen to the urgent calls from across Yemen and the international community to bring this conflict to an end and support a UN-led inclusive peace process.
My comment: The US is warring party, it never „condemns“ actions of its allies.
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Al-Eradah, US envoy discuss Houthi militia escalation on Marib
Governor of Marib Sultan al-Eradah and the American Envoy to Yemen Timothy Lenderking held virtual discussions over developments in the governorate amid Houthi militia ongoing military escalation on Marib and the militia’s crimes and grave violations against the civilians.
http://en.26sepnews.net/2021/10/16/al-eradah-us-envoy-discuss-houthi-militia-escalation-on-marib/
and also https://twitter.com/StateDept_NEA/status/1449480760860217346
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Oman's Foreign Minister meets US Special Envoy to Yemen
https://timesofoman.com/article/108049-omans-foreign-minister-meets-us-special-envoy-to-yemen
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Twitter is being sued for letting Saudi spies inside the company
A prominent human rights activist is accusing Twitter of failing to protect him against Saudi spies inside the company.
https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/saudi-dissident-twitter-lawsuit-spies
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#American singer @pitbull will travel to #Riyadh to support the racist #Saudi Clan govt who is actively starving & killing 1000s of children like these.
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1449083386648219652
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Saudi foreign minister in Washington to discuss Yemen and Iran
Prince Faisal bin Farhan is meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as the US special envoy for Iran prepares to travel to Saudi Arabia
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US-Regierung genehmigt Freilassung von zwei weiteren Guantanamo-Häftlingen
Das zuständige Gremium stimmte der Freilassung des seit 17 Jahren in Guantanamo inhaftierten Jemeniten Sanad Jislam al-Kasimi zu. Der 51-jährige Kasimi war einst ein Leibwächter von Al-Kaida-Chef Osama bin Laden.
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US Official Accuses Iran of Fueling Conflict in Yemen
Iran’s role in Yemen remains negative, said a US official while pointing out that Tehran has chosen to fuel the conflict that has been going on in the war-torn country for nearly seven years.
This makes finding a final and swift solution for Yemen a priority, added the official, who requested anonymity.
Speaking to a group of reporters in Riyadh on Wednesday evening, the US official confirmed that UN Security Council resolution 2216 is the primary framework for dealing with the Yemeni crisis despite the difficulty of implementing it on the ground.
“I know that it is difficult to implement in reality, but we have to ask: How can an armed militia, as the Houthis operate in Yemen, participate in the peaceful phase,” said the official.
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3245481/us-official-accuses-iran-fueling-conflict-yemen
My comment: What a bad joke. The US has made possible this war and had encouraged Saudi Arabia to begin it. And UNCR res. 2216 has been and is a main obstacle for any progress.
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We do not want another Hezbollah to appear in Yemen
The US Secretary of State said today, Wednesday, that the United States wants to expand the circle of countries that sign peace agreements with Israel, adding that he spoke with the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates and Israel about Syria and Iran.
And US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken revealed during a tripartite meeting with Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Israeli Yair Lapid in Washington, DC, that the United States will discuss all possible options to address the challenge posed by Iran.
The US Secretary of State stressed that time is running out regarding Iran’s return to nuclear talks.
Blinken said the United States is watching Iran’s comments closely, stressing that Washington is ready to move to “other options.”
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken considered that “normalizing relations between Arab countries and Israel will contribute to achieving stability, and US President Joe Biden emphasized the two-state solution, and we also stress the importance of peaceful coexistence in the region.”
https://middleeast.in-24.com/world/309553.html
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Speaking alongside his Israeli and Emirati counterparts, @SecBlinken says the US is “prepared to turn to other options if Iran doesn’t change course” on the JCPOA. He says the preference is still diplomacy.
https://twitter.com/jmhansler/status/1448335263512600580
My comment: ???? Who had abandoned JCPOA?
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
Siehe / Look at cp9
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Poll: Iranians disillusioned with Biden, back turn toward East
There’s also no evidence of widespread opposition to the regime, contradicting claims from Washington hawks that sanctions would cause Iranians to rise up against it.
The Iranian public has grown increasingly disillusioned with the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden and the United States more generally and supports its new government’s emphasis on turning more to the East in its international political and economic relations, according to a new survey released Monday by the Iran Poll and the University of Maryland’s Center for International and Security Studies.
Conducted by phone and over the internet from August 30 to September 9, the poll, the latest of 10 conducted by the Iran Poll and the CISSM since 2014, found declining popular support for the 2015 nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and overwhelming skepticism that the United States could ever be trusted to permanently abide by its terms.
Less than half of the 1001 respondents said they either “strongly” or “somewhat” approve of the JCPOA compared to nearly 75 percent in 2016, while a record 27 percent of respondents said they “strongly oppose” the deal. Nearly two-thirds of respondents said it was either “somewhat” or “very unlikely” that Washington would “live up to the JCPOA’s obligations” even if it agrees to rejoin the accord from which former President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew in 2017. Only a third said they thought it either “somewhat” or “very likely” that Washington would comply.
And while 27 percent of respondents said both Iran and the United States should be flexible in their negotiations to return to the JCPOA, 52 percent said Iran should hold firm to its demands and rely on Washington’s European allies to persuade Washington to accept them, and another 16 percent said Tehran shouldn’t even try to restore the accord.
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Can the EU Take Lead to Save the Iran Nuclear Deal?
Efforts by world powers are underway to salvage the Iranian nuclear deal. The EU envoy to Iran recently met with the Iranian deputy foreign minister in Tehran to discuss the accord. Meanwhile, the US has warned Iran that it is running out of patience if the country doesn't change its ways. Israel, on the other hand, has hinted at using "other options" in case of diplomatic failure to contain Tehran's nuclear programme. So, is time running out to save the deal?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3L97PGInLE&t=1s
Instead of welcoming the diplomacy btw Iran & the GCC, the US meeting w/ Israel & the UAE indicates it is mainly concerned with US relevance... The hypocrisy of US policy: it claims to push for peace & global integration but really is just trying to maintain American primacy
@s_m_marandi fears the EU is irrelevant if the US is unwilling to rejoin the deal Me: "There’s a question of Biden’s credibility here: trying to distinguish himself from Trump & reestablish ties w/ key allies in Europe, so perhaps there's a way he can get back into the deal"
https://twitter.com/AnnelleSheline/status/1450227876486332416
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Expert: Yemen, Iran nuclear program, keys to Tehran-Riyadh ties
A Tehran-based university professor and researcher says to achieve peace in Iran-Saudi Arabia relations, it is necessary for the two countries to reach an agreement on the war in Yemen and Iran’s nuclear program.
Fatemeh Nekou Laal Azad, in an article in the news and analysis web site, irandiplomacy.ir, referred to the recent talks between Iran and Sudi Arabia, adding talks can reduce tensions and result in renewal of relations, but will not necessarily lead to stability in ties.
She said “after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have had various ups and downs and have experienced different periods of political relations, tension and crisis in relations, detente and rapprochement.”
“The political relations between the two countries were last severed in December 2015. In recent months, meetings between Iranian and Saudi officials have happened in Baghdad with Iraq being the mediator. The goal was to normalize relations between the two countries. Experience shows talks can reduce tensions and result in renewal of relations, but will not necessarily lead to stability in ties between the two countries. In the past, talks resulted in a rapprochement, but this time the situation is completely different because this time around the root-cause of crisis in the Iran-Saudi Arabia relations is by nature different.”
“The fact is that the reopening of embassies is the most superficial layer of relations
https://ifpnews.com/expert-yemen-iran-nuclear-program-keys-to-tehran-riyadh-ties
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Can anyone confirm reports of #Iran restarting exports to #Saudi. If true, them #MBS is shifting big time.
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1449892480216977410
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US, allies step up pressure on Iran to return to nuke talks
The United States and its closest partners are stepping up pressure on Iran to return to stalled nuclear negotiations, warning that it will face greater international isolation, new economic penalties and possibly military action if it forges ahead with its atomic program.
In a series of high-level diplomatic meetings this week in Washington, U.S.. European, Israeli and Arab officials agreed on the need to make clear to Iran that its continued resistance to rejoining the talks in Vienna will not be ignored or left unpunished.
The consensus comes amid growing concerns that Tehran is not serious about returning to the negotiations
My comment: ???? Israel and the Arab states never had been partners of the agreement.
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Iran Quietly Pushes to Reopen Saudi Missions as Talks Inch Ahead
Iran has asked Saudi Arabia to reopen consulates and re-establish diplomatic ties as a prelude to ending the war in Yemen, with timing emerging as the key sticking point in Iraqi-brokered talks between the regional rivals, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.
While world powers push for negotiations to resurrect the Iran nuclear deal, the Islamic Republic has quietly held four rounds of discussions aimed at easing years of tension with Saudi Arabia. The focus has been on Yemen, where the two countries back opposing sides.
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Will Saudi Arabia and Iran Make Peace Over Yemen?
Two archrivals in the Middle East seem to be making surprising progress in rebuilding relations. This could possibly help end the war in Yemen, and prove to be the most dramatic step in a wave of de-escalation in the region.
The negotiations have focused on finding a formula for Riyadh to end its involvement in the Yemen war.
For well over a year, Riyadh has been looking for a way out. Saudi Arabia needs the Houthis to commit to stopping rocket attacks on Saudi cities and cross-border raids. For its part, Iran has enjoyed bedeviling the Saudis in a conflict to which it attaches limited strategic importance. But it could still prove embarrassing. While Iran may make diplomatic commitments, it still has to prove it has real influence over the Houthis — at least enough to make them sit down for peace talks.
The limitations and doubts will be hard to overcome. However, the efforts are nevertheless welcome in the regional wave of de-escalation that began in the summer of 2020.
Contributing to the talks are two important factors: Virtually all major regional powers — with the possible exception of Israel — are overextended and exhausted. Their military confrontations have passed the point of diminishing returns.
American allies like Saudi Arabia have become increasingly doubtful that Washington will buttress their security in the event of broader conflict.
These conditions have encouraged diplomatic outreach among the regional powers.
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Yemen: Will talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran offer hopes for an end to bitter seven-year civil war?
Recent statements from Iran and Saudi Arabia have provided hope that a pathway might be emerging to an end to the bitter seven-year civil war in Yemen
Commenting at the beginning of October, Saudi minister of foreign affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, expressed the hope that the talks would “provide a basis to address unresolved issues between the two sides”. The following day, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, told reporters that all parties were “trying to start a sustainable relationship within a mutually beneficial framework”, adding that talks were “in their best state”.
A resolution of tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran can have a dramatic impact across the region. Yet the interplay of regional and local politics means that fighting in Yemen can hinder any regional peace agreements. Meanwhile, tensions continue thanks to the provision of funding by regional powers to local groups in pursuit of increased influence.
As a consequence, a clear mechanism to build trust – and ultimately peace – is needed to bring about an end to fighting in Yemen. This mechanism is the subject of discussions between Saudi and Iranian officials – but reports suggest that proposals have been taken to senior Houthis in Yemen.
For Saudi Arabia, any peace with Iran is dependent on a cessation of attacks on its soil from Houthi missiles. This will require Iranian guarantees that Houthi attacks on the kingdom will end.
https://www.juancole.com/2021/10/between-arabia-bitter.html
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Breakthrough Possible in Tense Relations Between Saudi Arabia and Iran
But the Saudis must accept that they have lost the war in Yemen, expert says
Saudi Arabia and Iran reportedly are on the path to reconciliation after years of tense relations.
Professor Mohammad Marandi, head of the American Studies Department at Tehran University, told The Media Line that he doesn’t believe that Iran sees Saudi Arabia as a rival, but rather as part of the western bloc.
“Iran’s rival is the United States, and Iran’s issue with Saudi Arabia is the war in Yemen; other than that Iran doesn’t have any problem with Saudi Arabia,” he said.
“From the Iranian perspective, the Saudis have to end the war in Yemen – the genocide in Yemen – and to come to terms with reality on the ground there,” Marandi said.
Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, told The Media Line that the optimism surrounding the discussions is overly exaggerated.
“I would not advise anyone to hold their breath. The talks remain exploratory, and while Saudi Arabia wants to focus on Yemen and ending the war there, Iran wants to focus on restoring diplomatic relations,” he said, adding: “There might be some move on restoring ties, but not immediately.”
Ibish explains that Riyadh will continue to view Tehran in a suspicious way as long as it continues to, as it says, “meddle” in internal Arab affairs.
“The biggest difference has to do with Iran’s network of regional militia groups in neighboring Arab countries. Iran sees them as legitimate and necessary, while Saudi Arabia sees them as a destructive cancer hollowing out various Arab states, most notably Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq, and doing tremendous damage to the Arab state system,” he said.
Both sides are motivated by two developments that have reshaped the strategic landscape in the Middle East and the calculations of major regional players over the past couple of years, Ibish says.
“They are overextended and need to pull back a bit from regional conflicts that have all, in one way or another, passed the point of diminishing returns for outside actors,” he said, adding that the second big factor has to do with trust issues with Washington, “particularly for pro-American states like the Gulf countries, there is a growing sense that Washington has become fundamentally unreliable.”
Jason Brodsky, senior Middle East analyst at Iran International TV, told The Media Line that it’s premature to say the two sides are ready to bury the hatchet.
“There is still a long road ahead for true rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia. While Iranian officials and media have offered optimistic assessments of the state of the talks, Saudi officials have been more cautious and circumspect,” he said.
Brodsky says the optimism is because attacks originating from Iraq by militias loyal to Iran have subsided, but cross-border attacks launched on Saudi Arabia from Yemen by the Houthis have continued.
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Iranian military official: Negotiation is the only way for the Saudis to end the war in Yemen
The assistant for operations affairs in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Abbas Neil Foroshan, said that the Saudis have no choice but to negotiate an end to the Yemeni war, noting that "the wisest way is to reach a peaceful agreement."
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"Letztes Kapitel der anti-iranischen Koalition": Saudi-Arabien und Iran auf Annäherungskurs
Saudi-Arabien und Iran führen seit April Gespräche, wie der Konflikt im Jemen beendet werden könnte. Die Erneuerung der Beziehungen zwischen den beiden Ländern ist für Israel ein "schwerer Schlag", kommentierte die israelische Zeitung "Haaretz".
Saudi-Arabien und Iran führen seit April geheime Gespräche, wie der Konflikt im Jemen beendet werden könnte, in dem eine Koalition unter Führung der Saudis seit März 2015 die von Iran unterstützte Huthi-Bewegung bekämpft. Dass die Saudis dabei sind, ihre Beziehungen mit Iran zu normalisieren, ist inzwischen ein offenes Geheimnis.
Nach längerem Schweigen hatte Iran Anfang Oktober zum ersten Mal Medienberichte über direkte Gespräche mit dem regionalen Rivalen Saudi-Arabien bestätigt. "Eine Deeskalation der Spannungen zwischen den beiden muslimischen Ländern am Persischen Golf liegt im Interesse beider Nationen und der Region", sagte der Sprecher des iranischen Außenministeriums, Said Chatibsadeh.
Riad und Teheran sollen bereits eine Reihe von Vereinbarungen erzielt haben. Berichten zufolge sollen in den beiden Ländern bald wieder Konsulate eröffnet werden. Ein vollständiges Normalisierungsabkommen wird innerhalb einiger Wochen erwartet.
Sollten die Verhandlungen zwischen dem saudischen Königshaus und der Islamischen Republik Iran zu einer Einigung und Normalisierung führen, werde dieser Schritt "das letzte Kapitel der anti-iranischen Koalition" sein. Israel habe viel Hoffnung auf diese Koalition gesetzt, in der das Land sich selbst als inoffizielles Mitglied betrachtet habe, kommentiert Haaretz. "Die Blase der arabischen anti-iranischen Koalition, die der ehemalige Premierminister Benjamin Netanjahu mit heißer Luft gefüllt hat, steht kurz vor dem Platzen."
Saudische Experten erklären, dass das Königreich erkannt habe, dass es nicht länger von den USA abhängig sein könne und seine strategischen Beziehungen diversifizieren und sich im Nahen Osten neu positionieren sollte.
https://de.rt.com/der-nahe-osten/125637-letztes-kapitel-anti-iranischen-koalition/
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Progress in Saudi-Iran relations falters over Yemen war
Tehran has reportedly said that stopping Yemen's years-long conflict, in which Saudi Arabia is a major player, depends on Riyadh resuming ties with Iran.
The Saudis seek an agreement over Yemen as the first stage in a process of restoring relations, broken off five years ago. However, Iran has said it wants ties to be resumed before this happens, sources well informed on the discussions told Bloomberg.
Tehran has suggested swapping consular missions as a goodwill gesture, two of the sources said.
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/progress-saudi-iran-relations-falters-over-yemen-war
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
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Film: FULL FILM: Warton's war on Yemen
Declassified UK investigates an arms factory in Warton, Lancashire making warplanes to bomb Yemen - the world's worst humanitarian disaster. Interviewing local residents and a former Foreign Office lawyer, our team tracks down a secretive supply flight that Britain's largest arms company BAE Systems sends every week from Warton to Saudi Arabia, and questions whether the air war could continue without UK support.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhsPkdFusJI
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Cambridge University halts £400m deal with UAE over Pegasus spyware claims
Exclusive: UK institution was in line for huge donation but has paused talks due to concerns Gulf state used hacking software
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Saudi fund’s Newcastle United purchase puts Khashoggi murder in rearview
With English Premier League teams regularly losing money, this deal is likely more about ‘sports washing’ than making a profit.
A consortium led by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia has acquired ownership of Newcastle United in the English Premier League after an 18-month long controversy over whether the Saudi state, rather than its sovereign wealth fund, would exercise control over the soccer club. Almost three years to the day after Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul and never came out, the scenes of jubilation involving up to 15,000 Newcastle supporters celebrating the takeover vividly illustrated some of the soft power benefits the Saudi leadership anticipates will accrue from the purchase.
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
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Künstler Ibi Ibrahim: „Wir müssen über Deutschlands Waffenlieferungen sprechen“
Im SOMA Art Space in Schöneberg sind derzeit Arbeiten Ibi Ibrahims zu sehen. Am Wochenende gibt er einen Überblick über die jemenitische Kunstszene. (nur imAbo)
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Rund 700 Migranten im deutsch-polnischen Grenzgebiet aufgegriffen
Im Oktober wurden bislang so viele Menschen an der Grenze gezählt, wie von Januar bis September. Sie kommen vorrangig aus dem Irak, Syrien, dem Iran und Jemen.
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Bundespolizei: Viele illegale Grenzübertritte am Wochenende
Die Zahl illegaler Einreisen bleibt in Vorpommern weiter hoch. Wie ein Sprecher der Bundespolizeiinspektion Pasewalk am Montag sagte, wurden am Wochenende 63 eingeschleuste Männer, Frauen und Kinder vor allem aus dem Irak, Iran und Jemen in Gewahrsam genommen.
https://www.zeit.de/news/2021-10/18/bundespolizei-viele-illegale-grenzuebertritte-am-wochenende
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Einige haben einen Schlafsack dabei, andere gar nichts
Immer mehr Geflüchtete kommen über Belarus und Polen nach Deutschland. Manche Erstaufnahmezentren wie das im brandenburgischen Eisenhüttenstadt sind fast voll. Ein Besuch
Mehr als 4.300 Geflüchtete sind seit August über die neue Route unerlaubt nach Deutschland eingereist. Viele stammen aus dem Irak, Syrien, dem Jemen und Iran.
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Film: Neue brutale Flüchtlingsroute über Belarus
Weitgehend unbeachtet ist eine neue Fluchtroute aus Syrien, Irak oder dem Jemen nach Deutschland entstanden: Täglich überqueren Hunderte legal die Grenze zwischen Belarus und der EU.
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute-19-uhr/route-fluechtlinge-belarus-polen-video-100.html
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Bundespolizei: Weiter viele illegale Grenzübertritte
Die Bundespolizei in Vorpommern registriert weiterhin viele illegale Einreisen. Wie ein Sprecher der Bundespolizeiinspektion Pasewalk am Freitag sagte, wurden innerhalb von vier Tagen etwa 100 illegal Eingereiste aufgegriffen. Sie kämen vor allem aus dem Irak, Syrien, aber auch aus Iran und Jemen.
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Bundespolizei greift Flüchtlinge an Grenze bei Görlitz auf
Die Bundespolizei hat binnen 24 Stunden weitere 79 Flüchtlinge im Landkreis Görlitz aufgegriffen. Sie stammen aus dem Irak, Jemen, Syrien und dem Iran, teilte die Bundespolizeidirektion Ludwigsdorf am Freitag mit. Unter den Betroffenen seien auch mehrere Kinder gewesen. 27 Frauen, Kinder und Männer waren in einem Waldstück zwischen den Ortslagen Kodersdorf und Wiesa entdeckt worden.
https://www.rtl.de/cms/bundespolizei-greift-fluechtlinge-an-grenze-bei-goerlitz-auf-4848843.html = https://www.merkur.de/sachsen/bundespolizei-greift-fluechtlinge-an-grenze-bei-goerlitz-auf-zr-91054204.html
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Fluchtroute Belarus: Wie Hussein und Saravan nach Deutschland kamen
Sonntagfrüh, kurz vor acht, in einem Wald bei Coschen in Brandenburg. Nahe der Neisse - der Grenze zu Polen - entdecken Bundespolizisten 19 Männer aus dem Jemen und aus Syrien.
https://www.toponline.ch/news/welt/detail/news/fluchtroute-belarus-wie-hussein-und-saravan-nach-deutschland-kamen-00167188/ = https://www.bote.ch/nachrichten/international/fluchtroute-belarus-wie-hussein-und-saravan-nach-deutschland-kamen;art46446,1350083
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48 Migranten und drei Schleuser festgestellt
Bundespolizei Ludwigsdorf
Am Dienstag, 12. Oktober 2021, sind im Zuständigkeitsbereich der Bundespolizeiinspektion Ludwigsdorf insgesamt 48 Migranten festgestellt worden. Bei den Aufgegriffenen handelt es sich um 28 Staatsangehörige aus dem Irak, zwölf aus Jemen, sechs aus Syrien und zwei aus der Türkei.
https://news.feed-reader.net/ots/5045672/bpoli-lud-48-migranten-und-drei/
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
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Jede politische Lösung für den Jemen muss ohne ausländische Intervention erfolgen
Der leitende Assistent des iranischen Außenministers für besondere politische Angelegenheiten erklärte: „Jede politische Lösung für den Jemen muss ohne ausländische Intervention erfolgen und auf dem Willen des jemenitischen Volkes beruhen.“
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Russian diplomat meets with representative of National Salvation Government of Yemen in Syria
Ildar Kurbanov, the chargé d’affaires of the Russian Embassy in Damascus has said that his country “stands with dialogue and a political solution in Yemen.”
This statement came during a meeting with his Yemeni counterpart, Minister Delegate at the Embassy of Yemen in Syria
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Saudi Arabia – Yemen – Attacks on Saudi territory (12 October 2021)
France condemns in the strongest possible terms the Houthi attacks carried out on October 7 and 8 against the Abha and Jizan airports that injured several civilians, as well as the latest round of rocket attacks in the last few days targeting southern Saudi Arabia, in violation of international law. These air attacks threaten the security of Saudi territory and regional stability.
My comment: While keeping quiet on Saudi massacres in Yemen.
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UAE Foreign Minister says he will visit Israel soon
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20211013-uae-foreign-minister-says-he-will-visit-israel-soon/
cp12a Katar-Krise / Qatar crisis
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Audio: In Afghanistan and Beyond, Qatar Flexes Its Diplomatic Muscle
With its rich natural gas reserves and strategic location, the Gulf monarchy of Qatar has long played an important role in regional and global diplomacy that belies its small size. It has mediated or facilitated a number of sensitive negotiations, including the talks that led to the peace agreement the United States signed in February 2020 with the Taliban. Since then, and even after the Taliban overthrew the internationally backed government in Kabul this summer, officials in Doha have continued to exercise influence in Afghanistan.
Qatar’s diplomatic efforts have not always been smooth sailing, however. For more than three years, it had to weather a blockade that was imposed on the country by a group of countries led by neighboring Saudi Arabia and the UAE, fellow members of the Gulf Cooperation Council. That embargo was only lifted in January of this year.
Today on Trend Lines, Annelle Sheline, a research fellow in the Middle East program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, joins WPR’s Elliot Waldman to discuss the unique role that Qatar plays in the Middle East and in the broader Islamic world, as well as the complicated dynamics in the region that it must navigate as it does so.
cp12b Sudan
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Sudanese protesters call for dissolving of joint government
Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets Saturday in the capital, Khartoum, to call for the dissolving of the joint military-civilian government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.
The protest could further increase political tensions in Sudan, threatening its fragile transition to democracy more than two years after the military’s overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir amid a public uprising against his rule.
The demonstrations were organized by political parties and rebel groups that were part of the Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change, an umbrella group that led the uprising against al-Bashir.
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
Siehe / Look at cp10
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
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Film: Yemeni Grapes: Ancient History, Uncertain Future
Since the dawn of history, Yemen has been known as the Land of the Two Gardens, famous for the cultivation of various kinds of grapes, each with its own unique flavour, colour, and nutritional profile. Historical evidence suggests that ancient Yemenis counted the Queen of Grapes among their deities, and the grape vine was considered the tree of life, symbolizing immortality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlPbThLhdWY
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A Journey to Queen of Sheba’s City
Ma’rib, the capital of Saba (Sheba) for many centuries and the most famous city in ancient Yemen, edges Rub al-Khali (Empty Quarter), the largest and most forbidding deserts in the world. In the days of antiquity, it was the capital of the kingdom of Saba which first flourished about 1,000 B.C. Its inhabitants for centuries held a monopoly of the frankincense and myrrh caravans. This gave the country a thriving prosperity and helped spread Saba’s fame from Rome to India. Ma’rib’s location, astride the ancient world.
In the 8th century B.C., a great dam was built between two mountains in Wadi Adhana, near Yemen’s best-known town. For more than 1,500 years, this largest of the hundreds of dams which at one time dotted south Arabia, provided irrigation for about 259 sq km (100 sq MI) of fields -traces of which remain – and provided food for about 50,000. An old saying about rh area says: “Wanderer, if you come to the land of the Sabaeans, do not fear the sun; for the shade of the trees will follow you wherever you go.”
The dam was one of the wonders of the Arabian Peninsula and formed the basis of the Sabaean Empire’s agricultural wealth. A remarkable feat of engineering which was built to deflect run-offs, it was about 1/2 km (1/3 MI) in length, 60 m (197 FT) in width and rose to 18 m (59 FT) high. The remains of eh dam’s perfectly set stone blocks bear witness to the skill of the Sabaeans. Even by today’s standards, its construction is a remarkable feat.
Our tour ended at old Ma’rib, impressive from a distance with its tiny-windowed towering mud buildings which dominate the landscape. Many had gaping holes and there were remains of others, destroyed during the Yemeni civil war in the 1960s. Most of the homes, some incorporating stones from old monuments with Sabaean inscriptions and motifs, have been abandoned for New Ma’rib, a short distance away.
https://www.arabamerica.com/a-journey-to-queen-of-shebas-city/
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
Siehe / Look at cp1
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Government suspends domestic remittances as Yemeni rial crashes
Yemen's internationally recognised government on Sunday ordered to suspend domestic remittances as part of measures aimed at preventing further depreciation of the national currency.
The rial has plunged to its lowest level against the US dollar in government-controlled regions. It is trading at 1,400 per US dollar, compared with 215 before the war started in 2014.
At a meeting with the leadership of the Central Bank, it approved a package of measures including rationalisation of fuel import bills and regulation of denand for foreign currency to cover imports of basic commodities, the state Saba news agency reported.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27386.html
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Film: Yemen – High Food Prices Forces Traders to Sell Small Rations
High prices and weak purchasing power in Yemen have led merchants and owners of food centers to divide food supplies such as flour, rice and sugar, from large bags to small rations, so that they can sell to customers according to what they can afford. An owner of a food store in Aden says that "many Customers used to buy sugar, for example, with weights of 15 kg and 20 kg, but with the rise in prices and difficult living conditions, they are buying sugar in kilos now".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOwK4swNu9Y
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the rial is trading at more than 1,300 per US dollar in government-controlled regions, down from 800 in July 2020, and 250 in 2014 when the war broke out following Houthi takeover. In regions controlled by the Houthis, one US dollar is buying around 600 rials.
https://twitter.com/FuadRajeh/status/1449357158882201603
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Amid alarming depreciation of currency, the Aden-based Central Bank of #Yemen suspends 54 exchange stores in an attempt to bring the chaotic exchange system under its control.
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1449485803013300224
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Central Bank of Yemen warns against looting of foreign currency reserves by Saudi-backed mercenaries
The Central Bank of Yemen in Sana’a has on Thursday warned against massive depletion of foreign currencies due to the actions of the US-Saudi coalition aggression mercenaries in Ma’rib province.
“The mercenaries of the aggression coalition in Ma’rib province have extensively depleted foreign currencies by smuggling them to other provinces and abroad,” the official Yemeni news agency Saba quoted a source in the bank as saying.
The source explained that “the aggression mercenaries in Ma’rib are taking out the amounts they have hoarded from illegal currencies through looting and organised corruption,, and converting them into foreign currencies.”
The Central Bank source called on exchange companies and establishments in Ma’rib and neighbouring provinces to keep their foreign currency balances intact, and to not risk selling them to these mercenaries in return for attractive prices of illegal currency they offer.
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Food prices have increased 70% in the "government-controlled" territories in Yemen since the beginning of 2021, the WFP has said/Multiple websites
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-51575
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Money exchange businesses close in Aden as the Yemeni riyal keeps falling against foreign currencies/Multiple websites
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-51575
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
Siehe / Look at cp1
cp15 Propaganda
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The only way to defeat Houthis
Our Ulema need to break silence and declare to the population in Houth areas the individual duty (Fardh Ayn) to migrate to Marib – directly to the frontlines to defend the country.
The Ulema in exile should do away with fear, come back home and declare Marib and Taiz assembly points.
On top of the numerous privileges, Houthis control the population centers, actually a sea of population to scoop fighters from.
They have exhausted Marib, while they still have 20 something million potential fighters.
Some powers planned from the beginning to have this Shiit terrorist militia in control of the population majority for this sickly purpose.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-51632
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[Sanaa gov.] Yemeni diplomat: people and sheikhs of Ma'rib stood with revolutionary forces in latest Ma'rib offensive
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The Dispute over Yemen
The dimensions of the Yemen war stretch beyond the dispute over power in Sanaa. In fact, there are three reasons for the reluctance to leave Yemen under Iranian-Houthi hegemony. Firstly, Saudi Arabia is also targeted by the war, not only the helpless Yemeni people. After all, Iran chose Yemen as a base from which to threaten the security of the Kingdom and East Africa. As it did in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, it is using the same expansion strategy in Yemen and threatening to use militias to destabilize the countries of the region and impose its dominance.
Second, much like Syria, Afghanistan, and others, Yemen is a hotbed of terrorist organizations, such as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. This war prevents the expansion of these armed groups and their cooperation with Houthi forces.
Third, the war in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthis and the terrorist group of al-Qaeda is a war that Saudi Arabia is waging on behalf of the world, to prevent Iran and al-Qaeda from reaching and threatening sea routes in the Red and Arabian Seas.
https://english.alarabiya.net/in-translation/2021/10/01/The-dispute-over-Yemen = http://en.adenpress.news/art/94
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Al-Asoumi praises Saudi Arabia’s efforts to resolve Yemeni crisis
The Arab Parliament President Adel Bin Abdulrahman Al-Asoumi has praised Saudi Arabia’s efforts, under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and the Crown Prince, to address the Yemeni crisis and put an end to the suffering of the Yemeni people and achieve their legitimate aspirations in security and stability, commending the return of the Yemeni government to the interim capital, Aden.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2295926
My comment: A Saudi pet.
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The road to Marib, Cartoon
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1449099814596222977
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'Food & medicines are blocked to Abdiya,' activists scream in ICRC's face over sending aid to Shia Houthis
Yemeni activists strongly criticized the International Committee of the Red Cross for sending aid to Houthis in Sana'a and ignoring the Abidya, a region in Yemen's Marib that Shia terrorists have been besieging for three weeks and blocking food and medical deliveries to it.
The ICRC-Yemen tweeted on Wednesday, "In response to the humanitarian crisis in #Yemen resulting from the prolonged conflict, an ICRC cargo landed at Sana’a Airport on 11 October, carrying over 26 tonnes of assistance, …"
Yemeni activists commented unleashing a lot of anger. "
"The support always comes to the party who shells a
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-51590
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Is it the end for the international experts’ team in Yemen?
However, over the past four years, the UN team of experts has become part of the Yemeni problem, and its reports have incited sharp divisions among members of the HRC. Besides, the annual reports of the team have proven a complete failure in describing the facts of the conflict and the human rights situation in Yemen.
Right from the beginning, the team of experts has committed many legal violations, on top of which was its refusal to accept UN Security Council Resolution 2216, and its description of the Houthi militia as a “de facto authority” and of the leader of the Houthi militia as a “revolution leader,” in a shameful contradiction with all the decisions of the UN Security Council. The team of experts has proven its abject failure in describing the facts of the conflict and of the human rights situation in Yemen.
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More Hypocrisy From Biden Administration on Foreign Policy
The Houthis should have been forced to make a decision; either reject the funding they receive from the Iranian regime or reject U.S. funding. We should have forced the Iranian-backed Houthis to make this decision and to pick a side.
One of current U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's first actions was to undo this move made by the Trump administration and do so by removing the Houthis from the State Department's FTO list.
So, it's clear that Secretary Blinken is keen to issue statements condemning the actions by the Iranian-backed Houthis, yet when it comes to taking tangible action to hold them accountable, he's nowhere to be found.
Secretary Blinken: The time is now to stop playing games. The time is now to stop projecting weakness and to stop issuing statements.
https://www.newsmax.com/bryanleib/iran-houthis-terrorism/2021/10/11/id/1040034/
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More Saudi coalition „We are benefactors“ propaganda
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2296506
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2296356
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2296311
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2296127
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2295504
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2295480
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2295174
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2295148
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2295110
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2295081
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
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Saudi coalition air raids and shelling day by day
Oct. 15: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2154264121390608/
Oct. 14: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2153266171490403/
Oct. 13: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2153265438157143/
Oct. 12: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2153262494824104/
Oct. 11: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2153260591490961/
Oct. 10: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2153259038157783/
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150 Yemen rebels killed in strikes: Saudi-led coalition
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Monday it had killed 150 Huthi rebels near Marib, as fierce fighting raged for the strategic city in a war that has lasted seven years.
Air strikes "destroyed 13 military vehicles and killed 150 terrorist elements" in Abdiya within the past 24 hours, the coalition said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-10104097/150-Yemen-rebels-killed-strikes-Saudi-led-coalition.html = https://www.rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20211018-150-yemen-rebels-killed-in-strikes-saudi-led-coalition
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Girl killed in Sa'ada
the girl was killed by an explosive remnant of the aggression in Al Salem area in Sa'ada province,
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3160411.htm
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Saudi-led coalition intensify air strikes against Yemen Houthi rebels
The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's government said Saturday it had killed 160 Huthi rebels in strikes south of the strategic city of Marib, where loyalists say rebels have made advances, AFP reported.
"We carried out 32 strikes... in Abdiya over the past 24 hours," the coalition said, cited by the official Saudi Press Agency, adding that "11 military vehicles were destroyed and more than 160 terrorist elements eliminated".
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20211016-saudi-led-coalition-intensify-air-strikes-against-yemen-houthi-rebels = https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-10-16/Coalition-says-killed-160-Yemen-rebels-in-battle-for-Marib-14pGcZYtq5G/index.html = https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/coalition-says-it-killed-160-yemen-rebels-marib-battle
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More than 180 Houthis killed in strikes south of Marib: Coalition
The Arab coalition supporting Yemen’s government said Friday it had killed more than 180 Houthis in strikes south of the strategic city of Marib.
An operation “destroyed 10 military vehicles and killed more than 180 terrorist elements” in Abdiya and surrounding areas, south of Marib, the coalition said.
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Militärkoalition: Mehr als 150 Houthi-Rebellen im Jemen getötet
Bei erneuten Luftangriffen der von Saudi-Arabien angeführten Militärkoalition sind im Jemen 150 Houthi-Rebellen getötet worden. Bei dem Einsatz in Al-Abdija südlich der strategisch wichtigen Stadt Marib seien elf Militärfahrzeuge zerstört worden, erklärte die Militärkoalition laut einem Bericht der staatlichen saudi-arabischen Nachrichtenagentur SPA am Donnerstag.
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Clashes intensify in key Yemen province, 140 fighters killed
Fighting between Yemen’s government forces and the country’s Houthi rebels in the central province of Marib killed at least 140 fighters this week, tribal leaders and security officials said Thursday.
The most intense clashes have been underway over the past 24 hours in the southern parts of the largely-government controlled province, in the districts of Abdiya and al-Jubah, they said.
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More than 100 Yemen rebels killed south of Marib: coalition
More than 100 Yemeni rebels have been killed south of Marib, the Saudi-led coalition said on Wednesday, reporting a heavy toll for the third straight day in fighting for the strategic city.
The Iran-backed Huthis' latest casualties in the Abdiya district "exceeded 108", the coalition said, after announcing more than 156 dead on Monday and over 134 on Tuesday.
That brought the unconfirmed toll to about 400 in the area this week as an analyst said the rebels have made significant advances.
The coalition, which relies heavily on air strikes to combat the Shiite Huthis, did not reveal how it arrived at those figures. They could not be independently verified by AFP.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211013-more-than-100-yemen-rebels-killed-south-of-marib-coalition = https://www.barrons.com/news/at-least-108-yemen-rebels-dead-in-raids-south-of-marib-coalition-01634132407
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Coalition conducts 19 operations targeting Houthis in Abdiya
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels said on Wednesday it killed more than 100 of the Iran-backed insurgents in air strikes south of the strategic city of Marib.
“We have conducted 19 operations targeting (Houthi) militia members in the past 24 hours in Abdiya, destroying 12 of their military vehicles and their losses exceeded 108 members,” the coalition said in a statement carried by state-run Al-Ekhbariya television.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/33901
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More Saudi coalition air raids
https://en.ypagency.net/240988/ 3 prov.
http://en.ypagency.net/240816/ Saada p.
http://en.ypagency.net/240851/ Saada p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3160759.htm / https://en.ypagency.net/240877/ Marib p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3160411.htm 3 prov.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3160553.htm Marib p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3160374.htm Marib p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3160207.htm Marib p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3159911.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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Wikipedia: Battle of Marib
The Battle of Marib is an ongoing battle that erupted following the advance of the Houthis towards the city of Marib, the capital of Marib Governorate in Yemen controlled by the Cabinet of Yemen since February 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marib
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In Yemen, the Houthis try to turn the tide of an ever more deadly war
The battle of Marib intensifies and the dizzying tally of the dead accumulates. The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claimed on Sunday (October 17th) that it had killed around 165 Houthi rebels south of the strategic city.
A thousand Houthi fighters are believed to have perished in airstrikes in a week, the coalition says. Reports which, if they cannot be verified from an independent source, bear witness to the violence of the fighting. The only certainty, by the admission of both camps, the rebels are progressing.
https://news.in-24.com/news/222397.html
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Film: The battle for Yemen's Marib
The situation in Yemen has been described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. The UN estimates four million people have been forced to leave their homes since war broke out in 2014. And 80-percent of the population is in urgent need of assistance. In recent weeks, hundreds of people have been killed in fighting between Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government forces. The Iran-backed group has intensified a push to take the province of Marib. Let's take a closer look at why this could be a significant moment in the war.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyFcJ-FVCm8
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Civilian killed by Saudi army fires in Saada
targeting the civilians in Al-Sheikh area of border Munabih district by machine guns which led to death a citizen
http://en.ypagency.net/240834/
and also https://www.saba.ye/en/news3160767.htm
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KSrelief's Masam Project Dismantles over 1,200 Mines in Yemen during One Week
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Project (Masam) for clearing mines in Yemen, dismantled, during the second week of October 2021, a total of 1,274 mines planted by the Houthi militia across Yemen, including 20 anti-personnel mines, 1,065 anti-tank mines, 186 unexploded ordnance and three explosive devices.
Since the beginning of the project, as many as 281,321 mines have been dismantled.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2296092
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Over 3,200 square kilometers liberated in major Yemeni offensive Spring of Victory
The spokesman of the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e, has revealed details of a military operation dubbed Rabea Al-Nasr (Spring of Victory), which was carried out by Yemeni army forces and Popular Committees in Ma’rib and Shabwah …
The spokesman of the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e, has revealed details of a military operation dubbed Rabea Al-Nasr (Spring of Victory), which was carried out by Yemeni army forces and Popular Committees in Ma’rib and Shabwah provinces.
The army and Popular Committees were able to liberate several areas, with a grand total estimated at 3,200 square kilometers, Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e said in a press conference on Sunday afternoon.
The spokesman affirmed that the military operation has led to liberation of the districts of Usaylan, Bayhan and Ain in Shabwah, in addition to the liberation of the districts of al-Abdiyah and Harib along with parts of the districts of al-Jubah and Jabal Murad in Ma’rib province.
“Hundreds of Saudi-led coalition recruits, including al-Qaeda and ISIS members, were killed and wounded, and others were captured, during the operation, in addition about 3,200 square kilometers being liberated,” Sare’e stated.
He added that large quantities of weapons of the aggression coalition were seized.
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-27385.html
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[Sanaa gov.] Health ministry sends medical convoy to al-Abdiyah district in Marib
The Ministry of Health sent a medical convoy to Al-Abdiyah directorate in Marib province to support the directorate’s health facilities and units.
https://en.ypagency.net/240908/
and also https://www.saba.ye/en/news3160770.htm
and
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Abdulsalam: the corridors are opened to those who want to provide humanitarian assistance in Al-Abdiyah district
The head of the [Sanaa gov.] national negotiating delegation, Mohammed Abdulsalah, said the corridors are accessible to those who actually wanted to provide humanitarian assistance to citizens in al-Abdiyah district of Marib province.
“Today, we have already informed the United Nations and international parties that we welcome the access of humanitarian assistance to the Directorate of al-Abdiyah, but what turned out to be is that they exaggerate in the media and they are not serious about finding actual humanitarian remedies, as is the case across Yemen, which has been besieged for seven years,” Mohammed Abdulsalah said in a tweet.
http://en.ypagency.net/240672/
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Houthi militants kill a12-year old boy (Naser Al-Odhari Al-Thabeti) in Abdiya district of Marib and carry out a large scale campaign of arrests of civilians taking them to unknown places./Marib News, a facebook page.
After capturing the center of Abdiya, Houthis arrest locals including wounded ones and transport them to Sana'a/Multiple websites
Houthis destroy 6 villlages in Abdiya of Marib and the wave of displacements is unprecedented./Ayn Almahrah website
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-51610
Killing, arbitrary arrests, forced displacement and storming of houses are major violations committed by Houthi group now against innocent civilians in #Marib Al-Abdiya district, via human rights activist Mahdi Belghith.
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1449350272527085571
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Film: Arman: Houthis Kills 1400 Civilians in 5 Years in Marib
[Hadi gov.] Yemeni government Minister of Human Rights, Mohammed Arman, condemned the violations committed by Houthi militias in Marib governorate, eastern Yemen. Arman says that the ministry had documented 1,400 civilian victims whom were killed as a result of the ongoing Houthi attacks since 2015 until June 2020 in Marib Governorate only.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at3u6axsjwk
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Yemen's Houthis advance in Shabwa and Marib
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Sunday it has seized new territory in the energy-rich provinces of Shabwa and Marib, gains confirmed by sources, as it presses an offensive likely to further complicate international peace efforts.
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Yemen rebels control al-Abdiyah district in Marib: Source
Houthi rebels on Sunday seized control of al-Abdiyah district in Yemen's central Marib province, according to a Yemeni military source.
“Houhi rebels have completely controlled the district,” the source said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
He said the rebels have launched an arrest campaign against opponents in the area.
“A number of houses belonging to opposition fighters were also destroyed by the rebels,” the source said.
“Local residents in the district are living in very difficult humanitarian conditions,” the source warned.
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/yemen-rebels-control-al-abdiyah-district-in-marib-source-3582414
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Jemen: Gouverneur wirft Huthi-Rebellen „Genozid“ vor
Im Jemen geht die Blockade eines Bezirks in der Provinz Marib weiter.
Der Gouverneur der Region warf den Rebellen vor Ort „Genozid“ vor.
Im Jemen sind 37.000 Menschen von jeder humanitären Hilfe abgeschnitten.
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Officials in Yemen: Houthi blockade restricts aid, movement
Thousands of fighters, mostly Houthis, have been killed in clashes and airstrikes around the city of Marib. The Houthis usually attack with waves of fighters charging government lines, thereby becoming easy targets in the open desert for coalition warplanes.
Children recruited by the Houthis are among those killed in the fighting. Placards with photos of child soldiers are commonplace on the streets in rebel-held areas including the capital, Sanaa.
Dozens of civilians, including women and children as young as two years old, have also been killed in Houthi attacks on Marib city. using ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones.
The rebels want to wrestle the energy-rich Marib from the government to complete their control of Yemen’s north
Two U.N. aid workers said the Houthis have blocked humanitarian aid to the district and restricted people's movement there for around three weeks. They said several thousand people have been displaced amid indiscriminate shelling and missile attacks on residential buildings and infrastructure in Abdiya.
The blockade also prevented the transfer of wounded and other patients out of the district, the workers sai
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Houthi blockade hinders humanitarian aid, strands population
The Houthis “are committing genocide” in Abdiya, preventing food, medicine and other basic needs from reaching the district, said Marib provincial governor Sheikh Sultan al-Aradah.
https://thearabweekly.com/houthi-blockade-hinders-humanitarian-aid-strands-population
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Yemen's government says Houthis committing genocides amidst unfathomable international silence
Yemen's government has Houthi terrorists are "committing genocides in the country's eastern Marib governorate amidst an unfathomable and unjustified international and UN silence."
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-51608
and also https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-51609
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Two drones fired into southern Saudi Arabia by [Sanaa gov.] Yemeni Army
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/179768/Two-drones-fired-into-southern-Saudi-Arabia-by-Yemeni-Army
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Saudi-led coalition intercepts 2 rebel drones from Yemen
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Saada prov.: two citizens were wounded by Saudi artillery shelling on Al-Muftah area in Munabeh border district.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3160411.htm
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Houthis commit heinous crimes against civilians in Al Abdiyah district, says Marib Governor
Marib Governor Sultan al-Aradah accused on Saturday the Iran-backed Houthi militia of committing atrocious crimes and violations against the people of Al Abdiyah district, south government-held Marib city.
This comes after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured the center of Al Abdiyah district, following three weeks of besieging and shelling the district.
According to state-run Saba News Agency, al-Aradah told US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking in a phone call that over 35000 civilians in Al Abdiyah district are being “subject to crimes and grave violations of human rights,” calling the international community to take a firm stance against group’s terrorist actions.
https://republicanyemen.net/archives/29377
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Yemeni [Sanaa gov.] military operations will go on until full withdrawal of foreign invaders: Top official
“Ma’rib is a Yemeni province. Our military operations, God willing, will continue until the last foreign soldier, who has occupied our soil, is either expelled or killed,” Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a top member of Ansarullah’s political bureau, wrote in a post published on his Twitter page on Friday.
https://en.abna24.com/news//yemeni-military-operations-will-go-on-until-full-withdrawal-of-foreign-invaders-top-official_1189093.html = https://www.farsnews.ir/en/news/14000724000553/Yemen
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Thousands Trapped in Yemen’s Marib as Fighting Escalates
The United Nations is calling for a cease-fire in the key Yemeni city of Marib to allow civilians wounded in fighting to receive emergency medical care.
U.N. officials say the intensity of the fighting is taking a severe toll on the civilian population. Spokesman for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Jens Laerke says about 35,000 people are essentially trapped in the battle zone. He says their movements in and out of the district are severely restricted.
“This inability to move in and out has limited the delivery of lifesaving aid and prevented the sick and wounded from receiving medical care. The provision of basic commodities has become exceedingly difficult and dangerous," Laerke said. "The United Nations and its partners remain committed to working with all relevant authorities to ensure that assistance continues to reach people in need despite the clashes.”
Laerke said the U.N. coordinator in Yemen is calling for a cease-fire in the Al Abdiyah District in Marib to allow safe passage of civilians and aid workers. He said it is critical that those wounded in the fighting be evacuated so they can receive medical care.
“So, this is a very specific request for a localized cease-fire in this district in Marib because the situation is extremely critical, and people’s lives are in immediate danger. Those who have been wounded in the fighting, which has been going on for quite some time, do not have access to the health care that they need. They cannot get out and the aid that we need to get in cannot get in,” Laerke said.
https://www.voanews.com/a/thousands-trapped-in-marib-yemen-as-fighting-escalates/6273420.html
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Coalition foils new Houthi attack against Saudi Arabia
In a statement carried by the Saudi press agency, it said it intercepted and shot down an explosives-laden drone which was fired towards the province of Jazan
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27351.html
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[Sanaa gov.] Yemeni Forces Close In on Ma’rib as Powerful Tribe Agrees to Hold Back
Forces with Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, which controls the country’s government from the capital Sana’a, continued to advance on the strategic city of Ma’rib, with local reports saying that some leaders of the powerful Murad tribe have agreed to refrain from fighting the resistance forces, who seem destined to take the remaining areas.
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Sanaa forces take control over Al-Abdiyah district in Marib
http://en.ypagency.net/240584/
and
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Houthis claim seizing district in central Yemen
District of al-Abdiyah in oil-rich Marib province was besieged for weeks, Yemeni government yet to comment on Houthi claim
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/houthis-claim-seizing-district-in-central-yemen/2393585
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Hospital comes under Houthi artillery attack in Marib
The general hospital in Al-Abdiyah district of Yemen's northeastern province of Marib came under artillery attack by the Houthi group on Wednesday, local sources said.
Shells hit the hospital overcrowded with patients and wounded pro-government troops, the sources said, without giving more details.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27336.html
and
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MSF: We condemn yesterday's missile attack on Ali Abdulmughni Hospital in Al-Abdiya district #Marib. The hospital is only major medical facility providing urgent care to patients in ongoing conflict in area. Civilians, medical personnel & hospitals should NEVER be a target
https://twitter.com/msf_yemen/status/1448912863092002848
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Yemenis trapped, displaced by fierce fighting in Marib region
Hundreds of Yemenis are trapped by fierce fighting between government and Houthi forces in the northern Marib governorate, residents and a local official said
The United Nations said nearly 10,000 people were displaced in Marib governorate last month alone, with over 4,200 fleeing the southern districts of Harib, al-Jubah and Rahabah.
A fourth district, al-Abdiyah, has been under siege since Sept. 23, hindering movement of civilians and impeding humanitarian aid flows, including medical supplies, said the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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Yemen: Houthi's Continued Siege Of Al-Abdiyah Portends Humanitarian Catastrophe
The Houthi group's continued siege of the Al-Abdiyah District, south of the Ma'rib Governorate, in light of the severe shortage of most of the basic materials is of grave concern, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said in a statement.
Massive Houthi forces have been besieging more than 35,000 civilians for the past three weeks in Al-Abdiyah as part of the group’s continuous attempts to wrest control of the district from the Yemeni government, which is backed by air cover from the Arab coalition.
The Houthi forces have prevented food and mineral water from reaching the population, causing the essential supplies to become scarce in the district.
and also https://republicanyemen.net/archives/29354
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Clashes intensify in key Yemen province, 140 fighters killed
Fighting between Yemen´s government forces and the country´s Houthi rebels in the central province of Marib killed at least 140 fighters this week, tribal leaders and security officials said Thursday.
The most intense clashes have been underway over the past 24 hours in the southern parts of the largely-government controlled province, in the districts of Abdiya and al-Jubah, they said.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10092517/Clashes-intensify-key-Yemen-province-140-fighters-killed.html = https://uk.news.yahoo.com/clashes-intensify-key-yemen-province-142143654.html
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Yemen rebels advance into Marib amid fighting with gov’t forces
Houthi rebels seize several villages in Marib
Houthi rebels are reported to have made military gains in the central Marib province amid fighting against Yemeni government forces, according to local sources on Wednesday.
Houthi rebels have seized the village of al-Qahir, al-Rawda, and al-Khuweir, and Waset town in southern Marib, the sources said.
“The Yemeni army and tribesmen are engaged in fierce fighting against Houthis to prevent the fall of al-Jubah district near the center of Marib,” the sources added.
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A human rights report: 9 civilians, including women and children, were killed as a result of the siege and bombardment of the Houthi militia on the Al-Abdiya district in Marib
To day, Wednesday, a human rights report revealed that the Houthi militia committed more than two thousand crimes against civilians in the "Al-Abdiya" district, which has been besieged for three weeks.
The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms confirmed that "2451 crimes of violation and human and material damage were recorded against the civilian population and public and private properties in the Al-Abdiyyah District in the Marib Governorate, during the period from September 23 to October 13," according to the government's "Saba" agency.
The network indicated in a report entitled "Al-Abdiya: Between Killing and Siege" that "more than 35,000 people in the Abdiya district suffer from a suffocating siege imposed by the Houthi militia, witnessing a human and living tragedy, and suffering from the loss of many medical services, and the deterioration of the humanitarian living situation. ".
The report stated that the militia’s indiscriminate bombing of populated areas in the Abdiya district, with ballistic missiles and drones, as well as mortars, howitzers, tank shells, and heavy and medium weapons, led to “the killing of 9 civilians, including women and children, in addition to the injury of 123 civilians, including 38 women and 15 children, with injuries.” The body varied between severe, medium and mitigating injuries, and 400 homes were destroyed and damaged, as well as the destruction of about 182 farms belonging to citizens, and 6 agricultural water pumps, and more than 320 vehicles and 6 ambulances were damaged.
He stated that "the Directorate is suffering from a shortage and a great shortage in all basic requirements, foremost of which are food and medicine, as a result of the militia's suffocating siege."
According to the report, "the militia launched large-scale arrests of everyone who belongs to the Abdiya district, where the team recorded more than 980 cases of arrests and enforced disappearances since the beginning of 2017, and until this October, most of them are still in Houthi prisons."
He pointed out that "
https://almasdaronline-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/almasdaronline.com/articles/238567/amp/
and
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9 civilians killed, 123 wounded in Houthi shelling on the besieged district of Al-Abdiyah
9 civilians, including women and children, have been killed and 123 others wounded as a result of Houthi shelling on the besieged district of Al-Abdiyah, south government-held Marib city, a report revealed on Wednesday.
Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms (YNRF) released a report entitled “ Al-Abdiyah … trapped between killing and siege” which highlighted violations and crimes committed by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels against civilians in Al-Abdiyah.
YNRF said the Houthis committed 2451 violations against civilians were recorded from September 23 to October 13.
“9 civilians were killed and 123 other were wounded, including 38 women and 15 kids” as a result of Houthi bombardment on the district, the report said.
“The district is in dire need of food, medicine, and basic services due to a three-week strangling siege imposed by the Houthis,” said YNRF. “At least 9827 children in Al-Abdiyah have severe malnutrition, whereas 3451 women need medical care.”
https://republicanyemen.net/archives/29321
and also https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1448406651191635969
and
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We appeal for help from no one except the Yemeni people: Besieged residents in Marib
The Houthi 22 days long siege on Bani Abd tribe in Abeeda region, south of Marib, has prompted the besieged tribesmen to appeal for help from the Yemeni people.
Abdulkareem Alabeedi, a young dignitary and activist from the tribe, has appealed to the "Yemeni people to help them break the Iranian militia's siege that wants us to submit or die."
Al-Abeedi who is outside the siege said, "We are appealing to the Yemeni people to help us break the siege, save thousands of families facing hunger and round-the-clock shelling by this criminal Iranian militia."
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-51576
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Marib governor scorns international humanitarian orgs for not acting toward besieged Abdiya
In an interview with Al-Arabiya -Al-Hadath TV channel, Sultan Al-Erada scorned the failure of the international humanitarian aid organizations for "not assuming their humanitarian duty toward civilians in Abdiya" a Marib region of more than 35 thousand residents being besieged by Shia extremist Houthis for the third week now.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-51577
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Al-Jouba tribes in Marib declare war against coalition forces
http://en.ypagency.net/240387/
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Arab Coalition implements 19 operations targeting Houthi militia in Yemen's Abdiya
The Arab Coalition announced the implementation of 19 operations targeting Iran-backed Houthi militia targets mechanisms and elements in Yemen’s Abdiya in the past 24 hours.
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 going on and both sides constantly are accusing each other of violating the ceasefire.
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A citizen was injured in a Houthi mine explosion and the destruction of his car in western Yemen
https://middleeast.in-24.com/world/324704.html
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN-6dpEYO10
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Hodeidah: Child injured by houthi attack on Hays
http://en.adenpress.news/news/33916
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psQUq7DABAs
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Von Saudi-Arabien geführte Koalition zerstört zwei mit Sprengstoff beladene Motorboote der Huthi
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Saudi-led coalition destroys two Houthi explosive-laden boats - TV
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen has destroyed two explosive-laden boats used in an attempted attack by the Iran-aligned group in the south of the Red Sea, Saudi state TV said on Wednesday.
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-27335.html
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
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Verbot Luftraum Jemen
Allgemeinverfügung des Bundesministeriums für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur über ein Flugverbot für das Fluginformationsgebiet Sanaa (OYSC), vom 13.10.2021
https://www.bmvi.de/SharedDocs/DE/Artikel/LF/verbot-luftraum-jemen.html
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Day 1: Arriving in Yemen (surreal to be here)
Its hard to believe that I was fortunate enough to gain access to Yemen, experience the beautiful culture and meet the kindest people. My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indigo.trav..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl8FPYOnJ4M&t=1s
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Hawf Nature Reserve: Rare Respite In War-torn Yemen
In Yemen's easternmost province, far from the front lines of the war that has devastated the country, the lush greenery of the Hawf nature reserve offers a rare respite.
Aerial footage of the reserve shows an endless expanse of trees across the landscape of mountains and valleys, with cows roaming freely and the occasional vehicle parked alongside an unpaved road.
"Like many other protected areas in Yemen, the main threats come from the social, governance and economic factors that the conflict has created, rather than the fighting itself," Doug Weir, research and policy director at the UK-based Conflict and Environment Observatory, told AFP.
"In the case of Hawf, the conflict has constrained how the park is managed, and this has knock-on effects for the environment. These include pressure from visitors, overgrazing, overharvesting and hunting."
But for Mohammed al-Ammari, from the neighbouring province of Hadramaut, the nature reserve is a sanctuary where he can go and relax, far from the everyday struggles of war.
https://www.barrons.com/amp/news/hawf-nature-reserve-rare-respite-in-war-torn-yemen-01634725807
Films: https://news.yahoo.com/fog-oasis-exploring-yemens-hawf-002300364.html = https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/fog-oasis-exploring-yemen-s-hawf-nature-reserve/vi-AAPGa4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sug7MWDH7n8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsClQ-YB4Hs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2CB_xN7ZhU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm8gYKAW-aQ
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-764-yemen-war-mosaic-764
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-764 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-764:
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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