US supported conflict in Yemen

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I was posting this in the Saudi thread but that petered out but the
conflict is still going on.... So is worth a new thread.

WTF? Crucifixion, Beheading, Stoning, Saudi Arabia and ISIS/ISIL have near-identical punishments!!

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http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/crime-and-punishment-islamic-state-vs-saudi-arabia-1588245666

read more...
http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?85350-WTF-Crucifixion-Beheading-Stoning-Saudi-Arabia-and-ISIS-ISIL-have-near-identical-punishments--

The same with Israel and Palestine incidents are going on regularly
but is over shadowed by the Syrian war , which is convenient for the
Netanyahu regime.

Palestinian Authority demands faster ICC probe into Israel war crimes
By David on 27 August 2016 GMT
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/08/26/481713/Palestinian-Authority-demand-ICC-probe-Israel-crimes-abuses-Gaza-war
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Some recent articles to get the thread going......


Saudi Arabia using cluster bombs on Yemeni residential areas: UN

By David on 26 August 2016 GMT

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‘The UN human rights office says the Saudi military is using cluster bombs against
residential areas in Yemen in violation of international law, blaming the Riyadh regime
for most of the civilian casualties in its impoverished southern neighbour.On Thursday,
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein called for the
creation of an independent international body to investigate cases of human rights
violations in conflict-ridden Yemen.

“Civilians in Yemen have suffered unbearably over the years from the effects of a number
of simultaneous and overlapping armed conflicts,” Hussein said in a statement, adding that
“they continue to suffer…while those responsible for the violations and abuses against them
enjoy impunity.”’

Read More...

http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/08/25/481617/UN-Yemen-Saudi-war

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US lawmakers blast Obama for arming Saudi Arabia

By David on 26 August 2016 GMT

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‘A bipartisan group of American lawmakers have called on Washington to halt
arms sales to Saudi Arabia amid the Riyadh regime’s onslaught of civilians in Yemen.
US Representative Ted Lieu’s office announced that the Democratic lawmaker is
circulating a draft letter to President Barack Obama, in which the signatories will
demand an end to America’s unconditional support for the kingdom.

“Any decision to sell more arms to Saudi Arabia should be given adequate time for
full deliberation by Congress,” the draft reads.’

Read more: US lawmakers blast Obama for arming Saudi Arabia

http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/08/24/481544/US-Saudi-Yemen-arms-deal-Lieu

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‘UK arms and military support are fueling a brutal war in Yemen’ – Oxfam

By David on 26 August 2016 GMT

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RT NEWS...

Britain ‘one of the most significant violators’ of the Arms Trade Treaty, says Oxfam
Published time: 23 Aug, 2016 14:48
Edited time: 24 Aug, 2016 14:00
https://www.rt.com/uk/356861-britain-arms-saudi-yemen/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome

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War on Yemen, Inhaling Poisonous Gas: Saudi Arabia Launches Chemical Attack on Sana’a, Killing Civilians

By David on 24 August 2016 GMT War and Terror

GLOBAL RESEARCH...

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War on Yemen, Inhaling Poisonous Gas: Saudi Arabia Launches Chemical Attack on Sana’a, Killing Civilians
By Fars News Agency
Global Research, August 23, 2016
Fars News Agency 22 August 2016

‘A Yemeni military source disclosed that Saudi Arabia has attacked the civilians in
Sana’a with chemical weapons, killing and injuring a number of people in the capital
city’s Ninth district.“A number of Yemeni people have been killed as a result of inhaling
poisonous gases in the chemical attack,” Military Expert Major General Abdel Sattar
al-Sa’deh told FNA on Monday.

He reiterated that Sana’a’s Ninth district has been under artillery attacks of the pro-Saudi
forces, yet it seems that the Saudi forces have been recently supplied with chemical
weapons to exert more pressure on the district.’

Read more: War on Yemen, Inhaling Poisonous Gas: Saudi Arabia Launches Chemical Attack on Sana’a, Killing Civilians

http://www.globalresearch.ca/war-on-yemen-inhaling-poisonous-gas-saudi-arabia-launches-chemical-attack-on-sanaa-killing-civilians/5542172

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How Britain is cashing in on the Middle East’s hunt for weapons

By David on 21 August 2016 GMT

THE GUARDIAN...

Jamie Doward
Sunday 21 August 2016 00.05 BST

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A Paveway IV guided bomb. Arms trade campaigners have linked UK-manufactured
weaponry to air strikes against civilian targets in Yemen. Photograph:

‘Nursing glasses of champagne and grazing on canapés, around 1,000 guests
gathered one evening last month at London’s Science Museum for a lavish
reception costing £105 a head.As they swapped business cards and exchanged
small talk, the multicultural crowd was oblivious to the small group of protesters
chanting and waving placards outside. Instead they were intent on laying the
groundwork for their industry’s premier international trade fair, which was
starting the next day.

The Farnborough International Airshow is a hugely popular event with the public.
Featuring drones, celebrity guests, simulators and flypasts, it is considered a great
day out for families. But behind the scenes Farnborough doubles as a giant trade
show for the world’s arms manufacturers.’

Read more: How Britain is cashing in on the Middle East’s hunt for weapons

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/20/britain-cashing-in-middle-east-weapons-sales-saudi-arabia-yemen
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Yemeni Rebels Refuse to Meet UN Envoy in Protest Against Saudi Coalition Actions

By David on 21 August 2016 GMT

SPUTNICK NEWS...

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‘The delegation of Yemeni rebels who participated in the peace talks, has
rejected a new meeting with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh
Ahmed, in protest against the actions of the Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia,
a source in the delegation told Sputnik Saturday.

The UN-brokered talks to end the Yemeni conflict started in Kuwait on April 21.
The talks ended in early August, with the government and Houthi rebels failing
to come to an agreement. As the talks wrapped up, the Houthi delegation flew
to Oman for consultation with local authorities. From there, they tried to return
to the Yemeni capital Sanaa, but failed over the government ban.’

Read more: Yemeni Rebels Refuse to Meet UN Envoy in Protest Against Saudi Coalition Actions

http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160820/1044468180/yemen-un-talks.html
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US removes advisors assisting with Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen

By David on 21 August 2016 GMT

INDEPENDENT....

US removes advisors assisting with Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen
Sources have denied the move is because of civilian deaths
Harriet Agerholm |
@HarrietAgerholm |
Saturday 20 August 2016|

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Medicins Sans Frontieres are withdrawing from northern Yemen after their hospitals
were repeatedly hit by air strikes Getty

‘The US has withdrawn dozens of advisors assisting with Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen.
Fewer than five US military officers remain part of the ‘Joint Combined Planning Cell,’
from a team of 45 formed last year to assist with Saudi Arabia’s campaign.US sources
have denied the move is because of increasing criticism from human rights groups over
the number of civilian casualties the Saudi coalition has caused.’

Read more: US removes advisors assisting with Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-air-strikes-yemen-us-advisors-removed-medicins-sans-frontieres-a7201401.html

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Western Value... Making a Killing in Yemen

By David on 20 August 2016 GMT

SPUTNICK NEWS....

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‘The slaughter in Yemen just keeps getting worse, with civilians at the bloody forefront.
Yet, shamefully – moreover tellingly – there is no uproar in the Western media.The silence
is in spite of the fact that Western governments are profiting massively from supporting
the Saudi military actions in its southern neighbor. Where is the presumed high-minded
Western journalism to investigate this horror?

In the latest atrocity, on Monday, more than 10 civilian patients and one staff at a hospital
were killed when Saudi warplanes bombed the facility in the northern province of Hajjah.
The hit was confirmed by French-based medical charity, Doctors Without Borders, which
runs the hospital. It was the fourth time over the past year that a DWB facility in Yemen
was targeted in air raids.’

Read more: Western Value… Making a Killing in Yemen

http://sputniknews.com/columnists/20160817/1044350814/yemen-killings-west.html

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Why is global community ignoring slaughter of Yemeni children?

By David on 15 August 2016 GMT Useless Media, War and Terror

RT NEWS....

14th Aug 16

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‘Following 18 months of violence, engineered starvation and a blatant media
blackout, Yemen’s suffering has risen to the surface – one hot bubbling shame, the
one conflict few have dared discuss for fear of financial repercussions.

I realize that truth and honesty are hard commodities to come by, but let’s
momentarily try them on for size and see if how they fit. Let’s see if we can
stomach the reality the people of Yemen have had to live under as the global
community chose to avert its gaze.’

Read more: Why is global community ignoring slaughter of Yemeni children?

https://www.rt.com/op-edge/355892-global-community-ignoring-yemen-children/

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Yemen missiles hit facilities of Saudi oil giant Aramco

By David on 27 August 2016 GMT

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‘Yemeni forces have fired ballistic missiles at the facilities belonging to the Saudi
state oil giant Aramco in the kingdom’s southwest.

The retaliatory attack took place on Friday, hitting targets in Saudi Arabia’s Jizan
region and causing considerable damage to the Aramco facilities there, Yemen’s al-
Masirah television reported.

The Saudi military has been pounding Yemen since March last year to undermine
Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement and to restore power to the former
president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh.’

Read more: Yemen missiles hit facilities of Saudi oil giant Aramco
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/08/26/481761/Yemen-Saudi-Arabia-Aramco

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In ‘Peace Initiative,’ Kerry Demands Yemen’s Houthis Surrender and Disarm

By David on 27 August 2016 GMT

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‘Visiting the city of Jeddah, Secretary of State John Kerry announced a deal with
Saudi Arabia on a new “peace initiative” related to the ongoing Saudi invasion of
Yemen. As with all previous such initiatives, Kerry’s statement laying out the plan
demanded that the Shi’ite Houthis, who the Saudis are fighting, must immediately
surrender all territory and unilaterally disarm before being allowed to participate in
any talks.’

Read more: In ‘Peace Initiative,’ Kerry Demands Yemen’s Houthis Surrender and Disarm

http://news.antiwar.com/2016/08/25/in-peace-initiative-kerry-demands-yemens-houthis-surrender-and-disarm/

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Red Cross donates morgues in Yemen amid mounting civilian death toll

By David on 28 August 2016 GMT

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‘With the humanitarian situation in Yemen growing ever more gruesome
amid the bombing campaign by Saudi-led coalition, the Red Cross tells RT
it had to provide the country with morgues as it is unable to deal with the
influx of the dead and the wounded.

“In many cases you had several bodies stuffed on one shelf, in one morgue
unit, so the situation was not sustainable, the hospitals asked for our support,
and we decided to donate morgues, which is something that we rarely do,”
Rima Kamal, Yemen-based spokeswoman for the Red Cross told RT, noting
that it’s not in the usual Red Cross practice to deal with morgues, as their
field of work mostly focuses on providing food, water and healthcare.’

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Read more: Red Cross donates morgues in Yemen amid mounting civilian death toll

https://www.rt.com/news/357416-yemen-war-red-cross/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome

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Yemen's Houthis reject Kerry's initiative for peace

By David on 28 August 2016 GMT War and Terror

PRESS TV...

‘Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement has rejected an initiative put forth by US
Secretary of State John Kerry to resolve the crisis in the war-torn country.

Mohammed Abdulsalam, the Ansarullah spokesman, said Saturday that the offer
aims at depriving the Houthis of their arms in their fight of resistance against the
Saudi invasion.“Whoever has a greedy eye on our weapons, we will have a greedy
eye on his life,” Abdulsalam wrote in a message posted on Facebook.

Kerry earlier called on Houthis to hand over their weapons including ballistic
missiles and to pull back from the capital Sana’a. In return, the US secretary of
state said Houthis and allies can have a share in Yemen’s future unity government.’

Read more: Yemen’s Houthis reject Kerry’s initiative for peace

http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/08/27/481934/Yemen-Houthis-Kerry-initiative

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Yemen blast: ISIS kills up to 60 in suicide car bombing in Aden

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Published on 29 Aug 2016

Up to 60 people have been killed in a car bomb attack in the Yemeni city
of Aden. Most of the dead were pro-government troops.

RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air

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Yemeni forces launch new missile against Saudi Arabia

By David on 3 September 2016 GMT

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PRESS TV...

Fri 2nd Sept....


‘Yemeni army forces have launched a locally designed and manufactured ballistic
missile towards an area deep inside Saudi Arabia in response to Riyadh’s atrocious
aerial bombardment against the crisis-stricken Arab country.

On Friday, the media bureau of the operations command in Yemen released footage
showing the missile attack against a stationary target in the Saudi city of Ta’if, located
more than 700 kilometers (434 miles) southeast of the capital, Riyadh.

The video shows the Borkan-1 (Volcano-1) blasting off from a launcher deployed in an
unknown location in Yemen. The voice of a man can be clearly heard as he chants slogans
against the United States and Israel.’

Read more: Yemeni forces launch new missile against Saudi Arabia

http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/09/02/482886/Yemen-army-soldier-ballistic-missile-Borkan1-Saudi-Arabia-Taif

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Yemen hospital damaged as Saudi air strike hits nearby gas station

By David on 3 September 2016 GMT


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Published on 1 Sep 2016
Footage of what's supposed to be powerful airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition in
Yemen has emerged online. The video comes after reports that at least 16 people,
an imam and his family, were killed in a single strike.

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Boris v Theresa May? PM & Foreign Minister at odds over arms sales to Saudi and Yemen war crimes

By David on 6 September 2016 GMT

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RT NEWS...

Boris v Theresa May? PM & FM at odds over arms sales to Saudi, Yemen war crimes

Published time: 5 Sep, 2016 12:26
Edited time: 6 Sep, 2016 15:19

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (R) and Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman (L) meet ahead of G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
province, China, September 4, 2016. © Narendra Shresta / Reuters

‘British Prime Minister Theresa May and her foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, appear
to be split over Saudi Arabia’s alleged war crimes in Yemen, where the Gulf kingdom
is intervening in a deadly civil war.The PM raised concerns over the Yemen conflict
with Saudi Arabian diplomats at the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China.

However, May’s intervention is at odds with the foreign secretary, who said on Monday
there is no evidence of war crimes in Yemen and so Britain can legally continue selling
arms to Saudi Arabia.’

Read more: Boris v Theresa May? PM & Foreign Minister at odds over arms sales to
Saudi and Yemen war crimes

https://www.rt.com/uk/358299-boris-may-saudi-yemen/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome

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Saudi warplanes use cluster bombs in airstrikes on Yemen

By David on 6 September 2016 GMT War and Terror

PRESS TV.....

Saudi warplanes use cluster bombs in airstrikes on Yemen

Mon Sep


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Yemenis check the destruction following an airstrike by Saudi warplanes in the
Capitol, Sana’a, on September 4, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

‘Saudi Arabia has intensified its airstrikes on Yemen, using internationally-banned cluster
bombs in its air assaults against the impoverished country.The Yemeni news agency SABA
said Saudi fighter jets dropped cluster bombs on several areas in the district of Baqem in
the northern province of Sa’ada on Sunday.

The attacks came in defiance of international laws, which prohibit the use of such weapons.

The United Nations (UN)’s human rights office has recently called for an independent international
investigation of cases of human rights violations in the Saudi war on Yemen, confirming the use
of banned cluster bombs by Saudi Arabia against Yemen’s residential areas.’

Read more: Saudi warplanes use cluster bombs in airstrikes on Yemen

http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/09/05/483243/Yemen-Saudi-Arabia-cluster-bombs

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Meanwhile in Yemen: All-female brigade of Houthi fighters brandishing rocket launchers during parade

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Published on 6 Sep 2016

A brigade of all-female Houthi fighters held a parade in front of a school in Sanaa on Tuesday.

Hundreds of girls reportedly joined the fighters, who were heavily armed carrying machine
guns and rocket-propelled grenades. The Houthi fighters reportedly received food and gold
jewellery from supporters at the end of the parade.

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Saudi FM to meet British MPs, make case for continued arms exports despite war crime claims

Published time: 6 Sep, 2016 11:20

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir will meet with British MPs on Wednesday in a bid to convince them not to ban UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia over concerns the Gulf kingdom is committing war crimes in Yemen.

Al-Jubeir’s decision to take the unusual step of briefing MPs in person comes days
after Prime Minister Theresa May discussed human rights concerns with Saudi
diplomats at the G20 summit in China.Thebriefing will take place hours before the
Select Committee on the Control of Arms Exports meets to debate whether to call
for a ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia.MPs are under mounting pressure to end
Britain’s arms exports to the Middle Eastern country after the UN claimed UK-made
weapons are being used in attacks on civilian targets in Yemen, including hospitals
and markets.


https://www.rt.com/uk/358394-saudi-foreign-minister-arms/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome

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BoJo REJECTS UN Saudi Yemen inquiry


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Published on 26 Sep 2016
Human rights groups have condemned the UK govt for not backing a UN
investigation into Saudi "war crimes" in the Yemen.

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Meanwhile Saudi led coalition continue to commit carnage in Yemen...


Yemen: More than 140 killed by air strikes at funeral - BBC News

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Published on 10 Oct 2016
More than 140 people have been killed and over 500 injured by air strikes
on a funeral gathering in Yemen's capital Sanaa.

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DISTURBING: Over 150 killed after Saudi coalition jet strikes rock
funeral ceremony in Yemen

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Published on 9 Oct 2016
A bombardment carried out by Saudi-led coalition jets has rocked a funeral
ceremony in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, killing over 140 people and injuring
hundreds more, according to the UN. Local media claim the death toll is much higher.

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US could be implicated in war crimes in Yemen: Documents

By David on 11 October 2016 GMT War and Terror

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PRESS TV.....

US could be implicated in war crimes in Yemen: Documents
Tue Oct 11, 2016 2:22AM

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‘The United States could be implicated in war crimes for supporting Saudi Arabia’s
deadly military campaign in Yemen, American official documents show.

According to the documents obtained by Reuters, US government lawyers warned
Washington last year that it might be considered a “co-belligerent” in the Saudi war
under international law.State Department officials were skeptical of the Saudi military’s
ability to prevent the killing of civilians and the destruction of “critical infrastructure”
in its strikes against Yemen, according to the emails and other records as well as
interviews with nearly a dozen officials with knowledge of those discussions.

Nonetheless, the US government has continued to authorize weapons sales to Saudi
Arabia, showed the documents, which date from mid-May 2015 to February 2016.’

Read more: US could be implicated in war crimes in Yemen: Documents

http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/10/11/488520/US-Yemen-war-crimes-Saudi-Arabia

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‘Zero accountability’: UN human rights boss repeats call for investigation into Yemen war crimes

By David on 11 October 2016 GMT


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RT NEWS....

‘Zero accountability’: UN human rights boss repeats call for investigation into Yemen war crimes
Published time: 10 Oct, 2016 21:46


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Smoke rises from the community hall where Saudi-led warplanes struck a funeral in Sanaa,
the capital of Yemen on October 9, 2016. © Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

‘The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has again called for an international investigation
into possible war crimes in Yemen, stressing that a deadly airstrike on a funeral service at the
weekend indicates that violations have continued without repercussions.The UN’s top human
rights official, Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, said that the bombing of a funeral in the Yemeni capital
of Sana’a was “outrageous”. More than 150 civilians were killed and over 525 others injured.’

Read more: ‘Zero accountability’: UN human rights boss repeats call for investigation into Yemen war crimes

https://www.rt.com/news/362301-yemen-funeral-airstrike-un/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome

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Initial reports.....

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Death toll in Yemen air strike rises to over 140

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Air strike on funeral may galvanize anti-Saudi forces in Yemen

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Published on 10 Oct 2016
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Anti-Saudi forces in Yemen appear to be galvanizing after an apparent Saudi-led
air strike on a funeral kills 140 Yemenis, while Reuters discovers that U.S. officials
warned the Obama administration the U.S. could be implicated in war crimes for
supporting the Saudi-led air campaign. Mana Rabiee reports.






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Yemen: On the brink of starvation - BBC News

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Published on 21 Sep 2016
The war in Yemen, which began early last year when the government was
overthrown by rebel forces, has pushed the country to the brink of famine.
This video contains distressing scenes from the start. See more from BBC
Our World's documentary Starving Yemen this weekend on BBC World,
BBC News and iPlayer.

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Matt Lee: Any difference airstrikes Yemen & Aleppo? 11 Oct 2016

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Published on 11 Oct 2016


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Pentagon vows to retaliate for attack on US warships off Yemen

By David on 12 October 2016 GMT

PRESS TV....

Pentagon vows to retaliate for attack on US warships off Yemen

Tue Oct 11, 2016 7:30PM

‘The US military vows to retaliate for a missile attack that barely missed
American warships in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on Sunday.
“Counterstrike, retaliatory strike: I can tell you that those things are
things that we are looking at,” Captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman,
said on Tuesday.

According to the Pentagon, the USS Mason, a guided-missile destroyer,
and the USS Ponce, an amphibious warfare ship, were targeted in a failed
missile attack from territory in Yemen, but neither of the two missiles hit the warships.’

Read more: Pentagon vows to retaliate for attack on US warships off Yemen


http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/10/11/488641/Pentagon-attack-US-warships-Yemen



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Yemeni forces hit Saudi base with ballistic missile

By David on 12 October 2016 GMT

PRESS TV....

Yemeni forces hit Saudi base with ballistic missile
Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:12PM



‘Yemeni forces have targeted a Saudi Arabian military camp in a retaliatory
ballistic missile attack on the kingdom’s territory.The attack was launched
on the border region of Jizan early on Wednesday.Such attacks are part of
a drive by Yemeni forces and allies to avenge Saudi Arabia’s relentless
military aggression against the country.

On Monday, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that there
must be accountability for the “appalling conduct” of the ongoing war on
Yemen after a recent Saudi airstrike left over 140 civilians dead and prompted
global condemnations.’

Read more: Yemeni forces hit Saudi base with ballistic missile

http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/10/11/488653/yemen-jizan-saudi-ballistic

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Fragments of US-made bomb allegedly found at Yemen funeral bombing site

By David on 12 October 2016 GMT War and Terror


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RT NEWS.....

Fragments of US-made bomb allegedly found at Yemen funeral bombing site

Published time: 11 Oct, 2016 17:03
Edited time: 11 Oct, 2016 17:12



‘Photos and video have emerged online of what is claimed to be fragments of a
US-made bomb found at the scene of a deadly strike on a mourning hall in the
Yemeni capital Saana. Saudi Arabia had earlier denied responsibility for the attack.

One photo, which a prominent Saana lawyer posted on his Facebook page, shows
what is claimed to be a fragment of an Mk-82 precision bomb produced by Raytheon,
one of the main US defense contractors. The photo was allegedly taken at the scene
of the bombing, and has a serial number and words in English referring to the bomb
model written on it.

Another photo taken by an ITV News correspondent on the scene shows fragments
of what is the same type of bomb, according to a local munitions expert he consulted.’

Read more: Fragments of US-made bomb allegedly found at Yemen funeral bombing site

https://www.rt.com/news/362404-bomb-fragments-yemen-funeral/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome

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US and UK aware of civilian nature of Saudi targets in Yemen: Intercept

By David on 12 October 2016 GMT

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PRESS TV....

US, UK aware of civilian nature of Saudi targets in Yemen: Intercept
Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:12AM


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A Yemeni man covers a charred body amid the rubble of a destroyed building following
Saudi airstrikes on Sana'a, October 8, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

‘The United States and Britain are fully aware of the civilian nature of Saudi Arabia’s
targets in Yemen and yet continue to provide the regime in Riyadh with weapons and
intelligence required to hit them, a new report has revealed.

According to a report published by The Intercept on Monday, London and Washington
“have indiscriminately and at times deliberately” led Saudi warplanes to strike civilian
targets in Yemen during the kingdom’s months-long military aggression against its
southern neighbor, which has killed more than 10,000 Yemenis since its onset in March 2015.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir acknowledged in January that British and American
military commanders were in the command room.’

Read more: US and UK aware of civilian nature of Saudi targets in Yemen: Intercept

http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/10/11/488564/US-UK-Yemen-Saudi-Arabia

[Cidersomerset]

Tomahawk retaliation: US destroy 3 ‘radar sites’ in Yemen in first direct attack on Houthis

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Published on 13 Oct 2016
The US military has carried out a series of “limited self-defence strikes” in Yemen, the Pentagon
has announced. The attack, authorized by President Obama, was carried out in retaliation to
recent attacks on the US naval destroyer, USS Mason.

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‘Limited self-defense strikes’: US military destroys three ‘radar sites’ in Yemen

By David on 13 October 2016 GMT

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RT NEWS....

‘Limited self-defense strikes’: US military destroys 3 ‘radar sites’ in Yemen

Published time: 13 Oct, 2016 03:07
Edited time: 13 Oct, 2016 07:39


‘The US military has carried out a series of “limited self-defence strikes” in Yemen,
the Pentagon has announced. The attack, authorized by President Obama, was
carried out in retaliation to recent attacks on the US naval destroyer, USS Mason.

According to the Pentagon’s initial assessments, three “radar sites” in the Houthi
rebel-controlled area of Yemen were destroyed in the attack.

The attack on coastal targets was carried out by Tomahawk cruise missiles launched
from the destroyer USS Nitze, NPR reported. According to US officials all targets were
“in remote areas, where there was little risk of civilian casualties or collateral damage.”’

Read more: ‘Limited self-defense strikes’: US military destroys three ‘radar sites’ in Yemen

https://www.rt.com/usa/362582-yemen-radar-sites-airstrikes/

[Hervé]

It seems that "The War The World forgot" has been successfully re-buried anew... right? ... Cider?

== EDIT ==

Cider, I split fourteen posts on the US/Saudi vs Yemen issue to a new thread here:

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?93868-US-supported-conflict-in-Yemen&p=1093216&viewfull=1#post1093216

Please be more aware of where you are posting your material, and you can always start another thread if you cannot find a related subject matter thread. :)

Thanks, Sierra

[Cidersomerset]

It seems that "The War The World forgot" has been successfully re-buried anew... right? ... Cider?

One option is the Saudi alliance and their mercenaries have got bogged
down in the classic no win situation . The US & UK who both have close
ties to the Saudi royals and massive trade deals have tried to keep the
conflict off the mainstream news unlike Syria, but reports do get thru.

This may be a one off retaliatory strike ? or a staged event to open the
way for more direct support for Saudi ? I doubt they will take that rout
unless they have too. But with all these plans and agenda they can be
driven or altered by events.......

To be fair this is being broadcast in some Arab/muslim media.....

Over 80 Saudi-Backed mercenaries killed in Yemen

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Published on 20 Mar 2016
Saudi Arabia's war on Yemen continues to claim civilian lives in the impoverished
Arab state. At least four people have been killed in Saudi artillery shelling on a
residential neighborhood in the western city of Ta'izz. Meanwhile, more than 80
Saudi-backed mercenaries were killed in clashes with Yemeni forces in Dhubab
district of Ta’izz province. This came a day after casualties were reported in Yemeni
retaliatory rocket attacks against the hideouts of the mercenaries in Hazm, the
provincial capital of Jawf. More than 85-hundred Yemenis have lost their lives in the
year-long Saudi war.

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8000+ civilians dead: UK troops are helping with Saudi's war crimes in Yemen

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Published on 15 Jan 2016
Exclusive: UK Helping Saudi's Yemen Campaign
http://news.sky.com/story/1618646/exc...

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Yemen: Britain's forgotten conflict | Owen Jones in Djibouti

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Published on 13 Jul 2016
Since early 2015 Yemen has been gripped by civil war, with forces backed by a Saudi
coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Since the start of the conflict, Britain has
sold nearly £3bn worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, a dictatorship accused of war crimes
and human rights breaches by several NGOs. I went to speak to Yemenis whose lives
have been destroyed by the conflict and asks Sir Alan Duncan, governmental special
envoy to Yemen, if the British people should be questioning their links to the Saudi
regime more.

[Hervé]

Did the US just commit a False Flag in Yemen? (http://www.fort-russ.com/2016/10/did-us-just-commit-false-flag-in-yemen.html)

Yuri Podolyaka, cont.ws (https://cont.ws/post/398806)- translated by J. Arnoldski - October 13, 2016 - Fort Russ -


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The US is a master at creating provocations that lead to war. Many of the Americans’ wars of conquest have begun with alleged attacks on their soldiers or civilians after which the army and navy of one of the most powerful states in the world invades another people’s territory.

On Thursday, October 13th, Reuters reported “another” Houthi attack on the USS Mason destroyer. Two anti-ship missiles were supposedly launched at the ship but missed, but the American ship was compelled to strike back and destroy a radar station on Yemeni territory.

Afterwards, the Pentagon published a rather interesting message: “Those who threaten our forces should know that U.S. commanders retain the right to defend their ships, and we will respond to this threat at the appropriate time and in the appropriate manner.”

There is much interesting here, but we’ll get to this later. First, let’s retrace the chain of events.

On October 1st, 2016, an American high-speed HSV-2 military transport, leased to the UAE for rapidly transporting troops between Yemeni ports, was attacked. The ship, which has a cruising speed of over 40 knots, was ideally useful and even indispensable for quickly transporting troops from one front to another.



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As we can see, the ship burned out completely after the attack and will most likely never return to surf the ocean again.

Then, on October 10th, 2016, the US stated that its Mason destroyer had been attacked by two missiles which, before reaching the ship, fell into the water. Two days later, the attack was supposedly repeated but with the same failed result.

The Houthis’ arsenal in Yemen includes “Nur” coastal anti-ship rocket complexes of Iranian production. Each of corresponding missiles has a firing range of 120 km and a payload of around 150 kg. The HSV-2 and Mason destroyer were attacked near the port of Mokha, which is only 50 km away from the shores of Eritrea. How could the rocket have not made it to its target, especially if 2 were launched, and then another 2 were launched two days later? If they had been launched with the help of electronic warfare guidance, i.e., those radar stations, then the US could have simply said the the attack failed or was deflected. But the question here is not about bragging. There were hundreds of sailors on the ship who could spill the beans about what really happened.

If you shoot at a passing destroyer with any close-range missile complex, even at night, then the missiles will, of course, fall into the water, and then the world can talk about the treachery of the Houthis. And the ship’s crew might even have seen what happened. In fact, the port of Mokha is situated close to the front line, and therefore the Houthi supporters of Hadi easily could have produced such a strike.

If the Americans really did bother about these spectacles, then they could have thought through and invented the story from beginning to end.

It also cannot be said that the American ship was attacked by mistake. Dozens of vessels go through the strait daily and not a single one has been hit by a mistaken strike. Much less has one been shot at more than once. Moreover, confusing a 10,000 ton ship at a distance of 20-30 km for a light Saudi Arabian or UAE warship is simply impossible.

Even taking into consideration the disagreements between the US and Saudi Arabia, the Americans are continuing to support the Saudis. Iran and Russia are the enemies of the United States, and it is unlikely that Washington will allow Russia to gain a foothold in the region. Any coastal missile system which can successfully attack an American military ship in the Bab El-Mandeb strait is therefore a threat to them, and needs to be removed.

Hence why they came up with this provocation. Most likely, the American destroyer simply patrolled the area for a few days and waited until the coastal radar station would work, and then struck. In order to cover up this act of aggression against a foreign country in the information space, they came up with the story of a failed attack which no one except themselves knows.

Judging by the Pentagon’s statement, they will continue to patrol the region and strike at radar systems which the US deems dangerous. In general, one can consider these actions by the US to be their reaction to a failed Houthi attack on their military ship rented to the UAE. But will this have further consequences? Definitely. The Houthis will have to stop attacking ships or their systems (especially radar stations) will be rapidly destroyed.

Will the Americans launch more strikes? There is too little information to analyze this. But the first and most important step towards this have already been taken. The pretext is the first strike. From now on, it’ll be easier. And after a year, everyone will forget about this.

[Cidersomerset]

Yemen Under Siege ....View from the Saudi/allies ( including Al Qaeda )side of the conflict....
Like most civil wars there are few winners but plenty of suffering on both sides.

A hard hitting documentary from Taiz and surrounding area.....

https://www.icrc.org/sites/default/files/document/image/yemen-taiz-destruction-ye-e-01383.jpg

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Published on 29 Jul 2016https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/gettyimages-510259526.jpg?
Please subscribe for more documentary videos.

[Hervé]

Iranian warships deployed off Yemen coast after US bombs Houthi targets (https://www.rt.com/news/362643-iran-warships-yemen-aden/)

Published time: 13 Oct, 2016 13:32
Edited time: 13 Oct, 2016 13:56
Get short URL (http://on.rt.com/7rtf)


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FILE PHOTO Iranian navy warship © Stringer / Reuters


Iran has deployed a fleet of warships to the Gulf of Aden, the republic's naval commander has confirmed. The deployment follows US cruise missile strikes on Yemeni positions thought to be under Houthi rebel control.

The Iranian Navy has sent the warships to international waters for a mission that includes entering the area off the southern coast of Yemen, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari confirmed on Wednesday. The area is among the world’s busiest maritime trade routes.

“The fleet will provide security to sea ways for Iranian vessels and protect Iran’s interests on the high seas,” Sayyari told Press TV.

“The 34th Fleet is comprised of the Bushehr logistic vessel and Alborz destroyer, and will conduct a three-month mission.”

The commander said the fleet had departed from the southern port city of Bandar Abbas in Iran. He dismissed claims the fleet has been deployed to intervene in the conflict in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia, which has fought a long war with Yemen’s Houthi rebels, accuses Iran of supporting the group – a charge denied by Tehran.

The US military carried out “limited self-defense strikes” in Yemen on Thursday, in retaliation for recent attacks on an American naval destroyer, USS Mason, which has been operating north of the Bab Al-Mandab Strait.

According to the Pentagon’s initial assessments, three “radar sites” in the Houthi rebel-controlled area of Yemen were destroyed in the attack.

The attack on coastal targets was carried out by Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from the destroyer USS Nitze, NPR reported.

The Houthis have denied carrying out the attack, however. A military source reportedly told Saba news agency – a media outlet run by the group – that the assault did not come from areas under its control.
[see post # 16 (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?93868-US-supported-conflict-in-Yemen&p=1105522&viewfull=1#post1105522)]


Related:
‘Limited self-defense strikes’: US military destroys 3 ‘radar sites’ in Yemen (https://www.rt.com/usa/362582-yemen-radar-sites-airstrikes/)

[Cidersomerset]

This vid gives a history of the region and how it ties up with the inter religious
muslim conflicts with others including Saudi , US , Gulf states ,mercenaries
Al Qaeda and ISIS and probably others ........


What is happening in YEMEN?

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Published on 17 Sep 2016
Yemen crisis: Who is fighting whom?

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Deadly Saudi airstrike in Yemen alters conflict’s outlook

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Published on 10 Oct 2016

Fighting in Yemen struck a new chord over the weekend, when a Saudi Arabian
airstrike on a funeral gathering killed more than 140 people. Saudi forces have
been bombing the country for months, with logistical help from the U.S. in fighting
Houthi rebels and al-Qaida forces. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Michael Hanna of The
Century Foundation about why this attack is creating a different reaction.

[Cidersomerset]

RAW: USS Nitze launches Tomahawks in first direct strike on Yemeni Houthis

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Published on 13 Oct 2016
The US military has carried out a series of “limited self-defence strikes” in Yemen,
the Pentagon has announced. The attack, authorized by President Obama, was
carried out in retaliation to recent attacks on the US naval destroyer, USS Mason.

READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/7rrq

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Yemen: US launches self defense air strikes against Huthi rebels after attacks on naval ships

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Published on 13 Oct 2016
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British and US-made bombs killing civilians in Yemen

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Published on 12 Oct 2016
The airstrikes are precise; modern guided bombs from Britain and the US allow
Saudi coalition pilots to hit any target they choose, anywhere in Yemen.
But these targets are all too often civilian.

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Yemen country profile

10 August 2016

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Despite its ancient roots as the crossroads of Africa, the Middle East and Asia, the modern
Republic of Yemen is a relatively new state. It was created after communist South Yemen
and traditional North Yemen merged in 1990, following years of strife. Tensions remain
between the north and the south, however. A southern separatist movement was defeated
in a short civil war in 1994, and tensions re-emerged in 2009 when government troops and
rebels, known as the Houthi, clashed in the north, killing hundreds and displacing more than
a quarter of a million people.A fresh wave of protests in 2011, inspired by the Arab Spring
uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, forced then-President Ali Abdallah Saleh to resign.

Yemen has also become a base for militant groups, like Al-Qaeda and Islamic State, adding
to instability in the country. The country spiralled into civil war in 2014 and, despite peace
initiatives, fighting continues.

read more...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14704852

[Cidersomerset]

Where's the sound ? I just saw this clip and there is no sound when posted...

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Yemen Conflict: "War is a very profitable business for the USA"

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Published on 13 Oct 2016


Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN

[Cidersomerset]

Yemen: The Anguish, Bloodshed and Forgotten Heroes in a Forgotten War

By David on 14 October 2016 GMT

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Yemen: The Anguish, Bloodshed and Forgotten Heroes in a Forgotten War

October 13, 2016 By Vanessa Beeley 1 Comment


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‘It should be personal to all of us. Yemen, regularly portrayed as the poorest nation in
the Arab world, is proving itself to be the richest in courage, resourcefulness and resilience…

…Yemen are a people under attack by an undeclared superpower coalition comprised of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, US, UK, EU, UAE and Israel. Like in Syria, while the Yemeni people
are under attacks by power powers, they are simultaneously being collectively punished by
the illegal sanctions imposed by a corrupt United Nations body, on the pretext of legitimizing
an illegitimate fugitive ex-president, Saudi Arabia and Washington’s hand-picked puppet leader,
Mansour Hadi, who demanded that neighbouring Saudi Arabia to bomb his own people – even
after Hadi had resigned twice from an already over-extended presidential term, before fleeing
to his alma mater in Riyadh.’

Read more: Yemen: The Anguish, Bloodshed and Forgotten Heroes in a Forgotten War

http://21stcenturywire.com/2016/10/13/yemen-the-anguish-bloodshed-and-forgotten-heroes-in-a-forgotten-war/

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‘Apparent war crime’: Human Rights Watch blasts Saudi carnage at Yemen funeral, slams US & UK arms supplies

By David on 14 October 2016 GMT


RT NEWS....

‘Apparent war crime’: HRW blasts Saudi carnage at Yemen funeral, slams US & UK arms supplies


Published time: 14 Oct, 2016 00:42
Edited time: 14 Oct, 2016 04:58



‘Human Rights Watch has accused the Saudi-led coalition of war crimes following
an airstrike on a funeral in Yemen, which left at least 110 dead and over 600 wounded.
The watchdog has also lambasted the US and the UK for supplying weapons to the Saudis.

On October 8, at least two air-dropped munitions penetrated the roof of a hall containing
over 1,000 mourners, killing at least 110 people and wounding 610 during the funeral
ceremony of Ali al-Rawishan, the father of the Sana’a-based administration’s interior
minister, Jalal al-Rawishan.

“A Saudi Arabia-led coalition airstrike on a crowded funeral ceremony in Yemen’s capital,
Sanaa, on October 8, 2016, is an apparent war crime,” Human Rights Watch said, calling
the strike “unlawfully disproportionate.”’

Read more: ‘Apparent war crime’: Human Rights Watch blasts Saudi carnage at Yemen
funeral, slams US & UK arms supplies

https://www.rt.com/news/362712-hrw-saudi-war-crime-yemen/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome

[Cidersomerset]

Iranian warships deployed off Yemen coast after US bombs Houthi targets

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Published on 14 Oct 2016
Iran has deployed a fleet of warships to the Gulf of Aden, the republic's naval
commander has confirmed. The deployment follows US cruise missile strikes
on Yemeni positions thought to be under Houthi rebel control.

[Cidersomerset]

And then there's Yemen: The Arab World's overlooked proxy war

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Published on 14 Oct 2016

Subscribe to France 24 now :
http://f24.my/youtubeEN

FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7
http://f24.my/YTliveEN

While Syria burns and Libya teeters, civilians are bearing the brunt of another Arab world civil war.
The rest of the planet appeared largely indifferent to the plight of Yemen until two events: Saturday’s
Saudi-led air strike against a funeral wake in the capital that left 140 dead, and now the US retaliating
against the targeting of its navy with strikes of its own against suspected bases of Houthi militias. How
to reconcile Yemenis and get regional powers to take their rivalry elsewhere?


Part 2.....
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[lucidity]

BoJo REJECTS UN Saudi Yemen inquiry


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I want to offer these predictions.

It seems to me that Boris is acting like a lackey.
There's no justifiable reason for his support for the slaughter in Yemen.
He's doing what someone's telling him... the NWO... USA... Israel .. someone.
Someone's pulling his strings.

My predictions are, we will eventually find out:
(1) he's participating in satanic rituals and/or he's raping children.
(2) he's in the masons.
(3) he will become prime minister in the next few years.

[Cidersomerset]

Missile attack on US warship 'false flag operation': Analyst

By David on 15 October 2016 GMT

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Missile attack on US warship 'false flag operation': Analyst
Fri Oct 14, 2016 7:35AM

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‘The failed missile attacks against American warships off the coast of Yemen bear the hallmarks
of false flag operations that the US is known to have staged in the past to justify military action,
says a former American intelligence linguist.

“Obviously something may have been fired at a ship in international waters; whether it came from
the Houthi [Ansarullah movement] or whether it came from Houthi-controlled areas has not been
proven, certainly these kinds of false flags have been used in the past,” Scott Rickard told Press
TV’s Debate program.The analyst said the US is complicit in the destruction of Yemen through the
sale of millions of dollars of weaponry to Saudi Arabia.’

Read more: Missile attack on US warship ‘false flag operation’: Analyst

http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/10/14/488976/US-Yemen-Saudi-Arabia-Warship-Rickard-Mouracadeh


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US preparing for invasion of Yemen’s western coast: Houthi
Fri Oct 14, 2016 6:29AM


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Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah movement


The leader of Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah movement has warned that the US
military is preparing the ground for an act of aggression against the war-torn Arab
country.In a televised speech on Thursday, Abdul Malik Badreddin al-Houthi
slammed Washington’s recent missile attacks against three mobile radar sites on
Yemen’s Red Sea coast, saying the nation and armed forces should stay vigilant
and stand fully ready to face the invaders.

“The US is after laying the groundwork for making an invasive move against
[western coastal] Hudaydah Province,” the statement said, adding, “Through this
measure, the US is after building up pressure on and harassing the people of
Yemen.”

http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/10/14/488977/Yemen-Ansarullah-US-Houthi-Saudi-Arabia

[Cidersomerset]

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Yemen conflict: Saudis blame funeral hall bombing on mistake
2 hours ago

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At least 140 people were killed in the bombing

The Saudi-led coalition bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen has said it attacked a
funeral hall in the capital, Sanaa, based on "bad information".At least 140 people
were killed, most of them civilians, in the attack on 8 October - one of the single
worst death tolls in the two-year conflict.An inquiry blames "non-compliance with
coalition rules of engagement" and "the issuing of incorrect information".

The attack was heavily criticised internationally.

The 14-nation Saudi-led inquiry, carried out by the Joint Incidents Assessment
Team, said coalition aircraft were wrongly told that the funeral hall was full of
Houthi leaders. It said "a party affiliated to the Yemeni presidency of the general
chief of staff" was to blame.


read more...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-37666698

[Cidersomerset]

.S. warship targeted in failed missile attack from Yemen

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Published on 16 Oct 2016
A U.S. Navy destroyer is targeted in a failed missile attack from territory in
Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, the third such incident in
the past week. Diane Hodges reports.

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US Secretary Kerry visits London for Syria and Yemen talks


22 minutes ago


US Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting his UK, French, German and
Italian counterparts in London as part of renewed Syria peace efforts.
On Saturday he met Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, along with
representatives from other countries with stakes in the five-year conflict.
Nothing concrete resulted but the US and Russia spoke of "ideas" emerging.

The London talks began with discussions about Yemen and a call for a
ceasefire in the two-year conflict.

read more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37670528

[shaberon]

Somewhere around sixteen Saudi/Gulf Monarchy ships have been sunk by the Yemenis. The American one has Electronic Counter-Measures (ECM) to force most missile attacks to fail. I would think if the Yemenis actually initiated this, they would say so; furthermore, the radar towers were already defunct from Saudi strikes. The Iranian Navy may go about making things a little more complicated.

[Cidersomerset]

Saudi airstrikes violate Yemen’s UN-brokered brief truce

By David on 21 October 2016 GMT


PRESS TV....

Saudi airstrikes violate Yemen’s UN-brokered brief truce
Fri Oct 21, 2016 2:2AM


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This photo shows a destroyed bridge following a Saudi airstrike in the Harf Sufyan district of
the Yemeni northern province of Amran on October 20, 2016. (Photo by al-Masirah TV network)


‘Two separate deadly Saudi airstrikes against civilian sites in Yemen’s northwestern provinces of
Amran and Sa’ada have broken the United Nations-brokered ceasefire in the war-ravaged Arabian
Peninsula state.Three people lost their lives on Thursday, when Saudi fighter jets struck a bridge
in the Harf Sufyan district of Amran province, located 53 kilometers northwest of the capital Sana’a,
Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported.

Another three people were killed in the Baqim district of Sa’ada when Saudi warplanes struck a residential building.’

Read more: Saudi airstrikes violate Yemen’s UN-brokered brief truce

http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/10/21/489979/Saudi-Arabia-air-strikes-Yemen-UN-monitors-attacks-funeral-Sanaa

[Cara]

I posted this here (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?69621-Ukraine-Crimea-Syria-Israel-Iran-Putin-and-World-War-III&p=1111881&viewfull=1#post1111881) in the Ukraine, Crimea, Syria, Iran, Putin and World War III thread but it also seems relevant in this thread.



Just came across an interesting email from Wikileaks re the UAE, Erik Prince and mercenaries in the Middle East. I am not sure this is the best place for it but I couldn't find a more appropriate thread.

https://wikileaks.org/hackingteam/emails/emailid/574850

Secret Desert Force Set Up by Blackwater’s Founder
Email-ID 574850
Date 2011-05-15 17:19:14 UTC
From vince@hackingteam.it
To mork@ork.it, costa@hackingteam.it, emanuele.levi@360capitalpartners.com, rsales@hackingteam.it

La nuova "Legione Straniera" , con forti aspirazioni in tutti i paesi nel Golfo Persico.

David


Translation: La nuova "Legione Straniera" , con forti aspirazioni in tutti i paesi nel Golfo Persico. = The new "Foreign Legion", with strong aspirations in all the countries in the Persian Gulf.



Secret Desert Force Set Up by Blackwater’s Founder Adam Ferguson/VII Network
Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, has a new project.

By MARK MAZZETTI and EMILY B. HAGER
Published: May 14, 2011

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — ...

Sheik Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan of Abu Dhabi hired Erik Prince to build a fighting force.

The army is based in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, but will serve all the emirates.

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Mr. Prince, who resettled here last year after his security business faced mounting legal problems in the United States, was hired by the crown prince of Abu Dhabi to put together an 800-member battalion of foreign troops for the U.A.E., according to former employees on the project, American officials and corporate documents obtained by The New York Times.

The force is intended to conduct special operations missions inside and outside the country, defend oil pipelines and skyscrapers from terrorist attacks and put down internal revolts, the documents show. Such troops could be deployed if the Emirates faced unrest in their crowded labor camps or were challenged by pro-democracy protests like those sweeping the Arab world this year.

The U.A.E.’s rulers, viewing their own military as inadequate, also hope that the troops could blunt the regional aggression of Iran, the country’s biggest foe, the former employees said. The training camp, located on a sprawling Emirati base called Zayed Military City, is hidden behind concrete walls laced with barbed wire.
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In outsourcing critical parts of their defense to mercenaries — the soldiers of choice for medieval kings, Italian Renaissance dukes and African dictators — the Emiratis have begun a new era in the boom in wartime contracting that began after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. And by relying on a force largely created by Americans, they have introduced a volatile element in an already combustible region where the United States is widely viewed with suspicion.
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Among many other interesting things from this article: I have seen it reported that the Saudi's are using Colombian mercenaries in the war in Yemen. Perhaps this is where that plan originated and the UAE, in "support" of its larger looming neighbour, handed over the troops for this?
Seems the use of Colombian mercenaries met with mixed/poor results in the initial stages as reported above - which does not bode well for either side fighting in the Yemen.

[Cara]

Some more on the conflict in Yemen:

From the Ron Paul Liberty Report:
Who's Starving Yemen's Children?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PKJYQy4h0U

The US-facilitated Saudi blockade is leading to severe food and water shortages in Yemen. When Iran tried to land a humanitarian cargo plane in Yemen this week, the Saudis blew up the runway so it could not land. What's behind this escalation? Where might it lead?

From Iraq English:
Starvation in Yemen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Im86tWEpE
A comment from a Youtube viewer 2 weeks ago:


oh god. usa uk ships are enforcing the embargo that is starving yemen. saudi warplanes refuelled by USA flew to hudaydah port and smashed the cranes at the port. so unless aid ships have their own cranes, no aid can come into yemen. i Sanaa city, the Oxfam centre with a stock of aid was purposely targetted and bombed by Saudi war planes. now there is a deadly cholera outbreak in Taiz, Aden and other parts of Yemen.


From RT:
Shocking images of starved toddler show horrors of Yemen’s civil war (Graphic)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V0rHmJ4BZM

The horrors of Yemen’s civil war have been encapsulated by photographs showing a toddler suffering from severe malnutrition. UNICEF estimates that 320,000 children are facing starvation, while over two million youngsters need urgent assistance.

Saudi Arabia causing famine in Yemen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT2UkcNsYJU
Call at the UN for declaration of Yemen as a crisis zone. Reports of famine, destruction of food warehouses and farms, cholera, dengue fever, and more.

[Akasha]

The House of Saud is literally depopulating the middle east of Arabs, to the north through its support of ISIS and to the south through its own continuing assault on Yemen.

If they aren't really crypto-Jews (https://www.google.hu/search?q=house+of+saud+jewish&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b&gfe_rd=cr&ei=3q4pWM7UCvSv8wfhk6DwCQ) playing their part in the Oded Yinon plan (http://www.globalresearch.ca/greater-israel-the-zionist-plan-for-the-middle-east/5324815), they're sure acting like it.

[Hervé]

At Christmas, Yemen's Blood is On Our Hands (http://henrymakow.com/2016/12/yemens-blood.html)

By Voiceless Yemen
(henrymakow.com)
December 21, 2016


http://henrymakow.com/upload_images/yemenp.jpg


This attack on a funeral hall Oct 8 which killed hundreds was not the act of ISIS. This was the work of the people behind ISIS, Israel, US & UK. The Saudis are merely there to take the blame.



"Millions face starvation just so a dictator is returned to power."

The author is a young Yemeni housewife with a degree in English residing in central Sana'a. She is an example of the fact that Muslims are our allies in the resistance to the Zionist Occupational Government of the West. The Zionists are behind war, terrorism, ISIS and Islamophobia.

Sanaa -Twenty-two straight months of airstrikes, blockade and the silence of global complicity. This is life in ancient land of the Queen of Sheba, Yemen. There are no flights , no embassies, no commerce, no electricity, no wages and no sign of relief anytime soon. This, in a region submerged by wealth, luxury and decadence which supersedes logic and limits.


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(A diamond studded (4.8 million USD) Mercedes owned by one Saudi prince is only the 38th in his collection.)


The October 8th airstrike on a funeral hall gathering in Sana'a is a hallmark example of insanity of Saudis led warcrimes on Yemen.


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A hall packed with nearly 3,000 people being viciously struck not once but twice (double tap) by a high flying F-16 fighter jet. The result: hundreds killed and injured in one of the bloodiest and boldest attacks on civilian targets in modern day history. This was not the act of ISIS. This was the work of the people behind ISIS. This was the work of Israel, US and UK. The Saudis are merely there to take the blame. This is why, in June, they were protected (https://theintercept.com/2016/06/09/u-n-chief-admits-he-removed-saudi-arabia-from-child-killer-list-due-to-extortion/)when the UN declared the airstrike killings in Yemen as warcrimes on children.

The axis of evil bailed out their cronies and prolonged the killing and destruction of Yemen.


http://henrymakow.com/upload_images/corpse.jpg
(Hell on earth. Burned corpse of funeral hall airstrike bombing victim)


Ex-president and Saudi/Western puppet, Hadi, still claims to be president and still is issuing executive orders out of a hotel in Riyadh. He resigned and fled in 2014, but his Zionist masters are godlike. They can rise the dead back to life.

A conspiracy to liquidate most of the paper currency in Yemen was followed by a 'presidential' order In September to move the central bank (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-cenbank-idUSKCN11O0WB?il=0) from the capital Sana'a to the currently occupied (by British agents UAE) port city of Aden.

This move was deemed catastrophically inhumane by all observers. Since most of Yemenis are dependent on some form of a government salary many are barely coping. Up until now, the central bank in Sana'a has only been able to pay a fraction of overdue salaries. The US/UK backed Saudi/UAE forces control the gas and oil fields as well as the ports, tariffs and boarder checkpoints. Most all federal revenue goes to the Saudi/Hadi camp while the vast population struggles to survive airstrikes, siege and now this economic warfare.

DOUBLE STANDARD
Syria has been destroyed by western backed terror groups just to oust one man. In Yemen it's the exact opposite. Millions face starvation just so a dictator is put back into power. It matters not the ambitions and desire of Millions who took to the streets to voice their approval of their current government and leadership. (https://youtube.com/watch?v=rvVcYINXSQo)

All that matters is the "international community" who still recognizes the traitorous fugitives and unlawful puppet ex-government whom are hiding scattered in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE and Qatar.

The Saudis, though the prime aggressor, has had the least to gain from this disastrous war; if you can call it a war. Since the start of the onslaught in late March of 2015, Saudis have not only managed to nearly bankrupt their economy, but they have also exposed and isolated themselves not just from the Muslim world but from an already restless and impatient global list of nations such as Russia.

In October Saudi government decreased government employee salaries by 20%. (https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/26/saudi-arabia-cuts-ministers-pay-by-20)

Economic experts forecasts complete bankruptcy and meltdown of government in less than four years. The kingdom has bitten off more than it can chew. They have financed conflicts all over the Middle East and Northern and central Africa to the tune of billions of dollars. In Yemen, the war has cost the Saudis a mind boggling 800 billion dollars. Low oil prices are not helping either.

Teetering on the brink of not just financial collapse, the Saudis are also on the verge of a civil war (https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/en/politics/2015/01/new-saudi-arabian-power-triangle.amp.html) for control of the throne.

Rumors and predictions has it that king Salman will vacate the throne by March 2017. If so, this would be the the very last days of this British-Wahabi kingdom.

WHAT ZIONIST-CONTROLLED WEST HAS DONE
Here's a sample look at what this Zionist/Western inspired onslaught looks like in numbers. It almost seems miraculous that Yemenis are still even standing up at this point. Amongst the Airstrike targets thus far has been:

5183 business establishments
254 factories
641 foodstuff warehouses
476 food trucks/deliveries
515 markets and shopping centers
294 gas and oil stations
216 gas taker trucks/deliveries
1376 farms/agricultural land
1553 government facilities
719 schools and learning institutions
675 mosques
263 hospitals and healthcare centers (including doctors without boarders)
202 tourist attractions (including UNICEF heritage sites, cities and structures)

http://henrymakow.com/upload_images/MOSQUE.jpg
9th century mosque destroyed saudi-led airstrike on Sanaa


Although nearly obliterated, thanks to the over 300,000 airstrikes and blockade, Yemen still stands to emerge as victor. Not only is the impoverished nation surviving a 20 mega-nation coalition and a silent global complicity but they also managed to light the spark that will rid the world of this short-lived demonic British colony state of 'Saudi Arabia'. Now it's time for its sister state, the Rothschild parasitic entity known as 'Israel' to follow.

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Author's Note: It appears Foreign Policy Magazine has other figures as to the true cost of Saudi-led war on Yemen: Try TWO TRILLION and 175 billion and 12 million Dollars! (https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/en/originals/2015/12/saudi-yemen-security-salman-houthi-gulf.amp.html)

It's 6 billion a month. Multiply this by 22 months.

So the cost of destroying a country and it's poor infrastructure and killing and injuring tens of thousands is costing more than building an entire nation from scratch.

Absolute sign of human decline and end of times.


Related:
Yemen is Classic Western Imperialist War (http://henrymakow.com/2016/04/yemen-humanities-shinning-hope.html)
Housewife Reports from War Torn Yemen (http://henrymakow.com/2016/05/Housewife-Reports-from-War-torn-Yemen%20.html)
West Complicit in Rape of Yemen (http://henrymakow.com/2016/04/West%20Complicit-n-Saudis-Rape-of-Yemen.html)
Why Yemen will be Donald Trumps' Litmus Test (http://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-yemen-will-be-donald-trumps-litmus-test-18501)
The Muslim View of Life (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ETD8DL7MhA)

[shaberon]

Here is my current understanding.

The provinces, Najran, Asir, Jizan, were historically a part of Yemen. Houthis are consistently obliterating the Saudi military in these zones, and in the long run the provinces are likely to defect to Yemen. I have not yet seen any reports of the Yemenis expressly targeting civilians at all--the only non-military targets have been some Aramco oil facilities.

A significant part of Saudi royalty (and some other Gulf monarchies) are fleeing their countries in anticipation of power shifts, or fear of assassination. Egypt has decidedly severed its ties from the Saudi machinations. Yet the Saudis (only country named after a family) have increased bonds with Israel (only country named for a long-dead historical kingdom).

The U. S. went quiet after this naval "thing" a couple months ago.

Saudi armies are down in Yemen to die, because they are inferior. If Yemenis advance much farther north, they will be able to target Riyadh and Mecca, which will probably give the Arabs a change of strategy. I honestly don't know of a fair payback for 22 months of F-16 bombing runs since the lives lost cannot be restored. Although the dismantling of the "House of Saud" is probably the consequence. It amazes me that there is some kind of "pipeline" to join Islamic State from France or Detroit, but nothing for the Houthis. As far as I can tell, this movement deserves everything.

[shaberon]

Hrm, well, this first article is a bit "fuzzy", but more or less indicates that some of the militias who have been pointlessly defeated in Syria are going to pack up and head to Saudi Arabia (doesn't really say to regroup or attack):

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13951012000722

And perhaps this would be an opportune moment to change battlefields, as in the past week the Saudis are 0-78:

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13951012001382

I...don't think I can come up with any historical precedent where an invader has lost that consistently, including in their own territory.

[shaberon]

Here come some further embroilments.

It is perhaps less than coincidental that this situation is a close rerun of the early 1960s. Yemen had been under an Imam since the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire which contained it, there were a few power shifts after his death. Eventually Egypt had a hand in one side, the Saudis in the other. It was pretty much the first instance of the UK starting to rely on retired SAS and privately-contracted mercenaries as their main group, and they were able to use it as a pretext to sell the Saudis an air force. Nasser stepped on his dogs a little bit by reducing Syria to a vassal state, which wound up hampering the pan-Arab position.

At the moment, Turkey has dismissed interest in US air support for their maneuvers towards al Bab, as the US was mostly doing it with lip service:

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/turkey-dumps-us-air-support-syria-requests-russian-assistance-instead/

While they may be relenting from the "Assad must go" camp:

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-turkeys-deputy-prime-minister-hints-change-syria-policy/

Meanwhile, they are somewhat assisting Syria--by transporting al Qaeda elements to Yemen. A different kind of death sentence I suppose. They were flown to Aden, the old British stronghold, but it was no surprise, while the Saudis were getting thrashed again:

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13951016000788

[bluestflame]

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[shaberon]

Egypt may re-enter on the Yemeni side--possibly along with a few of those Russian jets:

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13951025001042

[lucidity]

Egypt may re-enter on the Yemeni side--possibly along with a few of those Russian jets:

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13951025001042

It's not clear to me that Egypt and Russia would want to aid the Yemeni govt.
I gather there's an allegation that the current govt in Yemen is a puppet regime,
supported, funded, armed by foreign powers (surprise, surprise... usual story)

My understanding is that the Yemeni govt is pro Saudi Arabia/Israel/USA.
The Houthi rebels are opposed to this govt... (for a multitude of reasons)
.. perhaps Egypt and Russia would have more kinship with the Rebels.

[shaberon]

No, no actual Russian commitment to the planes that I know of. Just the request being made.

I believe the pro-Saudi president resigned, and then tried to come back into power. Parts of the army support him, and other parts are on the Houthi side. It's difficult to know much because they do have a media site, Al Masirah, but it is only in Arabic, and google translate butchers it quite severely.

This article states that Egypt has already provided some boats: https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2016/10/16/yemens-houthi-rebels-receiving-egyptian-military-hardware They aren't getting on with the Saudis very well--they had originally promised to help for a year until around this time, but cut it short and then got shafted by Aramco for some fuel.

Russia is also perhaps leaning towards taking some action in Libya.

[shaberon]

So the Yemeni state does have an English page:

https://www.sabanews.net/en/

The other one is the Ansarullah mouthpiece.

A little more Egyptian tension is that they just voided a deal which gave islands to Saudi Arabia just last April. These islands are on the upper part of the Red Sea where the inlet leads to Israel: https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-video-red-sea-islands-announced-as-egyptian-and-not-saudi/

[Cidersomerset]

1.5 million children severely malnourished as humanitarian crisis grips Yemen (DISTURBING)

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Published on 20 Jan 2017

The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is worsening, as the country struggles with its civil
war between rebels, and the country's official government - backed by the Saudi-led coalition.

[shaberon]

So they say missiles can now reach the province of the Saudi capital, Riyadh:

https://www.sabanews.net/en/news455347.htm

This is right after the U. S. S. Cole (sound familiar?) goes there to cover the Saudi ships, another one of which just got wasted, and Israel is perhaps a bit nervous their presence in Eritrea is also in range.

Again, they strike a military base, not a civilian neighborhood.

[Cidersomerset]

This is a big gap but the conflict has been going on in the background
and I cannot keep up to date with all the threads.....


Yemen's devastation: 'One of the worst conflicts since WWII' - Red Cross

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Published on 2 Nov 2017
At least 26 people have been killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led
coalition in northern Yemen. Video contains disturbing images.

RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air

[AriG]

Rep. Barbara Lee: “We’ve helped create and worsen the world’s greatest, largest humanitarian crisis: 22.2 million Yemenis—that’s 75% of the population—needs humanitarian assistance. At least 85,000 children under the age of 5—85,000—have died from war-related hunger and disease.”

From: https://www.democracynow.org/2019/4/5/headlines/congress_approves_resolution_to_end_us_support_for_war_on_yemen

“TRAMPH has signaled he will veto the resolution”
They do so love their dead babies. Must score extra points with the Satan.

[ExomatrixTV]

'Uncomfortable And Unusual': Rand Paul And Bernie Sanders Find Rare Moment Of Agreement

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[shaberon]

Here is a new short video of what happened in Jeddah (https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/03/25/679143/Saudi-Aramco-Jeddah-comes-under-new-attack). It is not exactly small. Riyadh and two more provinces were also attacked.


We haven't said much about this in a while. It is hardly any different. Several fuel tankers have recently been seized, i. e. a military embargo against UN-inspected vessels, a type of inhumanitarian blockade exists.

[shaberon]

Let's see how this works:


Saudi Arabia started physically attacking Yemen in 2015 in order to keep Hadi in power, versus the popular resistance movements. As it turns out, Hadi (https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/04/07/679874/Ex-Yemeni-president-transfers-powers-to-new-leadership-council) has abdicated his power to a council and:


Saudi Arabia welcomed Hadi’s decision, urging the presidential council to start negotiations with Yemen’s popular Ansarullah resistance movement.

The kingdom also said it would arrange $3 billion of support to Yemen’s economy, $2 billion would come from Riyadh and the rest from the UAE, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The war has stopped well shy of all of its goals, despite killing tens of thousands of Yemenis and turning entire Yemen into the scene of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.


A two-month truce is being attempted under those terms. Let's tell ourselves the same story as every day all these years:


Saudis are about the worst military one can find.


Is this the cost to do business in China? I am not sure. But it is not mere words if the guy has relinquished the theoretical office. Maybe some royal person really ate an incoming projectile really fast. The Saudi brain is not considered capable of comment, so, we don't ask about the nothing they like us to know.