Dies ist die Fortsetzung von Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 822, Teil 1 / This is the sequel of Yemen War Mosaic 822, part 1:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-822-yemen-war-mosaic-822
Schwerpunkte / Key aspects
Kursiv: Siehe Teil 1 / In Italics: Look in part 1
Klassifizierung / Classification
Für wen das Thema ganz neu ist / Who is new to the subject
cp1 Am wichtigsten / Most important
cp1a Am wichtigsten: Coronavirus und Seuchen / Most important: Coronavirus and epidemics
cp2 Allgemein / General
cp2a Allgemein: Saudische Blockade / General: Saudi blockade
cp3 Humanitäre Lage / Humanitarian situation
cp4 Flüchtlinge / Refugees
cp5 Nordjemen und Huthis / Northern Yemen and Houthis
cp6 Separatisten und Aden-Regierung im Südjemen / Separatists and Aden government in Southern Yemen
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
cp9 USA
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
cp12b Sudan
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp15 Propaganda
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
cp6 Südjemen und Aden-Regierung / Southern Yemen and Aden government
Siehe / Look at cp1, cp14
(* A P)
Mahra tribes announce mobilization against UAE-backed separatists
The tribes of Mahra province announced on Sunday mobilizations against the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia threat, that seeks to attack and control the province.
The tribal sheikhs said they are fully prepared to defend their areas from the STC’s l forces.
They affirmed their full support for the head of the peaceful sit-in committee, Ali Salem al-Huraizi, and their solidarity with him in the face of the campaign launched by Saudis and Emiratis against him, which aimed to control the strategic province.
Al-Huraizi had responded to the incitement of Aidaroos Al-Zubaidi, the head of the STC against Mahra in which he says that the province is witnessing mobilizations for the Islah Party.
https://en.ypagency.net/272131/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/11/mahrah-tribes-rally-against-uae-backed-separatists/
(A P)
Several wounded in clashes between STC’s factions in Aden
Violent clashes erupted between the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s factions, during the early hours of Sunday morning, in the city of Aden.
https://en.ypagency.net/272119/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/11/southern-transitional-council-factions-clash-near-aden/
(A P)
The Yemen Journalists Union condemns the crackdown on opinion freedom in Aden/Yemen Sky
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58661
(A P)
Al-Jaradi.. Islah celebrates the anniversary of its belonging to the Republic, unity and national independence
Head of the Information and Culture Department of the Yemeni Islah Party, Mr. Ali al-Jaradi, verified that the celebration of the anniversary of the founding of the Islah Party is a celebration of belonging to the Republic, Unity and National Independence.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58641
and
(A P)
Al-Odayni: The Islah proceeded in partnership with everyone to preserve the republican system
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58663
(A P)
Islah Party leading figure in Hadhramaut calls for resistance against Southern Yemen separatists
A prominent leader of the Islah Party who stood accused of terrorism has suddenly returned to the Saudi-led coalition-held Hadhramaut province in eastern Yemen.
Salah Batis, one of the leaders of the Islah Party, said in a statement that “The time of dependence, surrender and submission is gone forever,” referring to the fact that Hadhramaut will not be affiliated with the UAE-funded Southern Transitional Council (STC).
“Soon the world will hear Hadhramaut’s voice of truth, pride and dignity,” added Batis, who is also considered the head of the Yemeni community in Turkey and often resides in Istanbul, after his visit to the headquarters of the First Military Region in Wadi Hadhramaut.
(A P)
Intensified-movements-escalate-in-hadramout-valley-calling-for-expulsion-of-brotherhood
My remark: Supporters of separatist STC.
(A P)
The-southern-armed-forces-launch-operation-arrows-of-the-south-to-purify-shabwa-from-terrorism
My comment: Separatist STC militia taking a pretense to advance further in Shabwa province.
And
(A P)
Military reinforcements including dozens of military vehicles marched from the southern city of Aden northward to Ataq city this Friday as part of continuous buildup of force by the Southern Transitional Council separatist militia/Multiple websites
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58644
(A T)
Roadside bomb blast kills 2 soldiers in Yemen's Shabwa
Two Yemeni soldiers were killed on Saturday in a roadside bomb explosion in the country's southern oil-rich province of Shabwa, according to a military official.
The incident took place when a roadside bomb went off near a patrol of Shabwa's defense troops of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Ataq, capital of Shabwa Province
https://english.news.cn/20220910/9753194f8e734fa88d668ecc35212d89/c.html
(A P)
Prisoner committed suicide inside UAE-run prisons in Aden
https://en.ypagency.net/271987/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/10/suicide-reported-in-uae-run-prison-in-yemen/
(A T)
2 civilians shot dead in Aden drive-by gunfire
https://en.ypagency.net/271953/
(A K P)
UAE pushes new reinforcements to Shabwa
A new batch of Emirati military reinforcements arrived on Friday, in the oil-rich province of Shabwa, eastern Yemen.
Eyewitnesses said that several UAE military vehicles carrying dozens of militia members entered the city of Ataq, the Shabwa provincial capital, during the past hours, coming from Mukalla.
https://en.ypagency.net/271969/
(A K P)
Hadrami Uprising imposes armed siege on Seiyun city
The pro-UAE Hadrami Upraising Forces on Thursday began besieging the stronghold of the pro-Islah Forces Command in Hadramout province, eastern Yemen.
Informed sources said that units of the Hadrami Uprising had arrived in the past hours at the districts of Trim and Sah, which borders the city of Seiyun to the southeastern side.
The sources explained that the elements of the Emirati faction are seeking to encircle the city from two axes, noting that they cut off the roads leading to Seiyun from the eastern port.
https://en.ypagency.net/271938/
(A K P)
First military region deploys its tanks to confront Emirati forces in Hadramout
Tensions between the first military region forces loyal to the Islah party and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia, have escalated as mobilizations continue between the two sides to engage in an imminent battle in Yemen’s eastern Hadramout province, well-informed sources reported on Thursday.
According to the Sources, the first military region’s forces deployed their tanks on the road linking Seiyun and Marib, and created fortified positions in the districts of Abbar, Shibam Qattn, Hajr al-Sa’ar and others.
https://en.ypagency.net/271934/
(A P)
Gunmen looted travelers Thursday on the road linking the governorates of Shabwa and Abyan
Local sources said that gunmen wearing military uniforms stopped a bus of travelers, which was coming from Mukalla towards Aden, and looted phones and money that were in the possession of the travelers, under threat of weapons.
https://en.ypagency.net/271926/
and also https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58644
(A P)
First military region deploys its tanks to confront Emirati forces in Hadramout
Tensions between the first military region forces loyal to the Islah party and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia, have escalated as mobilizations continue between the two sides to engage in an imminent battle in Yemen’s eastern Hadramout province, well-informed sources reported on Thursday.
According to the Sources, the first military region’s forces deployed their tanks on the road linking Seiyun and Marib, and created fortified positions in the districts of Abbar, Shibam Qattn, Hajr al-Sa’ar and others.
The STC intensified its reinforcements to the city of Ataq, the center of Shabwa province
https://en.ypagency.net/271934/
(A P)
STC bans its military, security commanders from traveling to Saudi Arabia
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), banned on Thursday its military and security commanders to leave for Saudi Arabia at an official invitation.
This was reported by Yemen News Portal, based on testimonies of well—informed sources.
According to the Sources in Abyan, Aidaroos Al-Zubaidi instructed the Director of Security and the commanders of the brigades present in Shabwa and Abyan not to leave until further notice.
Saudi Arabia had invited the brigades’ commanders stationed in Abyan and Shabwa for rearrangement after the departure of Islah factions.
Through the upcoming arrangements, Saudi Arabia is seeking to rebalance Islah and STC in southern Yemen.
The STC’s rejection of the Saudi invitation comes at a time when its militia continues to impose a fait accompli through appointments that ensure its dominance over those brigades, especially those affiliated with the Islah.
https://en.ypagency.net/271869/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/08/southern-yemeni-separatist-leadership-refuses-saudi-invitation-for-talks/
(A P)
Saudi Arabia detains senior commander in Yemeni army
Saudi authorities arrested the commander of the Sixth Military Region in the Yemeni army, Major General Heikal Hantaf, after he arrived at Jeddah airport a few days ago, the Arabi 21 website reported.
An informed military source, who asked not to be named, said Hantaf arrived in Saudi Arabia - after receiving assurances from senior military leaders in the Yemeni army - to settle his problems with Saudi military leadership, including "financial dues relating to the Northern Axis forces of the border guards in Al-Jawf border governorate, adjacent to the kingdom".
According to the military source, upon his arrival Hantaf was informed that an arrest warrant had been issued against him by the Saudi-led coalition leadership.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-detains-yemen-army-commander-arabic-press-review
(A P)
STC launches arrest campaign against Islah loyalists in Abyan
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militias on Tuesday launched a large-scale campaign of arrests in Abyan province, southern Yemen.
Local sources confirmed that dozens of members of the “Security Belt Forces'” raided a large number of houses in the coastal district of Ahwar, east of the province, on charges of pursuing those involved in al-Qaeda attack that targeted a security check point in the directorate.
The sources explained that the elements arrested more than 20 people
https://en.ypagency.net/271769/
(A P)
Islah deploys its forces in Trim city of Hadramout
Forces of the first military region affiliated Islah party on Wednesday intensified their deployment in the districts of Hadramout province, eastern Yemen, in conjunction with an escalation of the UAE-backed Southern Transnational Council (STC)’s militias to take control over all the districts, southern media reported, citing sources.
https://en.ypagency.net/271766/
(A K P)
UAE-backed militias kill prisoner captured during Ahwar attack
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militias have killed a prisoner of war who was taken captive during the attack on the their position on Tuesday in Abyan province, southern Yemen.
Media sources said officers from the Security Belt Forces had eliminated the only prisoner of the militants, who launched the attack on the checkpoint of the STC in Ahwar district, east of Abyan.
https://en.ypagency.net/271762/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/07/uae-backed-separatists-kill-prisoner-of-war-taken-in-abyan/
(* A P)
Islah party sets new conditions to return to al-Alimi council
The Islah party (the Yemeni branch of the Muslim Brotherhood), has set two new conditions in exchange for a return to partnership in the authority of the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council.
This came during a meeting between the acting head of the party and a number of its leaders with the ambassadors of the European Union.
Abdul Razzaq al-Hijri stressed that the recent developments in Abyan and Shabwa have ended the partnership, referring to the expulsion of the party’s factions from their last strongholds in southern Yemen.
He stressed the need for the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia to leave the two provinces as a condition for returning to power.
https://en.ypagency.net/271665/
(A K P)
A drone strike, probably fired by the Saudi coalition, hit some place in Yemen's Marib, killing a soldier and wounding four others including a senior commander in the 31 Brigade.
Correction: the drone strike took place in Ibb, not Marib.
https://twitter.com/Shuaibalmosawa/status/1566866184552710150
(A P)
Fourteen hostages in the STC militia's prison in Aden go on hunger strike over their continued detention despite court orders to release them/Alsahwa Net
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58593
(A P)
The STC militia in Yemen's south begin copying the Houthis in extorting businesses in the name of fees for offering protection and security/Multiple websites
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58593
(A T)
Military commander in UAE-backed Al-Amaliqa Brigades killed in Marib
on Monday in a mysterious assassination in south of Marib province
https://en.ypagency.net/271617/
(A P)
Saudi activists launch verbal attack on UAE-backed Separatist Council in Aden
Saudi activists and experts on Monday launched a verbal attack on Aden and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), in which they described Aden as a “city of chaos” and the STC as “bullying”.
Saudi expert Sulaiman al-Uqaili pointed to the period the city is going through as “the communist era made, considering that the reason that prompted the Riyadh Presidential Council and the coalition-backed government to leave the “stricken” city.
Saudi activists accused the STC of harming all political efforts and initiatives.
https://en.ypagency.net/271607/
(A K P)
Sources disclose identity of military forces that arrived in Ataq of Shabwa
Informed sources revealed on Monday the identity of the military reinforcements that arrived during the past hours to the city of Ataq, the capital of the oil-rich Shabwa province, eastern Yemen.
The sources confirmed that the military forces that arrived in Ataq follow the UAE-backed military commander “Tariq Afash,” coming from the western coast with the aim of redeploying to secure the oil fields of the American Jannah Hunt Oil Company in the 10 sector in Usailan area in Shabwa.
https://en.ypagency.net/271593/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/06/tariq-afash-mercenaries-arrive-in-capital-of-shabwah-province/
and
(A K P)
UAE sends military reinforcements to Ataq in Shabwa
UAE on Sunday sent military reinforcements to the city of Ataq, the capital of Shabwa province, eastern Yemen.
https://en.ypagency.net/271478/
(A T)
Armed attack targets military vehicle in Shabwa, leaves 6 dead, wounded
About six members of UAE-backed “Shabwa defense” militias were killed and injured on Monday in an armed attack in Shabwa province, eastern Yemen, onformed sources told Yemen Press Agency.
The sources confirmed that unknown gunmen targeted a military vehicle belonging to UAE militia “Shabwa defense” with an explosive device that was detonated remotely
https://en.ypagency.net/271558/
and also http://en.adenpress.news/news/35583
(A P)
STC releases confessions of Journalist arrested in Aden
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Sunday released a video showing journalist Ahmed Maher, who was kidnapped by the UAE-backed forces on charges of dealing with terrorists, dropping confessions.
In the video, journalist Ahmed Maher confessed that he used to work in the Public Transport Brigade with the rank of second lieutenant and confessed to several charges against him.
Maher said he was involved in several acts, including falsifying people’s cards, targeting Saleh al-Sayed, a leader in the STC forces, and participated in the assassination of Maj. Gen. Thabet Jawas under the supervision of Amjad Khaled.
Activists and human rights activists have said Maher’s confessions to the charges against his, were might be “a coerced confession or Forced Confessions” , calling for an independent commission of inquiry.
An armed group affiliated with the STC kidnapped journalist Ahmed Maher from his home in Dar Saad district in Aden on August 6.
https://en.ypagency.net/271525/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/05/southern-yemeni-separatists-release-video-of-abducted-journalist/
and
(A P)
Yemen Journalists Union says what Ahmed Maher's been subjected to is terrorism
The Yemeni Journalists Union has condemned the torture of journalist Ahmed Maher in a jail in Aden as a video going viral showed him making criminal confessions under duress.
In a statement, the Union said, "What the kidnapped journalist Ahmed Maher was subjected to in the temporary capital, Aden, is humiliation, terrorism and repression. The Union said it "has followed the video of forced confessions of journalist Ahmed Maher, who had been kidnapped in front of his house in Dar Saad in Aden Governorate and taken to an unknown location, and he later appeared making confessions under duress" in circumstances that make his confessions unbelievable "to any sane person."
The Union strongly condemned this repressive and barbaric method
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58594
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-30823.html
(A P)
Islah accuses STC of buying the loyalties of its leaders
The Islah party accused the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) of attracting leaders and elements affiliated with the party in the southern provinces.
According to Belgees TV channel, the STC has drawn up a new plan to contain the last remaining military and political leaders who were loyal to Hadi and Islah.”
The report pointed out that the STC has already begun distributing forms to military leaders, officers and military personnel in order to join the STC’s forces, after offering a number of temptations and privileges that the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council was unable to provide.
“The temptations provided by the STC to the so-called ‘legitimate’ forces in Abyan and Shabwa are regular salaries, starting from 1,000 Saudi riyals per month for soldiers, and up to 2,000 and 2,500 riyals for officers, and first-tier commanders in brigades and military areas,” according to the report.
https://en.ypagency.net/271523/
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Mahra brigades send fiery message, tribal sheikhs warn STC
The governor of Mahra province, appointed by the Saudi-led coalition, Mohammed Ali Yasser, on Sunday sent a strong message in response to threats of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia to take control of the province.
STC activists on social media considered the governor’s visit to the command of the “Al-Ghaydah axis” and the “military police” camp, during which he reviewed the combat readiness, as a message of war against the threats made by the STC militia to seize control of the province, under the pretext of fighting terrorism and the rebellious elements of the Islah Party.
During his visit, Yasser directed the axis’s gunmen and the “military police” in Al-Ghaydah to back the security services and raise readiness to carry out the tasks assigned to them.
On the other hand, the sheikhs of Mahra tribes stood before the STC’s threats to spread security chaos through the elements it sent from Al-Dhalea and Yafa’, stressing the unity of the ranks among the people of Mahra, and standing up seriously to face the security challenges in the province, which is far from confrontations.
The sheikhs called on the tribesmen not to allow the sabotage elements to compromise their security and to transfer chaos from Aden, Shabwa and Abyan provinces to Mahra, warning against any follies committed by the militia and the STC followers in the province, located on the border with the Sultanate of Oman.
https://en.ypagency.net/271506/
(A P)
Yemeni MP dubs LC as "great lie"
Yemen risks slide into disunity and split, a Yemeni MP said on Thursday, as the "Leadership Council (LC) deviates from the content and objectives of the Power Transfer" declaration.
"An authority of partners at variance with each other is a big lie, unless its president, members of LC, government and political components have in mind unified orientation and goal," MP Ali Ashal said on Facebook.
Unless all the parties get unified, "we'll gain failures only
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30789.html
(A K P)
Islah militias push military reinforcements to Hadramout
https://en.ypagency.net/271398/
(A K P)
Islah militants establish new military points in Hadramout
https://en.ypagency.net/271177/
(A K P)
UAE gives ‘First Military Region’ 48 hours to withdraw from Hadramout
The UAE forces gave the Islah militants 48 hours to leave the districts of Hadramout in eastern Yemen.
The UAE forces had indirectly informed the command of the First Military Region that they had 48 hours to start withdrawing their forces from Seiyun and other districts, unless they would be a target for their warplanes, Southern media reported on Saturday, citing sources.
According to the sources, the First Military Command informed the Minister of Defense in the Saudi-led coalition-backed government, Mohsen al-Dairi, of the content of the warning message, but his response was shocking by directing the region to start transferring its heavy equipment and weapons to Marib governorate.
https://en.ypagency.net/271324/
(A P)
Tribal gunmen block road of locomotives carrying oil to Marib
Tribal gunmen from Shabwa province on Sunday blocked the road near the oil fields, preventing locomotives carrying oil from passing towards Marib province.
https://en.ypagency.net/271437/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/05/shabwah-tribal-fighters-block-oil-smuggling-transport/
(A P)
Tribal conflict in Ma’rib claims several lives
A number of tribal militants were killed and others wounded on Sunday as a result of violent clashes erupted in Abida valley area of Ma’rib province.
Tribal source told Yemen Press Agency that the confrontations erupted between tribal gunmen from “Al Hatik” and others from “Al Faraj” with heavy and medium weapons, leaving dead and wounded, without revealing accurate statistics.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/05/tribal-conflict-in-marib-claims-several-lives/
(A P)
Forces loyal to Islah revolt against STC in Abyan
Forces affiliated with the Islah party on Thursday refused the appointment of a new commander loyal to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC).
This comes a day after the STC tried to complete its takeover of these forces through making a deal with military leadership.
The 39th Armored Brigade’s forces in a memorandum to the joint forces based in Abyan expressing their rejection the appointment of Aidarous Abdul Rahim Al-Sha’eri as commander of the brigade instead of the former Abdullah Al-Subaihi..
https://en.ypagency.net/271142/
(A K P)
[STC separatist] Southern Army Deploys its Troops in Abyan's Arqoub
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35578
(A P)
[Pro-separatist] people-of-abyan-governorate-express-their-support-for-operation-arrows-of-the-east
(A P)
STC leaders boycott sessions of Riyadh-formed presidential council
Abu Zara al-Muharami and Aidarous al-Zubaidi on Thursday refused to attend the sessions of the Riyadh Presidential Council, for which Saudi Arabia is mobilized in the kingdom’s capital.
Southern media, citing sources in the coalition government, explained that Al-Muhrami and Al-Zubaidi refused a Saudi invitation to attend upcoming sessions in Riyadh.
It is not yet clear the reasons for the boycott,
https://en.ypagency.net/271147/
(A K P)
Zionist delegation arrives in Yemen’s Socotra Island
The Zionist entity has sent military experts through the Emirates to the occupied Yemeni island of Socotra.
Local sources familiar with the matter said that the Zionist military delegation, which is accompanied by a number of Emirati intelligence officers, has been on the island of Socotra since the past few days.
“The military delegation is likely to be technical experts from the Zionist navy, carrying several large devices and equipment touring the various regions of the island,” the sources added.
https://en.ypagency.net/271175/
(A P)
Senior official issues fiery warning to UAE-backed militias in Mahra
A senior official in Mahra province, eastern Yemen, which is under the control of the Saudi-led coalition forces, has issued a fiery warning to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council(STC)’s militias, who have been brought from Dhalea and Yafa to the province.
“These days you see an uncharacteristic audacity by some of our brothers from other provinces with timid attempts at chaos,” said Badr Kalchat, deputy governor for youth affairs, in a tweet on his Twitter account.
He added, “Do not ever think that this silence is isolated from everything that is going on in your mind,”
https://en.ypagency.net/271315/
(A T)
For the fourth time, explosions are heard and quakes are heard in Shabwa's provincial capital Ataq. Artificial explosions are being conducted to make oil and gas seep down beyond extraction!!/Multiple websites.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58522
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
(A P)
Grundberg Meets Yemen’s Al-Alimi in Riyadh
UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg on Wednesday met with the head of [Aden gov.] Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, amid international hopes for reaching an agreement to expand and stabilize the UN-sponsored truce in the war-torn nation.
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3862346/grundberg-meets-yemen%E2%80%99s-al-alimi-riyadh
(B P)
UN-sponsored Truce in Yemen Is Under Threat!
While the indications of a return to military confrontation between Sanaa and the Saudi-Emirati alliance rise, the United Nations and European Union countries intensified their diplomatic efforts to save the truce from collapse.
However, the series of meetings led by the head of the European Union delegation, Gabriel Munoaira Viñales, and ambassadors and diplomatic representatives of 17 European countries, to the pro-aggression government, during the past days, did not come out with positive results that would revive the peace process.
The head of the Saudi-UAE Council of agents, Rashad Al-Alimi, ignored the European delegation’s demands regarding the detention of fuel ships and preventing their access to the port of Hodeidah, focusing only on the recent military parade of the Armed Forces.
Al-Alimi considered the review of Sanaa missiles and naval mines as a threat to the security of the Red Sea and international navigation. He did not show any willingness to push the peace path forward, but rather talked about the three peace references represented in the Gulf Initiative and the “Peace and Partnership Agreement” signed between the Yemeni parties in late 2014, and International Resolution 2216, which legitimized the aggression against Yemen and placed the country under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
In an interview with Al-Akhbar newspaper, Yemeni political sources said that Al-Alimi's reply "is an escape from the implementation of the entitlements of the truce, and an indication that the Saudi-Emirati aggression coalition wants to return to the option of war” as the official "Saba" agency loyal to Riyadh, reported that the meeting has nothing to do with peace.
https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/28297/UN-sponsored-Truce-in-Yemen-Is-Under-Threat%21
My remark: A Houthi view.
(A P)
Ansarullah May Reconsider Truce As Economic Pressures Mount: Spokesman
The spokesperson for the Houthi Ansarullah Movement said the soaring pressures on Yemeni people with the persistent economic blockade might make his movement reassess a UN-brokered ceasefire with the Saudi-led coalition.
Abdulsalam underlined that the ceasefire should not be extended as long as the blockade on Yemen is not lifted and the foreign forces do not leave the Arab country.
“We are aware that the enemy seeks to drive us into a state of stagnation in order to overcome us. But our nation will stand against their excessive demands and we won’t let them destroy our country,” he stated.
(B K P)
Growing Houthi Violations Threaten to End Truce
Houthi truce violations in Yemen have resulted in the death of over a thousand Yemenis, including soldiers and civilians, revealed Yemeni officials, adding that breaches by the Iran-backed militia threaten ending the ongoing, but fragile, UN-sponsored ceasefire.
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3864416/growing-houthi-violations-threaten-end-truce
My remark: By a Saudi news site.
(A P)
UN Official Accuses Houthis of Talibanisation
Authorities in northern Yemen have been accused of Talibanisation by a senior UN refugee agency (UNHCR) official, following repressive restrictions on Yemeni female aid workers.
"I call it the 'Talibanisation' of northern Yemen and that's an issue to really watch out for," Maya Ameratunga, who heads the UNHCR office in Yemen's city of Sanaa, told EUobserver on Friday (9 September).
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35601
(B P)
The Houthis must stop testing Yemen's ceasefire
From arms parades to deadly attacks, the past two weeks have seen a number of destabilising moves by the group
Both sides must remember that a longer ceasefire is in their interests. Taming the Houthis will be the biggest challenge going forward in this endeavour. They are violent, ideological and fall under the influence of Iran, with a government that is willing to use dangerous foreign proxies to get what it wants.
In recent days there have been a number of incidents that demonstrate the multifaceted threat the Houthis still pose, even during the current relative lull in violence.
Some of it is designed to exert pressure and test the limits of the goodwill of both their domestic opponents and the international community. Last week, the group drew significant global condemnation over a military parade in the key port city of Hodeidah.
Others are outright acts of violence. That same week a Houthi attack killed 10 pro-government soldiers just outside the besieged city of Taez.
Maintaining pressure on the group is key, and to some extent this is still being done.
My remark: From the UAE and biased.
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UN-Sondergesandter für Jemen besucht Iran
Der UN-Sondergesandte für den Jemen, Hans Grundberg, besuchte am Sonntag den Iran, wo er mit dem hohen Beamten des iranischen Außenministeriums Ali Asghar Khaji zusammentraf.
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UN special envoy to Yemen visits Iran to discuss truce expansion
UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg visited Iran to discuss expanding a fragile truce in Yemen after weeks of escalation by the Iran-backed Houthi militia, his office said on Monday.
Mr Grundberg held talks with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and other officials.
"Discussions focused on efforts to extend and expand the truce in Yemen as well as current regional dynamics," his office said on Twitter.
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Iranian FM: Removing Yemen's Blockade Prerequisite to Stability, Security in West Asia
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian called for the Lifting of the Saudi-led siege on Yemen as a prerequisite for the security and stability in the war-torn country and the West Asia region.
Amir Abdollahian made the remarks in a Sunday meeting with United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg in Tehran.
https://www.farsnews.ir/en/news/14010614000144/Iranian-FM-Remving-Yemen
and also https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2022/09/05/2769608/yemenis-should-decide-own-fate-iranian-fm
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[Aden] Yemeni gov't reiterates: Houthis hinder de-escalation, peaceful solution efforts
The Houthi group obstructs efforts aimed at de-escalation and peaceful solution in Yemen, information minister in the official government tweeted on Monday.
After 5 months of the UN-brockered truce, the "Houthi militias still dodge and refuses to fulfill their commitments to the truce in terms of lifting the siege they impose on millions of civilians in Taiz governorate," Moammar al-Eryani added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30836.html
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[Sanaa gov.] Al-Mashat: No Breach of Truce by US-Saudi Forces will be Accepted
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Al-Bukhaiti: The seizure of fuel ships confirms lack of coalition’s seriousness to achieve peace
Member of the Political Bureau of Ansarullah, Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, said on Monday that the seizure of fuel ships by the Saudi-led coalition is a violation of the UN-brokered truce and it assures the Yemeni people that countries of the coalition are not serious about achieving peace.
https://en.ypagency.net/271640/
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Al-Ajri blames coalition for obstructing truce, possible return of conflict
Member of the Sanaa negotiating delegation, Abdulmalik Al-Ajri, held countries of the Saudi-led coalition responsible for obstructing of the UN-brokered truce and the possibility of a return to the conflict in Yemen.
https://en.ypagency.net/271627/
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Al-Ezzi: UN envoy’s handling of false narratives of coalition prolongs Yemen war
The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Sanaa government, Hussein Al-Ezzi, on Thursday affirmed that the UN envoy’s dealing with rumors and false narratives of Saudi-led coalition impedes peace in Yemen.
“Our opponents spread false accounts that they cannot prove, yet the envoy, the British ambassador, and others handling them as if they were axioms and facts and without any feeling of need for any scrutiny,” Al-Ezzi said in a tweet on his Twitter account.
https://en.ypagency.net/271180/
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Abdulsalam: Ceasefire Is Contingent on Fulfilling
The head of the [Sanaa gov.] national delegation, Mohammad Abdulsalam, confirmed Saturday that the ceasefire is contingent on the other party fulfilling its obligations to end the siege and pay the salaries of employees.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201304.htm
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Houthis vow to take "suitable decision" if oil tankers seizure persists
The Houthi group will take suitable decision if the Saudi-led coalition keeps detaining oil tankers heading for the Yemeni western port city of Hodeida, chairman of the Houthi Supreme Political Council (HSPC) vowed on Sunday.
"Unless vessels are let in, consultations will be held with HSPC members to take suitable decision," Mahdi al-Mashat said in remarks carried by the Sana'a-based Saba.
Earlier on Sunday, the group started an emergency plan to distribute oil derivatives in Sana'a and other areas under its control, as the Arab coalition "seized nine tankers," triggering shortage.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30821.html
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[Aden] Yemeni gov't calls for steps deterring Houthi escalation
The Yemeni official government calls for international steps to deter the Houthi escalation that puts the UN-brokered truce at risk to collapse, the Yemeni information minister tweeted on Friday, one day after the Houthi parade, which he dubbed as a coup against Stockholm Agreement.
"The Houthi exhibition of Iranian-made naval mines and missiles at their parade in Hodeida city reflects the danger posed by the group's persistent control to commercial vessels and oil tankers in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb," Moammar al-Eryani added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30797.html
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Jemens [Sanaa-Reg.] Delegation kehrt nach Gesprächen mit saudisch geführter Koalition aus Amman zurück
Vertreter des jemenitischen Militärs sind nach einer weiteren Gesprächsrunde mit den von Saudi-Arabien geführten Streitkräften in Amman am internationalen Flughafen von Sanaa eingetroffen.
Der Leiter der Delegation, General Yahia al-Rezami, sagte, sie hätten der anderen Partei erklärt, dass eine Verlängerung des Waffenstillstands ohne die Freigabe der suspendierten Gehälter und die Aufhebung der Blockade bedeutungslos sei.
Seit Beginn des von den Vereinten Nationen vermittelten Waffenstillstands im April veranstaltet Jordanien mehrere Gesprächsrunden zwischen den Kriegsparteien im Jemen.
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[Sanaa gov.] National Military Delegation: UN Representative Is Clearly Biased Towards Saudi-Backed Parties
The National Military and Security Committee, Major General Yahya Al-Razami, stressed Thursday the need to address the humanitarian issue before any military negotiations.
He held a press conference at Sanaa airport upon his return from Amman, Major General Al-Razami saying: “Our priorities are to address the issue of paying salaries, lifting siege on airports and ports, before engaging in any other discussions or agreements in the military issue.”
He added: "We told mediators that a truce without paying salaries is useless and salaries’ issue cannot be overlooked, as it is a right and a basic demand for all Yemeni People."
Al-Razami continued: "We held a number of exceptional, informal meetings with the UN mediators without achieving any positive results against the Saudi-backed party who disavowed the implementation of the concluded understandings."
and also https://en.ypagency.net/271154/
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HOW TO MAKE YEMEN’S TRUCE LAST
Achieving a comprehensive settlement, however, remains a challenge. The continued siege of Taiz and recent fighting among nominally allied forces illustrate some of the difficulties that diplomats will face. To help transform the current ceasefire into a lasting peace, the U.N. and U.S. Special Envoys to Yemen should first continue to press for a truce extension. They should also keep public pressure on the Houthis to end ceasefire violations and continue trying to lift restrictions on travel both within the country and with the outside world.
The Truce Is Still Tenuous
Despite these accomplishments, the truce is not guaranteed to last. Violations have continued
In this context, diplomats have struggled to get the conflicting parties to move towards more comprehensive peace negotiations.
The truce is an agreement between the internationally recognized government and Saudi Arabia on one side and the Houthis on the other. But the war in Yemen is far more complicated than a two-sided conflict. Recent fighting in Shabwa between forces associated with the Islah party and the United Arab Emirates-backed Giants Brigades and Shabwa Defense Forces has once again exposed tensions among groups that are nominally aligned with the internationally recognized government.
What Can the International Community Do?
Diplomats got straight back to work after the August 2 announcement of the latest truce extension. In his most recent briefing to the U.N. Security Council last week, Grundberg laid out a plan for an expanded truce.
One key problem is that the United States and international community have little leverage over the Houthis to ensure that they stay active in negotiations. Yet this is not insurmountable. For one thing, the truce has created a momentum of its own. The truce has now become the norm, and both parties are likely to suffer repercussions if they step away. In this light, it is encouraging that the Houthis ultimately agreed to the most recent truce extension even after aggressively signaling that they would not.
The U.N. Special Envoy can continue to play a critical role in smoothing out disputes over implementation, which have been the downfall of past Yemen ceasefires.
Some on the internationally recognized government’s side worry that they have already made too many concessions, and that the Houthis are simply using the truce period to regroup and redeploy. Their concern is that the international community will simply ink a deal and walk away from Yemen altogether, allowing the Houthis to become the de facto authority. Here, the United States does have more leverage, and it can offer both pressure and assurance to keep the Presidential Leadership Council engaged in truce negotiations.
The U.S. Special Envoy’s Office, which is backing the U.N.-led process, and the U.N. Special Envoy have their work cut out for them. Ending a war will be a slow, painstaking process that requires a long-term investment in diplomacy. And even if the truce holds, the war in Yemen will not be over. A deeply fragmented state will have to be repaired or reimagined. Political negotiations will need to be expanded to bring in the voices of Yemeni women and civil society. The United States and the international community should resist the urge to pivot away from Yemen to the next international crisis. Rather, the United States should remain engaged over the long term and continue to support a process that is led by Yemenis themselves. As Grundberg said in his briefing for the U.N. Security Council this week, “We need to end the conflict, not merely manage it.” Embracing the envoy’s proposal for an expanded truce extension by October 2, when the latest extension expires, would be a good start.
https://warontherocks.com/2022/09/how-to-make-yemens-truce-last/?singlepage=1
My comment: The US IS NO PEACEBROKER.
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UN Envoy Meets Yemeni Leaders to Consolidate the Ceasefire
The UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, intensified his meetings with Yemeni officials as part of his efforts to consolidate the military and humanitarian ceasefire.
The UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, intensified his meetings with Yemeni officials as part of his efforts to consolidate the military and humanitarian ceasefire.
The Houthi militias have pushed thousands of their armed members to Hodeidah in a show of force, which could lead to new battles and threaten international navigation in the Red Sea.
The UN-backed truce was launched in April and was renewed twice until October 2.
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3848821/un-envoy-meets-yemeni-leaders-consolidate-ceasefire
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Islah official calls on UN to assume its responsibility towards besieged Taiz
The acting secretary general of the Islah party has called on the UN and its Yemen envoy to assume their responsibility towards the besieged Taiz city by forcing Houthi terrorists to lift the years long siege.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58535
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
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Revealed: Saudi Woman Jailed for Challenging ‘Justice’ of King Salman, MBS
A Saudi woman recently handed a 45-year prison sentence was convicted of using Twitter to “challenge the religion and justice” of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the kingdom’s 37-year-old de facto ruler, according to a court document.
Last week, it was revealed that Nourah al-Qahtani had been convicted by the so-called Specialized Criminal Court on charges of “using the internet to tear [Saudi Arabia’s] social fabric” and “violating public order” via her two anonymous Twitter accounts.
Newly revealed court records show the court ruled that Qahtani incited “the activities of those who seek to disturb public order and destabilize the security of society and the stability of the state” by “publishing false and malicious tweets.”
The sentencing document was provided to media outlets by Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), a Washington-based rights group founded by Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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US Media: Saudi Arabia Becoming ‘Drug Capital’ of Middle East, Destination for Smugglers
The revelation was made in a CNN report after Saudi authorities announced the largest seizure of illicit drugs in the country's history by discovering nearly 47 million amphetamine pills in a flour shipment and at a warehouse in Riyadh.
“The record seizure demonstrates what experts say is Saudi Arabia's growing role as the drug capital of the Middle East, driving demand and becoming the primary destination for smugglers,” the report said.
“The kingdom is one of the largest and most lucrative regional destinations for drugs, and that status is only intensifying.”
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Responding to Iran’s Influence? A Comparative Account of Saudi Foreign Policy Behavior towards Bahrain and Yemen since 2011
In this research project, I will shed light on Bahrain and Yemen. More precisely, I will scrutinize the foreign policy behaviour of Saudi Arabia in these two cases, starting in early 2011. The year 2011 is significant because it marks the beginning of popular uprisings across the Arab world, soon to be referred to as the “Arab Spring”. Bahrain and Yemen represent two cases in which an uprising against the ruling regime led to two different outcomes: Repression (Bahrain) and war (Yemen). In both cases, Saudi Arabia, along with other Gulf states, intervened in a neighboring country to support allied governments fighting their opposition (or a rebel movement, as in Yemen).
Bahrain and Yemen are both countries with significant Shiʿa populations, amplifying Saudi fears of growing Iranian influence in these communities. Based on the evidence of Iranian involvement in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, I assume that Iran has played a role in Bahrain and Yemen, too. The extent to which Saudi policies in these two cases have been informed by Iran’s influence will be at the center of this study’s inquiry [paywalled]
https://www.grin.com/document/1268818
cp9 USA
Siehe / Look at cp9a
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U.S. military is developing plans to open a new testing facility in Saudi Arabia
The facility would test new technologies to combat drones, and comes amid increasing security cooperation between Arab states and Israel against Iran.
The U.S. military command responsible for the Middle East and Iran is developing plans to open a new military testing facility in Saudi Arabia, according to three U.S. defense officials familiar with the plans.
The facility will test new technologies to combat the growing threat from unmanned drones, and it will develop and test integrated air and missile defense capabilities. Early planning by Central Command, or CENTCOM, includes calling the facility the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center, drawing a parallel to the White Sands Missile Range, the U.S. military testing facility for extended-range missiles in New Mexico.
While the location has not yet been finalized, the officials said Saudi Arabia makes the most sense because it has large open spaces owned by the government and the ability to test various methods of electronic warfare, like signal-jamming and directed energy, without interfering with nearby population centers.
and also https://news.middleeast-24.com/news/375922.html
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US State Dep.: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman
U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Oman starting September 8 to urge the parties to intensify UN-led negotiations in the coming three weeks, to act with urgency and flexibility, and to take the necessary steps to extend and expand the UN-mediated truce.
A truce expansion increases tangible benefits to all Yemenis, making indispensable progress on paying civil servant salaries, expanding flight destinations, and opening roads. It would also pave the way for a permanent ceasefire and an inclusive, durable Yemeni-led resolution that addresses the calls of the Yemeni people for justice and accountability.
My comment: The US miming peacebroker.
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A Statement from the U.S. Ambassador to Yemen (text in image)
https://twitter.com/USEmbassyYemen/status/1568292139976785920
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Lawmakers Press Biden to Track U.S. Aid Tied to Civilian Harm in Yemen
Democrats and Republicans want the administration to do more to ensure that American military aid to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates does not contribute to civilian casualties.
A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to do more to ensure that U.S. military support to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates does not contribute to civilian harm in Yemen, following an internal watchdog report that said the United States has failed to assess how its aid is tied to such casualties.
The report, released publicly in June, after The New York Times disclosed its existence, found that while the Pentagon oversaw $54.6 billion of military aid to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates from 2015 to 2021, top security officials failed to collect sufficient data and evidence on civilian casualties or monitor the use of American-made weapons.
In a pair of letters to the State Department and Pentagon, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont, and Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, called the administration’s inaction to determine the extent to which U.S. military support has led to civilian harm in Yemen “an unacceptable failure.”
“We urge you to review whether or not the Saudi and Emirati governments are taking the necessary precautions to prevent harm to civilians in Yemen,” the senators wrote.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/us/politics/biden-aid-yemen-saudi-arabia.html
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Antiwar Activists Decry Saudi Arabia’s “Sportswashing” Golf Tournament
Peace activists on Friday challenged what they called Saudi Arabia’s “sportswashing” of war crimes in Yemen and domestic human rights abuses by protesting outside — and over — a Massachusetts golf tournament funded by the repressive kingdom.
Members of Massachusetts Peace Action and supporters rallied at the Bolton Fair Grounds in Lancaster
https://truthout.org/articles/antiwar-activists-decry-saudi-arabias-sportswashing-golf-tournament/
Film: https://twitter.com/CharlesPPierce/status/1565906360335843328
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
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Iran’s IRGC, Intelligence Ministry Seize Foreign Ship in Persian Gulf for Smuggling Diesel, Arrest All Seven Crew Members
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and Intelligence Ministry have seized a foreign vessel for smuggling thousands of liters of diesel in the Persian Gulf region and arrested the entire crew members, the commander of the IRGC Navy’s second command zone says.
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France, Germany, Britain press Iran on renewed nuclear deal
France, Germany and Britain have urged Iran to agree to a proposed relaunch of the agreement limiting its nuclear program, saying final texts of a deal have been readied but Iran “has chosen not to seize this critical diplomatic opportunity.”
The three European governments said in a joint statement Saturday that Iran has instead raised “separate issues” and “continues to escalate its nuclear program way beyond any plausible civilian justification.”
The statement comes amid efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear dea
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-france-donald-trump-2f3a6c59ccdf7afe07a0ec3a7be9040c
My comment: From day 1, the US had said it would raise “separate issus”.
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US, UK have no right to accuse Iran of cyberattack: Foreign Ministry
The Foreign Ministry says the US and the UK are not in a position to accuse Iran of cyberspace violations, given their previous silence and even support in the face of such transgressions against the Islamic Republic.
The United States and the UK lack whatever right "to level such accusations against Iran in light of their silence and even support in the face of numerous previous cyberattacks against Iran's infrastructure," spokesman Nasser Kan'ani said in early Thursday.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/09/07/688821/Iran-United-States-UK-cyberattack-Albania
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Iran will not back down even 'an iota' on its red lines in nuclear issue: FM
Iran says it would not budge even "an iota" on its red lines during ongoing talks aimed at potential revival of the 2015 nuclear deal with world countries.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks on Wednesday
The red lines "are subject of emphasis by President [Ebrahim Raeisi]," Amir-Abdollahian said, adding, "The Foreign Ministry [too] is following the same path seriously and strongly."
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Tehran: Interest of Saudi side to resume our official relations is positive
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that there is a new Saudi approach, based on the belief in the necessity of talking and negotiating to resume the two countries’ official relations, describing this as an “important development.”
https://en.ypagency.net/271387/
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Iran’s defense power, capabilities 'non-negotiable': Top military advisor
A high-ranking military advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stressed that the Islamic Republic’s defensive power is not negotiable, noting that the country's defense industry has significantly advanced in recent decades after the Iran-Iraq war.
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Iran submits views on US response to EU draft text on reviving 2015 deal
Tehran has offered its opinion on the US’s response to an EU draft text for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, says Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kan'ani.
“After receiving the United States’ response, the Islamic Republic’s expert team examined it carefully and Iran’s responses were compiled and submitted to the coordinator tonight,” Kan’ani said in early Friday.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/09/01/688447/Iran-United-States-nuclear-European-Union
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US B-52 bombers fly over Middle East amid tensions with Iran
The United States military said Monday it flew a pair of nuclear-capable B-52 long-distance bombers over the Middle East in a show of force, the latest such mission in the region as tensions remain high between Washington and Tehran.
The bombers took off from the Royal Air Force base at Fairford, England, and flew over the eastern Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea on Sunday in training missions together with Kuwaiti and Saudi warplanes, before departing the region.
“Threats to the U.S. and our partners will not go unanswered.,” Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the top U.S. Air Force officer in the Middle East said in a statement.
My comment: ““Threats to the U.S”?? Ridiculous in the Middle East, 7,000 miles away from the US.
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US naval drones briefly seized by Iran returned without cameras
A pair of American naval drones that were briefly seized Friday by Iranian forces in the Red Sea were returned with their cameras missing, a US official said.
The Iranian sailors initially tried to cover the drones with tarps and deny they had them, added the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss unpublicized details about the seizure.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, it was unclear if the Iranians took the cameras or if they fell off when the drones were removed from the water and later put back in.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-naval-drones-briefly-seized-by-iran-returned-without-cameras/
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US compels Iran again to release seized US sail drones
The United States compelled Iran, for a second time this week, to release US military sail drones that it tried to seize at sea, a US defence official said on Friday, Reuters reports.
Iran has been building up its naval presence in the Red Sea, near the coast of Yemen where Tehran backs the Houthi Movement, after sending vessels there more than a decade ago to protect Iranian oil tankers and merchant ships against piracy.
The incident there, after an earlier one in the Gulf, was the latest reminder of military tensions between the United States and Iran,
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220903-us-compels-iran-again-to-release-seized-us-sail-drones/
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
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Lizz Truss’ appaling track record on UK arms exports cause for alarm
The UK’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, reinstated arms sales to Saudi Arabia in 2020 despite evidence of war crimes in Yemen.
Since the bombing of Yemen began in March 2015, the value of UK arms sales to the Saudi-led coalition amounts to at least £23 billion.
Campaign Against Arms Trade and activists call on Liz Truss and her government to stop arming the Saudi-led coalition and support accountability for war crimes, at Downing Street yesterday.
Liz Truss was Secretary of State for International Trade leading on military and security exports from 2019 – 2021. During this period CAAT took the government to court over UK arms exports to the Saudi-led Coalition. Whilst the Court of Appeal found in CAAT’s favour, in July 2020, Liz Truss issued a written statement saying the government had completed the review ordered by the Court of Appeal, and had determined that any violations of international law were “isolated incidents”. This was issued despite there being evidence of hundreds of cases where the Saudi-led coalition had targeted schools, funerals and homes. In the time since Liz Truss made this statement, the government has approved licences worth £2.2 billion as well as 46 open licences, of unlimited value, to the Coalition.
The UK is on the wrong side of history: urgent action is needed to end this deadly conflict.
https://caat.org.uk/news/liz-truss-appalling-track-record-on-uk-arms-exports-cause-for-alarm/
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Saudi arms sales: UK government accused of 'delay tactics' over files
Department of International Trade tells MEE it needs more time to decide if release of documents is in public interest
The UK Department of International Trade (DIT) has been accused of using "delaying tactics" after twice telling Middle East Eye it needs more time to decide whether releasing information about British weapons sales to Saudi Arabia is in the public interest.
Campaigners argue that the information should be released because members of the public should know how government decisions to sell arms to the Gulf kingdom at the height of its war in Yemen were made.
Middle East Eye filed a freedom of information request in July seeking correspondence between the department and ministers about arms exports to Saudi Arabia between 1 and 15 October 2016, at a time when the Saudi-led coalition's conduct of the war was under scrutiny over a deadly air strike on a crowded funeral hall in Sanaa.
More than 140 people died and over 500 were injured in the bombing on 8 October 2016, an attack that UN monitors found had violated international humanitarian law.
The department's Information Rights Unit has confirmed that it holds material that fits MEE's request, but said this week that it needed 30 days to decide whether releasing the information was in the public's interest.
This is the second time the unit has extended its deadline and comes as OpenDemocracy revealed that DIT was "the second most prolific" government department to use the "public interest loophole" in 2021.
Sam Perlo-Freeman, research coordinator with the UK-based Campaign Against Arms Trade which has challenged UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia in the high court, said the department appears to be using "classic delaying tactics".
"The UK continued to approve arms export licences to Saudi Arabia in the wake of some of the most horrific Saudi coalition attacks on Yemeni civilians," Perlo-Freeman said.
"It is important for the public to know - what concerns, if any, were raised by civil servants about these licences? How did ministers, including [then-Foreign Secretary] Boris Johnson, respond to these concerns? Did these atrocities make any difference to their thinking?"
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-saudi-arabia-arms-sales-government-accused-delay-tactics
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UK fund to Saudi Arabia drops women's rights from description
Rights advocates say without more details about what the Gulf Strategy Fund backs, they fear UK complicit in human rights abuses in kingdom
Women's rights were removed from a description of what a UK government fund supports in Saudi Arabia, a week after the kingdom sentenced a Leeds University PhD candidate and mother to 34 years in prison over her tweets.
Campaigners said the lack of clarity over what the Gulf Strategy Fund (GSF) does support in Saudi Arabia, at a time when the human rights situation there is deteriorating, raises questions about whether the UK is bolstering institutions that carry out abuses.
The GSF, which has so far given £70m ($80m) to six Gulf states, has been criticised by MPs and rights groups for leaving the public largely in the dark about how it is run and taxpayer money is spent.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-uk-fund-womens-rights
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
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Wie ein deutscher Rüstungskonzern das Embargo gegen Saudi-Arabien austricksen konnte
Die Hensoldt AG aus Bayern bahnte trotz Sanktionen reihenweise Geschäfte mit dem Königreich an, auch für den Geheimdienst. Pikant: Dem Bund gehört ein Viertel des Unternehmens. [nur im Abo; siehe auch folgenden Artikel]
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German company supplies Saudi Arabia with advanced weapons despite arms embargo
An investigation published by a German magazine revealed that Saudi Arabia was able to acquire new weapons through a German company.
According to Der Spiegel magazine’s investigation, it concerned about radar systems installed in the border area with Yemen, as well as various weapons and military vehicles.
The documents revealed that the German federal government owns about a quarter of the company that exported the weapons, noting that it began through contacts between the Saudi government and the German company “ Hensoldt”, where a number of deals were monitored between it and Riyadh, some of which were done secretly.
The documents, obtained by the magazine, indicated that the company has equipped the Saudi special forces with modern vehicles, as well as surveillance technology and radars for minesweepers and border guards.
The German company offered the Saudi intelligence service a system to counter drones.
The magazine wondered how a German company could be so active in its trade with Riyadh, despite the of ban on the export of weapons to the country since 2018 due to the use of German weapons by Saudi Arabia in the aggression on Yemen.
https://en.ypagency.net/272107/
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Friedenspreis für Menschenrechtsanwalt und jemenitische Gruppe
Der Aachener Friedenspreis geht nach Tübingen und in den Jemen.
Ein deutscher Menschenrechtsanwalt und eine jemenitische Nichtregierungsorganisation sind mit dem Aachener Friedenspreis ausgezeichnet worden. Den Preis erhielten bei einer Zeremonie der Tübinger Rechtsanwalt Holger Rothbauer und die Organisation Mwatana. Bereits im Juni hatten die Organisatoren die diesjährigen Preisträger bekannt gegeben.
"Eine Organisation in Jemen, die in einem laufenden Krieg, in dem Menschenrechtsverletzungen ohne Ende begangen werden, Beweise für ebensolche sammelt, das ist mutig", sagte der Fachanwalt für Menschenrechte, Wolfgang Kaleck, in seiner per Video übertragenen Laudatio über Mwatana.
Die jemenitische Nichtregierungsorganisation Mwatana setzt sich seit 2007 gegen Menschenrechtsverletzungen im Jemen ein und leistet juristische Hilfe für Opfer von Menschenrechtsverletzungen und willkürlichen Verhaftungen. Für Mwatana arbeiten etwa hundert Engagierte unter oft schwierigen bis lebensbedrohlichen Umständen. Mit der Auszeichnung der Organisation soll laut Preisverleihern auch den Opfern in "diesem beinahe vergessenen Konflikt" Gehör verschafft werden.
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
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Enemies seeking economic war in Yemen: Iran parliament speaker
Iranian Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Saturday that the enemies are seeking to drive the war in Yemen into an economic war.
He made the remarks during a meeting in Tehran with Mohammed Abdul-Salam, the spokesman for Yemen's Ansarullah Movement.
https://en.irna.ir/news/84883578/Enemies-seeking-economic-war-in-Yemen-Iran-parliament-speaker
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Eritrea releases 198 Yemeni fishermen
198 Yemeni fishermen who were detained by the Eritrean authorities, arrived at the seaport of Mocha back from Eritrea Yesterday evening, the [Aden] state news agency Saba reported on Thursday.
The [Aden gov.] Ministry of Interior said in a statement that the release process took place after efforts made by the competent authorities in Yemen with the Eritrean side.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35597
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Today EU Heads of Mission met @PresidentRashad
al-Alimi in Riyadh. We reiterated our support to the work of the President and stressed the importance of PLC unity. We discussed developments in service delivery. We underlined the need to expand the truce and use its mechanisms.
https://twitter.com/pd_hof/status/1566813960338391040
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Jagd auf Erdgas: Wird Frankreich Soldaten im Jemen-Krieg einsetzen?
Frankreich will Medienberichten zufolge Soldaten in den Jemen-Krieg schicken, um ein LNG-Terminal zu sichern. Kommen jetzt Gaskriege statt Erneuerbare?
Meine Warnungen, dass die Diversifizierungsstrategie Deutschlands und der EU nur in neue geopolitische Spannungen führen, scheinen sich schneller zu bewahrheiten, als vorherzusehen war.
Wie The New Arab berichtet, will Frankreich Soldat:innen in den Krieg nach Jemen senden, um neue Erdgasexporte im LNG-Terminal Balhaf in der umkämpften Provinz Shabwa vorzubereiten und militärisch zu sichern.
Wenn aber nun tatsächlich französische Soldat:innen im Jemen-Krieg den Erdgasexport aus dem Jemen militärisch sichern, hat das eine ganz neue Dimension: Europa greift wegen seines Erdgashungers in den Jemen-Krieg ein. Was das im Hinblick auf erneute Anschläge des islamistischen Terrors auch für die EU bedeuten könnte, lässt sich allenfalls erahnen.
Erstaunlich ist, dass bisher kein europäisches Medium über diese mögliche Absicht Frankreichs zur militärischen Sicherung neuer Erdgaslieferungen aus dem Jemen berichtet hat.
Dabei wird immer klarer: Es gibt keine Strategie, die die notwendige vollständige Ablösung russischer Energielieferungen mit fossilen und atomaren Energielieferungen aus anderen Lieferländern schaffen kann – schon gar nicht ohne neue geopolitische Verwerfungen und Kriege, erst recht nicht kurzfristig für diesen Winter und auch nicht mittel- oder langfristig.
(A K P)
Zionist Entity Announces Its Fears Again from Yemen, Ansarullah
Israeli Channel 24 said that the Zionist entity expects to launch missiles from Yemen in case it started a war with the Lebanese Hezbollah, indicating the possibility of Ansarullah’s fighters to confront it militarily.
The channel quoted security sources as saying, “The real danger that Israel faces lies in Yemen, noting that the targeting of Tel Aviv by Ansarullah has become a reality.”
According to a “Zionist” security official, the Zionist entity does not rule out the possibility of a military confrontation with the Lebanese Hezbollah during the coming period for the demarcation of the maritime border between Lebanon and Tel Aviv.
The Israeli statements about the possibility of attacking them from Yemen represent an early and explicit declaration of war this time. It is an affirmation that the Zionist entity is seeking to tighten its control over the water ports in the Red Sea, which is one of the most important commercial crossings in the world.
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Amir-Abdollahian: Sicherheit des Jemen wirkt sich direkt auf Stabilität der Region und des Persischen Golfs aus
Außenminister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian sagte am Sonntag in Teheran bei einem Treffen mit Hans Grundberg, dem Sonderbeauftragten des UN-Generalsekretärs für den Jemen, dass die Sicherheit des Jemen einen direkten Einfluss auf die Stabilität der Region und des Persischen Golfs habe.
Bei diesem Treffen erklärte Amir-Abdollahian, dass der letzte Entscheidungsträger über das Schicksal des Jemen das Volk dieses Landes sei und betonte: "Die Islamische Republik Iran will Frieden, Stabilität und Sicherheit für das große jemenitische Volk."
und auch https://de.irna.ir/news/84878340/Die-Verwirklichung-eines-dauerhaften-Waffenstillstands-h%C3%A4ngt
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Iran ready for full support of UN-backed truce in Yemen
Head of Iran's Foreign Policy Strategic Council, Kamal Kharrazi held a meeting with the visiting Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Sunday.
In the meeting, Kharrazi said that "Iran is ready to fully support the UN mission to preserve the ceasefire in Yemen. The final result of these efforts should be the start of Yemeni-Yemeni negotiations without foreign intervention, the establishment of a political system based on people's votes, and the reconstruction of Yemen."
The Iranian diplomat added that "An important factor that makes the UN mission successful in maintaining the ceasefire in Yemen is proving the neutrality of that organization and putting pressure on America and Europe to refrain from selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE,
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/191040/Iran-ready-for-full-support-of-UN-backed-truce-in-Yemen
cp12b Sudan
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Sudan facing a medicine crisis
Sudan is suffering from a lack of life-saving medicines, with the shelves of many pharmacies running empty due to a near-complete halt in supply.
This shortage coincides with a sharp increase in Sudan of the price of medication - most notably among medicines used to treat the kidneys, diabetes and for chemotherapy - according to a report published by the Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper in London.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-detains-yemen-army-commander-arabic-press-review
(A P)
Sudan: El Burhan Demands UK Apologies to Sudan for Colonial Crimes
The chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Commander of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, has asked the United Kingdom in a speech on Tuesday to provide an official apology for crimes committed during the British colonial era. He also denied rumours saying that the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will take up arms against each other.
https://allafrica.com/stories/202209080096.html
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Sudan says tribal clashes in southeast displace thousands
Tribal clashes that erupted this month in Sudan’s southeastern Blue Nile province have displaced thousands so far, the state-run news agency reported on Thursday.
According to the SUNA news agency, a total of 21,189 people fled to the north, seeking safety in the neighboring province of Sennar. Among those displaced were 295 pregnant women, the report said.
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UN: Tribal clashes in Sudan kill 380 in Jan.-Aug. period
Around 380 people were killed in tribal clashes in Sudan between January and August, most of them in the conflict-wracked Darfur region, the U.N. said Tuesday.
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, said more than 430 people were injured during the same period, which has seen 224 violent incidents in 12 of the country’s 18 provinces.
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-sudan-united-nations-094890a36d59bb9c51223e529a5bbfa6
(A P)
Sudan: Death toll from tribal clashes in Blue Nile state rises to 18
https://en.ypagency.net/271331/
(A H)
Sudan official: Death toll from seasonal floods reaches 112
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
Siehe / Look at cp11
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War Atrocities in Yemen Linked to US Weapons
Columbia Law School researchers have unveiled a disturbing connection between American arms and civilian deaths.
But a joint investigation by the Security Force Monitor — a project of Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Institute — and the Washington Post recently concluded that a “substantial portion” of airstrikes that have killed civilians in Yemen have been carried out by jets developed, sold, and maintained by US companies and flown by US-trained pilots. The researchers, led by Columbia’s Tony Wilson, made the discovery by analyzing thousands of publicly available news stories, photographs, and videos about the Yemen war along with US military contracts. This enabled them to show that particular Saudi, Emirati, Kuwaiti, and Bahraini fighter squadrons that have flown sorties over the country are heavily reliant on US equipment and training. (The Security Force Monitor was founded in 2016 to conduct research that increases the accountability of police, military, and security forces around the world.)
Wilson and Priyanka Motaparthy ’09LAW, a Columbia Law School associate research scholar who contributed to the research, published an essay about the investigation in the online publication Just Security on June 4, the same day the Post ran its story. They expressed hope that their revelations will put pressure on the US government to more thoroughly scrutinize its support for foreign militaries.
“It is high time for the United States to finally spend the time and resources to review whether coalition squadrons that benefitted from U.S. military contracts conducted attacks in Yemen that may constitute war crimes — and to disclose their findings to Congress and the public,” they write. “A continued failure to do so would ensure that the United States remains complicit in ongoing — and perhaps future — serious human rights abuses in a war that has claimed countless lives, with no accountability.”
https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/war-atrocities-yemen-linked-us-weapons
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List Of Arms Supplied To Yemen’s Houthi Rebels By Iran Since 2015
Most of the ships containing Iranian-supplied arms and equipment intended for the Houthis list Somalia as their ultimate destination. When arriving in the Arabian or Red Sea, the arms and equipment are transferred to smaller vessels that take care of the delivery to Yemen's coast. Deliveries to Somalia and then onward to Yemen and overland deliveries through Oman make up the rest of the arms transfers. Iranian experts are also believed to have played a pivotal role in the conversion and reactivation of a number of weapons systems inside Yemen, and setting up production lines for the production of components used in Iranian-delivered armament such as drones.
This list only includes Iranian-supplied arms and equipment supplied to Houthi militants in Yemen or interdicted on the way to Yemen after the 2015 Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen. This list does not include ammunition, weapons sights or items such as cables or specific components of missiles or drones. The part within apostrophes refers to the designation given by Houthis to foreign-delivered equipment.
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2019/09/list-of-iranian-arms-and-equipment.html
and
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The Iranian Arms Dashboard has been updated. It now includes a new appearance of an Iranian RU90G/RU120G thermal optic in Sanaa, #Yemen. This optic has appeared in two governorates (Hajja & Sanaa) in 2022.
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/joshua.koontz5272/viz/IranianArmsDashboard/IranianArmsMap
(B K P)
Will Saudi Arabia buy Bayraktar drones?
Türkiye's unprecedented drone success propelled by Baykar Tech is only set to increase after the effective use and popularity of the Bayraktar TB2 during the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War. [1] One of the countries that has recently shown an interest in Baykar's products is Saudi Arabia, which already operates a sizeable fleet of Chinese and Turkish unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs). [2] Although this fleet is sometimes reported to consist of hundreds of locally-manufactured Chinese UCAVs, the actual composition and size of Saudi Arabia's drone fleet is largely unknown. What is known is that the country's UCAVs have been deployed intensively against Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen since 2018. [3]
Unable to procure armed drones from the United States, Saudi Arabia has mostly relied on China for the purchase of UCAVs. This has manifested in the acquisition of significant numbers of Wing Loong I, Wing Loong II and CH-4Bs from the mid-to-late 2010s onwards. These supplemented several types of South African, Italian and German-made reconnaissance UAVs already in action over Yemen since start of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in the country
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/09/will-saudi-arabia-buy-bayraktar-drones.html
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
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Fiölm: Al-Hajay waterfalls in Tarim, #Hadhramaut governorate, eastern #Yemen. Footage taken by Abdullah Ashowr.
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1568807511121186818
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Activists accuse Yemeni ambassador of being involved in selling 60 gold masterpieces
Yemeni activists on Thursday accused a Yemeni ambassador of being involved in a large-scale operation of selling Yemen’s antiquities abroad.
This comes on the heels of the sale of about 60 gold masterpieces at auctions without inaction.
A Yemeni activist and researcher specialised in tracing looted and stolen Yemeni antiquities, Abdullah Mohsen, spotted the sale of only 60 smuggled gold artifacts at the British Timeline Auction.
The auctions were held last Tuesday in London, he added.
He also pointed out that auctions are continuing at the famous Mayfair Hotel and that the lowest Yemeni masterpiece has been sold for $ 1190.
Activists have appealed to Yemeni Ambassador of the coalition-backed government Yassin Saeed Noman in the UK, to intervene and stop selling Yemen’s antiquities cheaply, but he did nothing about it, which reflects his involvement in the operation.
https://en.ypagency.net/271877/
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Wikipedia: Welterbe im Jemen
Zum Welterbe im Jemen gehören (Stand 2017) vier UNESCO-Welterbestätten, darunter drei Stätten des Weltkulturerbes und eine Stätte des Weltnaturerbes. Jemen hat die Welterbekonvention 1980 ratifiziert, die erste Welterbestätte wurde 1982 in die Welterbeliste aufgenommen. Die bislang letzte Welterbestätte im Jemen wurde 2008 eingetragen, alle drei Kulturerbestätten stehen auf der Roten Liste des gefährdeten Welterbes.[1]
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welterbe_im_Jemen
and English version:
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Wikipedia: List of World Heritage Sites in Yemen
As of 2022, Yemen has four sites on the list. The first site, the Old Walled City of Shibam, was listed in 1982. The most recent site listed was the Socotra Archipelago, in 2008, and is the only natural site in Yemen, the other three are cultural.[3] All three cultural sites are listed as endangered. The Historic Town of Zabid was listed in 2000 because of the deteriorating state of the historic buildings.[4] Shibam and the Old City of Sana'a were listed in 2015 due to the threats posed by the Yemeni Civil War.[5] Yemen has ten sites on its tentative list. The country served as a member of the World Heritage Committee in the years 1985–1991.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Yemen
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Film: The @UNESCO @EU_Partnerships #CashforWork Project in #Yemen was concluded yesterday. Meet the people who made an impact for more than 5,000 young Yemenis and stay tuned to learn about its impact and achievements!
https://twitter.com/UNESCO_GCCYemen/status/1565336526816702465
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Audio: Playback: Why War Zones Need Science Too
It’s a jewel of biodiversity, the so-called Galápagos of the Indian Ocean, and might also hold traces of the earliest humans to leave Africa. No wonder scientists want to explore Socotra. But it’s also part of Yemen, a country enduring a horrific civil war. Meet the Nat Geo explorer with a track record of navigating the world’s most hostile hot spots who’s determined to probe the island—and empower its local scientists before it’s too late.
Want more?
See Socotra’s wonders—including the dragon’s blood tree—through the eyes of National Geographic explorers. And check out human footprints preserved for more than 100,000 years, which could be the oldest signs of humans in Arabia.
Ancient caravan kingdoms are threatened in Yemen’s civil war. Their storied legacy—including temples built by the queen of Sheba—is entwined with the fate of modern Yemenis. Read more here.
Also explore:
Learn more about Yemen’s civil war. One Yemeni photographer explains why she looks for points of light in the darkness. And for subscribers, go inside the country’s health crisis and the life of violence and disease the war has brought to many civilians.
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
Siehe / Look at cp1
(* B E H)
Yemen Socio-Economic Update, Issue 71 - April 2022
In This Edition
Yemen’s Electricity Sector and its Economic and Social Importance
Situation Analysis of the Electricity Sector in Yemen Damages, Losses and SocioEconomic Impact of Poor Electricity Supply in Yemen
National and Int’l. Efforts to Mitigate the Electricity Crisis in Yemen
Priority Solutions to Repair the Damaged Electricity Service in Yemen and Areas for Improvement
From Intreduction
Access to electricity is critical to reducing poverty, as energy allows investments, innovations and new industries, which are engines to create jobs and achieve comprehensive growth for all as well as shared prosperity for entire economies. In other words, electricity is the main driving force for any economy, in terms of providing the necessary requirements for the full operationalization of economic, industrial, commercial, agriculture and service activities.
Nonetheless, electricity shortage in Yemen remains one of the most critical challenges to infrastructural stability, given its impacts and implications on the well - being and dynamism of any society. It also has negative impacts on the productive, industrial and farming sectors, and thereby the overall social and economic growth and development in Yemen. It poses a stumbling block to economic growth and undermines efforts designed to alleviate poverty in particular. It, too, prevents children, women and young people from utilizing key services like health, education, while it limits access to improve livelihoods.
Bearing that in mind, the importance of electricity in Yemen is paramount to achieving general objectives and goals represented by peace – building, social cohesion, reconstruction and operationalization of economic and productive sectors.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-socio-economic-update-issue-71-april-2022-enar
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Cash Consortium of Yemen - Flash Update 52: YER Exchange Rate Volatility August Week 2 & Week 3
(B E)
Cash Consortium of Yemen - Flash Update 51: YER Exchange Rate Volatility July Week 4 & August Week 1
(B E)
Cash Consortium of Yemen (CCY) - Remittances Tracker (August 2022)
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/cash-consortium-yemen-ccy-remittances-tracker-august-2022
(B E)
Cash Consortium of Yemen (CCY) - Price Monitoring Tool: August 2022
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/cash-consortium-yemen-ccy-price-monitoring-tool-august-2022
(A E)
Today because of the oil crisis, the price of 20 liters of gasoline = US $ 36 [Sanaa], which will increase food prices, so will exacerbate the suffering of Yemenis who face famine 8 years ago due to war & siege. In short, people drag the faster pace for death
https://twitter.com/ghalebalsudmy/status/1567622537319694337
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$9.5 Billion Yemeni Oil Looted by US-Saudi Agression
[Sanaa gov.] Ministry of Oil and Minerals revealed that the value of Yemeni oil looted during four and a half years amounted to nine billion and 500 million dollars, while the Minister of Oil promised to take the appropriate and necessary measures to preserve the rights of the Yemeni people.
The ministry indicated in a statement that the looted crude oil during the period from 2018 to July 2022 is estimated at 130 million barrels.
The ministry indicated that the total value of looted oil revenues from 2018 until this July amounted to nine billion and 500 million dollars.
It pointed out that the production of crude oil during 2018 amounted to 18 million barrels, with an estimated of one billion and 300 million dollars. During 2019, more than 29 million and 600 barrels of crude oil were produced, with about two billion and 300 million dollars.
https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/28147/%249.5-Billion-Yemeni-Oil-Looted-by-US-Saudi-Agression
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Over $7 Billion Agricultural Sector Losses Due to Direct Targeting of US-Saudi Aggression
[Sanaa gov.] Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation announced that the losses of the agricultural sector as a result of the direct targeting of the US-Saudi aggression amounted to about seven and a half billion dollars.
The Minister of Agriculture Abdulmalik Al-Thawr explained that the aggression and siege caused the destruction of agricultural sectors and direct destruction of infrastructure, which caused a decline in agricultural production.
and (???) recording $111 billion losses: https://en.ypagency.net/271339/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/04/yemeni-agriculture-suffered-over-111-billion-in-losses-due-to-saudi-invasion/
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
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Audio: The Threat: Al Qaeda in Yemen
Arab Digest editor William Law's guest this week is the Yemen and Jihadist expert Dr Elisabeth Kendall. She assesses the enduring threat of AQAP - Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula - and the extent to which the movement can exploit both the war and the current truce in an attempt to reassert its terror bona fides
https://soundcloud.com/arabdigest/the-threat-al-qaeda-in-yemen = https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-threat-al-qaeda-in-yemen/id1502904460?i=1000578902133
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Amid Yemen’s Truce, al Qaeda Threatens to Return
Yet in the background, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has been rebuilding. An attack in southern Yemen killed 21 Yemeni soldiers on September 6, AQAP’s deadliest since August 2019. Reduced counterterrorism pressure on AQAP in recent years threatens hard-won gains in Yemen.
The US counterterrorism strategy in Yemen—the so-called “Yemen model”—relies on local partners to combat AQAP on the ground and US airstrikes to target key operatives.
Yet, as in 2015, shifts in US partners’ priorities is lifting pressure from AQAP.
The Yemeni forces that the UAE had trained and supported, drawn in part from secessionist elements and now part of Yemeni’s coalition government, shifted their attention to pursue their own local priorities.
Today, AQAP is reconstituting its capabilities and strengthening on the ground. The group could once field tactical teams, using explosive-rigged vehicles to ram through security measures at Yemeni military headquarters and then attacking with direct and indirect fire. Over the last two years, AQAP has harassed counterterrorism forces and Houthi units with small arms fire and unsophisticated improvised explosive devices. The September 6 attack represents a step-change in AQAP’s tactical capabilities, and a sign of better recruiting, training, and planning.
Even weakened, AQAP remains a threat to US national security. The group is larger than it was in 2009 and 2010 when it attacked the US.
Current trends in southern Yemen will favor AQAP. Factional infighting within the Yemeni government diverts attention from AQAP. The UAE’s shift away from Yemen has reduced its ability and willingness to prevent the forces it had trained from focusing on the ongoing power struggle in southern Yemen rather than counterterrorism. Herein lies the challenge for the US: ensuring that its partners keep the pressure on AQAP when both they and the US seek to put counterterrorism on the back burner. Now is the time to work with the various Yemeni factions to better unify the nascent coalition government and thereby keep AQAP down and out.
https://www.aei.org/foreign-and-defense-policy/amid-yemens-truce-al-qaeda-threatens-to-return/ = https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/amid-yemens-truce-al-qaeda-threatens-to-return
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[Aden gov.] Yemeni PM orders highest security alert to chase terrorists un Abyan
The Yemeni prime minister late on Tuesday instructed security forces to enhance alert and pursue terrorists, hours after an attack targeted a checkpoint in Ahwar, a district in the southern governorate of Abyan.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30862.html
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Al-Qaeda militants deployed in several districts of Abyan
Al-Qaeda militants were deployed in several directorates of Abyan province, southern Yemen, on Thursday, Yemen News Portal reported, citing media sources affiliated with the Saudi-led coalition.
According to the sources, the terrorist organization has pushed large reinforcements in the past hours to Abyan coming from its camps in the Hadramout province.
Al-Qaeda’s military deployment comes less than 48 hours after the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) accused the organization of carrying out an armed attack on its factions in Ahwar district, which resulted left 36 dead and wounded.
https://en.ypagency.net/271931/
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Mindestens 27 Tote bei mutmaßlichem al-Qaida-Angriff im Jemen
Bei einem Angriff mutmaßlicher al-Qaida-Kämpfer sind im Bürgerkriegsland Jemen mindestens 27 Menschen getötet worden. Die Angreifer des Terrornetzwerks attackierten am Dienstag einen Stützpunkt des sogenannten Südlichen Übergangsrats (STC) in der Provinz Abyan im Süden des Landes, wie die Deutsche Presse-Agentur aus Sicherheitskreisen erfuhr. Dabei seien 21 mit dem STC verbündete Streitkräfte gestorben, darunter auch ein hochrangiger Kommandant.
Mehrere Menschen seien zudem verletzt worden. Bei anschließenden Zusammenstößen zwischen beiden Seiten wurden den Angaben nach sechs der mutmaßlichen al-Qaida-Kämpfer getötet.
https://www.diepresse.com/6186226/mindestens-27-tote-bei-mutmasslichem-al-qaida-angriff-im-jemen
und auch https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/jemen-viele-tote-bei-al-qaida-angriff-1.5652290
Photos: http://en.adenpress.news/news/35590
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Yemeni officials: Militants attack security post, 27 killed
Suspected al-Qaida militants on Tuesday attacked a security post in southern Yemen, sparking clashes that killed at least 21 troops and six militants, military officials said.
The early morning attack in Ahwar, in the province of Abyan, targeted a post manned by troops from the Security Belt, a security force loyal to the secessionist Southern Transitional Council.
The separatist council is backed by the United Arab Emirates and controls much of Yemen’s south. It is at odds with the internationally recognized government.
The officials said at least 21 troops were killed in the attack and the clashes that ensures for hours. Four more troops were also wounded, they said.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media.
Among the dead troops was Yasser Nasser Shaea, a senior commander in the force fighting terror groups in Yemen, the Security Belt said in a statement.
It said six militants were killed and others were detained. It posted images showing bodies it said were the dead militants.
No group claimed responsibility for the ambush. But it bore the hallmarks of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP.
and also https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/al-qaeda-attack-kills-20-yemeni-forces-abyan-says-southern-military-2022-09-06/ = https://www.fxempire.com/news/article/al-qaeda-attack-kills-20-yemeni-forces-in-abyan-says-southern-military-1117986
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220906-27-dead-as-al-qaeda-launches-attack-on-yemen-separatists = https://www.rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20220906-27-dead-as-al-qaeda-launches-attack-on-yemen-separatists
Photos: http://en.adenpress.news/news/35590
and
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Deadly al-Qaeda attack targets Yemen’s southern separatists
Al-Qaeda fighters have killed at least 20 fighters aligned with Yemen’s southern separatists in an attack in the Abyan province, a southern military spokesman has said, adding that all attackers were killed.
The armed group fighters used rocket-propelled grenades, light and medium weapons and military vehicles in the ambush on a security checkpoint in Ahwar district, Mohammed al-Naqib, the spokesman for Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces, told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday.
Yemen’s main southern separatist group STC, which is backed by the United Arab Emirates, last month expanded its presence throughout the southern Abyan province in what it described as a move to combat “terrorist organisations”, singling out al-Qaeda.
In a series of tweets, the STC-dominated Security Belt said six al-Qaeda fighters were killed after the group launched a “terrorist attack” on its forces in the Ahwar district in Abyan early on Tuesday.
and
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Interior Ministry mourns members of the security belt in Abyan
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35589
and other reactions of Aden gov.: http://en.26sepnews.net/2022/09/07/defense-minister-abyan-treacherous-attack-will-not-deter-army-from-combating-terror-organizations/
http://en.26sepnews.net/2022/09/07/chief-of-staff-what-happened-in-abyan-is-cowardly-terrorist-act/
and
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Integration of military units will defeat terrorists, says [Aden gov.] army spokesman
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58610
and
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Islah: Abyan attack part of some parties' efforts to further destabilize situation
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58611
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This is quite interesting. If sources are to be believed, this is the first page of a script for a film produced by the Islamic State's al-Bayda province in Yemen (document in Arabic)
https://twitter.com/ToreRHamming/status/1565631299829829632
Fascinating to see how meticulously #IslamicState #Yemen mapped out film-scripts. This page covers only 2.40 mins of a 50-minute plan. Looks genuine to me (i.e. not transcribed post-production) as: -Film was cut to 36 mins -Last row was cut It's from a film released in April 2017
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1565658315178246146
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Al-Kaida im Jemen veröffentlicht Video von entführtem UN-Mitarbeiter
Der jemenitische Ableger des Terrornetzwerks Al-Kaida (Aqap) hat am Samstag eine Videobotschaft eines vor mehr als 6 Monaten entführten UN-Mitarbeiters veröffentlicht. Wie das auf die Überwachung extremistischer Gruppen im Internet spezialisierte Unternehmen Site mitteilte, bittet der Mann aus Bangladesch darin „die UNO, die internationale Gemeinschaft und die Hilfsorganisationen“, die „Forderungen meiner Entführer zu erfüllen“. Die konkreten Forderungen nennt er nicht.
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Al-Qaeda in Yemen Releases Video of Kidnapped UN Worker: Monitor
Al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch released a video on Saturday showing a United Nations worker who was abducted in the war-torn country more than six months ago, the SITE Intelligence Group reported.
Five UN staff members were kidnapped in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan in February while returning to the port city of Aden “after having completed a field mission," UN spokesperson Eri Kaneko told AFP at the time.
In Saturday’s video message, apparently recorded on August 9, Akam Sofyol Anam, identified by SITE as Bangladeshi, urges “the UN, the international community, the humanitarian organisations, to please come forward… and meet the demands of my captors", without outlining the demands.
He said he was facing “serious health trouble", including heart problems, and needed “immediate medical support and hospitalisation", according to SITE, which monitors extremist activity.
https://www.news18.com/news/world/al-qaeda-in-yemen-releases-video-of-kidnapped-un-worker-monitor-5886427.html = https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220904-al-qaeda-in-yemen-release-video-of-bangladeshi-un-worker/
Film: https://twitter.com/SaleemMehsud/status/1566111704379199488
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Today, a pro-#AQAP account posted eulogies for two slain AQAP militants. The 1st militant was killed in unspecified clashes w/ the Houthis in Qayfa, Al-Bayda in 2020. The account didn't specify when/where/how the 2nd militant died
https://twitter.com/JoshuaKoontz__/status/1567220377142657027
#Poetry never dies... nor does the #alQaeda attempt to link #Yemen's #jihad to #Palestine: The #poem in this #AQAP martyr eulogy was inspired by the Second Intifadah; the verses are from the epic poem that Osama bin Laden recited at his son Muhammad's wedding in 2001
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1567235470274269187
cp15 Propaganda
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Timeline of Yemen’s seven-year conflict
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2058946/middle-east
My remark: The Emirati view.
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A revived nuclear deal doesn’t stop Iran’s backing of Houthis in Yemen. More must be done.
History demonstrates again and again that dealing with the Islamic Republic is a complicated matter. As the world’s attention is drawn to the indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran in regard to reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, it appears that many concessions are being made to the detriment of global security, especially in the Middle East.
The international community seems indifferent to the risks of Iranian hostile behavior and intrusion through its support of Yemen’s Houthi rebels and efforts to clone another Lebanese Hezbollah in Yemen. The Iranian regime’s interest in Yemen goes beyond the country’s internal conflict. It also seeks to impose its influence on the south of the Arabian Peninsula and to tighten its control over the 2,500 km long coastal strip along the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, and Indian Ocean.
My remark: By the Aden gov. minister of “information”.
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Arabs warn Biden: Do not sign the Iran deal, it will start a major war
The talk about an imminent revival of the nuclear deal between Iran and the Biden administration and other Western countries has raised serious concerns among many Arabs.
They state that they are especially worried about the billions of dollars that Iran’s mullahs will receive once the deal is done.
The Arabs say they have no doubt that the money would be used by the mullahs to promote more terrorism and violence and expand Tehran’s terrorist proxies in the Middle East, including Hezbollah, the Houthis, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and various militias in Iraq.
https://worldisraelnews.com/arabs-to-biden-do-not-sign-the-iran-deal-it-will-start-a-war/
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Shatara: Southerners' will is placed above individual interests
All the Southerners sensed their responsibility and they placed the interest of the South above their personal and sectarian interests at this crucial time for the future of their homeland, member of the Presidency of Southern Transitional Council, Vice-President of the National Assembly for Control and Inspection, Lufti Shatara affirmed toady in a statement posted on his official Twitter account.
Shatara described the process of national reconciliation and political tolerance in the South as a rolling snowball that is getting bigger and bigger in a fast way.
He explained that the major political milestones of the coming period made everyone feels the responsibility upon them and that is why they put the Southerners' will above the individual interests.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35563
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More Saudi coalition „We are benefactors“ propaganda
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2382876
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2382854
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2382849
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2382752
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2382741
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2382561
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2381647
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2381642
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2381438
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2381414
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2381030
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2380864
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2380852
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
Der Waffenstillstand hält überwiegend; beide Seiten werfen sich Verstöße vor.
The truce mostly holds; both sides accuse each other of violations.
Siehe / Look at cp1, cp18
(A K pH)
245 Recorded Violations of UN-sponsored Truce by US-Saudi Aggression
(A K)
SAUDI-BACKED FORCES IN YEMEN SAY THEY FOILED FIVE INFILTRATIONS BY HOUTHIS
On September 10, the Saudi-backed wing of the Yemeni military said that its units had foiled more than five infiltrations by the Houthis (Ansar Allah) on several fronts in Yemen.
In a statement, the military said that the infiltration attempts were apart of 245 violations of the ceasefire in Yemen the Houthis carried out between September 7 and 9.
https://southfront.org/saudi-backed-forces-in-yemen-say-they-foiled-five-infiltrations-by-houthis/
(A K pS)
Houthis shell villages in the north of Al-Dhale'a province with artillery fire/Multiple websites
The army repels a Houthi infiltration attempt into the besieged city of Taiz/Anaween Post
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58661
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Houthi militia intensify war in Taiz and Marib
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58644
(A K pS)
Films: Houthis flew a helicopter today over Ibb city, central #Yemen, according to this circulating video.
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1568174298627559426
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Woman killed, Child Injured by Saudi Border Guard Fire in Sa’adah
A woman was killed and her child was injured by Saudi border guard fire Saturday, in Munabbih border districts of Sa’adah governorate northern Yemen.
and also https://en.ypagency.net/272097/
(A K pH)
150 Recorded Violations of UN-sponsored Truce by US-Saudi Aggression
and also https://en.ypagency.net/271994/
(A K pH)
Woman Injured by Saudi Border Guards' Fire in Sa’adah
and also https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201956.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 182 violations of armistice in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201904.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/271929/
(* B K)
Yemen: landmines have killed over 400 people since 2019
More than 400 civilians have been killed in Yemen due to landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other unexploded ordnance across several province since 2019, a local monitoring organisation has reported.
"From mid-2019 to early August 2022, we documented 426 civilian deaths, including 101 children and 22 women, in addition to 568 wounded, including 216 children and 48 women, as a result of mines, IEDs and unexploded ordnance left over from war in a number of governorates," tweeted Yemeni Landmine Records.
The figures follow comments made a fortnight ago by an official in the Saudi-based, internationally-recognised Yemeni government about the long-term challenge that landmines pose to Yemen.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220908-yemen-landmines-have-killed-over-400-people-since-2019/
(A K pH)
Aggression forces committed 196 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201790.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/271829/
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 150 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201649.htm
(A K pS)
Commander of 4th Assistance Brigades killed by Houthi sniper
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35588
and also https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/07/separatist-military-commander-killed-in-yemens-lahj/
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30839.html
(A K pS)
[Aden gov.] Yemeni army foils Houthi infiltrations, attacks in Taiz
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30837.html
(A K pS)
The [Aden gov.] army continues to repel non-stopping Houthi attacks in Taiz and Marib, despite the truce/Balqeees TV.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58593
(A K pS)
Two civilians killed in Houthi-laid landmine blast in western Yemen
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58593
(* B K pH)
53 Citizens Killed, Injured by Explosion of US-Saudi Mines, Cluster Bombs Last August
Last August, 16 citizens were killed and 37 others were injured, as a result of the explosion of mines, cluster bombs, and munitions from the remnants of the US-Saudi aggression in eight governorates.
and also https://en.ypagency.net/271373/
My comment: An unknown number of which had been Houthi-laid landmines.
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 150 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201533.htm
(A K pS)
Houthis commit 211 ceasefire violations in 72 hours
The Iran-backed Houthi militias have committed 211 violations of the U.N.-mediated truce in different regions of Yemen in the past 72 hours.
The [Aden gov.] Yemeni army said in a statement that the Houthi violations took place in the governorates of Hodeidah, Taiz, al-Dhale, Hajjah, al-Jawf and Marib.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35586
(A K)
SAUDI-LED COALITION CH-4 COMBAT DRONE CRASHES IN NORTHERN YEMEN
https://southfront.org/saudi-led-coalition-ch-4-combat-drone-crashes-in-northern-yemen/
(A K pS)
KSrelief's Masam Project Dismantles 734 Mines in Yemen During One Week
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Project (Masam) for clearing mines in Yemen, dismantled, during the first week of September 2022, a total of 734 mines planted by the Houthi militia across Yemen, including 10 anti-personnel mines, 306 anti-tank mines, 415 unexploded ordnance and 3 explosive devices.
Since the beginning of the project, as many as 356,758 mines have been dismantled.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2381400
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Ten Houthis killed, injured in Taiz fighting
Ten Houthi fighters have been killed or injured in fighting with army troops in the Yemeni southwestern governorate of Taiz, spokesman for the government armed forces tweeted on Sunday.
The Houthis resumed their repeated breaches against the UN-brokered truce in Taiz fronts in the last 24 hours, attempting an infiltration that was foiled by army troops in al-Dhabab area, west Taiz city, Colonel Abdul Basit al-Bahr added.
The failed infiltration left 4 Houthi fighters killed and 2 others injured, he said.
In Taiz eastern front, the "enemy carried out an attempted infiltration and moves beneath army's sites," the officer added, triggering "violent clashes that left wounds to 4 of the 12 attackers who were forced to retreat."
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30820.html
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 202 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201387.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 199 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201249.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression forces committed 143 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201144.htm
(A K pS)
[Aden gov.] Army deters Houthi attack within 263 violations to the UN Truce
National Army’s forces have deterred Houthi militia’s operational attack and infiltration attempts within 263 violations to the UN Truce committed by the militia during the past 72 hours in warfronts in Hodeida, Taiz, Dhale’, Hajjah, Jawf and Marib.
The Armed Forces’ Information Center made it clear in a report that violations were; 63 in Hais Pivot Southern of Hodeida, 53 in Taiz Pivot, 31 west of Hajjah, 17 north of Hazm Jawf and four violations in Dhale’ Pivot.
http://en.26sepnews.net/2022/09/03/army-deters-houthi-attack-within-263-violations-to-the-un-truce/
(A K pH)
2 citizens injured in explosion of bombs left over by coalition in Saada
https://en.ypagency.net/271284/
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 170 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201045.htm
(A K pS)
The army thwarts a Houthi attack in the east of the central Yemen city of Taiz. Meanwhile a Houthi sniper shot injured a civilian in the besieged city's north./Alsahwa
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58522
(A K pS)
Young girl loses her legs in Houthi landmine blast in Taiz city
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58524
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I Was Looking for my Son’s Body and Saw Bodies Arranged Like Logs and Filled with Worms. Mother of Ghamadan Al-Saba’ei. Abductees Mothers Association Commemorates Third Anniversary of Bombing Community College Prison in Dhamar.
In Taiz, Abductees’ Mothers Association commemorated the third anniversary of bombing Community College Prison in Dhamar. Titled “Bombing Community College Prison, A Crime Awaiting Justice.”, the association held, this morning, a hearing session for several victims of the crime that took place at the early hours of September 1st, 2019, and resulted in the death of dozens of abductees.
http://ama-ye.org/index.php?no=1924&ln=En
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
Siehe / Look at cp2a
Seit dem Abkommen von Stockholm vom 13. Dezember 2018 gibt es einen Waffenstillstand für Hodeidah. Zwar bleiben größere Offensiven aus, kleinere Gefechte gibt es aber laufend, und beide Seiten werfen sich ständig Verstöße gegen den Waffenstillstand vor.
Since the Stockholm Agreement of December 13, 2018, a ceasefire has been in place for Hodeidah. There are no major offensives, but smaller battles are ongoing and both sides constantly are accusing each other of violating the ceasefire.
(A K pH)
55 Recorded Violations by US-Saudi Aggression in Hodeidah
(A K pH)
Aggression violates Hodeida ceasefire 59 times
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201902.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/271917/
(A K pH)
Aggression violates Hodeida ceasefire 93 times
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201783.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 38 violations in Hodeida within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201651.htm
(A K P)
UNMHA’s freedom of movement in Hodeidah discussed
UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) held a meeting with the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) representing authorities in Sana'a, led by UNMHA Deputy Head of Mission Vivian van de Perre to discuss UNMHA’s freedom of movement in Hodeidah governorate, west Yemen.
The meeting also touched on humanitarian challenges for the population, including demining, and the recent military parade in Hodeidah city.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35593
(A K pS)
Two civilians killed in Houthi-laid landmine blast in western Yemen
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58593
(A K pH)
Aggression violates Hodeida ceasefire 49 times
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201545.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression violates Hodeida truce 81 times in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201383.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression violates Hodeida ceasefire 78 times
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201286.htm
(A K pS)
Al-Amalika forces down Houthi drone in Hodeidah
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35580
and also https://southfront.org/saudi-led-coalition-proxies-shot-down-houthi-armed-drone-over-al-hudaydah/
(A K pH)
Aggression violates Hodeida ceasefire 48 times
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201118.htm
(A K P)
UNMHA statement tries to please coalition: Houthi official
By its statement on Houthi military parade, the UN Mission to Support the Hodeida Agreement (UNMHA) tries to please the Saudi-led coalition, the Houthi deputy premier for defense and security affairs said Thursday.
The UNMHA statement "is just a letter to please the aggressive countries as usual," Jalal al-Rwaishan said in remarks carried by al-Masyra TV.
Earlier on Thursday, the Mission expressed deep concern at the military parade seen by the Yemeni western port city of Hodeida, dismissing the move as a breach of Hodeida Agreement.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30788.html
(A K P)
Houthi parade in sensitive Yemen port city draws UN rebuke
Iran-backed Houthi militants paraded through Hodeida Thursday drawing a stern reminder from the United Nations to abide by a hard-won 2018 agreement to demilitarize the Red Sea port city.
The Houthi’s Al-Masirah television channel aired footage of the parade it said involved air and naval forces as well as hundreds of uniformed troops.
The parade drew a rebuke from the UN mission deployed to oversee the deal the Houthis reached with the government in Sweden four years ago to avert potentially devastating fighting for the city’s lifeline port.
The mission said it was “deeply concerned by the military parade that took place in Hodeida city today, in violation of the Hodeida agreement.”
It called on the Houthi leadership to “fully respect their obligations under the agreement, particularly as it pertains to keeping the city free of military manifestations.”
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Yemen [Sanaa gov. army] Military Parade.... new victorious force
The grand military parade, which was hosted in Al-Hodeida Governorate and other provinces, represented a loud, surprising and unprecedented emergence in its size and quality of the new reality that Sanaa gradually built in the past eight years of steadfastness and preparation.
The military parade displayed new qualitative weapons and specialized military formations to show readiness to fight and win the sea and air battle.
Despite the naval and air embargo, Yemen has reached reliable capabilities in the field of defense and military power, and the construction of various operational drones and missiles is an example of these successes.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3201313.htm
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3lbGVIKZdc
(A K pS)
Houthis mobilize large number of militants in Hodeidah in preparation for expanding their control/Sawt Al-Watan
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-58522
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
(A H)
Desert Locust Bulletin 527 (6 September 2022)
It be also occurred near the Red Sea coastal of Yemen.
https://www.fao.org/ag/locusts/en/info/info/index.html
(B K P)
Film: Yemen 1994 Civil War Background
(5 May 1994) Background information on incidents leading to Yemeni Civil War between the north and the south, following shelling attacks on Thursday (5/5). President Saleh's feud with his southern rival Ali Salem al-Baidh, who is the socialist party's leader and Yemen's vice-president, has led to outbreaks of fighting across Yemen between northern and southern troops.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUstjfOOoEk
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-821-yemen-war-mosaic-821
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-821 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-821:
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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