Dies ist die Fortsetzung von Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 781, Teil 1 / This is the sequel of Yemen War Mosaic 781, part 1:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-781-yemen-war-mosaic-781
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
cp1b Am wichtigsten: Konfrontation im Roten Meer / Most important: Confrontation in the Red Sea
cp2 Allgemein / General
cp2a Allgemein: Saudische Blockade / General: Saudi blockade
cp3 Humanitäre Lage / Humanitarian situation
cp4 Flüchtlinge / Refugees
cp5 Nordjemen und Huthis / Northern Yemen and Houthis
cp6 Separatisten und Hadi-Regierung im Südjemen / Separatists and Hadi government in Southern Yemen
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
cp9 USA
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
cp12a Katar-Krise / Qatar crisis
cp12b Sudan
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
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
Siehe / Look at cp1
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UN Special Envoy for Yemen Concludes Visit to London
Mr. Grundberg met with James Cleverly, the Minister for Middle East and North Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and a number of senior British officials.
Discussions included the deteriorating economic situation in Yemen as well as the recent military escalation and its impact on the prospects of reaching a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/34347
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Film: Peace Initiatives in Yemen - A CMA Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_g6GuxuOp4
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Yemen’s Tribes Offer a New Path Toward Peace
Local tribal mediation in numerous areas across the country has resulted in the warring parties exchanging many thousands prisoners throughout the conflict, where years worth of high-profile United Nations-led efforts to do the same bore fruit only once, in October 2020.
In international circles, the topic of tribes in Yemen is often framed by one of two narratives. One is an anthropological perspective that views tribes with fascination and casts Yemen as a living museum of archaic social groupings. The other paints Yemen’s tribes as a primary obstacle to the development of the state and the modernization of society, and as drivers of conflict. This second perspective is also present inside Yemen, particularly among some elites, who view tribes as traditionalist elements that held back state-building efforts in the country’s modern history. In reality, the dynamic between the country’s tribes and the state has been far more nuanced and multifaceted.
In early December 2021, some 50 tribal figures from all areas of Yemen gathered in Amman, Jordan, at a conference organized by the Sana’a Center and the Crisis Management Initiative, supported by the European Union, and attended by several western diplomats and the UN Special Envoy for Yemen. It was years in the making, with preliminary meetings having taken place both inside Yemen and abroad. At issue was the ongoing war and the need to bring it to an end for the good of all.
The conference produced a concluding statement that is remarkable in the values and principles it embodied. The statement called for a comprehensive ceasefire, the opening of roads and respect for their sanctity, the release of all detainees and prisoners, partnership under the umbrella of the republic, justice and equal citizenship, immediate and unconditional political involvement in negotiations, a comprehensive peace process that includes local frameworks, the payment of salaries to all state employees across the country and for complete implementation of the Riyadh and Stockholm agreements. These tribal figures – many representing social groups that have fought on both sides of the conflict and suffered horrific losses in doing so – bridged their divides and came together, united behind the shared desire to end the war and begin the process of national rebuilding and reconciliation.
This is a new opening for achieving peace in our war-ravaged country. It deserves the backing and engagement of all stakeholders who wish to see the carnage end.
https://sanaacenter.org/publications/the-yemen-review/16164
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Security Council Experts Stress Need to Curb Arms Smuggling to Houthis
In its most recent report to the UN Security Council, the UNSC sanctions committee on Yemen briefed the international body about Houthi involvement in sexual violence, especially against women who oppose their movement.
The 51-page report also sheds light on the continued weapons trafficking to Houthis in the war-torn country. Moreover, it exposes the Iran-backed group’s continued recruitment of child soldiers in areas under its control.
It included data and statistics on the military, political and economic conditions and the violations committed by the Houthi militia during the past year, especially in the Marib Governorate and the West Coast.
It also touched on the developments of the Stockholm Agreement and the Riyadh Agreement.
In the report, the committee accuses Houthis of committing violations against residents of areas under their control and preventing the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement from carrying out its work.
My comment: By a Saudi news site; original not found in UN site. Taking into account the Yemen War, this obviously is BS.
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Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Jan. 6
Turning to Yemen, where there is also a bleak humanitarian picture to be painted. Our humanitarian wing says that funding shortages are continuing to affect the humanitarian operation in Yemen. The 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan received 58 per cent of its funding requirements, leaving a $1.6 billion shortage. As a result, aid agencies are being forced to scale down and close vital programmes. As we reported to you back in December 2021, emergency food assistance is being reduced for 8 million people across the country. Reproductive health services, water, protection and other programmes are also scaling back. We urge donors to sustain — and wherever possible increase — their funding to the humanitarian response in Yemen, which represents a lifeline to 16 million people. In 2022, we will also be working closely with all stakeholders to promote a stronger economy in Yemen, as economic collapse is the main factor causing greater humanitarian needs.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2022/db220106.doc.htm
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Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Jan. 5
On Yemen, I also was asked about the reported seizure of a ship off the coast of Yemen. While the circumstances around the incident remain unclear, we are following with concern the reports of the seizure by the Houthis of a vessel flying the flag of the United Arab Emirates in what the Houthis have described as “Yemeni waters”.
We reaffirm the need to respect the rights and obligations relating to maritime navigation, in accordance with international law.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2022/db220105.doc.htm
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WFP opens new year by sending rotten flour shipment to Yemen
The World Food Program (WFP) has sent a shipment of expired flour to Yemen, an informed source in Sanaa said on Thursday.
The source explained that the shipment was seized on board a ship carrying 250,000 bags of expired flour, noting that the program was informed that the flour shipment did not conform to the approved standard specifications.
“We informed WFP of our absolute rejection of the shipment of rotten flour, and we demanded that it be re-exported on the same ship,” he said.
https://en.ypagency.net/249416/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/01/07/world-food-program-caught-sending-expired-flour-as-food-aid-to-yemen/
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIrLE2oPg-E
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Security Council 2140 Committee Briefed by Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
On 17 December 2021, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) was briefed by Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten on the situation of sexual violence in conflict in Yemen.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2022/sc14759.doc.htm
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
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#Saudi Monarchy govt release religious leader Ali Abu AlHasan, a Sunni after more than 4 years behind bars,
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1480665249053302786
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Saudi newspaper appoints rabbi as permanent article writer
https://en.ypagency.net/249818/
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Medina: Visiting the Prophet’s grave is reserved for men only..No permits for women
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that women cannot reserve a permit to visit the tomb of the Prophet.
https://www.okaz.com.sa/news/local/2093465
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Saudi-Arabien: Inhaftierte Prinzessin nach fast drei Jahren Haft freigelassen
Prinzessin Basma bint Saud al-Saud wurde nach fast drei Jahren Haft entlassen.
Vor ihrer Inhaftierung sprach sie sich in Interviews regelmäßig für Reformen aus.
Verlassen darf sie Saudi-Arabien trotzdem nicht.
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Saudi princess freed after nearly 3 years in jail
Saudi authorities have released a princess detained in the kingdom under mysterious circumstances for nearly three years, her supporters said on Sunday.
The princess, Basmah bint Saud, a daughter of Saudi Arabia’s second king, disappeared in March 2019 and landed in a notorious Saudi prison without charge, she wrote on social media at the time.
The reason for her arrest along with her daughter was not clear, as she never wielded significant influence.
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Soccer-Amnesty International urges Spanish clubs to take a stand in Saudi Arabia
Amnesty International is calling on the four clubs involved in the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia this week to take a stand over women's rights and equality issues.
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60 political detainees in Saudi prisons suffer from tragic conditions
About 60 female political detainees are suffering from tragic conditions in several prisons run by Saudi authorities, without taking into account their humanitarian and health needs.
Sanad human rights organization revealed in a statement that the Saudi security arbitrarily arrested 12 women during a campaign targeting human rights activists in 2021.
The statement stressed that the Saudi regime’s arrest of girls and women for their peaceful activities is evidence of the lack of justice and human rights.
The report also said that the Saudi authorities have deprived the freedom of dozens of female prisoners of conscience, on malicious charges, based on their peaceful activism or expression of opinion.
The organization reported that 56 female prisoners of conscience in prisons, out of 109 who were imprisoned during the past years.
“Dozens of female detainees of conscience face grave violations, most notably the denial of visits, the appointment of a lawyer, and enforced disappearance, as well as psychological and physical torture, and lonely confinement.”
Meanwhile, “Prisoners of Conscience” in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia said on Twitter that female detainees in the “Al-Tarfaya Prison had serious illnesses due to the prison administration’s intentional imposition of a policy of health neglect against them.
https://en.ypagency.net/249562/
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Saudi Arabia: Half-clothed samba dancers spark investigation
Jazan province orders inquest following backlash over presence of performers at a street parade last week
Footage of half-dressed samba dancers in Saudi Arabia has sparked strong reactions on social media, prompting an investigation by a local province.
Last week, video clips surfaced online of three foreign performers, dressed in bright blue and pink traditionally embellished samba costumes, attracting large crowds as they danced down a busy street in the southern city of Jazan.
The dancers, whose arms, bellies and legs were partly exposed, summoned high fives with local attendees, as they paraded alongside male drummers.
The performance was part of the Jazan Winter Festival, one of a number of entertainment events put on by Saudi authorities across the country.
Entertainment forms a key part of the conservative kingdom's Vision 2030 strategy to move away from oil-reliance and improve its international reputation, under the de-facto leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (commonly known as MBS).
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-samba-dancers-half-clothed-investigation
Films: https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1479619149055897600
https://twitter.com/sebusher/status/1479907761693634563
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Saudi Arabia: Imminent Deportation of Uyghur Detainees
Two Men Face Forced Return to Persecution in China
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/01/10/saudi-arabia-imminent-deportation-uyghur-detainees?s=09
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Film: In ALQST’s Annual Conference, @aalodah describes the human rights situation in #SaudiArabia, and how since #MBS became Crown Prince and de-facto ruler the situation has deteriorated, going from bad to worse.
https://twitter.com/ALQST_En/status/1478737484221661187
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Tigrayans deported by Saudi Arabia held and abused in Ethiopia - HRW
Thousands of ethnic Tigrayans have been detained in Ethiopia after being deported from Saudi Arabia, suffering brutality from guards and atrocious conditions in both nations, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
and also https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopia-detained-abused-tigrayans-deported-from-saudi-arabia/a-60335599
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Film: Frauen dürfen erstmals Kamele bei Schönheitswettbewerb zeigen
cp9 USA
Siehe / Look at cp9a
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Biden’s Middle East Strategy Is Ruthless Pragmatism
There’s a single thread connecting the White House approach to the region, from Syria to Saudi Arabia.
It strikes me that Biden does have a strategy for the Middle East. That is to say that he and his advisors have considered regional problems, how they intersect with America’s interests, what resources are available to the United States, and what the costs are of pursuing a variety of policies. The result is a strategy that can be described as “ruthless pragmatism.” No wonder why both human rights activists and hawks are crying foul.
Ruthless pragmatism is perhaps clearest in the Biden administration’s Syria and Yemen policies. Based on the president’s statements during his run for the White House, one would have expected him to take a more active role in Syria.
Yemen is the other place where Biden’s ruthless pragmatism is clear. There was a lot of anger among human rights groups and progressive members of Congress when the Senate voted in favor of a $650 million weapons package for the Saudis. The administration said that the sale was for “defensive weaponry,” but opponents of the deal cried foul. They have a point. What constitutes a defensive weapon often depends on whom you ask.
The Houthis, a loathsome group that shares in the responsibility for Yemeni suffering, would make the case that their missile and drone attacks on Saudi territory is defensive. The Saudis, who are also responsible for Yemeni suffering would disagree, making the case that their airstrikes in Yemen are defensive, too. It’s this kind of semantic fuzziness that contributes to Biden’s ruthless pragmatism. Even leading critics of the Saudi war effort like Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) voted for the arms package because, as he claimed, the weapons bound for Saudi Arabia will help the country defend itself.
Of course, there is more going on here, at least for the administration. Cutting off the weapons supply to the Saudis is not going to stop the war in Yemen. It may make it harder after some time, but the Yemen conflict will not end by an act of Congress. The Biden administration’s policy is based on this reality and on a recognition that it is awfully hard to make Saudi Arabia into a pariah. Since Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, the intervention in Yemen, revelations of other Saudi human rights abuses, and the shale revolution in the United States, the view among Washington’s foreign policy analysts and members of Congress is that there is an opportunity to change the U.S.-Saudi relationship. That Riyadh needs Washington more than Washington needs Riyadh, and this fact gives the United States leverage. Like everything else in life, the U.S.-Saudi relationship is more complicated. The two countries need each for different things and often at different times.
The conflict in Yemen is awful and made worse by the Saudi intervention in 2015. Yet, when it comes to Saudi Arabia, Biden has another issue to worry about that is intertwined with his own politics and national interest (though when are these not intertwined?): the free flow of oil and the ability of the Saudis to affect the price of that oil, and, by association, what American consumers pay at the pump. Analysts have raised concern about the stability of the Arabian Peninsula and threats to strategic waterways like the Mandeb Strait and Red Sea resulting from a Houthi victory, especially given their links to Iran. That is all valid and important, but wrapped up in the weapons sales is a need to elicit Saudi help. Biden would like Saudi Arabia to pump more oil because he is getting killed politically for inflation and high gas prices.
There is nothing edifying or heroic about Biden’s ruthless pragmatism, but foreign policy is often about making decisions that are morally suspect. Give Biden and his team credit where credit is due, however. Unlike their critics, they are engaged in strategic thinking – by Steven A. Cook
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/01/07/biden-middle-east-saudi-arabia-syria-yemen-strategy/
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US naval commander discusses maritime security with GCC head
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Nayef Al-Hajraf, yesterday met with Commander of the US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), Lieutenant-General Charles Cooper, to discuss ways of strengthening the security and safety of waterways and marine navigation in the region.
The meeting came after Yemen's Houthis seized a UAE flagged- ship on Sunday evening near the port city of Hudaydah.
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Arms sales to repressive regimes are more than just a human rights issue
It’s often overlooked that sending weapons to rogue nations like Saudi Arabia and the UAE undermines US security interests.
Critics of U.S. arms sales policy often oppose questionable deals based on their impacts on human rights and civilian harm, and rightly so. The devastation and repression fueled by U.S. transfers to regimes like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and the Philippines should be opposed based on the human consequences, not to mention the impact on the United States’ reputation in the world. But it is less often noted that sales to these same governments undermine U.S. national security writ large.
For example, as noted in a July 2020 Quincy Institute report on U.S. interests in the Middle East [emphasis added], “the U.S. military’s large footprint in the region, combined with voluminous U.S. arms sales and support for repressive regimes, drives instability and exacerbates grievances and conditions that threaten the United States.” Indeed, the well over $100 billion in U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE over the past decade has enabled and emboldened them to wage a devastating war in Yemen that has resulted in the deaths of over a quarter million people and put millions at risk of famine, even as it has fueled animus towards the United States and served as a recruiting tool for extremist groups.
The UAE’s regional role also undermines long-term U.S. interests. By violating a U.N. embargo on the parties to the civil war in Libya and launching drone strikes there, it has undermined efforts to settle the conflict, to the detriment of peace and stability in North Africa.
A recognition of the security consequences of runaway arms sales to repressive regimes, coupled with attention to human rights and civilian harm, could reverse the longstanding tendency to throw human rights overboard in arms sales decision making.
The role of arms sales to repressive regimes in harming U.S. security should be a central concern of the Biden administration’s forthcoming Conventional Arms Transfer directive.
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
Siehe / Look at cp9
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Many Americans Want Talks With Iran, Even if a Deal Won’t Stop the Bomb
Americans are concerned about Iranian nuclear weapons and are open to lifting sanctions to kick-start negotiations, but a sharp partisan divide makes reaching an accord complex
77% of U.S. voters are concerned Iran will manufacture nuclear weapons and a plurality support dropping sanctions to resume talks, even if more are skeptical that a deal would preclude the Islamic republic from going nuclear.
Opinions on the deal are swayed heavily by framing: 56% support the 2015 agreement, though partisan gaps widen over the question of whether Trump was right to withdraw from the deal, with 67% of Republicans supporting the withdrawal and 65% of Democrats opposing it.
In Iran, President Ebrahim Raisi’s administration seeks a better deal than his predecessors attained in 2015 to maintain political credibility at home, making concessions harder.
Most American voters still support the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and believe sanctions should be eased on Tehran if it triggers resumed talks, according to new Morning Consult polling — even as a slim majority said a new deal may not prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon.
However, President Joe Biden’s window of opportunity to act is shrinking as midterm elections approach and former President Donald Trump’s shadow looms large, with voters split sharply along party lines over his 2018 decision to withdraw from the Obama-era deal.
After Trump pulled out, opponents of former President Hassan Rouhani criticized his administration for putting Iran’s security at risk without securing sufficient guarantees. Those critics are now in power, and they are sticking to their demands for better terms for Iran than the 2015 accord, even as domestic political concerns also stymie concessions from Washington.
In a vacuum, the Iran deal is popular, but partisanship makes it hard to restore
The Dec. 28-29 survey shows broad support for the 2015 Iran deal. However, framing matters greatly on the topic: While GOP voters are roughly split over the agreement in principle, they overwhelmingly back Trump’s unilateral decision to withdraw from the Obama-era deal less than three years after it was inked.
https://morningconsult.com/2022/01/10/iran-nuclear-deal-poll/
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Two years after Soleimani killing: more shadows than light for Iran
Tehran vowed to purge American influence from the region. On that score, their record is decidedly mixed.
Regionally, the goal of Washington’s military withdrawal from West Asia was unrealistic to begin with as many countries in the region relied on alliance with Washington for their security needs. Predictably then, there is not a slightest sign of Qatar wanting to expel the U.S. airbase in al-Udeid, nor Turkey leaving NATO, despite its mercurial president’s own disagreements with the U.S. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates all have their own extensive security relationships with Washington. To think that they would give them up, short of revolutions toppling their regimes, is delusional.
On the practical level, however, the continuing U.S. presence notwithstanding, Iran has shown flexibility by engaging in negotiations with Saudi Arabia and UAE, its foremost adversaries among the Persian Gulf nations. In that sense, the increased synergy between the “battlefield” and diplomacy, initiated by the Raisi administration, may have played a positive role in eliminating Riyadh’s excuse for not engaging seriously with Tehran. De-escalation with Riyadh and Abu Dhabi shows that Tehran is capable of separating its strategic goals from pragmatic tactical steps aimed at lowering tensions.
Ironically, where the U.S. has withdrawn or reduced its engagement, Iran’s interests have suffered.
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A military strike on Iran is the worst non-proliferation strategy
Several questions are critical in this debate. Will the U.S. secure a longer and stronger non-proliferation objective by carrying out a military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities? Will the strike be able to convince the Islamic Republic’s leadership to abandon sensitive parts of its nuclear program, if not the whole program? Given the limits of military strikes, is the threat of war a meaningful strategy and does it pose a credible threat to Iranian leaders? What would be the consequences for the U.S.’s future ability to respond if Iran decides to speed up a new weapons program after the strike?
Debates on a military solution to Iran’s nuclear program are heavily polarized between those arguing that a threat of war and a preventive non-proliferation military strike can be a solution and those arguing that military action will only accelerate Iran’s nuclear program. This difference of opinion is also at the core of the divergence in U.S. and Israeli intelligence assessments.
The truth is that it is highly unlikely that Tehran would abandon its nuclear program after a military strike. There are serious operational limits to the success of such an operation that at the end would enable Tehran to restart key areas of its nuclear activity, likely shortly after the attack. Besides, the domestic costs of abandoning the nuclear project would be steep; it would be, in effect, political suicide for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While no major change in the political-military elites who decide on Iran’s nuclear decisions has taken place, it is unreasonable to believe that Iranian leaders will trust the U.S. enough to abandon a program in which they have already invested heavily. On the contrary, a military strike will be a catalyst to build up an assessment in favor of the security benefits of having a nuclear bomb, ultimately exacerbating non-proliferation dynamics in the Middle East.
https://www.mei.edu/publications/military-strike-iran-worst-non-proliferation-strategy
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Iran ready to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Yemen: senior MP
The spokesman for the Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has said Iran is ready to mediate between Yemen and Saudi Arabia to settle their conflict.
Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini also said that Saudi Arabia's past actions against Iran along with some current stances and policies, are slowing down the negotiation process between Tehran and Riyadh.
“Iran has taken the initiative to sincerely improve relations and pursue the interests of the countries in the region, but only if the other side also enters into an honest interaction,” Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini told IRNA in a recent interview.
Abbaszadeh Meshkini added, “Establishing good relations and a regional power bloc with the involvement of Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey will benefit everyone.”
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/468873/Iran-ready-to-mediate-between-Saudi-Arabia-and-Yemen-senior
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Iraqi and Syrian bases holding US troops attacked, but no American forces were killed
Military bases in Iraq and Syria that hold American troops were attacked Wednesday, though no US forces were killed in the strikes, according to Iraqi officials and the US-led coalition.
There have been multiple attacks this week coinciding with Monday's second anniversary of the US assassination of a key Iranian general.
"It's difficult to know with great specificity and certainty ... what accounts for the frequency of these attacks," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters. "It is certainly possible that it could be related to the anniversary of the Soleimani strike. It is certainly possible that it could be related to the change in mission" in Iraq.
"The truth is, we just don't know for sure," he added. "Bottom line is we had been thinking and preparing for the possibility of stepped-up attacks at the end of December."
On Wednesday morning, US-led coalition forces fired back after they were attacked by suspected Iranian-backed militias who fired eight rounds of indirect fire at their base in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border, according to a statement from the coalition.
Comment by Trita Parsi: US troops in Iraq are not fighting ISIS. They're serving US troops in Syria US troops in Syria are not fighting ISIS. They are mainly protecting Israel There's no congressional authorization for war in Syria. Keeping troops there makes AMERICA less safe
https://twitter.com/tparsi/status/1479498205712760838
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He led IDF intel gathering on Iran, was ignored and fears Israel is now paying price
Danny Citrinowicz, ex-head of Military Intelligence research, says politicians’ inability to adopt a nuanced approach led to ‘colossal’ policy failure, sped up Tehran’s nuke effort
As head of the Iran branch in the Military Intelligence’s Research and Analysis Division, Citrinowicz was charged with analyzing the strategic intents of the regime in Tehran. This was from 2013 to 2016 during the leadup and the immediate aftermath of the signing of the multilateral nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Citrinowicz was subsequently dispatched to Washington, where he served as the Military Intelligence deputy attaché to the US, coordinating intel sharing with American counterparts for three years during which Netanyahu pushed then-US president Donald Trump to vacate the JCPOA.
In an interview with The Times of Israel, Citrinowicz characterized Jerusalem’s policy on Iran as a “failure,” and lamented his government’s decision to ignore the shift taking place in the Islamic Republic that he and his colleagues had identified. By encouraging the Trump administration to withdraw from the deal and to impose “maximum pressure” sanctions against Tehran, Israel helped dramatically weaken a more moderate force and blunt the impact of that shift, the retired major argued.
Now, Citrinowicz fears that Israel and Iran are on a “collision course,” with Tehran as emboldened and aggressive as ever. Unlike Rouhani, Iran’s newly elected president Ebrahim Raisi does not prioritize a return to the nuclear deal and believes Tehran can withstand US sanctions thanks to growing alliances with Russia and China, the ex-senior intelligence analyst argued.
As world powers returned to Vienna this week for a seventh round of talks aimed at reviving the JCPOA, Citrinowicz maintained that the only way the sides will succeed is if the US is willing to compromise significantly.
And while Israel’s leaders continue to warn negotiating powers that it is not party to whatever agreement they reach and that it reserves the right to act on its own if necessary, Citrinowicz said that Jerusalem’s ability to influence the talks in Vienna is negligible.
“Iran will only change its strategy if it feels like the regime is in real jeopardy,” Citrinowicz said. “And they believe that the only country capable of really threatening them is the US, not Israel.”
Main points: https://twitter.com/tparsi/status/1479172199584043008
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
Siehe (/ Look at cp1 (Emirates)
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Gulf intellectuals boycott normalization festival in UAE
https://en.ypagency.net/249983/
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Iran appoints top military official Abdul Reza Shahlai following ambassador's death
Iran is determined to keep on top of the strategic battle for Marib and has appointed Abdul Reza Shahlai, a senior military official who will not be given a diplomatic title, to replace Hassan Erlou, its ambassador in Sa'ana, who died in mysterious circumstances last month
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Iran, Qatar discuss Afghanistan, Yemen
The foreign ministers of Iran and Qatar talked about a range of regional and international issues, including the latest developments in Afghanistan and Yemen.
https://parstoday.com/en/news/iran-i163002-iran_qatar_discuss_afghanistan_yemen
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Iranischer Außenminister: Politische Zukunft des Jemen soll durch Gespräche unter Jemeniten bestimmt werden
https://parstoday.com/de/news/iran-i65030-iranischer_au%C3%9Fenminister_politische_zukunft_des_jemen_soll_durch_gespr%C3%A4che_unter_jemeniten_bestimmt_werden = https://de.abna24.com/news//iranischer-aussenminister-politische-zukunft-des-jemen-soll-durch-gespraeche-unter-jemeniten-bestimmt-werden_1217864.html
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Iran FM: Yemen’s future must be determined by nation itself through intra-Yemeni talks
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Iran’s FM stresses need to pursue political means for Yemen
https://en.ypagency.net/249880/
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UAE: New law for non-Muslims offers 'modern framework' to settle family disputes, says expert
Among other changes, the legislative overhaul introduces international standards on the rights of divorced partners
A legal expert has praised Abu Dhabi's new personal status law for non-Muslim expats for offering a 'modern framework' to settle family disputes.
In a significant step in the legislative map of Family Law in the UAE and the Gulf region, the Judicial Department of Abu Dhabi passed Law No. 14 of 2021 concerning personal status for non-Muslim foreigners last November as the first civil law concerning non-Muslim family matters.
My comment: And: What about Muslims? What should any difference mean here?
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UAE: State Security Retaliates Against Ahmed Mansoor
Allies Should Call for Rights Defender’s Immediate Release
United Arab Emirates authorities retaliated against the detained human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor after July 2021, when regional media published a prison letter he wrote detailing his mistreatment in detention and flagrantly unfair trial, Human Rights Watch and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) said today.
An informed source told the groups that following the letter’s publication, UAE authorities moved Mansoor to a smaller and more isolated cell, denied him access to critical medical care, and confiscated his reading glasses. Since detaining him in March 2017, UAE authorities have held Mansoor largely incommunicado, isolated him from other prisoners, and denied him a bed and mattress.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/01/07/uae-state-security-retaliates-against-ahmed-mansoor
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Russia supports Saudi Arabia’s efforts toward settling Yemeni crisis - lawmaker
Under the Russian Concept of Collective Security in the Gulf, Russia is ready to help resolve this problem, Slutsky stressed.
Russia supports United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg’s and Saudi Arabia’s mediatory efforts toward finding a solution to the crisis in Yemen and is ready to help resolve this problem within the frames of the Russian Concept on Collective Security in the Gulf, a Russian lawmaker told TASS on Friday.
https://tass.com/politics/1384915
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Saudi fires Hezbollah broadside after king called 'terrorist'
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Beirut said Thursday that Hezbollah was a threat to Arab security after the leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese movement branded King Salman a "terrorist".
The latest exchange of insults follows a crisis between Lebanon and Gulf Arab states over the war in Yemen, and Saudi accusations that Hezbollah was meddling in the conflict.
"Riyadh hopes that the political parties will give priority to the supreme interest of Lebanon... and end Hezbollah's terrorist hegemony over every aspect of the state," ambassador Waleed Bukhari said in a statement to AFP.
"Hezbollah's terrorist activities and regional military behaviour threaten Arab national security," he added.
Bukhari's statement comes after Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Shiite movement, described King Salman as a "terrorist" and accused Saudi Arabia of exporting Islamic extremism in a televised speech earlier this week.
https://www.tbsnews.net/world/saudi-fires-hezbollah-broadside-after-king-called-terrorist-354235
cp12a Katar-Krise / Qatar crisis
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Transport Ministers of Qatar and Saudi discuss linking two countries through rail
cp12b Sudan
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U.N. starts talks in Sudan to resolve post-coup crisis
The United Nations said it was starting consultations in Sudan on Monday to try to salvage the country's move to democracy after a military coup.
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Sudan protest group rejects UN offer for talks with military
A leading Sudanese protest group on Sunday rejected a United Nations initiative to hold talks with the military aimed at restoring the country’s democratic transition following an October coup. At least one demonstrator, meanwhile, was killed when security forces violently broke up anti-coup protests in the capital, activists said.
The move is a blow to international efforts seeking an end to Sudan’s political deadlock, and suggest that relentless street protests are likely to continue. Over 60 people have been killed since the military takeover.
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UN: Sudan talks will aim to salvage political transition
The United Nations said Saturday it would hold talks in Sudan aimed at salvaging a fragile democratic transition amid a grinding stalemate following an October coup and the prime minister’s resignation last week.
Volker Perthes, the U.N. envoy for Sudan, said in a statement the U.N.-facilitated political process would seek a “sustainable path forward towards democracy and peace” in the country. It wasn’t immediately clear when discussions might begin.
“It is time to end the violence and enter into a constructive process. This process will be inclusive,” he said.
Perthes said key players in Sudan, including the military, rebel groups, political parties and protest movements will be invited to take part in the process, as well as civil society and women’s groups.
https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-e0e47d9662c6cfa5949a5a948824fb51
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What next for Sudan after PM Hamdok’s resignation?
Amid mounting unrest, analysts expect ruling military to co-opt new civilian figure to avoid missing out on crucial foreign aid.
With Hamdok now gone, analysts say the military may look to co-opt a new civilian face to retrieve billions of dollars in much-needed foreign aid, which was suspended following the coup.
Several unconfirmed reports say military leaders have already approached Ibrahim Elbadawi, a former finance minister who served under Hamdok in 2019 as Sudan embarked on a democratic transition following the military removal of longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir in the wake of mass protests. However, the United States, United Kingdom and Norway, as well as the European Union, have warned the ruling military against unilaterally imposing a new prime minister, threatening to withhold financial assistance if “a broad range of civilian stakeholders” was not involved in the process.
“I believe that Elbadawi is a man of integrity, and that he would never accept to be a figurehead of an authority that is de facto controlled and directed by the military,” said Suliman Baldo, an expert on Sudan with The Sentry, a policy-investigative team tracking corruption in Africa.
“The military now needs to do some serious soul searching,” he added. “They can continue killing Sudanese people in the streets with battlefield guns, or act responsibly by stepping back and allowing a transitional government led by civilians to take over.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/5/what-next-for-sudan-after-pm-hamdoks-resignation
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Sudanese security forces kill 3 in new anti-coup protests
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition Thursday, killing at least three people as thousands once again took to the streets in the capital of Khartoum and other cities to protest the October military coup.
In Omdurman, the twin city of Khartoum, two protesters were killed, while in the Sudanese capital’s district of Bahri one demonstrator was shot and killed, according to activist Nazim Sirag and the Sudan Doctors Committee.
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Film: Protesters in #Khartoum Were facing off against a water cannon
https://twitter.com/ThomasVLinge/status/1479149554499039235
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
Siehe / Look at cp1
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Geheime Waffen aus Iran
Immer wieder haben die USA Rüstungslieferungen an die Huthis im Jemen abgefangen. Laut UN-Sicherheitsrat stammten sie offenbar aus Iran.
Alle Lieferungen stammten mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit aus demselben Hafen: Jask in Iran. Dies berichtete am Sonntag das Wall Street Journal unter Berufung auf einen unveröffentlichten Bericht des UN-Sicherheitsrats. Jask ist in den vergangenen Jahren offenbar von einem eher provinziellen Hafen zu einem wichtigen Umschlagszentrum geworden.
Offiziell ist das Liefern von Waffen an die jemenitischen Huthis untersagt, die 2014 weite Teile des Landes unter ihre Kontrolle gebracht und die Regierung aus der Hauptstadt Sanaa vertrieben haben. Die UN haben 2015 ein Waffenembargo verhängt.
Doch Iran steht schon lange im Verdacht, sich darüber hinwegzusetzen. Das Conflict Armament Research Center wies bereits 2018 nach, dass die Huthis Sprengsätze mit iranischen Bauteilen verwenden. Sowohl Iran als auch die Huthis sind Teil der schiitischen Achse und haben gemeinsame Feinde: Saudi-Arabien, die USA und Israel.
Huthis widersprechen
Die Art der sichergestellten Waffen weist laut UN-Sicherheitsrat darauf hin, dass sie aus derselben Quelle stammen, wahrscheinlich aus den Beständen einer Regierung, berichtet das Wall Street Journal weiter. Der Report bestätigt außerdem, dass im Juni 2021 beschlagnahmte Wärmesichtgeräte in iranisch-chinesischer Partnerschaft hergestellt wurden.
Man könne zwar nicht sicher sagen, für wen die Waffen bestimmt gewesen seien, so der Bericht. Doch die Gegend, in der die Schiffe eines nach dem anderen erwischt wurden, spreche dafür, dass sie an die Huthis geliefert werden sollten. Der Bericht basiert auf der Auswertung von Navigationsdaten sowie auf Interviews mit Besatzungsmitgliedern der festgesetzten Schiffe.
Iran und die Huthis widersprachen dieser Darstellung. Nasr al-Din Amir, stellvertretender Sprecher des von den Huthis kontrollierten jemenitischen Informationsministeriums, sagte dem Wall Street Journal: Häfen und Flughäfen seien geschlossen. Wie also hätten die angeblichen Waffenlieferungen die Gruppe erreichen sollen?
https://taz.de/Ruestungslieferungen-trotz-UN-Embargo/!5827108/
und
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Der iranische Marinehafen entpuppt sich als Schlüssel für mutmaßlichen Waffenschmuggel in den Jemen, heißt es in einem UN-Bericht
Tausende von Raketenwerfern, Maschinengewehren, Scharfschützengewehren und anderen Waffen, die die US-Marine in den letzten Monaten im Arabischen Meer beschlagnahmt hat, stammen wahrscheinlich aus einem einzigen Hafen im Iran, so ein vertraulicher Bericht der Vereinten Nationen, der einige der detailliertesten Beweise dafür liefert, dass Teheran exportiert Waffen in den Jemen und anderswo.
Der von einem Expertengremium des UN-Sicherheitsrats erstellte Berichtsentwurf über den Jemen besagte, dass kleine Holzboote und Landtransportmittel verwendet wurden, um in Russland, China und dem Iran hergestellte Waffen entlang von Routen in den Jemen zu schmuggeln, die das US-Militär seit Jahren zu schließen versucht . Die Boote verließen den iranischen Hafen Jask am Oman-Meer, so der UN-Bericht unter Berufung auf Interviews mit den jemenitischen Besatzungen des Bootes und Daten von an Bord gefundenen Navigationsinstrumenten.
Der Iran hat die Huthis in ihrem Konflikt im Jemen und im Ausland gegen Ziele in Saudi-Arabien und am Roten Meer offen unterstützt, aber lange bestritten, der Gruppe Waffen zur Verfügung zu stellen. Der Iran teilte dem UN-Gremium mit, dass seine Waffen nicht in den Jemen verkauft, transferiert oder exportiert wurden. Ein Sprecher der iranischen Mission bei den Vereinten Nationen sagte, er könne sich nicht sofort dazu äußern.
Einst ein obskurer Hafen, der Obst und Gemüse in den Oman exportierte, ist Jask eine kleine Hafenstadt im Südosten des Iran, die in den letzten zehn Jahren an strategischer Bedeutung gewonnen hat. Im Jahr 2008 wurde dort ein Marinestützpunkt eingerichtet, und im vergangenen Jahr wurde dort ein Ölexportterminal eröffnet.
US-Beamte sagten, dass Jask seit einiger Zeit als Ausgangspunkt für das Korps der Islamischen Revolutionsgarden des Iran genutzt wurde, aber der UN-Bericht liefert die ersten detaillierten Beweise für bestimmte Waffenlieferungen, die an den Hafen gebunden sind.
Nasr al-Din Amir, stellvertretender Leiter des Informationsministeriums der Huthis, sagte, das UN-Expertengremium für den Jemen sei nicht neutral und nannte den Waffenschmuggel durch den Iran „eine Illusion“. Er sagte, eine Luft- und Seeblockade lasse keine Notwendigkeiten in den Jemen, “geschweige denn die angeblichen Waffen”.
„Seehäfen und Flughäfen sind geschlossen, wie können uns diese angeblichen Waffen erreichen?“ sagte Herr Amir.
Die Ergebnisse des UN-Gremiums – Teil eines umfassenderen Sanktionsberichts über den Jemen, der vom Wall Street Journal geprüft wurde – bieten einen seltenen detaillierten Einblick in die angebliche Unterstützung des Iran für bewaffnete Gruppen im gesamten Nahen Osten.
und auch https://de.rt.com/der-nahe-osten/129687-un-bericht-iran-schmuggelt-mutmasslich/
Mein Kommentar: Gegen die westlichen (USA, Großbritannien, Frankreich u.a.m.) Waffenlieferungen an die Saudis und die Emirate ist das Kinderkram.
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Iran Navy Port Emerges as Key to Alleged Weapons Smuggling to Yemen, U.N. Report Says
Thousands of weapons seized by the U.S. along supply routes for Yemen’s Houthis likely originated from Jask in Iran’s southeast, according to a draft report
Thousands of rocket launchers, machine guns, sniper rifles and other weapons seized in the Arabian Sea by the U.S. Navy in recent months likely originated from a single port in Iran, according to a confidential United Nations report that provides some of the most detailed evidence that Tehran is exporting arms to Yemen and elsewhere.
The draft report prepared by a U.N. Security Council panel of experts on Yemen said small wooden boats and overland transport were used in attempts to smuggle weapons made in Russia, China and Iran along routes to Yemen that the U.S. military has tried for years to shut down. The boats left from the Iranian port of Jask on the Sea of Oman, the U.N. report said, citing interviews with the boat’s Yemeni crews and data from navigational instruments found on board.
Once an obscure port that exported fruits and vegetables to Oman, Jask is a small port town in Iran’s southeast that has grown in strategic significance in the past decade. In 2008, it started hosting a naval base, and an oil-export terminal opened there last year.
US officials said Jask has been used as a departure point for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for some time, but the UN report provides the first detailed evidence about specific arms shipments tied to the port.
“Iran has developed a multitude of ways to deliver weapons to Yemen and has never stopped,” said a senior U.S. official. “Every time we make some new seizures, Iran finds a new way to move weapons.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-navy-port-emerges-as-key-to-alleged-weapons-smuggling-to-yemen-u-n-report-says-11641651941 = http://en.adenpress.news/news/34337
and also: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/9/iran-likely-smuggling-weapons-to-yemen-confidential-report
and also, by a Saudi news site: https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/01/08/Iran-port-emerges-as-key-point-in-smuggling-weapons-to-Yemen-UN-report
My comment: And, what? This is a drop into the ocean compared to US / UK / Western arms supply to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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Iran allegedly smuggling weapons to Yemen: report
Boats used to transport the weapons had left from the southeastern Iranian port of Jask, the UN report found, based on interviews with the boat crew and data from the onboard navigational instruments, the Journal said.
The rebel group's deputy information minister denied Iran was smuggling weapons into Yemen, according to the Journal, and Tehran said the weapons were not sold or transported to the country.
https://www.barrons.com/news/iran-allegedly-smuggling-weapons-to-yemen-report-01641705606 = https://www.arabnews.com/node/2000741/middle-east
and Iranian statement:
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Accusing Iran of shipping arms to Yemen unprofessional PsyOp
Reports published in recent days accusing Iran of shipping arms to Yemen are kind of unprofessional media propaganda campaign and psychological operation (PsyOp) by misusing parts of a draft report by a group affiliated to the United Nations.
The Wall Street Journal published a story reflecting biased and selective parts of a report prepared by an UN-affiliated body. It is interesting that such an accusation against Tehran has not been verified by the Yemen Sanctions Committee, which presented the draft text.
According to diplomatic sources in New York, the American newspaper reflected only parts of the press release of the UN committee, which echoed claims made by a party involved in the war on Yemen or their supporters; while given the facts on the ground, the expert group announced that they are not able to verify the accusations independently.
The UN diplomatic sources, who are aware of the methods of certain UN Security Council member states to misuse such press releases, said that the UN experts are being provided with unfounded data in a bid to reflect the interests of certain groups. When incorrect information is being published by a high-profile organization such as the UN, it seems to be acceptable in the eyes of some people. Then, certain media outlets republish the false claims under the title of "according to a report by the UN," and wrong information is circulated this way to create news waves and psychological operations.
The expert group of the Yemen Sanctions Committee has been in the spotlight by certain UNSC member states in recent years and they propagated selective parts of the group's reports; an act which has been opposed by other member states and independent countries.
https://en.irna.ir/news/84609487/Accusing-Iran-of-shipping-arms-to-Yemen-unprofessional-PsyOp
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Pair of DShKM pattern heavy machine guns (12.7x108mm) on sale in #Shabwah. Seller is asking for approx $9200 each, which is too much; the real market price is closer to $5000; that that's the point of negotiating, I guess! No need to overpay for your military hardware. (photos)
https://twitter.com/CalibreObscura/status/1479120495698006022
"Akhi, I need an AK inspired by Escape from Tarkov" "I have precisely what you need" This customised AR-M9F in #Yemen is certainly special. (photos)
https://twitter.com/CalibreObscura/status/1479152086709374981
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
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#Coffee trees bloom in Jabl Bura, Al hudaydah province, #Yemen. Bura district was added to the #UNESCO #Heritage Tentative List on 08/07/2002 (photo)
https://twitter.com/KawkabAlwaday/status/1480017819362336770
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Wikipedia: Islamic history of Yemen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_history_of_Yemen
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Exhibition „Yemen“ at Leiden, NL
https://www.weltkunst.de/veranstaltungen/leiden/ausstellung/yemen
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A training has qualified 23 specialists on the rare work of documenting the situation of traditional mud architecture buildings and relevant restoration methods with a practical training in Shibam_Hadhramout town, in partnership with #GOPHC Funded by @EUinYemen @UNESCO_GCCYemen (photo)
https://twitter.com/SFDYemen/status/1479118399976337410
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#Zubaid youths look determined to keep their city on the list of #UNESCO_World_Heritage_Sites. This time they moved to renovate roof of #Zubaid_Fort_Museum & Zabid entrances using #Cash4Work to generate income &work skills #AlHodeida In partnership w/ @UNESCO_GCCYemen @EUinYemen (photos)
https://twitter.com/SFDYemen/status/1478782461270179843
https://twitter.com/SFDYemen/status/1478778953146028043
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Mysterious ancient tombs reveal 4,500-year-old highway network in north-west Arabia
Archaeologists, affiliated to the University of Western Australia (UWA) have determined that the people who lived in ancient north-west Arabia have built long-distance ‘funerary avenues’, major pathways flanked by thousands of burial monuments that linked oases and pastures, suggesting a high degree of social and economic connection between the region’s populations in the 3rd millennium BCE.
Publication of the findings in The Holocene the journal caps a year of tremendous progress by the UWA team, working under the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), in shedding light on the lives of the ancient inhabitants of Arabia.
The existence of the funerary avenues suggests that complex social horizons existed 4,500 years ago across a huge swathe of the Arabian Peninsula. The finding adds to the steady progress by archaeologists working under the auspices of RCU in understanding the hidden story of the ancient kingdoms and earlier societies of north Arabia.
The UWA team’s work is part of a wider effort that includes 13 archaeological and conservation project teams from around the world collaborating with Saudi experts in AlUla and neighbouring Khaybar counties in Saudi Arabia (photos)
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2320068#2320068
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
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Sources: Saudi Arabia will deposit USD 5 billion to the Yemeni central bank to recover the local currency's deteriorated value tomorrow Tuesday, special sources have said./Al-Yawm Al-Tase'a
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-53078
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The Yemeni riyal recovers slightly as the closure of unlicensed money exchange businesses continues./Almahrah Alghad
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-53062
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Yemen.. A new deterioration of the riyal against foreign currencies
Today, Sunday, the local currency in Yemen witnessed a new deterioration against the main foreign currencies in the areas under the control of the government.
Banking sources in the city of Taiz (southwest) told Anadolu Agency that the Yemeni riyal recorded a significant deterioration by 1220 riyals to the dollar in Sunday's transactions.
She added that this deterioration came after the riyal recorded an increase of 870 riyals to the dollar in late December.
It was the lowest level recorded by the local currency in early December, when it amounted to 1700 riyals per dollar.
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Cash Consortium of Yemen - Flash Update 36: YER Exchange Rate Volatility December Week 2 & Week 3
Key findings:
The IRG vs DFA exchange rate variation currently stands at a 687 YER difference.
The exchange rate in IRG areas is continuing to appreciate after it reached 1583 YER.
The range between the maximum and minimum value of the exchange rate from Dec W2 to Dec W3 expanded in the South from 655 to 525 YER, indicating continued variance across exchange shops in IRG areas, while the exchange rate in the North expanded from 1 to 2 YER, indicating slight volatility in areas of interests.
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Cash Consortium of Yemen (CCY) - Remittances Tracker - (December 2021)
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/cash-consortium-yemen-ccy-remittances-tracker-december-2021
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Cash Consortium of Yemen (CCY) - Price Monitoring Tool: December 2021
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/cash-consortium-yemen-ccy-price-monitoring-tool-december-2021
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Today the #Yemen-i rial’s exchange value in government-held areas has dropped after a recent rally over the past few weeks prompted by the installation of a new Central Bank board, which had led traders to lower food prices amid a severe economic and humanitarian crisis (infographic)
https://twitter.com/NavantiGroup/status/1479453516301283333
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Yemen Socio-Economic Update, Issue 65 - October 2021
The Editorial
External trade is considered a key and important activity as part of the national economy in any nation, and can significantly contribute to economic development of the country. At the external level, it is the window for Yemen to engage with the outside world, while in the meantime fostering business ties and Yemen’s economic integration into the global and regional economic blocs. It also promotes Yemen’s image aboard, through the goods and services that the country exports, especially commodities with comparative edge such as coffee, honey and fisheries. Locally, the commercial sector has contributed much to GDP, i.e. nearly 15.4%, on average, during 2012-2020. The sector also employs about 23% of the total workforce. It serves as the key channel for most productive, essential and luxury goods and services highly needed by both the economy and the citizen.
This issue of YSEU seeks to analyze performance by the Yemeni external trade sector across the various indicators over the past period. Key aspects of external trade policies are also reviewed, including Yemen's journey to accede to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and secure membership in the Pan Arab Free Trade Area (PAFTA). The sector's relationship with economic variables are also highlighted, particularly those variables with direct and rapid impact on the lives of citizens, such as inflation and exchange rates, as well as the impact of the conflict and war and major challenges facing the sector. As conclusion, it introduces a set of policies and actions needed to overcome those challenges.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-socio-economic-update-issue-65-october-2021-enar
cp15 Propaganda
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Film: No one is safe until everyone is safe.
https://twitter.com/UNICEF_Yemen/status/1480887224250081282
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What does Saudi Arabia want from Yemen?
After all these years of war, many analysts still neglect the important question: What does Saudi Arabia want from Yemen? Because the answer to this question will certainly reveal the Saudi goals in Yemen. When we look back at history, specifically in the early days of the unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, there were some skirmishes, as can be expected.
King Abdulaziz was keen that Yemen remain for its people without prejudice to its nature or political composition. Professor Muhammad al-Manea mentioned in his book on the history of the Kingdom, a book translated by Dr. Abdullah al-Uthaymeen into Arabic, that King Abdulaziz has always emphasized that Yemen is for the Yemenis.
Therefore, this policy remained the guideline for a long period that extended until the emergence of the armed Houthi groups. Whoever believes that Saudi Arabia, which dealt with Yemen as a neighbor over many decades, would allow Yemen to be a source of concern in the region, specifically on the side of the Arabian Peninsula, is wrong.
The transformations brought on by the Arab revolutions and on the international scene forced everyone in the region, including Saudi Arabia, to work on building a different vision for all political activities in the region
https://english.alarabiya.net/in-translation/2022/01/10/What-does-Saudi-Arabia-want-from-Yemen-
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Iran Regime’s Dangerous Regional Mischief Calls for Firmness
On Wednesday, rockets struck bases housing US forces in both Syria and Iraq, marking the third consecutive day of hostilities by Iran-backed militant groups. A day prior, rockets struck two locations on the Syria-Iraq frontier, highlighting the possibility of cross-border cooperation among the Iranian regime’s terrorist proxies. That same day, a pair of drones were shot down in Iraq for the second day in a row. The drones were brought down close to the Baghdad airport, and one was revealed to have the phrase “Soleimani’s revenge” painted on its wing.
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Yemeni Scholars, Preachers Forum Concludes
The Yemeni scholars and preachers forum, titled "Yemen and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Confronting Iranian Houthi Extremism and Terrorism", organized by the Program for Communication with Yemeni Scholars, an affiliate of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, concluded here today in the presence of Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh and Yemeni Minister of Awqaf and Guidance Sheikh Mohammed Aidah Shabibah, along with several scholars and preachers, enjoying a wide local and international media coverage.
In the final communiqué of the forum, scholars conveyed their gratitude to and appreciation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for their historical positions supporting Yemen and its people in all fields, praising the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's true position in supporting the legitimate Yemeni government in facing the Iran-backed Houthi militia.
http://alriyadhdaily.com/article/9426abcb2f734f9aadee6a0e77aee40b
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Selective International Silence!
The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen has done well and continues to do well to expose the scale of Iranian complicity by revealing the extent of Iran’s (and with it Hezbollah’s) involvement in crimes perpetrated in Yemen through their support for the Houthis, targeting maritime navigation, and more.
The information and intelligence- which are supported by audio and video evidence- that have been revealed and will be revealed a second time in the coming weeks by Coalition Spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Malki are extremely important, not because of their impact on Saudi or even Yemeni public opinion, but for their impact on the international community.
This information is certainly shared with allies and security partners. Nonetheless, the fact that they were announced in this manner, amid mobilizations on the ground in Yemen to push back against the Houthis in several areas, is significant.
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3406071/tariq-al-homayed/selective-international-silence
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Iran and its proxies are emboldened by lack of accountability - analysis
Iran has set its sights precisely on countries in which its proxy groups have taken over the government and carried out extrajudicial killings.
It is a unique aspect of Iran and its proxies that attacks in any country in the Middle East and trafficking arms across the region appear to receive total impunity. This is unique because other countries that have sent weapons to conflicts in the region have been called out.
The UAE, for instance, is currently in the crosshairs of at least one recent article at Foreign Policy slamming the US for not reining in Abu Dhabi; Turkey is accused of a role in Libya; Russia is routinely critiqued for its role in Syria, Libya and other conflicts; Saudi Arabia has gotten slammed for its campaign in Yemen.
Iran’s impunity appears to be large in this respect. No other country in the region has been accused of trafficking drone technology and having proxy militias use the drones to attack third parties.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-691955
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[Thread] 1/ What follows is an examination and identification of a MENA sockpuppet network I've been following for some time. Unlike crude bot networks for hire, this one has a clear anti-Erdogan, anti-Muslim Brotherhood and pro-authoritarian agenda
The first notable thing about this network is that it's almost exclusively run by accounts with photos of attractive young Arab women. Very catfish-esque. It was probably bigger at one point, but in October 2020 there were around 64 of these accounts. The photos are presumably to drive engagement. But there is also the danger that the images were designed to facilitate phishing through honey traps. The accounts largely follow the same modus operandi. They have a scenic image of an Arab country as their banner image.
https://twitter.com/marcowenjones/status/1479036477719863299
Update, the remaining members of this propaganda network have been suspended by Twitter since I published the thread. There are similar networks, which I will discuss in the coming days
https://twitter.com/marcowenjones/status/1479766032285904901
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Biden’s Moment of Truth in Iran
With negotiations likely to fail, he’d better be prepared for a military strike.
Negotiations in Vienna over Iran’s nuclear program started this week and quickly stalled—and little wonder. Tehran is striding toward nuclear weapons and has little interest in a diplomatic breakthrough.
That makes it almost certain that President Biden will soon face the fateful choice between allowing the clerical regime to become a nuclear-weapons power and using military force to stop it. The red line for military action will come when Iran’s timeline to sprint to a nuclear weapon shrinks to less than the Pentagon’s response time. On the current trajectory, that could happen early this year. If and when it does, the president should order military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities to prevent Tehran from building the bomb.
The best possible resolution of this crisis would be a negotiated settlement that verifiably and permanently closes off all Iranian pathways to the bomb. But the 2015 nuclear deal failed to do that, and Tehran isn’t interested in any agreement that does.
Meanwhile, time is running out.
Fortunately, Washington has effective military options. There is little doubt the Pentagon can destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities (even those that are deeply buried and hardened), as several defense secretaries have stated.
American strikes would delay Iran’s efforts by years at minimum and forever at best – by Mr. Dubowitz, chief executive of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. Mr. Kroenig, professor of government at Georgetown, director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Strategy Initiative and a former senior policy adviser at the Pentagon (2017-21).
My comment: Propaganda BS. Just look at the authors. Look at this: “The best possible resolution of this crisis would be a negotiated settlement that verifiably and permanently closes off all Iranian pathways to the bomb. But the 2015 nuclear deal failed to do that, and Tehran isn’t interested in any agreement that does.” No, the 2015 deal effectively DID it, and the US (Trump) left it. And the US still refuses to reinstall it (Iran would agree to this). The US still claims they want a new deal, which should restrict Iran much more. Why should Iran agree to this? Any new deal with more restrictions should restrict all forces in the region, for instance: Israel gives up all its nukes; the US removes all military and navy forces from the Middel East.
Comment by Trita Parsi: Every recommendation here - from bombing Iran to keeping US bases in the region, to getting Saudi into the Abraham Accords - is designed to cement America's military presence in the Middle East and by that, ensure that America remains in endless war.
https://twitter.com/tparsi/status/1479493150997721097
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Anti-Houthi cartoon
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1478930935978594304
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Houthi piracy of ships off Yemen coast was planned by Iran: Arab Coalition
The Arab Coalition said on Saturday that the Iran-backed Houthis continue to violate international navigation in the Red Sea.
The Coalition said in a press briefing headed by the Arab Coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki that the militia violated international laws with piracy and kidnappings in international waters.
He stressed that the ships that were subjected to Houthi piracy attacks were planned by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, presenting a set of evidence including photos and videos.
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Hijacking of cargo ship off Yemen bears IRGC fingerprints, [Hadi gov.] Yemeni minister
The hijacking of a cargo ship by the Houthi group off Yemen's western coast bore the hallmarks of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a Yemeni official said on Tuesday.
The incident remains the world of maritime piracy the IRGC has been responsible for since the Khomeini revolution, the Minister of Information Muammar Al-Eryani said in a statement he tweeted.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-28336.html
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More Saudi coalition „We are benefactors“ propaganda
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2319434
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2319225
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2319209
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2319196
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2319190
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2319181
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2319164
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2319050
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2319045
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2319027
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2318868
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2318859
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2318542
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2318511
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
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Saudi coalition air raids and shelling day by day
Jan. 7: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2224063217744031/
Jan. 6: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2224062681077418/
Jan. 5: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2224061534410866/
Jan. 4: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2224060804410939/
Jan. 3: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2224060221077664/
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Coalition warplanes renew bombing of water tanks, telecommunications network in Saada
In the past few hours, Saudi-led coalition warplanes have renewed airstrikes on Saada province, targeting a number of basic services for citizens.
On Tuesday evening, the coalition warplanes carried out three raids on water tanks in Haql Talmus area and two raids on the telecommunications network in the Bani Moeen area of the border directorate of Razih, a security source said.
Moreover, the Coalition warplanes re-targeted the communications network in Al-Abdin area, south of Saada city two times, bringing the number of airstrikes on the telecommunications network in the Al-Abdin area to eight in the past few hours.
Earlier time of Tuesday, the Coalition air forces launched an airstrike on the telecommunications network in in Al-Hashwah district.
This attack came few hours later after the coalition forces bombed the telecommunications network in the areas of Al-Abdin, Allaf, and Jabal Ajalah in Haidan district.
https://en.ypagency.net/250010/
and report of condemnations, with photos each: https://en.ypagency.net/249981/
https://en.ypagency.net/250058/
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7OtaRNqQYg
Photos, water tanks, date given seems to be wrong: https://en.ypagency.net/250028/
Photos, water tanks: https://twitter.com/MohsenTawoos/status/1481319441279426565
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Citizen killed, another wounded in aggression air raid on Marib (Jan. 11)
A citizen was killed and another was seriously injured on Tuesday when an airstrike of the Saudi-led aggression coalition warplanes hit residential houses in Harib district of Marib province, a local source said.
The source explained that the aggression fighter jets launched an airstrike on the village of Al-Butohaif, which resulted in the killing of the citizen, Musaed Yahya Hussein Al-Tuhaifi, and the wounding of the citizen Faris Hizam Al-Tuhaifi with serious injuries.
Meanwhile, the aggression aircraft waged a series of raids on the districts of Harib and Al-Jouba, causing great damage to citizens' homes, farms, and property.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171547.htm
Film, Harib and Al Juba districts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3YcjsSdpRA
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Yemen airstrikes leave 270 Houthis killed in Shabwa, Marib: Coalition
The Saudi-led coalition fighter jets on Monday carried out a series of raids targeting Houthi sites in the two Yemeni governorates of Shabwa and Marib, where government troops and supporters fight fierce battles against the Houthi group.
In the last 24 hours, coalition warplanes targeted Houthi sites and reinforces with 49 airstrikes, 11 in Marib and 38 in Shabwa, the Arab coalition said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
At least 270 of the Iranian-backed Houthi militants were killed in the raids that damaged 36 combating vehicles, the statement said.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-28398.html
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U.S. Air Force takes part directly in Shabwa battles
U.S. aircraft directly participated on Monday in supporting the militants of the Saudi-led coalition forces in the ongoing battles against the Sanaa government forces, in Shabwa province, east of Yemen.
According to sources familaer with the matter, the drones believed to be American launched several air raids on areas under the control of the Sanaa government forces.
https://en.ypagency.net/249883/
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Aggression airstrikes hit mosque, 2 civilians' cars in Marib
The US-Saudi-led aggression coalition warplanes waged a series of raids on Harib Baihan district in Marib province.
A local official said that the aggression fighter jets bombed Al-Ansar Mosque in Al-Hadd area in the district, which led to large damage to the mosque.
He added that two other airstrikes hit two cars carrying beehives belonging to citizens from Al-Shenwah family, which led to their destruction.
The aggression coalition aircrafts also launched several
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171432.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/249828/
Film: Marib, Harib District: aggression aircraft targeted a car of a beekeeper with premeditation and stalking
https://twitter.com/abdullahelsagaf/status/1480906727822401536
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Civilian communication networks in Saada disrupted by Saudi strikes on telecom towers
Communications services on Monday have been cut off in several areas of Saada province, northern Yemen, due to Saudi-led coalition’s continual bombing of telecommunications towers, Al-Masirah News Channel reported citing local sources.
The sources confirmed that the continuous targeting of communications networks cut off services to several areas in the province.
According to the sources, the coalition fighter jets hit the communications network in Al-Abdin area, south of Saada city two times, and targeted the communications network in Al-Safra’a district in the same province with two airstrikes.
and also https://en.ypagency.net/249792/
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Again, Saudi-led coalition targets Yemeni telecommunications network in Amran
The US-backed Saudi-led coalition warplanes launched on Sunday night three airstrikes on telecommunications network in Amran province, northern Yemen, a security official said.
The official explained that the coalition’s airstrikes hit the communications network in the Bani Ghuthima area of Bani Surim directorate.
Earlier in the day, the coalition fighter jets carried out a series of strikes on the telecommunication networks in Raydah district and Bani Ghathima area of Bani Surim district, as well as Jabal Sabih in Khamer district.
https://en.ypagency.net/249782/
and also https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171351.htm
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Saudi-led coalition targets Yemen telecommunications networks
Saudi-led coalition’s fighter jets repeatedly targeted towers and telecommunications networks in the provinces of Amran and Saada.
Local sources in Yemen reported on Sunday morning that Saudicoalition fighter jets heavily attacked the country's communications and telecommunications infrastructures, Almasirah reported.
The American-Saudi carried out four attacks on communication and telecommunications towers in the Qarn al-Ajam area in Amran province, the report added.
Saudi-led coalition fighter jets also twice targeted the al-Safra communications network.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/182674/Saudi-led-coalition-targets-Yemen-telecommunications-networks
and also https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/01/09/saudi-forces-target-yemeni-telecommunications-network/ = https://en.ypagency.net/249687/
Film, Amran: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Wi95WC3bQ = https://twitter.com/Suribelle1/status/1480265369763737601
Film, Saada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOJUWwAoeDU
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Two Yemeni civilians killed in coalition airstrikes on Sa'ada
Two Yemeni civilians have been killed in the northern governorate of Sa'ada, al-Masyra said Saturday, following an airstrike launched by the Saudi-led coalition on the Houthi stronghold.
On Friday night, the Arab coalition warplanes carried out four raids targeting residential areas in the vicinity of Sa'ada city, leaving two civilians killed, the Houthi-run TV added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-28378.html
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Man killed, woman wounded by coalition airstrikes in Saada
A citizen was killed and a woman was wounded on Saturday when Saudi-led coalition launched four airstrikes on Saada province, northern Yemen, a security official said.
The official explained that the coalition’s airstrikes targeted an area in the vicinity of Saada city, killing a citizen and wounding a woman.
https://en.ypagency.net/249520/
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At least two killed in Saudi strikes on Saada residential area
At least two citizens were killed and a woman was wounded on Saturday when Saudi-led coalition launched four airstrikes on Saada province, northern Yemen, a security official said.
The official explained that the coalition warplanes attacked the al-Matlouh area on the outskirts of Saada four times today, killing two people and wounding a woman.
Al-Masirah TV released a video footage showing aftermath of airstrikes by Saudi-led coalition.
The coalition’s airstrikes caused significant damages to property of the citizens, which is sure to further the suffering of civilians, in addition to causing panic among civilians in the residential neighbourhood (photos, film)
and also, with photos in better size: https://english.iswnews.com/22303/yemeni-women-and-children-being-killed-by-saudi-warplanes/
https://www.yemenipress.net/archives/250709
and also: https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1480620919563370499
More photos, small size: https://en.ypagency.net/249596/
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Mohammed Abdulsalam: Saudis have been attacking civilian targets since 2015
In a tweet, Mohammed Abdulsalam said that “the US-Saudi aggression’s threat of targeting civilian facilities is not new,” noting that “Sana’a International Airport and other facilities were targeted a few days ago under ridiculous claims and fabricating false justifications.”
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Citizen killed by Saudi-led coalition airstrike in Shabwah
A citizen was killed on Friday when Saudi-led coalition warplanes launched an airstrike on Yemen’s oil-rich province of Shabwah, a security official said.
The coalition’s airstrike targeted a truck belonging to a citizen on the highway linking between Bayhan and Harib Marib, leaving a citizen dead, he explained .
https://en.ypagency.net/249470/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/01/07/dozens-of-saudi-airstrikes-hit-civilian-targets-across-yemen/
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390 Houthis Killed in Coalition Airstrikes
More than 390 Houthis have been killed in various operations in Yemen, the Arab coalition said on Thursday.
In oil-rich Marib province, more than 150 Houthi fighters had been killed and 19 military vehicles destroyed in operations over the last 24 hours.
The Arab coalition also carried out strikes in the southern province of Shabwa which resulted in the deaths of 240 Houthis and the destruction of 25 military vehicles.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/34329
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Recruit, with his family, killed in coalition’s airstrike on Shabwa
One of the Saudi-led coalition recruits was killed along with his family members in a coalition strike on Osaylan district of Shabwa province, eastern Yemen.
The coalition aircraft carried out a raid targeting the recruit’s house “Abu Sufyan Al-Mutahari” from the sons of the districts, which led to his death, along with his wife and children.
https://en.ypagency.net/249402/
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Senior Houthi leader Ahmed al-Hamza al-Sayed was killed yesterday by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in Bayhan district, #Shabwah governorate. Al-Sayed, Houthis-appointed first deputy governor of Shabwah, reportedly targeted when he was meeting with Houthi leaders.
Houthi governors of Lahj Ahmed Jarib (the left) and al-Maharh al-Qutabi al-Faraji (the right) were also injured in the same strike in Bayhan.
https://twitter.com/TheYemenMirror/status/1478908410208956416
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1478930366727692290
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Mistaken strikes hit military group in Shabwa
The Saudi-led coalition warplanes waged on Wednesday mistaken strikes on a group of the Islah Party recruits, including military leaders, in Shabwa province, local sources said.
The sources affirmed that the warplanes launched two raids targeting the group in the Shabwa axis loyal to the coalition forces led by Nasser Al-Quhaih Al-Harthi, the commander so-called of Al-Nasr Brigade in the district.
The sources confirmed that the coalition forces moved to transport the wounded and the charred remains of the dead, under the extreme secrecy.
This raid is the second targeting Saudi-backed Islah militia in Shabwa,
https://en.ypagency.net/249254/
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Coalition warplanes bomb 1st Military Region’s brigades in Hadramout
The US-backed Saudi-led coalition fighter jets on Wednesday evening launched several raids on camps and brigades of the so-called “1st Military Brigade” in Hadramout province, eastern Yemen.
Military sources reported that the coalition launched eight air raids on the military region camps, loyal to the Islah Party military leader “Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar”.
This came after the first military region brigades refused the coalition leadership’s directives to head to the province of Marib and Shabwa, the sources explained.
The sources did not reveal the toll of the dead or wounded members of the brigades as a result of the raids.
https://en.ypagency.net/249365/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/01/06/saudi-forces-bomb-own-mercenary-camps-in-hadhramaut/
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More Saudi coalition air raids
https://en.ypagency.net/249965/ Shabwah p.
https://en.ypagency.net/249976/ / https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171607.htm Marib p., Shabwah p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171608.htm Al Bayda p.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/01/10/saudi-led-coalition-forces-conduct-50-airstrikes-across-yemen/ and https://en.ypagency.net/249847/ Several prov.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171466.htm and https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171374.htm Marib and Shabwah prov.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/01/09/saudis-wage-80-new-airstrikes-on-yemen-in-just-one-day/ and https://en.ypagency.net/249739/ Various prov.
https://en.ypagency.net/249643/ and https://en.ypagency.net/249627/ Various prov.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/01/08/saudi-aggression-forces-carry-out-68-airstrikes-across-yemen/ Various prov.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171234.htm Hodeidah p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171233.htm / https://en.ypagency.net/249625/ Shabwah p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171232.htm Marib, Jawf prov.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171230.htm Hajjah p.
https://en.ypagency.net/249498/ 4 prov.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171107.htm Hajjah p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171105.htm Shabwah, Marib p.
https://en.ypagency.net/249444/ Saada p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171020.htm / https://en.ypagency.net/249432/ Shabwa and Marib prov.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3170950.htm / https://en.ypagency.net/249331/ Marib p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3170949.htm / https://en.ypagency.net/249320/ Shabwah p.
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
Siehe / Look at 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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Video: [Sanaa gov.] Yemeni army storms Saudi military sites in Jizan
https://en.ypagency.net/249929/ and also https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/01/11/yemeni-petroleum-sector-workers-state-protest-at-sanaa-un-office/
https://southfront.org/in-video-ansar-allah-attack-saudi-forces-in-jizan/
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Dozens of UAE, Saudi-Backed Militants Killed in Yemeni Missile Strike in Shabwah Province
Dozens of militants sponsored by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia have been killed when Yemeni army soldiers and fighters from allied Popular Committees launched a missile strike against their position in Yemen’s Southern province of Shabwah.
Informed sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Yemen News Portal website that a massive explosion shook a military camp of the UAE-backed militants – better known by the nom de guerre the Giants – in the Nokhan area, which lies East of the provincial capital of Ataq, on Monday evening.
According to the sources, the incident occurred when Yemeni soldiers and allied fighters launched a domestically-developed ballistic missile at the site, leaving dozens of the militants killed and injured.
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[Sanaa gov.] Air defenses shoot down Emirati spy drone in Shabwa
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171505.htm
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSJNkMRu7-Y = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/01/13/new-footage-released-showing-yemeni-downing-of-emirati-drone/
Film, Photos: https://en.ypagency.net/250175/
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Militär im Jemen meldet Eroberung von Schabwa
Die von Saudi-Arabien unterstützten Regierungstruppen im Jemen haben eigenen Angaben zufolge die Provinz Schabwa unter ihre Kontrolle gebracht. Nach zehntägigen Kämpfen sei auch die "Befreiung" des Bezirks Ain gelungen.
https://www.dw.com/de/milit%C3%A4r-im-jemen-meldet-eroberung-von-schabwa/a-60383853
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Southern Giants Liberate Large Areas of Yemen's Marib
The southern forces of Al-Amalika (the Giants) made Tuesday a fresh advance into Yemen's Marib province and managed to liberate large areas of Harib district from the grip of the Iran-backed Houthi putschist militia.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/34354
and
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Yemen: UAE-backed forces charge into Marib after taking Shabwah from Houthis
Al-Amaliqa Brigades score stunning success in southeastern province, relieving pressure on pro-government troops around Marib city
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-uae-backed-forces-charge-marib-after-shabwah
and also https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/01/yemeni-government-retakes-shabwa-province-houthis
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A42G9DXXfaI
Map: https://twitter.com/BShtwtr/status/1481056026115858433
and
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Yemeni Giant Brigades say Shabwa under full control
The Yemeni pro-government Giant Brigades on Monday officially declared full control of Shabwa, after the Iranian-backed Houthi militants were repelled from Eyen, a district in the southeastern governorate.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-28399.html
Map: https://twitter.com/Suriyakmaps/status/1480223652465549315
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[Hadi gov.] Yemeni army claims military gains in Marib
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/yemeni-army-claims-military-gains-in-marib/2471146
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Engineers of the [Hadi gov.] Yemeni army have dismantled 700 landmines the Houthi militia planted south of Marib/Alsahwa Net (the Arabic version of this) website.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-53062
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KSrelief Masam Project Dismantles 2,427 Mines in Yemen during One Week
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center's (KSrelief) project for clearing mines in Yemen (Masam) demined 2,427 mines during the first week of January 2022, including 110 antipersonnel mines, 1,684 anti-tank mines, 608 unexploded ordnance and 25 explosive devices.
Since the beginning of the project, as many as 303,279 mines, planted by the Houthi militias, have been dismantled.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2319447
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5 killed in landmine explosion in southern Yemen
At least five people were killed on Saturday in a landmine explosion in Yemen's southern province of Shabwa, a military official told Xinhua.
These exploding landmines were planted by the Houthi militia before their withdrawal from the Usaylan District in Shabwa, the local military source said on condition of anonymity.
"Teams of explosives experts affiliated with the pro-government forces have begun a campaign to dismantle the Houthi-laid landmines in Shabwa," he added.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/20220108/94858354ead143ae88116e028e529cad/c.html
and also https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-53061
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Mercenaries' shells kill 4 women, girls in Taiz
At least two women and two girls were killed on Saturday by artillery shells fired by the mercenaries of the Saudi-led aggression coalition on Taiz province.
A local official told Saba that the mercenaries' shells targeted Rasyan valley in Maqbna district, adding the shelling also led to injuring two other girls.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3171165.htm
and also https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/01/08/at-least-four-people-including-two-children-killed-by-saudi-shelling/ = https://en.ypagency.net/249549/
https://en.ypagency.net/249649/
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[Sanaa gov.] Army inflicts coalition’s troops heavy losses in Shabwa
https://en.ypagency.net/249854/
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Sanaa forces impose siege on coalition militants in Shabwa
https://en.ypagency.net/249705/
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Pro-government forces push into Bayda after beating Houthis in Shabwah
The pro-government forces on Saturday pushed into Yemen's Bayda province, a day after recapturing the strategic town of Bayhan in the adjacent oil-rich province of Shabwah from the Iran-allied Houthi group.
A statement made by the Al-Amaliqah Brigades said three areas in Al-Na'man district, including the district centre, were seized following fierce battles with the Houthis.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-28375.html
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SAUDI-BACKED FORCES BRACE FOR FINAL PUSH AGAINST HOUTHIS IN SHABWAH (VIDEOS)
Yemeni forces backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are currently preparing to attack the last positions of the Houthis (Ansar Allah) in the Yemeni province of Shabwah.
The forces, led by the UAE-backed Giant Brigades, launched a large-scale operation, dubbed “Southern Storm,” to expel the Houthis from the Shabwah in the beginning of the year.
https://southfront.org/saudi-backed-forces-brace-for-final-push-against-houthis-in-shabwah-videos/
Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdb_qTC-MFc (1. phase)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSxyF3Fk350 (2. phase)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeFwnraGc4g (2.)
Maps: https://twitter.com/Suriyakmaps/status/1479871411338588165
https://twitter.com/Suriyakmaps/status/1479518890048868355
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UAE-backed al-Amaliqa militants suffer from heavy casualties in Shabwa
The death toll of the UAE-backed al-Amaliqa militants, in fierce confrontations with the Sanaa government forces in Shabwa province, has risen to 450 dead and wounded over the past hours.
https://en.ypagency.net/249576/
and
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About 100 Amaliqah soldiers died during the past 5 days liberating 2 of the 3 districts making up the valley of #Bayhan - #Shabwah. the third Amaliqah Brigade commander Amjed Al-Ghazali who have just arrived to Shabwah 3 days ago being the last.
https://twitter.com/majd_gawdat/status/1479892119837945863
and
(A K pH)
Amaliqa brigades transfer their wounded to Aden hospitals
Medical sources revealed on Saturday that hundreds of wounded of Amaliqa militants arrived to Aden hospitals, after Ataq hospitals announced their inability to receive the wounded.
The sources said that the transfer of the wounded to Aden coincided with the transfer of large numbers of wounded to Hadramout.
Ataq hospitals were unable this morning to receive more than 110 bodies of Al-Amaliqa fighters.
https://en.ypagency.net/249591/
(A K pS)
Yemen: Liberation of Bayhan Paves Way to Freeing Al-Bayda, Marib from Houthis
One week after the Yemeni Army’s Giants Brigades launched a military operation in northwestern Shabwah governorate, pro-government forces were able to liberate Bayhan district from the hold of Houthi militias on Friday.
The liberation was supported by the Saudi-led Arab Coalition and it paves the way towards freeing the governorates of Al-Bayda and Marib.
(A K pH)
Saudi bombardments hit Saada
The Saudi rockets and artillery shells hit several residential areas of Shada border district, leaving damages to the citizens’ properties, the official explained .
https://en.ypagency.net/249489/
(A K pS)
Giant Brigades give Houthi militia 6 hours to leave Ain district in Shabwa, the last district Houthi still control in the governorate.
https://twitter.com/Ndawsari/status/1479600487108431875
and more, with map https://twitter.com/JoshuaKoontz__/status/1479576672789741571
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Southern forces liberate capital of Baihan
http://en.adenpress.news/news/34335
Photos, film: https://twitter.com/TheYemenMirror/status/1479492626852237314
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1479676756726628353
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1479672442641596416
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1479893941524869122
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1479778709301350402
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVGtm7hiah0
and
(A K pS)
Southern Forces make key gains in south-east Yemen
Forces under the command of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council recaptured areas of the oil-rich Shabwa province in south-eastern Yemen on Friday.
Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdb_qTC-MF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZjTLxTWK8k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et84jitwiFI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxAH8qfG2MQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMDAbCAXPJc
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4 civilians killed in Houthi missile attack on Yemen fuel station
Four civilians were killed in a missile attack by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on a fuel station in Yemen's southern Shabwah governorate, the country’s official news agency reported on late Thursday.
Several people were also injured in the attack, Saba News Agency said.
The injured people are in critical condition, the agency said, as the death toll is feared to increase.
(A K pS)
Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi drone
Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted and destroyed a drone launched towards the kingdom by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the Saudi-led coalition supporting the Yemeni government said on Thursday morning.
(A K)
Coalition pushes against Houthi inroads in Yemen's Marib and Shabwa
The Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen has retaken several areas in the energy-prducing provinces of Marib and Shabwa to repel advances by the Houthi movement in fierce fighting that has stymied United Nations-led peace efforts.
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Yemen war: The oil fields of Shabwa have become the new battleground
Fighting has almost stopped in Taiz and Hodeidah as the battle moves to the oil-rich provinces of Marib and Shabwa
With its highly prized oil fields, the coastal province of Shabwa in Yemen’s south has moved centre-stage in the ongoing war in recent months.
The country's third-biggest province has largely stayed out of the spotlight during the course of the conflict, as major battles raged elsewhere. But after a bitter dispute erupted in Shabwa between fighters backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and pro-government forces, the Houthi rebels made their move. Now, a counter-offensive has been launched to push them back.
“We fought on different fronts, but none are as important as this,” Abdulrahman al-Maini, a pro-government fighter, told Middle East Eye.
In September, the rebel group moved in on the northern districts of Shabwa, taking over Bayhan and Ain and briefly capturing Osailan.
MEE reached out to a pro-Houthi source, who said the focus of their attacks is determined by recent developments in the conflict, without giving more details on the movement’s strategy.
In response to the internal disputes within Shabwa, and the Houthi assault, a pro-UAE group known as the Joint Forces has been shifting its fighters to the oil-rich province. Al-Amaliqa Brigade, which is part of the Joint Forces, followed suit in late December, moving a large number of its fighters from Hodeidah and Taiz to Shabwa.
For now, pro-government forces and UAE-backed fighters have put their differences aside to stop the Houthi advances. With the air support of the Saudi-backed coalition, the anti-Houthi alliance has managed to regain control of Osailan district, as the fighting now moves to Bayhan.
Shabwa is of particular value to both sides not only for its oil fields, but because it’s home to the port of Balhaf. This southern sea port, which has been under the control of the UAE since 2016, is equipped with a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, a key asset in the export of gas.
In the neighbouring Marib province, located northwest of Shabwa, another fight is ongoing to control this oil-rich region.
“Marib is a dream for the Houthis,” Abdulqudoos, a fighter in Marib who didn’t reveal his last name for safety reasons, told MEE. “They want to take over oil fields, but we will not allow them to advance towards that.”
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-war-shabwa-oil-fields-new-battleground
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Houthi shelling kills 8 in Yemen's Shabwa
A total of eight people were killed Wednesday when members of the Houthi group shelled a residential building in the country's southern province of Shabwa, a military official told Xinhua.
"The Houthis randomly shelled a residential building belonging to the chief of the local authority in Usaylan district of Shabwa, where intense fighting is still taking place," the local military source said on condition of anonymity.
Eight people were killed and several others injured as a result of the shelling, he said.
The Houthi shelling coincided with the presence of senior pro-government military leaders and tribal figures who were gathering inside the residential building, he added.
Most of the military leaders survived the Houthi shelling unharmed while their bodyguards died, according to the official.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/20220106/965b25682fc346089e26ae58cfe4d5a4/c.html
and
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The death toll from the Houthi ballistic missile fired on the house of a security official in Shabwa on Wednesday has risen to 15 including two child victims/Almashehad Alkhaleeji.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-53014
(A K pS)
[Hadi gov.] Army advances south of Marib, destroying rocket launcher for Houthi militia
(A K pS)
Army & Alamalikah forces keep advancing west of Shabwah
http://en.26sepnews.net/2022/01/05/army-alamalikah-forces-keep-advancing-west-of-shabwah/
(A K pH)
Fierce confrontations renew in Marib
https://en.ypagency.net/249288/
(A K pH)
Coalition is preparing large military arrangements in Marib
Sources familiar with the matter said “there are military arrangements and equipment by the Saudi-led coalition forces, backed by al-Qaeda elements, to launch a large-scale attack to restore al-Juoba district of Marib.”
https://en.ypagency.net/249296/
(A K)
Yemen conflict escalates, government forces advance in south
Forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government have reclaimed large swaths of territory in a southern province from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, government officials said Wednesday.
The push in the southern province of Shabwa comes amid heavy airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition battling the Houthis elsewhere in Yemen, including the capital of Sanaa. The rebels have also stepped up their cross-border attacks, using ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones to target Saudi Arabia.
A Yemeni military spokesman, Mohammed al-Naqib, said the troops’ advance in Shabwa aims to cut supply lines for the Houthis who have been attacking the key city of Marib, the last government stronghold in northern Yemen, since early last year.
and
(A K)
Giant Brigades say drive Houthis out liberation of Usaylan in Shabwah
https://debriefer.net/en/news-28338.html
(A K pH)
[Sanaa gov.] Air defenses shoot down Emirati spy drone in Shabwa
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3170877.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/249240/
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/01/houthi-forces-shoot-down-alleged-emirati-spy-drone
(A K pH)
Ansarullah retakes key Yemeni region after 60 years of defacto Saudi control: Report
For the first time in 60 years, the strategic region of al-Yatamah returns to the Yemenis. A military operation carried out by the Yemeni Army and the Popular Committees led to the regaining of more than 1,200 kilometers from the said area.
(A K pH)
COMBAT FOOTAGE: HOUTHIS STORM KEY SAUDI-LED COALITION CAMP DURING RECENT AL-JAWF OPERATION
On January 5, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) released new combat footage from their recent large-scale operation in the northern Yemeni province of al-Jawf.
The footage shows Houthi fighters capturing the al-Khanjar camp and the mount of al-Shabakah from Saudi-backed forces. During the clashes around the camp, many Saudi-backed fighters were killed. Several military vehicles of Saudi-backed forces, including two T-55 battle tanks, were also destroyed or damaged.
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuL8VmKnAaM
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.
(A K P)
UN voices 'concern' over key Yemen port after military claim
The UN mission in Yemen's rebel-held port of Hodeida expressed "great concern" on Tuesday over claims it was being used for military purposes and demanded access for an inspection.
The United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeida Agreement (UNMHA) said the port was vital for the impoverished country, where a seven-year war has pushed millions to the brink of famine.
"UNMHA reminds the parties that Hodeida ports are a crucial lifeline for millions of Yemeni people," it said in a statement.
UN statement: https://twitter.com/UN_Hudaydah/status/1480827958637973505
(A K P)
[Sanaa gov.] Top Yemeni Official Warns Saudi-Led Coalition Against Any ‘Uncalculated Stupidity’ in Hudaydah
Abed Mohammed Al-Thor, deputy head of the Moral Guidance Department in the Yemeni Army, said any military action on the two ports “would aggravate the Yemeni crisis and multiply the suffering of Yemenis, as Hudaydah port is the sole vital artery for the besieged Yemeni people”.
“Thus, any military action against Hudaydah port means an uncalculated stupidity from the Saudi regime and would have dire consequences firstly for this regime and secondly for the Emirati regime,” he added.
(A K P)
Yemen [Sanaa gov.] calls on UN ceasefire mission to halt Saudi plans to bomb Hodeidah port
Head of the National Team for Redeployment, Major General Ali Hamoud al-Mushki, has on Sunday called on the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) to take a clear position on Saudi-led coalition’s threat of targeting Hodeidah port.
During his meeting today in the port of Hodeidah with the Deputy Head of UNMHA, Daniela Kroslak, Major General al-Mushki reviewed the provocative actions of the coalition forces and their bombings of residential areas which resulted in civilian casualties.
Al-Mushki expressed his regret for the inaccuracies contained in the statements of the Saudi-led coalition spokesman about the Hodeidah port, which was meant to pave the way for new attacks on the port.
(A K pH)
Child injured seriously in coalition’s bombing on Hodeidah
The source declared that the child was wounded due to fragments of an artillery shell launched by coalition’s mercenaries at their home in Hays district.
https://en.ypagency.net/249813/
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Red Sea Ports Corporation denies coalition claims over Hodeidah port
The Yemeni Red Sea Ports Corporation denied the allegations of the so-called “spokesman of the US-Saudi aggression coalition ” using the port of Hodeidah as a base for launching any military actions.
In a statement on Friday, the Corporation expressed its deep regret for the repeated scenario used by the coalition of aggression and its tools through its media horns to storm the port of Hodeidah, using an excuse to make it a legitimate target in its hostile policy against the Yemeni people.
The statement stressed that the port of Hodeidah is subject to continuous UN visits, abiding by all international marine requirements and codes, proceduring in force in international ports, and is devoid of any armed manifestations, military barracks, or warehouses for assembling weapons, and the launch of warships.
It considered the threats of the countries of the coalition of aggression to target the port of Hodeidah as a dangerous prelude, the results of which will be catastrophic for the region, and will cause great damage to the strength of the Yemeni people, who depend on it mainly to supply relief, medicine and fuel supplies.
https://en.ypagency.net/249531/
and
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Saudi-led coalition: Houthis' actions turn Yemen ports into legitimate target
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said that Houthis' use of civilian sites as fortresses will turn Hodeidah and Salif ports into legitimate military targets, coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Malki said on Saturday.
"We do not want to target the ports... We want to reach a comprehensive political solution, but when they use civilian sites... they forfeit the immunity... thus it (Hodeidah and Salif ports) will be a legitimate military target."
In what appeared to be a denial of the coalition accusations, Houthi deputy foreign minister Hussein al-Ezzi said that a United Nations mission has been carrying out daily and weekly visits to the ports of Hodeidah province since the Stockholm agreement, the group’s Al-Masirah TV reported on Saturday after the coalition press conference.
https://www.reuters.com/article/saudi-security-yemen/saudi-led-coalition-says-houthi-actions-turn-yemen-ports-into-legitimate-targets-idUSKBN2JI0BG = https://www.voanews.com/a/saudi-led-coalition-houthi-actions-turn-yemen-ports-into-legitimate-targets/6388320.html = https://www.fxempire.com/news/article/saudi-led-coalition-says-houthi-actions-turn-yemen-ports-into-legitimate-targets-860027
and
(A K P)
Foreign-backed #Saudi #UAE regimes plans to destroy #Yemeni ports of Hudaydah & Sulaif per leaks from their western & #Arab mouthpieces. #UN leaked a confidential report on weapons smuggling to @WSJ as part of the preparation.
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1479943101070336000
and
(A K P)
[Sanaa gov.] FM responds to coalition accusations regarding Hodeida port
Deputy Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sanaa, Hussein Al-Ezzi, responded on Saturday to the accusations circulated by the Saudi-led coalition’s spokesman regarding Hodeida port.
Al-Ezzi said on Twitter the coalition’s spokesman lost the fact that the UN mission had been carrying out daily and weekly visits since the Stockholm Agreement in 2018.
Al-Ezzi added that the spokesman of the coalition also forgot that “the coalition is obstructing the arrival of the UNIFEM mechanism to the port,” while Sanaa authorities sent dozens of messages to the United Nations to implement the mechanism.
Al-Ezzi said that holding the UN-licensed ships by the coalition is a flagrant violation of Hodeida Agreement, surprising the silence of the UN mission in the face of all this misinformation.
https://en.ypagency.net/249598/
and
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Saudi Arabian military says Houthis make Yemen’s ports bases for terrorism
Coalition said rebels have more weapons and boats that could be used to attack shipping
The Arab Coalition has condemned Yemen’s Houthi rebels for using civilian ports in the country’s west for warfare.
Hodeidah, Al Saleef and Ras Isa have become staging areas for attacks on global maritime trade, as well as hubs for weapons smuggling and production.
“The Houthi rebels have been practising piracy in the international waters of the Red Sea and Bab Al Mandeb, which threatens maritime security and poses a big threat to global trade,” the Arab Coalition spokesman Gen Turki Al Malki said on Saturday.
“The act of piracy, which was committed by the Houthi rebels against the Emirati-flagged Rawabi ship last week is a severe violation of international laws and threatens maritime security.”
(A K pH)
Qahim: Silence by the international community over the coalition’s threats reflects its duality towards Yemen
[Sanaa gov.] Hodeidah Governor, Mohammed Ayash Quhim has said that Saudi-led coalition’s threat to target Hodeidah port is not a new and it has been targeted previously.
In a statement to Al-Masirah TV, Quhim stressed that the silence by the international community over the coalition’s threat to target the port of Hodeidah reflects the duality towards the Yemeni file.
He added: The United Nations should be ashamed of its silence about the detention of ships after they are subject to the UN inspection mechanism.
https://en.ypagency.net/249482/
(A K pH)
Abdul-Salam describes coalition’s reports on Hodeida port as false claims
The official spokesman for Ansar Allah Movement, Mohammed Abdul-Salam, described on Thursday allegations circulated by the Saudi-led coalition’s media outlets regarding the port of Hodeida as false justifications indicating bankruptcy.
“The port of Hodeida is closed after being bombed by the coalition warplanes in late 2015, except for the rare humanitarian operations,” Abdul Salam said on Twitter.
“The coalition’s threat to target civilian facilities is nothing new,” he added, pointing out that the coalition bombed the Sanaa airport and other civilian facilities a few days ago, under ridiculous claims.
He continued, “Making justifications and false propaganda is a tool being played by this bankrupt alliance on.”
https://en.ypagency.net/249454/
(A K pH)
Film: Aggression targeting Al Hammadi Freezing Company in Hodeidah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbjStSZ9aYk
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
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Photo: Countryside in #Yemen ,#sanaa ,Haraz.
https://twitter.com/shahrah_mahmoud/status/1478759162091909127
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Since an early time especially in the eighteenth century, some scientists have been interested in the birds existing in Yemen, and perhaps the oldest record of some observations in this regard was made by the Danish mission known as the "Niebour mission" that is related to plants and birds. Followed by a number of French scientists, including the well-known botanist "Paul-Emile Botta" assigned by the Museum of Natural History in Paris. In addition to a number of separate researches and studies made by the ornithologists "Richard Meinertzhagen", "LORNWALIS" and "R.F.PORTER ". And all confirmed that #Yemen is a unique home for rare birds. (photos)
https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1479531237236690955
(B H P)
Wikipedia: Yemen national football team
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen_national_football_team
(B P)
Audio: Yemen National Anthem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbN4Hv163Ns
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Saudi and Emirati religious moderation inspires few beyond their borders
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have drawn praise for social reforms that have domestically reduced the role of religion in public life, enhanced women's rights, and, in the case of the UAE, catered to non-Muslim lifestyles.
Yet, Saudi and Emirati efforts to position their countries as the Muslim world’s beacons of an autocratic notion of moderate Islam have done little to encourage moderation beyond their borders despite a radical cutback in decades-long global Saudi funding for the spread of an ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam and the Emirates’ trumpeting of notions of tolerance.
The geographic limits of Saudi and Emirati moderation are evident in the housing projects of France, the Rohingya refugee camp at Bangladesh's Cox Bazar, and in Pakistan, where Prime Minister Imran Khan appears to be reinforcing religious ultra-conservatism that has long been woven into the fabric of society with Saudi assistance.
The obstacles in garnering religious soft power are further evident in the travails of the Saudi-funded King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID). After a decade in Vienna, the centre has been forced to relocate to Lisbon. The centre hopes that the kingdom’s lack of freedom of religion and tarnished human rights record will spark less controversy in the Portuguese capital.
https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/saudi-and-emirati-religious-moderation
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-780-yemen-war-mosaic-780
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-780 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-780:
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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