Dies ist die Fortsetzung von Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 835, Teil 1 / This is the sequel of Yemen War Mosaic 835, part 1:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-835-yemen-war-mosaic-835
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
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
cp12b Sudan
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
cp13b Söldner / Mercenaries
cp13c Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
cp13d Wirtschaft / Economy
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp15 Propaganda
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
Klassifizierung / Classification
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(Kein Stern / No star)
? = Keine Einschatzung / No rating
A = Aktuell / Current news
B = Hintergrund / Background
C = Chronik / Chronicle
D = Details
E = Wirtschaft / Economy
H = Humanitäre Fragen / Humanitarian questions
K = Krieg / War
P = Politik / Politics
pH = Pro-Houthi
pS = Pro-Saudi
T = Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp6 Südjemen und Aden-Regierung / Southern Yemen and Aden government
Siehe / Look at cp1
(A E P)
Film: Economic Collapse in Occupied Territories, Meetings of Council of Saudi-Emirati Tools Useless
(A P)
Al-Bahsani stresses need to dismantle STC’s militia
Member of the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council, Major General Faraj al-Bahsani, on Thursday stressed the need to dismantle the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC ) militia, the most prominent opponent in southern Yemen.
This came during a meeting with the security and military committee tasked with integrating the rival factions affiliated with the Saudi-led coalition in southern and eastern Yemen.
https://en.ypagency.net/282707/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/29/senior-member-of-puppet-government-calls-for-dismantlement-of-southern-transitional-council/
(A T)
Pro-coalition leader killed in drone strike in Marib
He was known for his strong opposition to the Islah Party and the presence of al-Qaeda in the city of Marib.
Al-Qaeda organization has seized a truck carrying a number of drones and specific weapons on the main road in the city of Seiyun, the center of the Wadi and Hadramout desert districts, eastern Yemen.
https://en.ypagency.net/282691/
(A T)
Tens of STC militia killed, injured due to explosions in Abyan
The pro-UAE transitional militia on Wednesday announced a new massacre in Abyan, the second in less than 24 hours.
According to local sources, a number of UAE-backed Southern Transitional militants were killed and injured during two explosions targeted a military convoy in the hole valley of Maodiya district.
https://en.ypagency.net/282560/
(A P)
“Southern Movement” reveals arrangements to detonate situation in Aden
The so-called “Southern Movement” on Wednesday revealed arrangements to spark a civil war in southern Yemen.
This coincides with Saudi threats to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC).
Abdurahman al-Wali, head of what was known as the “Southern Parliament”, said in a post on his official page on social media that “the south is being pushed against its will towards rupture and disintegration, and deepening tribal and regional alignment.”
https://en.ypagency.net/282601/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/28/southern-movement-reveal-plans-to-fight-saudi-led-coalition-in-southern-yemen/
(A)
Sewage overflow floods Al-Mamdara neighborhood in Aden
A residential neighborhood in the city of Aden has been flooded due to overflowing of sewage, a year after coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki announced that the southern provinces would be turned into a piece of Europe.
https://en.ypagency.net/282651/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/28/parts-of-aden-flooded-by-sewage-water-due-to-overflow/
(A P)
UAE -backed militia imposes new levies on heavy transport drivers in Aden
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia imposed new levies and royalties on heavy transport drivers, in exchange for entering the customs of the port of Aden, in southern Yemen.
Video footage has been circulated by activists on social media, one of heavy transport drivers confirmed that the STC militia, which is tasked with guarding the port, has become a profession of thuggery and imposing levies on drivers in exchange for tankers entering customs without any legal justification.
The driver explained that the militia’s insolence in imposing levies did not precede them in taking money by force, and prevented them from entering until they pay an amount of 2000 riyals.
The abuse of drivers at customs and the port is provocative, he said, noting that drivers are forcibly dying because of what they called ” Bullying ” practiced by militia members of the STC at the customs entrance.
https://en.ypagency.net/282661/
(A T)
Pro-coalition official survives abduction attempt in Aden
https://en.ypagency.net/282673/
(A P)
Under the slogan of "Marib Speaks", the 2nd Marib Book Fair has been held in #Marib for a week now. Thousands of people flock to the fair every day, according to the organizers. Visited the fair today and was startled to see visitors of all ages. (photos)
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1608222475631955968
and also https://twitter.com/USEmbassyYemen/status/1608186820449439744
(A T)
3 STC militiamen killed, 4 injured by bomb attacks in Abyan
At least three militia members of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) were killed and four others wounded on Tuesday in a double attack in Abyan province, southern Yemen.
https://en.ypagency.net/282530/
(A P)
Aden witnesses unprecedented uprising of wholesale, retail traders
The port city of Aden, southern Yemen, on Tuesday witnessed an unprecedented uprising of wholesale and retail merchants, following the imposition of illegal measures against them by the pro-UAE militia.
Media in Aden quoted merchants as saying that the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia have imposed huge taxes on them, but did not give them bonds except for small amounts.
https://en.ypagency.net/282515/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/27/large-protest-of-merchants-hits-aden/
(A P)
Mass resignations from pro-coalition government put its head in dilemma
The circle of mass resignations expanded on Tuesday, which puts head of the government loyal to Saudi-led coalition, Moein Abdulmalik, in a dilemma.
The employees of the Land Authority branch in Shabwa province announced their resignations collectively, in protest of the suspension of the authority by director of the Moein’s office.
https://en.ypagency.net/282511/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/27/several-officials-of-saudi-led-puppet-government-resign-in-protest/
(A P)
Al-Huraizi stresses importance of moving to thwart occupation plans Mahra
Head of the sit-in committee in Mahra province, Sheikh Ali Salem Al-Huraizi, on Tuesday rejected any foreign agendas, stressing on work to achieve the goals of the peaceful sit-in committee in the province.
https://en.ypagency.net/282579/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/28/protest-leader-in-mahrah-openly-rejects-any-foreign-interference-in-the-province/
(A P)
Islah's positions in 2022: Supporting the state to defeat the coup and welcoming peace efforts
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-62234
(A P)
Peace unachievable unless Houthis defeated militarily: Yemeni defense minister
https://debriefer.net/en/news-32138.html
My comment: Propaganting endless war.
(* B P)
Through Agreements with Mercenaries, UAE Seeks Enabling Israeli Enemy Occupation of Bab Al-Mandab
During the recent period, the UAE signed a security and military cooperation agreement with the pro-aggression government. It freely plays in the southern regions and its coasts as it pleases and in accordance with its political, economic and military interests, common with American and Israeli interests.
Therefore, the task of the occupying power since the beginning of the aggression against Yemen represents the role of the American and Israeli policemen. All its activities and field actions through its forces and mercenaries, politically and militarily, are within a predetermined scheme whose essence is to enable the Israeli entity in the foreground to impose its hegemony over the south and secure its occupation of the islands, coasts, and the Bab al-Mandab Strait directly, as is the case today.
In this regard, military expert Zine El Abidine Othman says: “The agreements concluded by the Emirates with the leaders of its mercenaries, or the so-called Al-Alimi Council, led by the so-called Minister of Defense, which concluded military and security agreements, are in their nature in the course of the US-Israeli plan. These agreements come only as an attempt to legitimize the Emirati presence, and behind it the US-Israeli presence along the coasts, islands and strategic southern regions.”
(A P)
[Pro-STC separatists] Protesters in Hadramout call PLC to respond to their demands
Mass protests will continue to escalate in Wadi Hadramout until all the people's demands are fulfilled, the Youth of Anger said in a statement on Monday.
The statement called on the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) to quickly respond to the legitimate demands of the inhabitants of all the cities of Wadi Hadramout.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/37046
(A P)
STC militia plunders truck loaded with batteries in Lahj
https://en.ypagency.net/282438/
(A P)
Mahra fishermen organize protest rally against foreign forces violations
https://en.ypagency.net/282418/
and also https://www.ansarollah.com/archives/575235
(A P)
Leader in revolutionary movement escapes assassination attempt in Abyan
https://en.ypagency.net/282413/
(B P)
Abu Dhabi imposes its control of Red Sea on Aden
Keen to gradually take control of strategic positions on the Red Sea, Abu Dhabi is speeding up its agenda in Yemen and is unhesitant about acting alone without consulting Riyadh [paywalled]
(A P)
Activist abducted in Socotra archipelago
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militia on Sunday kidnapped the media activist in the Socotra archipelago, Omar Al-Sabrahi
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/25/activist-abducted-in-socotra-archipelago/
(A T)
Gunmen attack STC’s HQ in Lawdar district, Abyan
A violent explosion rocked the headquarters of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia in Lawdar district of Abyan province, southern Yemen, amid an escalation bombing attacks against the UAE-backed forces in the province.
https://en.ypagency.net/282271/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/25/explosion-hits-southern-transitional-council-headquarters-in-abyan/
(A T)
Military commander affiliated with Islah forces assassinated in Marib
https://en.ypagency.net/282268/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/25/prominent-commander-of-islah-party-troops-killed-in-explosive-attack/
(A P)
Islah mobilizes its militants in south of Taiz
New batches of Islah militants arrived on Sunday at the party’s camps in Taiz province, southwestern Yemen.
Informed sources said that dozens of members of the Fourth Infantry Brigade, stationed in the Tur al-Baha area of Lahj governorate, arrived at the camp of the Taiz Axis forces loyal to Islah Party, in the city of Turbah, southwest of the governorate.
https://en.ypagency.net/282370/
(A P)
Armed men attack correspondents of Balqis channel in Marib
https://en.ypagency.net/282286/
(A P)
STC imposes new restrictions on organizations operating in Aden
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia on Sunday imposed new restrictions on international organizations operation in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, after a series of bombings that hit their headquarters.
Aden governor in the government loyal to the Saudi-led coalition , Ahmed Lamlas, issued directives to hotel owners not to host any events and workshops, or even not to accept any employees of organizations to stay in the hotels till they sign agreements between organizations and government agencies.
Lamlas required prior permission from him personally.
Lamlas’ directives came after a series of bombings hit organisations’ headquarters
https://en.ypagency.net/282278/
(A P)
Tens of Hadrami Elite announce rebellion against UAE in Hadramout
The province of Hadramout witnessed on Sunday a new military rebellion, coinciding with the escalation of tension between forces loyal to the coalition with the failure to resolve its fate.
According to media reports, dozens of members of the Hadrami Elite, formed by the UAE, in Mukalla and loyal to the transitional announced their defection and joining the demands of Hadrami citizens by declaring the so-called state of Hadramout.
The dissidents demand the opening of Al-Rayyan airport, where Emirati troops are camped, and the departure of all foreign troops from the province’s territory.
https://en.ypagency.net/282281/
(A P)
Protests reach “presidential palace” in Aden
Dozens of employees displaced to the areas controlled by the “government” loyal the Saudi-led coalition on Sunday carried out a protest in front of the gate of the “presidential” palace in Aden city, southern Yemen, demanding the payment of their salaries.
https://en.ypagency.net/282324/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/26/public-employees-of-puppet-government-protest-in-aden-to-demand-wage-payment/
(A P)
Angry Protests Against Deteriorating Living Conditions, Aden
The city of Aden, in southern Yemen, witnessed on Saturday angry protests against the deteriorating living conditions. Protesters blocked a number of streets in Al-Mansorah district and prevented cars from passing.
and also https://www.ansarollah.com/archives/574768
(A P)
Southern Forces Secure Al-Anad Military Base
The Southern Armed Forces represented by a battalion of the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Military Region Command have been officially assigned the tasks of securing Al-Anad Military Base in Lahj Governorate.
The spokesman for the the Southern Armed Forces, Mohammed al-Naqib denied in a statement all the false rumors that had been circulated by some hostile parties on social media platforms and media outlets claiming that Al-Anad Military Base was handed over to other forces.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/37042
(A P)
Saudi-led coalition hands over Al-Anad base to Sudanese forces
The Saudi-led coalition on Saturday ended Al-Anad base crisis, which is the most important strategic base, but handing it over to foreign forces.
Media outlets reported, quoting informed sources in Lahj, that the commander of the fourth military region, Fadhl Hassan, under the directives of the coalition, supervised the handover of the base to the Sudanese forces.
The Al-Anad base had witnessed tension between factions loyal to Saudi Arabia and others loyal to the UAE
https://en.ypagency.net/282167/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/24/saudi-forces-hand-over-al-anad-military-base-in-occupied-yemen-to-sudanese-mercenaries/
and
(A P)
Tension between STC, Saudi forces increased in Al-Anad air base in Lahj
Tension between a Saudi-affiliated force and a UAE-backed force has increased in al-Anad base, the biggest air base in Yemen, in the southern province of Lahj, media outlet sources reported.
According to the sources, According to the sources, the Saudi-led coalition instructed the Sudanese forces to hand over the military base, built by the Soviet Union, to the Homeland Shield Forces, (formerly known as “Al-Yaman AlSaeed Forces”.
The STC militia refused to leave the base and mobilized its fighters, taking a combat position in a clear rebellion against the orders of Saudi forces, the sources said, justifying its refusal by not having alternative headquarters.
Sources affirmed that the so-called “Shield of homeland forces” were deployed on the outskirts of Al-Anad base while waiting for Saudi forces to pressure the STC to evacuate the base.
https://en.ypagency.net/282157/
(A T)
Pro-coalition military commander survives assassination [attempt] in Marib
https://en.ypagency.net/282242/
(A P)
[Sanaa gov.] Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs Jalal Al-Ruwaishan confirmed that there are attempts by the US-Saudi aggression to booby-trap the future of Yemen by transferring extremist groups to Al-Mahra and Hadhramout.
and also https://www.ansarollah.com/archives/574536
(A P)
Yemeni LC reiterates commitment to salary payment
The Yemeni Leadership Council (LC) on Wednesday reiterated commitment to payment of the civil servants salaries, two days after the LC president, Rashad al-Alimi, warned that his government would not be able to pay the salaries as of this month due to Houthi attacks.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-32110.html
(A E P)
Yemen introduces solar project to reduce severe electricity outages
Yemen will establish a new solar project to reduce electricity outages in the country's southern port city of Aden with the support of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the state-run Saba news agency reported on Thursday.
https://english.news.cn/20221222/febdd7ea1112476fb6e7e223b7407b2e/c.html
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-32109.html
(A P)
Yemeni LC reiterates unity dubs EU release as inaccurate
While they hailed the European condemnation of Houthi acts, the LC's eight members dubbed the EU statement as inaccurate in relation to the LC's unity.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-32108.html
My comment: LOL. You daily see there is no unity in the LC.
(A P)
STC shells Islah positions in Shabwa
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militias shelled military sites belonging to Islah militants in Yemen’s eastern Shabwa governorate.
Local media reported that the artillery units of STC bombed new sites for Islah militants the Areen area of Arma district with a number of mortar shells after they had taken control of a military checkpoint in the same area.
https://en.ypagency.net/282083/
(A P)
Fishermen complain of overfishing by foreign companies in Mahra
A number of fishermen in Mahra province, eastern Yemen, said that local and foreign companies are practicing illegal overfishing in the governorate’s seas.
Fishermen in Mahra called on the concerned authorities to act quickly to stop indiscriminate over fishing and reduce the dredging process, by imposing laws and measures to regulate fishing and preventing indiscriminate dredging that affects young fish and threatens marine life.
Fishermen pointed out that indiscriminate fishing has caused a disaster in the seas of Mahra, which led to the extinction of many seasonal fish species.
https://en.ypagency.net/282098/
(A P)
Tension between STC, Saudi forces increased in Al-Anad air base in Lahj
Tension between a Saudi-affiliated force and a UAE-backed force has increased in al-Anad base, the biggest air base in Yemen, in the southern province of Lahj, media outlet sources reported.
According to the sources, According to the sources, the Saudi-led coalition instructed the Sudanese forces to hand over the military base, built by the Soviet Union, to the Homeland Shield Forces, (formerly known as “Al-Yaman AlSaeed Forces”.
The STC militia refused to leave the base and mobilized its fighters, taking a combat position in a clear rebellion against the orders of Saudi forces, the sources said, justifying its refusal by not having alternative headquarters.
Sources affirmed that the so-called “Shield of homeland forces” were deployed on the outskirts of Al-Anad base while waiting for Saudi forces to pressure the STC to evacuate the base.
https://en.ypagency.net/282157/
(A T)
7 militants of STC killed, injured in Abyan
Seven members of UAE-backed militia were killed and injured on Thursday in Mawdiyah district of Abyan province, southern Yemen.
Local sources in the province reported that elements loyal to Islah party targeted a military vehicle belonging to the Southern Transitional militia, in the “89 Infantry Brigade”, with an explosive device at the entrance to Mawdiyah district, killing three and injuring four others.
https://en.ypagency.net/281937/
and
(A T)
Qaeda claims responsibility for attack against STC forces south Yemen
The al-Qaeda terrorist group on Thursday claimed responsibility for an explosion that targeted forces affiliated to the Emirati-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Wednesday.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-32107.html
(A P)
Tribesmen take control over first military point of Islah in Shabwa
https://en.ypagency.net/282015/
(A P)
PLC affirms commitment to reforms, employee salaries
The Council stressed the importance of mobilizing all resources and energies to fulfill the state's obligations towards citizens, and to thwart the Houthi terrorist plans supported by the Iranian regime, which aim to stop the wheel of economic and service reforms in the liberated governorates, and efforts aimed at improving Yemen's presence at the regional and international levels.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/37030
(A P)
Mahra sit-it reveals more scandals of pro-coalition government
The sit-in committee spokesman, Ali Mubarak bin Mahamed, confirmed that Al-Alimi, Moein Abdulmalik, and officials loyal to the coalition, signed long-term agreements to lease the strategic port of Qishn and other agreements that were described as a disaster for the Yemeni people.
Bin Mahamed said in press statements: “The government of Moien Abdulmalik worked to destroy the country’s economy.”
He added that the pro-coalition government had obstructed the implementation of all development projects by preventing local authorities from financing and implementing service projects for citizens.
Bin Mahamed explained that Mahra did not see any good from the “government or the Presidential Council,”
https://en.ypagency.net/281959/
(A P)
Saudi forces attack Yemeni fishermen in Mahrah
According to the sources, a Saudi patrol opened fire on fishermen and their four boats and prevented them from fishing in Yemeni waters.
The sources confirmed that the Saudi forces confiscated the four fishermen’s boats, without revealing their fate.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/21/saudi-forces-attack-yemeni-fishermen-in-mahrah-2/
(A P)
STC about to organize protest rally against Islah militants in Hadramout
https://en.ypagency.net/281918/
(A P)
UAE factions prevent maintenance operation of road linking Taiz, Aden
The UAE-backed “Southern Transitional” militia refused to allow maintenance of road linking the provinces of Taiz, Lahj and Aden.
Local sources said that the elements of Transitional militia refused to allow the contractor to transport the equipment for the restoration of Haijat al-Abd Road in al-Maqatira district.
https://en.ypagency.net/281935/
(A P)
STC militia kidnap 40 recruits of Islah in Shabwa
The UAE-backed militia kidnapped dozens of Islah militants in Shabwa province, eastern Yemen.
Sources in Islah Party said that points of “Shabwa defense” militants, kidnapped since the beginning of this week more than 40 members of the party’s gunmen in Shabwa, after returning from Marib.
https://en.ypagency.net/281792/
(A T)
3 STC militia members killed, 3 injured in bomb attack in Abyan
https://en.ypagency.net/281891/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/21/bomb-attack-in-abyan-kills-three-uae-backed-mercenaries-2/
(A P)
Leadership Council chairman stresses supporting the government as an option to restore peace and stability
and
(A P)
Yemen’s Al-Alimi Reiterates Demand for Int’l Designation of Houthis as Terrorist
Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi reiterated on Tuesday his country’s demands for the international community to designate the Iran-backed Houthi militias as terrorist.
Al-Alimi received in Riyadh a delegation of the European Parliament headed by the Chair of the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, David McAllister.
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-32077.html
(A P)
No differences inside Yemeni LC: President Alimi
President of the Yemeni Leadership Council (LC) on Monday denied any disputes between LC's eight members.
Enemies spread "baseless allegations" that the LC suffers from internal differences, President Rashad al-Alimi said in an interview with Al-Arabiya TV.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-32078.html
My comment: This obviously is a lie.
(A)
New disaster engulfs Socotra amid absence of false humanity
The occupation forces abandoned the people of the occupied Socotra archipelago, suffering greatly due to damage caused by the torrential rains during the past hours on the island.
Local sources reported that the heavy rains turned into flooding that cut roads between the cities and villages of Socotra Island due to the tropical depression in the Arabian Sea.
The sources added that the torrential rains washed away large areas of agricultural lands and caused damage to the homes of citizens.
The sources pointed out that the Emirati and Saudi role was absent in the disasters
https://en.ypagency.net/281754/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/20/socotra-island-suffering-from-heavy-rains-and-floods-as-occupation-forces-fail-to-provide-aid/
(A P)
Armed tribesmen attack UAE-backed militia in Shabwa
Armed tribesmen riding a military vehicle opened fire on a point belonging to the UAE-funded “Shabwa Defense” militia on Tuesday in Nissab area, west of Ataq city
https://en.ypagency.net/281816/
(A P)
Islah forces’ commander hands over his military position to Hadrami Elite’s commander
https://en.ypagency.net/281766/
(A T)
Al-Qaeda seizes truck loaded with drones in Hadramout
Al-Qaeda organization has seized a truck carrying a number of drones and specific weapons on the main road in the city of Seiyun
https://en.ypagency.net/281814/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/20/al-qaeda-forces-attack-weapons-truck-in-hadhramaut/
(A P)
Southern flag raising campaign kicks off in Wadi Hadramout
http://en.adenpress.news/news/37024
(A P)
UAE-funded elements block roads in Hadramout
Elements funded by the UAE blocked on Tuesday the road in front of a local demonstration “Al-Hadrami Day” in Hadramout province, eastern Yemen.
Eyewitnesses said that a gang affiliated with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) intercepted citizens’ cars in the “40 Apartments” area with stones, trying to prevent them from reaching the venue of the demonstration.
https://en.ypagency.net/281823/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/21/uae-backed-mercenaries-block-roads-in-hadhramout-province/
and
(A P)
Protests-spread-in-hadramout-valley-condemning-brotherhood-and-first-military-region-attacks-peaceful-demonstrators
and
(A P)
southern-transitional-council-in-hadramout-celebrates-anniversary-of-first-hadrami-uprising-in-mukalla
(A P)
First Military Region opens fire on [pro-STC separatists] protesters in Seiyun
Muslim Brotherhood-linked troops of the First Military Region violently repressed on Tuesday, a peaceful protest organized by the inhabitants of Seiyun city in Wadi Hadramout.
According to local sources, the First Military Region sent its soldiers to brutality disperse the peaceful protesters using intimidation and live ammunition, but no casualties were reported so far.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/37023
and
(A P)
Attack targets “Hadrami Day” event in Mukalla
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) Militia confiscated large quantities of slogans and flags were used in the so-called the “Hadrami Day” Festival in the center of Mukalla, the center of Hadramout governorate, eastern Yemen.
https://en.ypagency.net/281760/
(A P)
Presidential forces deploy their units in Aden
Aden's presidential forces of al-Assifa (Storm) deployed a number of their units in the southern capital in order to ban carrying unlicensed arms and prevent driving motorcycles.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/37018
(A T)
Prominent UAE-backed commander survives assassination attempt
(A P)
New divisions reportedly hit commanders of UAE-backed “Al-Amaliqa Brigades”
Sharp differences and divisions hit leaders of The UAE-backed “Al-Amaliqa Brigades”, regarding the arrangement to storm camps of the “First Military Region” in Hadramout province, eastern Yemen.
Adel al-Hasani, Adel al-Hassani, a former detainee in UAE person and a leader in the so-called “Southern Resistance”, said that the UAE directed commanders of the “Al-Amaliqa”, who were formed from extremist Salafi groups, to participate in storming the camps of the first military region affiliated with Islah party, which caused sever disagreements amongst them.
Al-Hasani said in a tweet on Twitter on Monday that the leadership of the UAE forces in Hadramout seeks to blow up the military situation through Al-Amaliqa forces and work to repeat the scenario of confrontations with the “special forces” and brigades affiliated with Islah as it did with in Shabwa, early last August.
https://en.ypagency.net/281708/
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Sheikhs of Khanfar district in Abyan demand departure of UAE-backed militia
A number of sheikhs of Khanfar district called for remove the recent establishments and military actions of the UAE-backed militia in the area of “ Al- Mutalaa and Alsaheel”, and began the work of building fence around the village of Al-Mutala’ and its surroundings.
A statement issued by Sheikhs, confirmed that elements in the so-called “Abyan axis” affiliated with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) have barbarically deployed military vehicles armed with various types of weapons and they drove out the fishermen’s boxes and expelled them from their land where they have been present for decades.
The statement pointed out that those lands occupied by the STC militia are owned by the citizens.
https://en.ypagency.net/281715/
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Coalition gunmen kill citizen in Shehin, Mahra
https://en.ypagency.net/281720/
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Coalition plans to abolish Riyadh-formed Presidential Council, dissolve STC
Saudi-led coalition is moving to reshape the form of authority of the so-called the Riyadh Presidential Council as it was during Hadi time, with the aim of concentrating powers in the hands of Rashad Al-Alimi, dissolving the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council and marginalizing the Islah Party, Media sources reported.
The sources said that Saudi Arabia and the UAE agreed to appoint Rashad Al-Alimi as president of the “Republic”, and Abdul Rahman Al-Mahrami as his deputy, with the removal of Faraj Al-Bahsani to the presidency of the Shura Council.
Sources added that the Saudi-Emirati agreement includes the appointment of Khaled Bahah as prime minister, and Tariq Saleh as his deputy for defense and security affairs.
They pointed out that the two countries agreed to exclude the members of the Riyadh Council by appointing them as ambassadors, Aidarus al-Zoubaidi in the United States of America, Abdullah Al-Alimi Bawazir in the United Kingdom, Othman Majali in France, and Sultan Al-Arada in the Russian Federation.
According to the sources, the agreement includes dissolution of Consultation and Reconciliation Commission, the Moeen Abdulmalik’s government and Task Khalid Bahah to form a government of 32 ministers.
https://en.ypagency.net/281578/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/18/saudi-arabia-seeking-to-completely-overhaul-puppet-government-in-yemen/
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Al-Hirak Al-Janoubi calls for moving demonstrations to Aden
Residents of Radfan district in Lahj governorate continued their protests to condemn the execution of an unarmed young man by the Security Belt Forces affiliated with the UAE-backed Southern Translation Council (STC).
The Southern Revolutionary Movement known as ( Al-Hirak Al-Janoubi) called on demonstrators in Radfan to move their protests and expand them to reach the stronghold of the STC in Aden.
https://en.ypagency.net/281576/
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Al-Beidh holds STC responsible for being marginalized
Hani Al-Beidh, son of former vice president of the republic of Yemen Ali Salim Al-Beidh, held the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council ( STC) militia, responsible for marginalization and targeting of all components against the background of its participation in the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council.
https://en.ypagency.net/281581/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/18/son-of-former-vice-president-of-yemen-ali-salim-al-beidh-condemns-stc-for-collaboration-with-saudi-led-rulers/
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Employees close building of Oil Exploration Authority in Aden
https://en.ypagency.net/281640/
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
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National Salvation Government condemns UN complicity with aggression against Yemen
Deputy Foreign Minister in the Sana’a government, Hussein al-Ezzi, said in a post on Twitter: “Under all international laws, the siege imposed on the Yemeni people is a war crime and a crime against humanity.”
He added: “Secretary-General Guterres and the Security Council, along with the countries of Europe, are still dealing with these crimes as if they were a natural right of the aggression countries.”
“It’s an unprecedented decline of values.”
Al-Ezzi concluded his statement by saying: “We are facing a world that swims in a sea of shame without ashamed.”
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Saudi regime gets behind freezing war prisoner exchange deal: Al-Mortada
The prisoners’ file has been frozen since last March, the head of the [Sanaa gov.] Prisoners’ Affairs Committee in Sanaa, Abdul Qadir Al-Mortada, said on Wednesday.
Al-Mortada affirmed on Twitter that an agreement, signed by Sanaa with the other party on the exchange of more than 2,200 war prisoners from both sides, sponsored by the UN, has not been made progress.
He pointed out that the coalition forces, at the behest of the Saudi regime, are refusing and obstructing the implementation of the agreement, blaming the Saudi regime for this deliberate delay and obstruction.
https://en.ypagency.net/282648/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/29/saudi-arabia-responsible-for-delays-in-prisoner-exchange-agreements-head-of-prisoners-affairs-committee-says/
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The humanitarian influence of Yemen's truce
The Truce’s Humanitarian Impact
The six-month truce provided a critical moment of relief for civilians and humanitarian operations. Although hostilities between the parties did not cease completely, a significant reduction in violence led to a decline in displacement and a 60 percent decrease in civilian casualties. This alone represents a substantial humanitarian benefit.
The opening of Sana’a airport improved the ability of humanitarian NGOs to import essential food and health resources, and the cessation of hostilities enabled greater aid access to internally displaced persons (IDPs). Increased fuel imports provided little economic relief to civilians, as global fuel prices and commodity prices have risen because of the conflict in Ukraine. However, the resumption of fuel imports helped ensure stable access to essential clean water, healthcare, electricity, and transportation services.
Although the truce created greater operational space for humanitarian actors, its benefits may be exaggerated. Despite the decline in hostilities, an average of 44 civilians were killed during each month of the truce from landmines, IEDs, unexploded munitions and continued violence in key conflict areas. The positive impacts of the truce did not accrue equally across the country, and ongoing access challenges have undermined aid mobilization efforts. Throughout the truce period, humanitarian access across the country remained challenging due to bureaucratic impediments and increased violence against humanitarian staff in both Houthi- and government-controlled areas. Reporting on humanitarian access by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs indicated that the primary obstacle to humanitarian access during the truce resulted from the imposition of movement restrictions on aid workers, and nearly 90 percent of access incidents occurred in Houthi-controlled areas. Additional obstacles to humanitarian activities—such as suspension, interference in project designs, and arbitrary demands for data, documents, and reporting—were attributed to IRG authorities. Between April and June 2022, delayed or interrupted assistance affected up to 5.5 million civilians. Furthermore, despite improved security conditions, gaps in available funding for humanitarian response in Yemen limited the capacity of humanitarian actors to efficiently deploy relief services during the truce.
Southern Yemen experienced a drop-off in food assistance as the Saudi and UAE governments, traditionally responsible for the regional aid budget, ceased all contributions to humanitarian operations. A UN survey in southern Yemen revealed that many IDPs held negative impressions of the truce period, as they perceived conditions as largely unimproved. Persistent political and tribal violence and unresolved human rights and governance issues shaped divergent outcomes of the truce for civilians in the region. Continued armed clashes between Houthi and IRG forces and the resulting risk to civilians also shaped local perceptions of the benefits of the truce.
A Path Forward
While not perfect, the truce enabled a level of stabilization within Yemen and provided a glimpse of a quieter future. Substantial improvements in humanitarian conditions, however, depend on continued international support and the willingness of the parties to facilitate humanitarian access and commit to a political solution.
In the immediate term, all efforts must be made to protect vulnerable populations from resurgent hostilities and to support humanitarian response efforts.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/humanitarian-influence-yemens-truce
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Omani delegation leaves Sana’a with no reported progress
The Omani delegation has left the rebel-held capital Sana’a with no reported progress with regard to expanding a UN-sponsored truce that expired in early October.
The Omani mediators, who arrived in Sana’a last week, departed on Sunday after meeting with Houthi leaders, including the head of the group, Abdelmalik al-Houthi.
The Houthis demanded that salaries of public servants be paid across the country and oil revenues be shared with them.
Spokesperson and chief negotiator for the Houthi group Mohammed Abdulsalam threatened that drone attacks on oil terminals and ports in areas under the internationally recognized government if their demands aren’t met.
Mohammed Abdulsalam, a chief negotiator for the Houthis, said: “Our troops on the ground have imposed new rules of engagement, and the other side should realize that we have entered a new phase and currently we have no commitment under the truce.”
The Omani delegation did not make a statement about the results of meetings with Houthis leaders, casting doubt that no progress was made with respect to the renewal of the expired truce.
https://republicanyemen.net/archives/32691
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Houthis: Oman delegation in Sanaa to convey Saudi truce proposals
Chief negotiator of Yemen's Houthi group, Muhammad Abdul Salam, said an Omani delegation visited the capital Sanaa yesterday to convey proposals put forward by Saudi Arabia and international parties, the group's Al-Masirah TV channel reported.
Abdul Salam was quoted as saying that paying the salaries of government employees in Houthi-controlled areas and the Arab coalition's lifting of restrictions on airports and ports represent a basis for achieving progress in the humanitarian file as a prelude to progress in the rest of files.
He praised the role played by Oman, which he said had provided a lot of "support" to achieve peace in Yemen and in the humanitarian file, adding that the Omani delegations' repeated visits to Sanaa is "evidence of their good efforts".
and also https://www.newarab.com/news/omani-delegation-sanaa-new-yemen-peace-push
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Omani delegation arrives in Sana'a
A delegation from Oman arrived in Sana'a on Wednesday accompanied by head of national delegation Mohammed Abdulsalam.
During the several day visit, the Omani delegation will hold meetings with the national leadership over the latest developments in the country.
Abdulsalam stated that many meetings have been held with international, United Nations and Saudi delegations in Muscat since the end of the armistice.
He stressed that the visit of the Omani delegation aims to exchange ideas and proposals, resulted from the talks with the Saudi side and international parties, with the leadership in Sana'a in order to deal with the current situation.
Abdulsalam said that our demands are the legitimate and just rights of the Yemeni people, particularly the state employees' salary .
"We were flexible about entering into a sustainable or long truce that includes paying salaries to all state employees from oil and gas revenues according to the 2014 budget, holding talks lead to stopping the war, lifting the blockade and evacuating foreign forces from Yemen and then prepare for a political dialogue between Yemenis to reach a lasting political solution."
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216230.htm
and also https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195225/Omani-delegation-arrives-in-Sana-a-with-new-ceasefire-bid
Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS0ocW7pySs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCSJG-RJ0AM
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Oman engages in new mediation efforts as Houthis push for concessions
Previously constrained by a desire not to fluster Qatar amid the World Cup, Houthis have now moved to escalate their pressures on the internationally-recognised government and the international community.
In the past few days, Houthi political and military officials have taken turns issuing threats to resume military attacks on the economic interests of the Arab coalition countries, so as to block international shipping waterways in the Red Sea and disrupt global energy supplies.
Asked if the visit by the Omani delegation to Sana'a is an indication of an imminent breakthrough in the negotiations which have taken place so far in Muscat, Maged Al-Madhaji is executive director and a co-founder of the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, said the visit is “less a reflection of the progress of the talks than its complex entanglements.”
Yemeni analysts have downplayed the chances of success of the mediation led by Muscat in ensuring the extension of the truce and reactivating the political settlement process, given the current international and regional positions on the Yemeni crisis and the Houthis' insistence on extracting maximum concessions in their favour.
The analysts believe the internationally recognised government may not be willing to continue making unilateral concessions as they have done so far.
Yemeni political researcher Saeed Bakran told The Arab Weekly, “Oman is moving to contain the situation before the war erupts again.”
https://thearabweekly.com/oman-engages-new-mediation-efforts-houthis-push-concessions
My comment: Biased anti-Houthi.
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Revolution Leader meets Omani delegation: Abdulsalam
The head of the national delegation, Mohammed Abdulsalam, confirmed that the meetings of the Omani delegation with the leader of the revolution, Sayyid Abdulmalik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, and the head of the Supreme Political Council, Field Marshal Mahdi al-Mashat, the Chief of Staff, Major General Mohamed Al-Ghummari, was fruitful and provided insights into the ideas put forward in the negotiations.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216669.htm
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Abdulsalam reveals reasons for Omani delegation’s visit to Sanaa
Head of the Sanaa negotiating delegation, Mohammed Abdulsalam, on Wednesday said that the Omani delegation’s visit comes to convey the ideas and proposals of the discussions with the Saudis and international parties to the political leadership in Sanaa.
Abdulsalam confirmed in a press statement that the Sultanate of Oman is keen to achieve pace in Yemen as a matter of interest and neighborhood and its role in the talks with all parties is important and positive.
“The brothers in Oman provided a lot of support to achieve peace in Yemen and in the humanitarian file, and their frequent visits to Sanaa are evidence of their kind efforts,” he said.
Abdulsalam indicated that the Saudi-led coalition countries targeted the economic side and greatly deepened the economic rift by targeting the bank and the currency.
“If we advance in the humanitarian file, represented in paying salaries and opening airports and ports, we can advance in other files,” he added.
He stressed the need to separate the humanitarian file from the military file, noting that Sanaa’s demands belong to all Yemenis, without exception, throughout the Yemeni territory.
https://en.ypagency.net/281883/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/21/chief-yemeni-diplomat-mohammed-abdulsalam-welcomes-visit-of-delegation-from-oman/
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"The Omani delegation carried ideas from the US-Saudi aggression on the issue of paying salaries to state employees, while the issue for us relates to the entitlements of 30 million Yemeni citizens," he said.
Al-Ruwaishan explained that people of Yemen want to pay the salaries of all civil and military employees of the state, as these salaries are the right of every employee, adding that the salary issue is a special entitlement for every Yemeni citizen that must be paid from the proceeds of Yemeni oil.
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Government in Sana'a: Paying Employees' Salaries Must Use Revenues of Oil, Gas
The Council of Ministers affirmed that the demands of the Yemeni people depend on paying employees’ salaries, opening Sana’a airport, lifting the siege on the ports of Hodeidah, and ending any foreign presence on Yemen's territory.
My comment: The Houthis want their military to be paid from the Aden’s government revenues – while it fights the Aden government. This will not work.
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Oman engages in new mediation efforts in Sana’a amid Houthi push for concessions
Previously constrained by a desire not to fluster Qatar amid the World Cup, Houthis have now moved to escalate their pressures on the internationally-recognised government and the international community.
Asked if the visit by the Omani delegation to Sana'a is an indication of an imminent breakthrough in the negotiations which have taken place so far in Muscat, Maged Al-Madhaji is executive director and a co-founder of the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, said the visit is “less a reflection of the progress of the talks than its complex entanglements.”
"We are witnessing an unannounced cessation of hostilities since the end of the actual truce, and this undeclared truce was supported by regional and international desire not to disrupt the FIFA World Cup. The Iranians were committed to accommodating the Houthis who wanted not to fluster Qatar, which wanted the success of the global event it was hosting. Now with the end of this event, a new round of tensions has begun in Yemen," he told The Arab Weekly.
https://thearabweekly.com/oman-engages-new-mediation-efforts-sanaa-amid-houthi-push-concessions
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia sentences university professor to 30 years in prison over tweets, journo says
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Abuse of domestic workers continues in Saudi Arabia: Report
A new report has revealed that domestic workers in Saudi Arabia continue to suffer from abuse at the hands of their employers, despite recent labor reforms in the kingdom.
According to a report by The Times on Monday, migrant housekeepers are being subjected to physical, mental, and sexual abuse by their employers in the country.
The report went on to say that the major reforms announced by Saudi Arabia for its migrants workers in 2021 do not apply to all the workers, arguing that the"new freedoms" have only been given to "those working in private sectors," such as oil and gas.
Saudi Arabia has a terrible reputation when it comes to the rights of migrant workers, who are forced to work long hours and invariably subjected to abuse.
In October 2020, the Saudi authorities announced that they were working on the notorious Kafala or sponsorship system, described by critics as "modern day slavery."
Under the Kafala system, the legal status of migrant workers is controlled by their employers, leaving them prone to abuse and exploitation.
Saudi Arabia promised to roll out the Kafala reforms in March 2021. However, those reforms don’t apply to 3.7 million domestic workers as they are excluded from the kingdom's labor laws.
The latest report further noted that four million women and men who work as domestic helpers, farmers, and drivers "are still restricted,” adding that their employers have admitted that they had been denying laborers' passports, among other things.
It also said several human traffickers have admitted to employing “physical punishment” to punish their victims if they "talked back," and they demanded that the maids work nonstop for as little as $6 per day.
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Reports that former #Saudi security chief Khalid Jarrar has been sentenced for 25 years on charges of corruption. Jarrar was a killer who led the killing of dozens of protesters #Awamya #Qatif & other killings by torture & death squads. He also raped women across the country. Jarrar was also involved in smuggling drugs into the country including #Meth & Heroin. He was trained by the #British government security on crushing protests including the use of snipers
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1607556061938200577
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In stern warning, British MPs say Saudi Arabia might use Christmas as 'cover for mass executions'
The British government has warned of Saudi Arabia's plans to take advantage of the Christmas season buzz internationally to carry out mass executions with a lesser risk of diplomatic backlash.
In a letter to Foreign Secretary James Cleverly seen by the Telegraph, members of the British parliament said that Riyadh would use Christmas as “cover for committing atrocities.”
"We are gravely concerned that Saudi Arabia may carry out a mass execution over the holiday period, when the world’s eyes are elsewhere and Saudi authorities feel they will face less diplomatic blowback," the MPs said in their letter.
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Saudi Arabia sentences prominent Shia cleric to four years in prison amid brutal crackdown
Saudi Arabia has sentenced prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Kazem al-Omari to four years in prison, as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown on members of the religious community.
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Riyadh Asking For F-35 Jets in Exchange for Normalization With ‘Israel’ - Yedioth
Israeli’ Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that Saudi Arabia and the ‘Israeli’ entity have been in direct contact for the normalization of ties as Riyadh has set the Unites States’ selling of advanced weapons, including F-35 fighter jets, as one of the conditions for arriving at an agreement.
In a report on Thursday which cited three sources, Yedioth noted that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been in direct contact.
“Bin Salman has set some conditions including solving ties with Biden administration in issues such as removal of the ban on selling advanced weapons, particularly F-35 fighter jets, to Saudi Arabia.”
The Zionist regime has been one of the opponents of F-35 delivery to Saudi Arabia and other regional states.
The stealth fighter jet also had a key role when the so-called Abraham Accords were signed in September 2020 as the US pledged to sell 50 F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates [UAE]. After two years, however, the deal has been at a standstill due to concerns over Tel Aviv’s so-called military edge in the region among other reasons.
The Hebrew newspaper said fulfilling such conditions may be hard or even impossible.
https://english.alahednews.com.lb/69338/390
and also http://qodsna.com/en/373131/Saudi-Arabia-asking-for-F-35-jets-in-exchange-for-normalization:-Report
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Why Saudis Don’t Want to Pivot to China
For Saudis like me, nothing could be more disheartening than a divorce from the United States [paywalled]
and main points:
Saudi Academic: Saudis Don’t Want to Pivot to China
The writer explained that there are mixed feelings among Saudi youth about replacing the US with China, as some feel betrayed by the US and others feel a deep admiration for American culture.
He stated that US-Saudi relations have been strained in recent years due to US policies, including the Iran nuclear deal. Some Saudis feel that the United States is no longer a reliable ally and look to China as an alternative. However, according to the Saudi academic, some Saudis' hopes that China will replace the United States for the kingdom are "purely naive."
Al-Yahya explained that it is unimaginable to see "our region without US technology, innovation, defense cooperation and security relations."
He continued, “imagine a region where the benefits and limits of personal freedom are not subjects to be debated by the people and their rulers but things dictated by a centralized one-party state that sees God as its enemy,” referring to the system of government followed in China.
"It is foolish to confuse the miscalculation of the United States with the impotence of the United States," he said.
https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/30244/Saudi-Academic-Saudis-Don-t-Want-to-Pivot-to-China
cp9 USA
Siehe / Look at cp1, cp9a
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Rhetoric vs. reality: Biden’s foreign policy in review
At mid-term, the president’s actions in these key areas don’t yet match his early, bold talk. But it’s not too late for course corrections.
Meanwhile, the administration appears to have failed to redeem its pledge to rejoin the JCPOA, in part due to a lack of urgency and flexibility in pursuing an agreement. In a December 4 speech, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken implied that the administration was still committed to the deal, while at the same time making a veiled threat to use force if Iran seeks a nuclear weapon.
Blinken’s statement was contradicted by a November 4 statement by President Biden himself. A video of a political rally, which was only made widely available in late December, shows Biden responding to a question about the Iran deal by saying, “It’s dead, but we’re not going to announce it.” When asked about the video, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said “there is no progress happening with respect to the Iran deal now. We don’t anticipate any progress, anytime in the near future. That’s just not our focus.”
Meanwhile, the administration lobbied against recent efforts to pass a War Powers Resolution on Yemen in the Senate, which advocates say would have cut off U.S. arms and military support to Saudi Arabia as a way to prevent it from restarting attacks on Yemen, as well as to persuade it to negotiate in good faith for an agreement to end the war. The primary sponsor of the resolution, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) pulled it at the last minute under an agreement with the administration to come up with language that both sides could live with.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/12/29/rhetoric-vs-reality-bidens-foreign-policy-in-review/
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Summer Nasser: I met today with His Excellency the Saudi Ambassador to #Yemen and the supervisor of the Saudi Program for Development and Reconstruction of Yemen ( @SaudiDRPY ), Muhammad Al Jaber ( @mohdsalj ), to talk about the program’s work, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and our work in Yemen Aid ( @YemenAid_US ). (photo)
https://twitter.com/ToEducate/status/1608172234887004160
My comment: Dancing with the devil…
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Biden versprach, den Krieg im Jemen zu beenden, tut aber das Gegenteil
Den USA wird vorgeworfen, den UN-Bemühungen im Wege zu stehen, einen Waffenstillstand zwischen Jemens Ansarallah und der von Saudi-Arabien geführten Koalition auszuhandeln.
Am 13. Dezember beschloss US-Senator Bernie Sanders, eine Resolution der War Powers zur Beendigung der US-Unterstützung für saudische Offensivbemühungen im Krieg im Jemen zurückzuziehen. Sanders sollte die Resolution zur Abstimmung stellen, weil er glaubte, sie wäre angenommen worden. Aufgrund des Drucks des Weißen Hauses gegen ihn beschloss er jedoch, sich zurückzuziehen. Stattdessen behauptete der fortschrittliche amerikanische Senator, er sei darüber informiert worden, dass die Biden-Regierung „arbeite weiter“ mit seinem Büro zur Beendigung des Konflikts.
Wie The Intercept enthüllte, das die wichtigsten vom Weißen Haus verbreiteten Diskussionspunkte gegen die Resolution erhielt, teilte die Biden-Regierung ihre Position mit, dass eine solche Resolution kontraproduktiv wäre und die Krise im Jemen weiter verschärfen würde. Das ‚Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft‘ sagt jedoch, dass Sanders‘ Entscheidung, die Resolution „kann die vielen Mitglieder der außenpolitischen Elite Washingtons ermutigen, die sicherstellen möchten, dass die Fähigkeit des Präsidenten, einseitig Krieg zu führen, durch das verfassungsmäßige Vorrecht des Kongresses in Kriegs- und Friedensfragen nicht in Frage gestellt wird.“
Das größte Problem für die US-Regierung besteht hier darin, dass die War Powers Resolution im Wesentlichen darauf abzielt, Biden zu zwingen, die meisten der Richtlinien umzusetzen, die er selbst im Februar 2021 skizziert hat. Obwohl Biden angekündigt hat, dass die USA alles stoppen würden „relevante Waffenverkäufe“ Für die von Saudi-Arabien geführte Koalition, die sich seit 2015 im Krieg mit Ansarallah im Jemen befindet, die allgemein als Houthis bekannt ist, wurde diese politische Position nie in die Praxis umgesetzt.
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How Yemen returned to the discourse in Washington
The Yemen war has returned to the mainstream political conversation in Washington.
Ending the war in the country had been one of the most discussed foreign policy topics of Washington for years.
And while the White House appointed seasoned diplomat Timothy Lenderking as a special envoy to help find a peaceful settlement to the conflict, the warring sides were not able to extend a truce that expired in October, raising risks of renewed violence.
Sanders’ resolution
Against that backdrop, Senator Bernie Sanders – joined by other progressives – introduced a congressional measure to force an end to US support for the coalition, but he later withdrew the bill at the request of the White House.
The extent of the Pentagon involvement in Yemen also remains unclear. Even Lenderking told Congress last year that he was not in the “information loop” about US military support for the coalition.
The truce
The US envoy has also largely taken the Saudi-led coalition’s side in his public remarks.
As Yemen was slowly becoming a forgotten issue in Washington, Sanders’ ill-fated resolution renewed the debate about the US role in the country. And it came at a time when there is plenty of anger against Saudi Arabia in Washington over its decision through OPEC+ to cut oil production.
The oil cuts were announced before the US midterm election and after Biden visited the kingdom and engaged in a much-publicized fist-bump with Crown Prince bin Salman.
Many Democratic lawmakers cited the Yemen war during the backlash against Saudi Arabia and OPEC+.
Sanders may not have had the votes to pass the resolution, but the bill managed to bring Yemen back to the headlines. It remains to be seen whether it will spur any change in the Biden administration’s Middle East policies.
https://yemeniamerican.com/en/how-yemen-returned-to-the-discourse-in-washington/
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OPINION: The Yemen ‘Yes-Men’ ride again
Every time Congress rattles its war powers saber against continuing U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen, presidents simultaneously threaten to veto such resolutions, and pretend they’re just about ready to end that support, if only Congress will back off. And it does.
Meanwhile, the war rolls merrily along
Why? Because despite Joe Biden’s campaign pledge to treat Saudi Arabia’s regime as a “pariah” over everything from its involvement with the 9/11 hijackers to the murder of exiled journalist Jamal Khashoggi, he remains as convinced as his predecessors that the U.S. desperately needs the support and approval of Saudi terror kingpin … er, “Crown Prince” … Mohammed bin Salman.
Instead of the “pariah” treatment, MbS gets visits, fist bumps, and pleas to increase oil production so American consumers don’t have to pick up the tab for — and Biden doesn’t get the blame for — the price effects of U.S. sanctions on Russian oil.
And U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil.
And U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil.
Do you detect a theme? American politicians’ moonshine about “energy independence” is a perpetual riff on St. Augustine’s prayer: “Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.”
It’s not just about oil, though.
https://richmondobserver.com/opinion/opinion-the-yemen-yes-men-ride-again.html
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It is time for Congress to hold Saudi Arabia responsible for its victims
A combination of disapproval from the Biden administration and lack of votes to discharge the legislation from committee effectively killed a Yemen War Powers Resolution last week by convincing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to table his bill until a Saudi-friendly, Republican House takes power in January 2023.
This is a contradiction for a political party that spent the latter half of the Trump administration criticizing the former president’s relationship with Saudi Arabia. For Biden, this means broken campaign trail promises to stand up for human rights and rightfully treat Saudi Arabia as a “pariah state.”
Saudi Arabia’s goals in Yemen are simple: empower a puppet leader and cause suffering to any political opposition, even if they are civilians.
Given the nature of air and sea campaigns that are unaccompanied by ground troops, all a country can inflict is damage. Without boots on the ground, there is nobody to hold territory. In essence, waging a no-ground-troop campaign can only inflict suffering and will never create stability.
More hawkish critics point to the lack of violence as evidence that a War Powers Resolution or reduction in weapons sales to the kingdom is unnecessary. As written, however, Sanders’ resolution would merely force the Biden administration to end U.S. support for the war in Yemen without congressional approval. The bill does not end all arms sales to Saudi Arabia, nor does it force the kingdom to stop waging its war.
Remark: There are many mistakes in this article, look at thread: https://twitter.com/YemeniFatima/status/1608932253689843712
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US sends one million tons of wheat to Yemen
The United States sent over 1 million tons of wheat to Yemen and it is expected to arrive in the war-torn country in early January as part of its global hunger relief efforts.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/37051
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Wikipedia: Beziehungen zwischen Saudi-Arabien und den Vereinigten Staaten
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beziehungen_zwischen_Saudi-Arabien_und_den_Vereinigten_Staaten
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Wikipedia: Saudi Arabia–United States relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia%E2%80%93United_States_relations
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Social Media Platforms Powerful Tools, US Possesses in Wars
When the United States decides to go to war, it must mobilize all its sources of strength in favor of achieving its goals, no matter how immoral they may be.
The social media platforms emanating from the United States represent one of the most prominent manifestations of the power that the US possesses in its wars, on top of which are the Twitter and Facebook platforms. They work to market American propaganda and block everything that proves the falsity and deception of Washington's justifications in wars, similar to what is happening in the war that the people of Yemen are exposed to.
The role played by US social media companies reveals that the principles of freedom and independence of capital in the US are just a trick to mislead the world, and that the US is living in a state of continuous public mobilization, within the framework of its aggressive policy towards the world.
Twitter's blatant bias in support of American wars prompted the American Liberation Party in New Hampshire to demand that the Twitter administration be held accountable, accusing it of complicity in the crimes of genocide against the people of Yemen at the hands of the coalition. This was after the publication of leaks revealing the complicity of the Twitter administration with the Pentagon to exaggerate the American military propaganda targeting Yemen.
“Twitter helped the United States and Saudi Arabia commit genocide in Yemen,” the Liberal Party said. “Tell us again how Twitter is a private company!”
Promote Executioner, Force Victim to Remain Silent
The Facebook and Twitter administrations deliberately block any photos of civilian victims in Yemen as a result of the coalition raids, under the pretext that these photos “violate publishing laws.” Whenever someone tries to talk about the horrific violations that Yemenis are subjected to, the Twitter and Facebook administrations suspend his account with the justification of “incitement to hatred.” On the other hand, the administration of Facebook and Twitter does not hesitate to impose all allegations of incitement and hatred against the people of Yemen, in a way that contradicts the most basic standards of liberal equality to allow opinion and other opinion. Which makes these companies just cheap propaganda tools in the hands of the US government.
It does not seem that the new owner of the Twitter platform, Elon Musk, intends to change these policies.
and also https://en.ypagency.net/282096/
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Twitter diente jahrelang als Gehilfe des Pentagons
Unter dem Titel «Twitter hat das Pentagon bei verdeckten Online-Propagandakampagnen unterstützt» veröffentlichte The Intercept Twitter-Interna, welche der neue Besitzer Elon Musk jetzt teilweise offenlegte: Twitter gewährte Propaganda-Konten der Pentagon-Abteilung U.S. Central Command Centcom eine privilegierte Verbreitung. Bei vielen dieser Twitterkonten wurde der wirkliche Absender mit Fake-Autoren verschleiert.
Drei Beispiele von Propanda-Tweets:
Ein unterdessen gelöschtes Konto @yemencurrent verbreitete, dass die Drohnenangriffe im Jemen «genau» («accurate») seien und nur Terroristen, aber keine Zivilpersonen treffen würden.
Ein Konto @mktashif hat «routinemässig den Iran und andere US-Gegner wie beispielsweise die Huthi-Rebellen im Jemen angeprangert».
Andere Twitter- und Meme-Konten des Pentagons hätten im Irak anti-iranische Propaganda oder in Syrien Kritik an der Regierung verbreitet.
https://www.infosperber.ch/politik/welt/twitter-diente-jahrelang-als-gehilfe-des-pentagons/
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TWITTER AIDED THE PENTAGON IN ITS COVERT ONLINE PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN
Internal documents show Twitter whitelisted CENTCOM accounts that were then used to run its online influence campaign abroad.
Behind the scenes, however, the social networking giant provided direct approval and internal protection to the U.S. military’s network of social media accounts and online personas, whitelisting a batch of accounts at the request of the government. The Pentagon has used this network, which includes U.S. government-generated news portals and memes, in an effort to shape opinion in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, and beyond.
The accounts in question started out openly affiliated with the U.S. government. But then the Pentagon appeared to shift tactics and began concealing its affiliation with some of these accounts — a move toward the type of intentional platform manipulation that Twitter has publicly opposed. Though Twitter executives maintained awareness of the accounts, they did not shut them down, but let them remain active for years. Some remain active.
As an indirect consequence of these efforts, one former Twitter employee explained to The Intercept, accounts controlled by the military that were frequently engaging with extremist groups were being automatically flagged as spam. The former employee, who was involved with the whitelisting of CENTCOM accounts, spoke with The Intercept under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
In his email, Kahler sent a spreadsheet with 52 accounts. He asked for priority service for six of the accounts, including @yemencurrent, an account used to broadcast announcements about U.S. drone strikes in Yemen. Around the same time, @yemencurrent, which has since been deleted, had emphasized that U.S. drone strikes were “accurate” and killed terrorists, not civilians, and promoted the U.S. and Saudi-backed assault on Houthi rebels in that country.
Other accounts on the list were focused on promoting U.S.-supported militias in Syria and anti-Iran messages in Iraq. One account discussed legal issues in Kuwait. Though many accounts remained focused on one topic area, others moved from topic to topic. For instance, @dala2el, one of the CENTCOM accounts, shifted from messaging around drone strikes in Yemen in 2017 to Syrian government-focused communications this year.
https://theintercept.com/2022/12/20/twitter-dod-us-military-accounts/
and also https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/12/22/how-twitter-hid-us-military-info-ops-from-the-public/
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A Shaky Foundation
The Myth of Authoritarian Stability in the Middle East
Middle East autocracies’ own policies produce and reinforce many of the region’s most important problems, tensions, and grievances.
Introduction
U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East is built on a myth. For decades, policymakers have put faith in the belief that authoritarian governments are the only viable upholders of stability and order in the Middle East. This account gets things backward. These regimes’ own policies produce and reinforce many of the region’s most important problems, tensions, and grievances. Crediting the myth of authoritarian stability has led the United States to shower select autocratic actors in the region with tremendous amounts of military aid, advanced weaponry, diplomatic cover, intelligence assistance, and more. Indeed, the Middle East—specifically U.S. partners—receives more military aid and weapons sales than any other region on Earth.1
The strategic justifications for these partnerships—and the massive amounts of monetary, military, and diplomatic support spent by the United States—have traditionally included the importance of the region’s oil supplies and maritime routes, countering transnational terrorism, and preventing the emergence of a regional hegemon that is hostile to America.2 This traditional reasoning has been challenged by a number of recent analyses questioning America’s expansive regional footprint and whether it is needed to advance these objectives.3 In recent policy debates, including those inside the Biden administration, the driving rationale for remaining at the center of Middle East politics and security has been the return of great power competition. Proponents of this view argue that the United States must maintain close relations with regional autocracies in order to stave off instability and keep Middle Eastern states from turning to Moscow or Beijing.
This paper challenges the myth of authoritarian stability and the idea that these partnerships are advantageous for the United States. The first section examines the evolution of American support for Middle Eastern autocracies from the 20th century through the Biden administration. The second section shows the logic underpinning the U.S. alignment with autocratic regimes in the region. The third section shows the flaws in such a strategy, including competition with Russia or China, or both. The final section suggests changes that policymakers could make to move away from empowering autocracies in the region.
https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/shaky-foundation#introduction
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Audio: Dude, where's my war powers? Annelle Sheline on the big Yemen vote disappointment
Congress had a chance to assert its war powers and end U.S. assistance to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen War. But President Biden helped to strangle the effort in the cradle and a vote in December was never held. Quincy Institute Middle East expert Annelle Sheline joins us this week to talk about what happened, and Senator Bernie Sanders' pledge to bring the issue back in early 2023.
https://crashingthewarparty.substack.com/p/dude-wheres-my-war-powers-annelle#details
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The Yemen Conundrum
The United States wants to end the war in Yemen, but given its lack of leverage over the Houthis, the few policy options it does have will likely make the situation worse.
In many ways the debate over Sanders’ resolution is emblematic of the broader Yemen conundrum for the United States: The United States wants to end the war in Yemen but has no real means of achieving this goal, and the few policy options it does have will likely make the situation worse.
Sanders’ resolution, for instance, is well meaning but dated and out of touch with the realities on the ground in Yemen. Like most in the United States, Sanders wants to see an end to the war in Yemen, which is often described as the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis.” But his resolution would likely have expanded the war not ended it.
By cutting off intelligence, maintenance, and spare parts to the Saudi and Emirati air forces, the United States would effectively aid the Houthis in their attempts to take Marib and the governorate’s oil and gas fields.
The Sanders resolution, as Yemen watchers such as Katherine Zimmerman of the American Enterprise Institute pointed out, also seemed aimed at punishing Saudi Arabia for its “sins of the past,”
For many in the United States this makes sense. After all, the United States’ original sin in Yemen was the decision of the administration of former President Barack Obama to support an ill-advised and poorly planned war in Yemen that it could neither control nor direct. In many cases, it was U.S.-made planes, U.S. missiles, U.S. refueling flights, U.S. spare parts, and U.S. maintenance that allowed Saudi Arabia to carry out airstrikes in Yemen.
Take that all away, the argument goes, and Saudi Arabia would have to withdraw. However, a Saudi withdrawal would not actually end the war in Yemen. In fact, it might actually extend it, as local Yemeni armed groups scramble to secure and hold as much territory as possible.
The United States lacks the leverage to pressure the Houthis to negotiate in good faith, and the few actions the United States could take would make the war worse rather than better.
As a result, the United States finds itself, as it has for much of the past two years in Yemen, in a state of policy paralysis. It has few viable options save to maintain a tenuous status quo and hope that a breakthrough presents itself.
https://agsiw.org/the-yemen-conundrum/
My comment: Still taking for granted that the US should play “peace broker” and “policeman” all over the world, while never having kept in mind anything different from what is labeled “US interests”. The US simply should keep off Yemen.
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US and Saudi Arabia Have Put Their Rift Behind Them
The Biden administration has stopped complaining about oil production cuts and did the Saudis favors on Yemen aid and a Khashoggi lawsuit [paywalled]
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Audio: Annelle Sheline on the Delayed Yemen Vote
Annelle Sheline of the Quincy Institute joined Antiwar Radio to discuss Senator Bernie Sanders’s Tuesday night decision to delay the vote on the Yemen War Powers Resolution. Scott and Sheline talk about why the Biden Administration moved against it and how this delay impacts the likelihood of it passing.
https://scotthorton.org/interviews/12-15-22-annelle-sheline-on-the-delayed-yemen-vote/
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Audio: Bernie on Yemen to @AliVelshi: Biden Admin "was working very, very hard against us." Yemeni people are suffering a "nightmare that is unspeakable" "Saudi Arabia, in my view, is an absolutely disgusting government" "We’ve gotta stand up to their despotism, their warmongering."
https://twitter.com/justfp/status/1604920938147221504
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
Siehe / Look at cp9
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Iranischer General bezeichnet Saudi-Arabien als 'Amerikas Abschaum'
Ein einflussreicher Kommandeur der iranischen Revolutionsgarden hat den regionalen Rivalen Saudi-Arabien als "Amerikas Abschaum" bezeichnet. "Saudi-Arabien ist Amerikas Abschaum und es nicht wert, als Feind behandelt zu werden", sagte Brigadegeneral Ismaeil Ghani, Kommandeur der Al-Kuds-Brigaden am Dienstag, wie die Nachrichtenagentur Tasnim berichtete.
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Saudi FM says Riyadh ready to continue dialog with Iran: Amir-Abdollahian
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has held a meeting with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, with the latter expressing Riyadh’s readiness to continue dialog with Tehran, amid efforts by the two neighbors to fix their troubled ties.
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Saudi Arabia wants dialogue after Jordan meeting: Iran minister
Several factors have delayed a sixth round of direct bilateral talks, which could be held at the foreign-minister level.
Saudi Arabia is open to more dialogue with Iran, according to comments made by the Iranian foreign minister after he met his Saudi counterpart in Jordan.
Since April 2021, Iraq has hosted five rounds of direct talks between the two, the latest of which came in April this year. A sixth round has been anticipated for months, with speculation that it could for the first time happen at the level of foreign ministers, but there have been several roadblocks.
On the other hand, Iran has significantly intensified its rhetoric against Saudi Arabia, accusing it of bankrolling media channels that, according to Tehran, have “incited terrorism” during the country’s unrest since nation-wide protests began in mid-September.
The apparent meeting between the foreign ministers in Jordan is a sign that neither side wants to shut the door to dialogue completely, but should not raise expectations for immediate tangible results either, according to Hamidreza Azizi, a fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
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Iran FM to EU: Realistic approach needed to achieve deal on JCPOA revival
Iran's foreign minister has called on the other parties to the 2015 deal to adopt a “constructive and realistic” approach and take necessary political decisions to facilitate the finalization of long-stalled negotiations aimed at reviving the multilateral agreement.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the comments in a meeting on Tuesday with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on the sidelines of the Baghdad Conference ll held in the Jordanian capital of Amman, where the two discussed the latest status of talks on reviving the 2015 landmark agreement between Iran and the world powers, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Saudi-Iran talks said to have stalled over protests in Iran
Baghdad-mediated diplomatic talks between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia have come to a halt, largely because of Tehran claims the Sunni kingdom has played a role in alleged foreign incitement of the mass anti-government protests underway in Iran, multiple Iraqi officials said.
The talks had been lauded as a breakthrough that would ease regional tensions. Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said last month after taking office that Iraq had been asked to continue facilitating the dialogue.
However, an anticipated sixth round of talks, to be hosted by Baghdad, has not been scheduled because Tehran refuses to meet with Saudi officials as protests in Iran enter a fourth month, according to the Iraqi officials.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-iraq-tehran-976f8fe3ffd9653acd42651092dad7e8
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
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Mord an Ehefrau in Sankt Michaelisdonn: Urteil rechtskräftig
Das Urteil gegen einen Mann für den Mord an seiner Ehefrau in Sankt Michaelisdonn (Kreis Dithmarschen) ist rechtskräftig.
Das Landgericht Itzehoe hatte den 46-Jährigen neun Monate nach dem Fund seiner getöteten Frau zu einer lebenslangen Haftstrafe wegen heimtückischen Mordes und aus niedrigen Beweggründen verurteilt.
https://www.zeit.de/news/2022-12/29/mord-an-ehefrau-in-sankt-michaelisdonn-urteil-rechtskraeftig
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Our end of the year-highlight was a @DAAD_Germany-funded German-Yemeni workshop in Amman on 'Enhancing science communication for #gender and #development,' which we co-implemented with the Gender Development Research & Studies Center from Sanaa University.
https://twitter.com/CARPObonn/status/1606306207991373826
My comment: What western orgs pay fits Western ideas but not the need of the countries involved.
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Hilfe aus Heidenrod für den Jemen
Wie der Langschieder Landwirt Toni Bura sich für die hungernden Menschen einsetzt. Jede Spende, die unter dem Motto „Heidenrod hilft Jemen“ auf das Konto der „Aktion Deutschland“ eingeht, verdoppelt Bura mit seiner Familie aus seinen privaten Mitteln.
In den vergangenen Jahren kamen so jeweils mehrere tausend Euro zusammen:
Spenden können unter dem Stichwort „Heidenrod hilft Jemen” auf das Konto der Aktion „Deutschland hilft” eingezahlt werden. IBAN: DE62 3702 0500 0000 1020 30, BIC: BFSWDE33XXX, Bank für Sozialwirtschaft
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
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Der Ansaralla-Sprecher trifft sich mit Amir Abdollahian
Mohammed Abdulsalam, der Chefunterhändler der Nationalen Heilsregierung und Sprecher der jemenitischen Ansarallah, traf sich vor wenigen Minuten mit dem iranischen Außenminister in der iranischen Botschaft im Oman.
https://de.irna.ir/news/84982930/Der-Ansaralla-Sprecher-trifft-sich-mit-Amir-Abdollahian
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Iran Reiterates Need for Negotiated Solution to Yemeni Crisis
The Iranian foreign minister said the Islamic Republic has always underlined the need for a negotiated solution to the crisis in Yemen.
Hossein Amirabdollahian and Yemeni National Salvation Government’s top negotiator Mohammad Abdul Salam met in the Omani capital Muscat on Wednesday.
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India deports six Yemenis after visa overstay
http://en.adenpress.news/news/37053
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Aid group says tribal clashes kill 12 in Sudan’s Darfur
Tribal violence in Sudan’s long-restive region of Darfur killed at least 12 people over the past few days, an aid group said Sunday.
The clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the Beleil area in South Darfur province also wounded at least 42 people
https://apnews.com/article/sudan-7000c8817ac485add186565b5ff72386
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Türkiye supports Yemen's territorial integrity, sovereignty: Cavusoglu
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Six-member family from Kasaragod slips into war-torn Yemen 'for religious studies', pings on NIA radar
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After his decision to dismiss the case, Mwatana, @ECCHRBerlin and @RetePaceDisarmo had a hearing session at the Court of Appeal in Rome #Italy to call upon the judge to refer the case to trail #YemenCantWait #Yemen
More info: https://mwatana.org/en/crucial-hearing/
https://twitter.com/MwatanaEn/status/1605288333399429122
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UAE uses Israeli technology for personal device spying
According to an investigation by the Foreign Affairs magazine, the UAE has been using Israeli-made technology for spying on personal devices.
The report examined a number of nations, including the UAE, which are leaders in the sectors of espionage and piracy, and claimed that “the arrival of powerful spyware has altered the world of espionage and surveillance.”
The new technology can spy on anyone anywhere in the world by fusing an industry largely unregulated with a digital ecosystem that is intrusive by design, fueled by data mining through smartphones and other personal gadgets, which carry the most private information about people’s lives.
https://thecradle.co/Article/news/19710
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Chairman of #Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Rashad Al Alimi met today with the delegation of the EU Parliament. Al Alimi called for support for reforms conducted by the PLC.
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1605247487014367232
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Jean-Yves Le Drian refuses a defense adviser position offered by a Saudi industrialist
A specialized media claimed that Jean-Yves Le Drian would become a consultant for the Saudi defense industry. Information denied on Monday by the former minister.
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Sudan denies troops withdrawal from Yemen
The Sudanese army denied, on Tuesday, reports about the withdrawal of its forces deployed in Yemen under the Saudi-led coalition to fight the Iran-aligned Houthi group.
Quoting government and military sources, the Yemeni Third Opinion news outlet said that the Sudanese forces in Yemen since the start of the war in 2015 have actually begun to withdraw from Al-Anad heading to the port of Aden 50 km from the military base.
” Effectively Sudanese military units that were operating at the Al-Anad base withdrew two days ago towards the coastal city of Aden. But they would be replaced by a new force that will secure another site inside Yemen,” army spokesman Nabil Abdallah told Sudan Tribune.
Abdallah added that the rotational replacement of Sudanese troops is carried out in coordination between the command of the coalition and the Sudanese army which is an essential component of the coalition, as he said.
https://sudantribune.com/article268773/
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Sudan’s Bashir takes ‘full responsibility’ for 1989 coup
Sudan’s ousted president on Tuesday took “full responsibility” for the 1989 coup that led to his presidency, according to the first televised testimony of his ongoing trial.
https://apnews.com/article/sudan-b18766e0477f484a9fc9041983c13f3a
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Yemen Sudan discuss better defensive cooperation
The Yemeni and Sudanese defense ministers, Gen Muhsin al-Da'iri and Gen Yaseen Ibrahim, on Sunday discussed ways to enhance defensive cooperation, the Aden-based Saba said.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-32060.html
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
Siehe / Look at cp9
cp13b Mercenaries / Söldner
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Tawheeb Othman, 14, was lured from the Al-Ma’afer district in Taiz in 2017 to al-Tawhid Brigade on the Saudi border, established as a military belt to protect the kingdom borders. Hundreds of Yemeni children and youth are attracted to it. #Yemenis_in_Saudi_detainees (photo)
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/1605576145864339456
cp13c Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
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Photos: The breathtaking beauty of Yemen (thread)
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/1607781058266730496
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Photos: Bani Badi 's #valley , Al Hada, #Dhamar governorate.
https://twitter.com/KawkabAlwadeai/status/1606972756037337088
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Photos: Qaydun is a village in eastern Yemen, Hadhramaut Governorate.
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/1607099537155592192
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Smuggling of precious stones from Hadramout thwarted
A security checkpoint in Yemen’s eastern province of Mahra thwarted an attempt to smuggle a shipment of precious stones coming from Hadramout province.
This was reported by Yemen News Portal, based on testimonies of local sources.
According to sources, a security post stationed at the entrance to Qishn district intercepted a transport truck carrying stones of different colors and sizes. These stones are marked with numbers and symbols.
https://en.ypagency.net/282108/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/23/yemeni-security-forces-thwart-smuggling-operation-in-mahrah/
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The Socotra Island in Yemen has long been a land of mystery. Described as ‘The Galapagos of the Middle East’ & ‘The Jewel of Arabia,’ the unspoiled alien-like landscape of the island has intrigued travelers & scientists for decades. A thread on the enchanting Socotra Island… (images)
https://twitter.com/BaytAlFann/status/1605502743103225858
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Schlüsselfunde der Berliner Archäologie: Die Kriegszüge eines Mukarribs im alten Jemen
Iris Gerlach, Leiterin der Außenstelle des DAI in Sanaa, war dabei, als 2005 ein monumentaler Inschriftenstein im jemenitischen Sirwah ausgegraben wurde. Der wichtigste Fund ihrer Laufbahn, sagt Gerlach.
„Das war der bisher wichtigste Fund in meiner Laufbahn als Archäologin“, erzählt Gerlach am DAI in Berlin. Ihre Vermutung hat sich bewahrheitet. Der neue Kalksteinblock erzählt von den Taten des Mukarribs Yitaʿʾamar (um 715 v.Chr.). Wie Nebes noch vor Ort ausführte, handelt es sich bei der Inschrift um das frühste Zeugnis, das die Vorherrschaft der Sabäer im heutigen Jemen und ihre Kontrolle über die Weihrauchstraße bis ans Mittelmeer belegt.
„Die Präsentation dieser beiden Tatenberichte der Mukarribe im zentralen Heiligtum von Sirwah war einzigartig. Hunderte von Menschen trafen sich hier zu kultischen Banketten“, erzählt Gerlach. Präzise Datierungen seien auf der Arabischen Halbinsel sehr selten. Mit diesen Inschriftensteinen habe man aber nun einen historischen Orientierungspunkt, weil beide Mukarribe von bedeutenden assyrischen Königen in Mesopotamien erwähnt werden.
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Die Keramik der befestigten Höhensiedlung des Jabal al- ́Awd im nordjemenitischen Hochland frühhimyarischer Zeit (Magisterarbeit 2008)
Die vorliegende Arbeit stellt ein Keramikspektrum aus dem Hochland des Jemen vor, zeitlich einzuordnen in die ersten drei nachchristlichen Jahrhunderte sowie ins letzte Jahrhundert vor der Zeitenwende. Es handelt sich um Keramik der frühhimyarischen Zeit
https://www.grin.com/document/1308488
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Forgotten Arabia: Himyarite Yemen and Early Islam
Islamic historians have tended to overfocus on the more easily intelligible north Arabia and dismiss the south
Pre-Islamic Yemen has attracted relatively little attention from scholars of early Islamic history, including those who regard themselves as radically revisionist.
This has been no more than a tour d’horizon of issues indicating the relevance of Yemen to the early Islamic period and the Quranic thinking on monotheism. But it is enough, I hope, to suggest the extent of misplaced energy that some revisionist scholars have given to north Arabia and attempts to tie the Hijazi movement to Palestine, and Petra in particular
https://republicanyemen.net/archives/32706
cp13d Wirtschaft / Economy
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[Aden] Yemeni Government Accuses Houthis of Exploiting Truce to Increase Looting
The Central Bank of Yemen in Aden affirmed its commitment to the monetary policies it set to protect the local currency from collapse and maintain the stability of the markets.
In parallel, Information Minister Muammar al-Eryani accused the Houthi militia of exploiting the truce to double the looting of resources and increase levies.
In an official statement, Al-Eryani said the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia has continued to plunder hundreds of billions of state revenues, without assuming any obligations, and stopped the payment of salaries to public sector employees in the areas under its control, ignoring the difficult economic conditions of citizens and the worsening humanitarian crisis.
The Yemeni minister stated that the total revenues looted by the Houthi militia from taxes, customs, zakat, endowments, fuel, and domestic gas amounted in 2020 to 2.3 trillion riyals.
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Currency Continues to Collapse in Saudi-UAE-occupied Areas
The exchange rates of the Yemeni riyal decreased, Monday, against foreign currencies in exchange shops in the governorates of Aden, Hadhramout, and the rest of the occupied regions.
The price of buying one dollar was 1172 riyals and selling 1182 riyals, and the exchange rate for buying the Saudi riyal was between 308 riyals and selling 312 riyals, and the price of buying the UAE dirham was 310 riyals and selling 314 riyals.
Observers of the economic situation in Yemen saw that the financial policy of the Salvation Government in Sana’a proved its success in maintaining the stability of the local exchange rate of the Yemeni riyal against foreign currencies, especially the dollar and the Saudi riyal, where the Yemeni riyal stabilized at 559 riyals per dollar.
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Yemen currency loses further value against other currencies
Yemen's rial currency lost further value versus other currencies as foreign cash is in short supply in the country, it is being reported.
A US dollar is traded this Tuesday for 1185 rials up from 1135 rials at the beginning of this December.
The US dollar equaled 115 rials before the beginning of the war in 2015 and the drastic fall of the rial has since brought the country to a famine-like condition.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-62135
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Film: Urbanization threatens camel breeding in Aden
Camel breeding has been one of the most significant traditional professions for decades and a cultural heritage that characterizes the desert and countryside of Yemen. However, nowadays this profession is facing the threat of extinction as a result of the eight-year civil war and urbanization. The scarce studies have varied on the percentage of urban sprawl on agricultural land and has been estimated at an annual average of 3.7%, meaning that over the next three decades, the entire agricultural area will disappear. Studies indicate that with the increase in population density and the absence of urban planning in most Yemeni cities, people are turning to building facilities in the non-mountainous plains because they are suitable for agriculture and close to public services.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCYsYvzj_d4&t=1s
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
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AQAP’s Heru Sisanto: an Indonesian Jihadist in Yemen
coinciding with these historical, academic, and business ties is also the involvement of Indonesians in militancy in Yemen, as evidenced by the life of Heru Sisanto.
There were signs of Indonesian foreign fighters even before the Islamic State (IS)’s declaration of a caliphate, as Indonesians began posting requests to join al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) on social media (Twitter/@Sulaemanbahri, July 2, 2011). Later, as the Yemeni civil war was underway in 2015, the Houthis arrested 23 Indonesians apparently for supporting the opposing Saudi-backed side. The Houthis then allowed the Indonesian government to repatriate them (antaranews.com, March 30, 2015).
By 2020, evidence of Indonesians fighting with either AQAP or IS’s Yemeni branch emerged incidentally from a Houthi video, which showed a raid on a jihadist hideout (detik.com, August 31, 2020). Among the images shown in the video were Indonesian currency and the identity card of an Indonesian. The name and address on the card, however, turned out to be falsified, which was discovered as Indonesian security forces conducted their own raid at the supposed address (Twitter/@Natsecjeff, August 29, 2020).
Recently, the most prominent case of an Indonesian jihadist in Yemen was AQAP’s Heru Sisanto. He was first featured in an AQAP video, which acknowledged his death not in combat, but from leukemia, and noted his alias was Abu Musa al-Indonesi
https://jamestown.org/brief/aqaps-heru-sisanto-an-indonesian-jihadist-in-yemen/
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Well this is bold. #AlQaeda in the Arabian Peninsula launches an open website. Homepage + 5 tabs featuring most of its 2021-22 propaganda: 13 statements 69 videos 30 "Arrows of Truth" op claims 3 martyr videos (images)
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1604449947448971264
cp15 Propaganda
(A P)
Yemen, Solutions... Arab Coalition Opens Doors, Iran Closes Them
It is not possible to explain the events of the year 2022 in Yemen without returning to a “golden day”, after which the defense equation led by the Arab Coalition and the Yemeni Armed Forces changed. The day was November 21, 2021.
It was after that day that Houthi military escalation transformed.
The Arab Coalition had adopted a strict defense strategy, dealing painful blows to Houthi strategic sites. Moreover, the Coalition exposed the Houthis for using the international airport in Sana’a to launch attacks on Saudi civilian and vital sites.
Coalition strikes destroyed dozens of workshops and warehouses for assembling ballistic missiles and explosive drones.
After several months, Houthis realized that the battle for Marib was far from over, so they submitted to the UN armistice.
(A P)
US-Saudi Aggression Insists on Imposing Complications to Gain Concessions
Warnings issued by Sana’a against any attempt by the US-Saudi aggression to escalate the economy have increased. Sana'a's warnings coincided with the conclusion of the Omani delegation's visit to Sana'a last Sunday, after the latter toured talks for about four days in Sana'a.
Observers do not rule out that the US-Saudi aggression has threatened to tighten the blockade and take more steps to harm the economic situation in Yemen. This prompted Sana’a to promise a harsh response to any risks that the coalition might take.
So far, there are no indications that the Yemenis can bet on to end the war. Despite the ease of the path leading to a settlement, the coalition insists on imposing complications on the scene to extract more concessions, using dirty pressure cards by threatening to tighten the siege.
The starvation war represents the last card of pressure on Yemen, after the abject failures faced by the aggression in Yemen. It seems, from the point of view of observers, that the United Nations and the Security Council have become the real enemy of the Yemeni People. The aggression no longer has any justification to continue the war, rather, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have become in a position that requires them to expedite their exit from Yemen.
In view of Sana’a’s conditions, it is clear that it provided all that is logical to end the war, by demanding the lifting of the blockade, which is taking place outside international law, and has proven to be a means of committing mass killings by starvation. It was unable to protect the countries involved in aggression from the strikes of Yemen, and any continuation of this blockade will only lead to more civilian casualties.
As for the demand for the departure of foreign forces from Yemen, no one can claim that it is an “unfair” request! No country in the world has ever accepted the presence of foreign forces on its soil, regardless of the justifications.
From the point of view of observers, the demand for the departure of foreign forces from Yemen represents the crux of all the talks that take place to end the war. It seems that the US ambitions to be present in the Bab al-Mandab and the islands of Yemen on the Red and Arab seas represent the cornerstone of ending the war.
(A P)
Yemen Blames Its Civil War On Iran, Says Can't Be Part Of Solution
Yemen's foreign minister has blamed Iran and its support for Huthi Shi'ite rebels for fueling the country's civil war and said Tehran can't be part of the solution.
"Iran is the cause of the problem, Iran continues to support the Huthis, Iranian arms are smuggled. Iran is part of the problem, not the solution," Foreign Minister Abdulmalik al-Mekhlafi said on August 21 when asked if Tehran could contribute to a political solution in Yemen at a news conference at the United Nations in New York.
(A P)
Iranian interference in Yemen started 1979: Yemeni leader
Iranian interference in Yemen started immediately after exiled Ayatollah Khomeini’s 1979 return to Tehran, the Yemeni leader has revealed.
And Rashad Al-Alimi, president of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, told Al Arabiya TV on Monday that in 1983 Iran’s government gave its backing to an armed group commanded by Badder Addin Al-Houthi, the father of the Houthi movement’s leader.
In an exclusive interview with the station, Al-Alimi said that year the militia, led by Al-Houthi and Salah Faletah, father of the Houthis chief negotiator, had attacked civilian and military targets in Sanaa.
“It should be evident to everybody that the Iranian project was conceived by an early strategic plan and not in 2000 or 2004. After Khomeini’s return and the launch of Iran
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2219401/middle-east
(A P)
Cartoon depicting how the UN keeps silent on Houthi atrocities.
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1605531323765886976
(A P)
Eryani: Houthi Execution Orders against Dissidents Are Inspired by Iran
The internationally recognized government of Yemen has condemned Houthis for ordering the execution of 16 individuals in Saada Governorate. The Iran-backed group has also ordered maximum-security imprisonment for 13 others.
According to the government, Houthis are behaving the way Iran does when it comes to dealing with dissidents.
More Saudi coalition „We are benefactors“ propaganda
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2413265
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2412635
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2412659
http://en.adenpress.news/news/37039
https://www.wfp.org/news/ksrelief-provides-us20-million-support-wfps-humanitarian-response-yemen and https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2412118
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2411893
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2411546
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2411544
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2411327
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2411291
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2410961
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2410645
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2410639
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2410630
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
Fast keine Luftangriffe seit Beginn des Waffenstillstands.
Almost no air raids since the beginning of the truce.
(A K)
Yemen's Houthis say coalition conducts drone strikes on Red Sea port city
Yemen's Houthi militia said the Saudi-led coalition launched six drone strikes on the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah in the past 24 hours, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported on Tuesday.
https://english.news.cn/20221227/8842c1e381f147a890d1fc293dbf8c58/c.html
(A K)
Yemen's Houthis accuse Saudi-led coalition of launching drone strikes in Red Sea port city
Yemen's Houthi militia on Sunday accused the Saudi-led coalition of launching five drone strikes on the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Houthi-controlled Saba website reported.
https://english.news.cn/20221226/63e515b5f36247c3b9293ccd1a8dd73c/c.html
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Bombing the Public Telecommunication Corporation
Turning a playground into a death arena
Although it was not a main play yard, it was good enough for children and young men to play football. There was no referee with a whistle to announce the end of the game. The rule of the game is rather open and spontaneous, and the game ends when Malik takes his ball and returns home.
As the ball was bouncing off the players’ feet and when the audience was watching and cheering and the bystanders were passing by, the yard of the Public Telecommunications Corporation in Hodeida turned into a horrific scene of killed and injured.
At 10:00 pm, on Thursday 20 January 2022, the Saudi Emirati-led Coalition targeted the Public Telecommunications Corporation in the Port district, Hodeidah governorate. Its bombs were the referee’s whistle that ended the game bloodily.
4 killed and 13 injured including 4 children is the casualty toll of that bloody evening.
The victim Wadei Al- Harazi begins his statement by saying:
“My son Wael (8 years old) and my nephew Amir (11 years old) were playing in front of me and suddenly I couldn’t see anything except darkness. There was no sound of my son or my nephew.
I was pulling out the bodies and the injured children. My ring and pinky fingers of my left hand were cut off and my right leg was broken. I was bleeding from every part of my body. I couldn’t find my son and I was shouting and calling on him. The rescuers found him about 30m away from me. His little body flew away and hit the ground and he died immediately. My nephew is still in the hospital.”
The 20-years-old Mazen spoke with a somber tone about the condition of his mother after his brother Ramiz (10 years old) was killed: “My mother couldn’t accept that my brother had died.” She had a heart attack as a result of the shock.”
Although the verbal expressions that described the heinous nature of the incident differed, the features and faces of the victims were unified by their physical and psychological wounds. T
https://mwatana.org/en/a-playground-into-a-death-arena/
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
Nach dem Ende des Waffenstillstands nehmen die Kämpfe etwas zu, aber beide Seiten halten sich immer noch weitgehend daran und wollen die Lage nicht eskalieren. Beide Seiten werfen sich Verstöße vor.
After the end of the ceasefire, fighting has somewhat increased, but both sides are still largely in compliance and do not want to escalate the situation. Both sides accuse each other of violations.
(A K pS)
Houthis step up attacks on Marib
http://en.adenpress.news/news/37056
(A K pH)
Two Citizens Wounded by Saudi Artillery Shelling on Sa’adah
and also https://en.ypagency.net/282698/
(A K pH)
Five people injured by Saudi artillery shells in Sa'ada
on Wednesday
The Saudi army has fired artillery shells on the districts of Shada, Razeh and Munabeh causing serious injuries to 2 citizens and 3 African immigrants
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3217040.htm
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Saudi army kills, injures over 2,900 in border areas
2,909 citizens, including African immigrants, were killed and injured by the Saudi enemy army's artillery shells and missiles on the border areas of Sa'ada province since the beginning of 2022.
Director of Razeh Rural Hospital Abdullah Musreeh confirmed to the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) that 907 people have been killed and injured by the Saudi enemy gunshots, artillery and missiles in Shada border district since the signing of the UN armistice agreement in early April.
He stated that during the same period, the hospital received 111 killed and 796 injured people, including African immigrants, stressing that the Saudi regime has never respect the UN armistice and its criminal behavior has never stopped.
He explained that many cases were transferred to the capital's hospitals due to the inability of Razeh Hospital to provide the necessary services for the critical cases.
Director of Munabeh Rural Hospital Ali Al-Ayashi stated that the hospital has received 169 killed and 1,833 injured people, including African immigrants, during the current year.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216927.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/282502/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/27/nearly-3000-dead-and-injured-reported-in-saada-border-region-during-six-month-truce-period/
(A K pH)
Citizen injured by mercenary's snipers in Taiz
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216898.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/282453/
(A K)
Abyan witnesses JF Houthi artillery shelling
https://debriefer.net/en/news-32136.html
(A K)
Yemeni GB damage Houthi landmines in Shabwa, Marib
https://debriefer.net/en/news-32137.html
(A K pS)
Civilian killed, six injured in Houthi shelling west Taiz
http://en.adenpress.news/news/37050
and also https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-62233
(A K pS)
KSrelief's Masam Project Dismantles 1,028 Mines within a Week in Yemen
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Project (Masam) for clearing in Yemen, dismantled, during the third week of December 2022, a total of 1,028 mines planted by the Houthi militia across Yemen, including 26 anti-personnel mines, 161 anti-tank mines, 827 unexploded ordnance, and 14 explosive devices.
Since the beginning of the project, as many as 378,636 mines have been dismantled.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2412696
(A K pH)
Citizen injured by artillery shells by Saudi army in Sa'ada
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216760.htm
and also https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/30375/Citizen-Injured-by-Saudi-Artillery-Shelling-on-Sa-adah
(A K pS)
Houthis use human shields in Dhalea: Yemeni gov't
The Iranian-backed Houthi group uses civilians as human shields in Morais district in the central governorate of Dhalea, the Yemeni human rights ministry said on Thursday.
The Houthis forced the locals in Ya'ais village, north Morais district, to erect tents in the main road known as a war zone, the ministry added in a statement.
The civilians will serve as a cover for Houthi moves and military preparations for attacks against the national army troops, according to the statement.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-32128.html
(A K pS)
Southern-resistance-makes-houthis-suffer-heavy-losses-in-thera
https://en-smanews.org/south-arabia/southern-resistance-makes-houthis-suffer-heavy-losses-in-thera/
(A K pH)
Saudi artillery shells kill man in Sa'ada
A man was killed on Sunday by Saudi artillery shells fired on the border district of Munabeh in Sa'ada province.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216659.htm
and also https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/30365/Citizen-Killed-by-Saudi-Bombing-in-Sa-adah-Governorate
(A K pS)
A Houthi sniper shot and wounded a female child in Yemen's besieged city of Taiz on Saturday, local sources have said. The terrorist shot 12-year-old Ridha Abdu Bajjash when she was shepherding goats. /Alharf 28 website
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-62202
(A K pS)
A man and a young girl have been injured in the explosion of a Houthi-laid landmine in Alawf governorate/Ayn Almahrah
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-62202
(A K pS)
Film: Engineering teams of government forces and Masam Project for Mine Clearance have destroyed large quantities of mines and explosive devices laid by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Shabwa Province, south of #Yemen.
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1606691390934564864
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Civilians Killed, Wounded by Saudi Artillery Shelling Targets Border Areas in Sa'adah
A number of citizens were killed and wounded by Saudi artillery shelling.
Almasirah Net correspondent in Sa’adah reported that Saudi artillery shelling targeted, with intense bombardment, several areas of the border districts of Munabbih and Qataber, as a result of which civilians were killed and wounded.
and also https://en.ypagency.net/282241/
(A K pH)
Citizen Killed, 12 Injured by Saudi Bombing on Sa'adah
A citizen was killed and 12 others were injured, Friday, by the fire of the Saudi enemy army on the border areas of Sa'adah Governorate.
Almasirah Net correspondent in Sa'adah reported that the Saudi enemy army targeted with artillery the Al-Raqo area in the border district of Munabbih, which led to the killed a citizen and the wounding of 12 others, including African immigrants.
Various areas of the border districts in Sa’adah are subjected to Saudi missile and artillery shelling, on a daily basis, resulting in heavy material losses.
https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/30334/Citizen-Killed%2C-12-Injured-by-Saudi-Bombing-on-Sa-adah
and also https://en.ypagency.net/282136/
Photos: https://en.ypagency.net/282228/
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mMMN_QuJpI
(A K pS)
Film: Engineering teams destroy hundreds of Houthi mines and explosive devices in Shabwa.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtIp5g0vPOw
(A K pH)
Film: A girl was injured when a bomb left by the aggression exploded in Al-Masloub district in Al-Jawf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADo5apw5Eks
(A K pS)
Houthis suffer heavy losses after failed attacks in al-Dhale
http://en.adenpress.news/news/37026
(A K pS)
A suspected Houthi missile landed near Dhamar city, central #Yemen, this morning, according to locals. The missile was reportedly fell down a few minutes later after launch. (photos)
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1605666690657767424
(A K pH)
Armed confrontations renew south of Marib city
https://en.ypagency.net/281911/
(A K pH)
Child injured due to blast of cluster bomb left by coalition in Saada
https://en.ypagency.net/281951/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/22/child-injured-by-leftover-explosive-in-saada/
(A K pH)
Two citizens injured in explosion of coalition weapons remnants in Jawf, Marib
https://en.ypagency.net/281731/
(A K pS)
Masam clears 377,608 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 377,608 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas.
These include 5,934 anti-personnel mines, 134,983 anti-tank mines, 7,642 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and 229,049 unexploded ordnance (UXO) neutralised over 41,931,252sqm of land since mid-2018.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/37017
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
Seit dem Abkommen von Stockholm vom 13. Dezember 2018 gibt es einen Waffenstillstand für Hodeidah. Zwar bleiben größere Offensiven aus, kleinere Gefechte gibt es aber laufend, und beide Seiten werfen sich ständig Verstöße gegen den Waffenstillstand vor.
Since the Stockholm Agreement of December 13, 2018, a ceasefire has been in place for Hodeidah. There are no major offensives, but smaller battles are ongoing and both sides constantly are accusing each other of violating the ceasefire.
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 109 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3217041.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/282663/
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 116 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216899.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 128 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216773.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 97 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216663.htm
(A K pH)
4 Civilians, including 2 brothers were injured by cluster bomb, mine in Hodeida
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216673.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 74 violations in Hodeida
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216499.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 86 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216413.htm
(A K pH)
Three civilians injured by aggression's remnants
Three civilians were injured in Al-Hodeida province, due to a cluster bomb explosion and a mine left over from the aggression forces.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216415.htm
https://en.ypagency.net/282119/
(A K pH)
Saudi-led coalition conducts new attacks on Yemen's Hudaydah
News sources in Yemen reported on Friday morning that the Saudi coalition shelled and conducted airstrikes on Yemen's Hudaydah.
Yemeni Al-Masirah TV website reported on Friday that the Yemeni army and Popular Committees said in a statement that the Saudi-led military coalition's reconnaissance drones flew in the sky over the Al-Jabaliya district in Hudaydah province.
According to the Yemeni military statement, the aggressing coalition continued to conduct attacks in various areas in Hudaydah province, while its artillery shelled some areas in Al-Jabaliya and Hays districts.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195273/Saudi-led-coalition-conducts-new-attacks-on-Yemen-s-Hudaydah
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 78 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216332.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 108 violations in Hodeida
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216151.htm
(A K pH)
51 Recorded Violations by US-Saudi Aggression in Hodeidah
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 45 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3215544.htm
(A K pS)
Yemeni JF thwart Houthi land attack in Hodeida
https://debriefer.net/en/news-32079.html
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 125 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3216008.htm
(A K pH)
53 violations committed by aggression forces in Hodeida within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3215908.htm
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
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Yemen through the eyes of artificial intelligence This album is a summary of my experience with one of the most powerful artificial intelligence techniques that I have tried over the past two weeks. I tried giving him specific descriptions to draw some pictures and the results were awesome. It came to my mind to see how the most famous Yemeni landmarks would look if they were drawn by artificial intelligence.
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Film: Folk music still plays an essential role in mobilizing the society during war time.
https://twitter.com/KawkabAlwadeai/status/1606469991922024448
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Theatrical performances return to Aden with Shakespeare
After the closure of theatres for over a period of three years, theatrical performances return to Aden with Hamlet of the famous English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare.
The English drama will be presented to the audience in the Adeni dialect by The Gulf of Aden Theatrical Troupe at a stage of an old church in Crater city.
In partnership with the British Council, the Gulf of Aden's actors conducted around two years of rehearsals and practices in London and Wales in preparation for the show which will premiere next January.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/37047
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-834-yemen-war-mosaic-834
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-834 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-834:
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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