US supported conflict in Yemen

[Cidersomerset]

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!!



http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/cr...bia-1588245666

read more...
https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...-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...buses-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




‘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...emen-Saudi-war

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US lawmakers blast Obama for arming Saudi Arabia

By David on 26 August 2016 GMT



‘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...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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=okuP2DrbO_s

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...ampaign=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...



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-...ilians/5542172

[Cidersomerset]

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



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/20...i-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...



‘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/20...-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|


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/wo...-a7201401.html

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Western Value... Making a Killing in Yemen

By David on 20 August 2016 GMT

SPUTNICK NEWS....



‘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/20...ings-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



‘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-gl...emen-children/

[Cidersomerset]

Yemen missiles hit facilities of Saudi oil giant Aramco

By David on 27 August 2016 GMT



‘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...-Arabia-Aramco

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

By David on 27 August 2016 GMT



‘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/i...er-and-disarm/

[Cidersomerset]

Red Cross donates morgues in Yemen amid mounting civilian death toll

By David on 28 August 2016 GMT



‘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.’

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=g5QAQ8-oS-8

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

https://www.rt.com/news/357416-yemen...ampaign=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/...rry-initiative

[Cidersomerset]

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=z-A1NqAZqeg

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

[Cidersomerset]

Yemeni forces launch new missile against Saudi Arabia

By David on 3 September 2016 GMT



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/...di-Arabia-Taif

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Yemen hospital damaged as Saudi air strike hits nearby gas station

By David on 3 September 2016 GMT

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=RexoqxZzhtg

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.

[Cidersomerset]

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


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-m...ampaign=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



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/...-cluster-bombs

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZTCtqOFJGBs

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-f...ampaign=chrome

[Cidersomerset]

BoJo REJECTS UN Saudi Yemen inquiry

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1wgT-nKuH1Y

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jzBQYSLUSTA

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=p3o5zeBvIiA

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.

[Cidersomerset]

US could be implicated in war crimes in Yemen: Documents

By David on 11 October 2016 GMT War and Terror




PRESS TV.....

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



‘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/...s-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






RT NEWS....

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



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...ampaign=chrome

[Cidersomerset]

Initial reports.....

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VzJP9F8G5Wg

Death toll in Yemen air strike rises to over 140

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6u8uQigNJ_Y

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fXVR30LnIAQ

Published on 10 Oct 2016
Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=npk7tfKyXok

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.

[Cidersomerset]

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Z1yvwVltyPc

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/...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/...audi-ballistic

[Cidersomerset]

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

By David on 12 October 2016 GMT War and Terror




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-...ampaign=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



PRESS TV....

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



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/...n-Saudi-Arabia

[Cidersomerset]

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=g_5ynOpW8KE

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-...es-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:

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...=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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dCWrJOCywZ8

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q6IwV8AflAY

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lc5L519Ko8E

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?

Yuri Podolyaka, cont.ws - translated by J. Arnoldski - October 13, 2016 - Fort Russ -

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.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ltqv2QR-n5E

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.....

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sP_leatAQDk

Published on 29 Jul 2016https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/gettyimages-510259526.jpg?
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[Hervé]

Iranian warships deployed off Yemen coast after US bombs Houthi targets

Published time: 13 Oct, 2016 13:32
Edited time: 13 Oct, 2016 13:56
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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.
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‘Limited self-defense strikes’: US military destroys 3 ‘radar sites’ in Yemen

[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?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gY9u83p6N-I

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





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Deadly Saudi airstrike in Yemen alters conflict’s outlook

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4YZe7pbI0EU

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=21iNzSBahvw

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KVy-y_0JfDo

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=USRmrU4uOZU

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



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.

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