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1 Jul 2016

‘Trapped by all the sides’ in Yemen’s largely ignored war

For weeks, Yemen s warring factions have held peace talks to end their 16-month civil war, bringing a sense of calm to much of the country. But in the southwestern city of Taiz the conflict rages on, defying a U.N.-backed cease-fire. Civilians are indiscriminately killed or wounded daily. Thousands languish in ragged displacement camps. Humanitarian groups are blocked from adequately helping victims. On one side of the war is an alliance of Shiite Houthi rebels and loyalists of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. On the other side is the government, backed by the United States, Saudi Arabia and other regional powers.
For weeks, Yemen s warring factions have held peace talks to end their 16-month civil war, bringing a sense of calm to...

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23 Sep 2015

Yemen President Hadi returns to Aden after six-month exile

Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi arrived in the southern port city of Aden Tuesday following nearly six months of exile in Saudi Arabia, Hadi's arrival comes as troops supporting him are struggling to advance from the key battleground of Marib to the rebel-held capital some 165 kilometers (103 miles) to their west. Meanwhile, independent security officials said a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a hotel housing Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen's capital Sanaa, killing at least 25 people.
Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi arrived in the southern port city of Aden Tuesday following nearly six months...

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27 Jul 2015

Yemen clashes reported despite truce

Clashes in Yemen are reportedly continuing despite a fragile five-day truce declared by the pro-government Arab-led coalition coming into effect. At least 10 Houthi rebels were killed after their vehicles were targeted by an explosion in Zinjibar in Abyan province minutes before the truce took hold on Sunday before midnight, sources have told Al Jazeera.
Clashes in Yemen are reportedly continuing despite a fragile five-day truce declared by the pro-government Arab-led...

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27 May 2015

Arab coalition strikes Houthi targets in Yemen

Arab coalition jets have strucked several cities across Yemen as relief organisations warn of a deteriorating humanitarian situation. Fighter jets targeted a Houthi-controlled arms depot in Fajj Attan, a neighbourhood overlooking the Yemeni capital Sanaa, residents said on Wednesday. Air strikes also severely damaged a Houthi rebel-controlled naval base in the province of al-Hudaydah on the Red Sea coast, residents said.
Arab coalition jets have strucked several cities across Yemen as relief organisations warn of a deteriorating...

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6 May 2015

Fleeing civilians killed in Yemen’s port city of Aden

At least 120 people have been killed in the Yemeni port city of Aden as fighting rages between Houthi fighters and local supporters of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, rescue workers and residents said. The dead included at least 40 Yemeni civilians who were trying to flee heavy fighting in Aden on Wednesday when the Houthi fighters fired shells at their boat, rescue workers told Reuters news agency.
At least 120 people have been killed in the Yemeni port city of Aden as fighting rages between Houthi fighters and local...

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23 Apr 2015

Fleet of Iranian ships heading to Yemen turns around after being tracked by US warships

A nine-ship Iranian convoy believed to be laden with weapons bound for rebels in Yemen turned around Thursday after being followed by U.S. warships stationed in the area to prevent arms shipments, multiple sources in the Pentagon told Fox News.
A nine-ship Iranian convoy believed to be laden with weapons bound for rebels in Yemen turned around Thursday after...

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22 Apr 2015

Airstrikes Hit Yemen After Saudis Declare End to Bombing

Warplanes from a Saudi-led military coalition conducted airstrikes Wednesday in the southwestern Yemeni city of Taiz, hours after Saudi officials had announced they were ending a nearly monthlong military operation against a rebel group in order to focus on a "political process." The warplanes bombed Houthi positions during heavy clashes in Taiz on Wednesday morning, according to a local official in the city.
Warplanes from a Saudi-led military coalition conducted airstrikes Wednesday in the southwestern Yemeni city of Taiz,...

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16 Apr 2015

Former Yemeni leader asks Gulf states for safe exit

Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has sent messages to Arab Gulf states, asking for a safe exit for himself and his family, sources told Al Jazeera. Saleh, who was forced to step down in 2012 after a wave of protests against his rule, is said to be backing Houthi rebels who have seized the capital Sanaa and are battling forces loyal to embattled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fled to Saudi Arabia.
Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has sent messages to Arab Gulf states, asking for a safe exit for himself and...

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6 Apr 2015

Fierce clashes in Yemen’s Aden as Red Cross aid delayed

Shia rebels fighting for the control of Yemen and forces backing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi have engaged in fierce clashes in the country's south, leaving more than 140 people dead in 24 hours, as the Red Cross faces delays to deliver vital supplies. Monday's clashes happened in Aden, Yemen's third-largest city and a power base for Hadi who fled to Saudi Arabia as the rebels, known as Houthis, expanded their control across the country.
Shia rebels fighting for the control of Yemen and forces backing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi have engaged in fierce...

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3 Apr 2015

The Pentagon plan to ‘divide and rule’ the Muslim world

As Iran-backed Houthi forces have pressed into Aden, clashing with Yemeni troops loyal to exiled President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, the US has provided live video feeds from US surveillance drones to aid with Saudi targeting. The Pentagon is set to expand military aid to the open-ended operation, supplying more intelligence, bombs and aerial refuelling missions. Yet growing evidence suggests that the US itself, through its Gulf allies, gave the northern Houthis a green light for their offensive last September.
As Iran-backed Houthi forces have pressed into Aden, clashing with Yemeni troops loyal to exiled President Abd Rabbuh...

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26 Mar 2015

Egypt Says It May Send Troops to Yemen to Fight Houthis

Egypt said Thursday that it was prepared to send troops into Yemen as part of a Saudi-led campaign to drive back the Iranian-backed Houthi advance, signaling the growing likelihood of a protracted ground war on the tip of the Arabian Peninsula. A day after Saudi Arabia and a coalition of nine other states began hammering the Houthis with airstrikes and blockading the Yemeni coast, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt said in a statement that the country s navy and air force had joined the campaign and that its army was ready to send ground troops "if necessary."
Egypt said Thursday that it was prepared to send troops into Yemen as part of a Saudi-led campaign to drive back the...
26 Mar 2015

Has Iran Overreached Itself in Yemen

Saudi Arabia has a long history of military intervention -- most of it harmful -- in what it considers its backyard, but the region had grown so used to Saudi Arabia's role as a player of proxy wars in Syria and Iraq that anything as decisive as direct military force seemed to hail from a bygone era. This time, the Houthis and Iran badly miscalculated. Riyadh's hand was forced for three reasons.
Saudi Arabia has a long history of military intervention -- most of it harmful -- in what it considers its backyard, but...

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22 Mar 2015

Rebels Seize Key Parts of Yemen’s Third-Largest City, Taiz

Houthi rebel fighters have taken control of crucial installations in Taiz, Yemen s third-largest city, including the international airport, security officials said on Sunday, in a provocative expansion of the seven-month rebel offensive that has moved the country closer to war.
Houthi rebel fighters have taken control of crucial installations in Taiz, Yemen s third-largest city, including the...

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22 Mar 2015

Yemeni president vows to fight Iranian influence

Yemen s embattled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi pledged on Saturday to fight Iran s influence in his violence-wracked country, accusing the Shia Huthi militia of importing Tehran s ideology. Mr Hadi lashed out at the Iran-backed militia a day after multiple suicide bombings at Huthi mosques claimed by the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group killed 142 and wounded 351 others.
Yemen s embattled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi pledged on Saturday to fight Iran s influence in his violence-wracked...

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19 Mar 2015

Air raid on president’s palace in Aden

Warplanes have targeted the palace used by Yemen's President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi in the southern city of Aden. Officials said anti-aircraft guns prevented any direct hits on the hilltop compound. But witnesses saw smoke rising from the area afterwards. It is not clear if Mr Hadi was inside, but aides said he was now safe. Earlier, there were clashes at Aden's airport between troops and militiamen loyal to Mr Hadi and those backing his predecessor and the Houthi rebels.
Warplanes have targeted the palace used by Yemen's President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi in the southern city of Aden....

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2 Mar 2015

First Iran flight arrives in Houthi-held Yemeni capital

A first Iranian flight has landed in the Yemeni capital, a day after officials from the Shia-controlled city signed an aviation agreement with Tehran. The Mahan Air plane arrived in Sanaa on Sunday carrying a team from the Iranian Red Crescent and medical aid, an aviation official told AFP news agency. Senior Iranian diplomats were on hand to welcome the flight - the first between the two countries in many years and comes weeks after Houthi Shia rebels took over the government in a coup.
A first Iranian flight has landed in the Yemeni capital, a day after officials from the Shia-controlled city signed an...
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13 Feb 2015

Envoy Yemen brink of civil war

The UN special envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, has warned that the country may be on the brink of civil war and accused all sides of contributing to the political and economic turmoil. Yemen is slipping further into chaos as the Houthis, an Iranian-backed Shia group from the north, consolidate their grip on power after seizing the capital in September and sidelining the central government.
The UN special envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, has warned that the country may be on the brink of civil war and accused...
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6 Feb 2015

Al-Qaeda Accuses US of Directing Iran-backed Houthis

After Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) admitted on Thursday that a US drone strike in Yemen took out a key leader of the terror group, Harith al-Nadhari, it accused America of cooperating with the Iranian backed Shi'ite Houthi militia that has been slowly taking over Yemen.
After Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) admitted on Thursday that a US drone strike in Yemen took out a key...
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26 Jan 2015

Houthis violently disperse sanaa protest

Houthi fighters have violently dispersed a protest against their takeover of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, wounding several people, witnesses have said. The Houthis reportedly arrested several demonstrators in Sanaa on Sunday, after firing rounds in the air to break-up the rally by their opponents
Houthi fighters have violently dispersed a protest against their takeover of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, wounding several...

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23 Jan 2015

Does Iran really control Yemen?

There is a near consensus among Yemen experts that no single tribe or political current can individually govern the country. Although pictures of ayatollahs Khomeini and Khamenei and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah have been carried by Houthi supporters during demonstrations, in the last year or so, no member of the Houthi political bureau has made any statement praising Iran.
There is a near consensus among Yemen experts that no single tribe or political current can individually govern the...
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23 Jan 2015

Yemen crisis explained

When pro- Houthi militias abducted Ahmad Awad Bin Mubarak, the Yemeni president's chief of staff, President Hadi gave orders to the army to take over the security of the capital. This was seen by the Shia Houthis as a government plot to dismantle their Popular Committees. The committees are pro-Houthi militias which were deployed on the streets of the cities that were captured by the rebels last year. They set up checkpoints around government buildings, at the international airport of Sanaa and near the presidential palace.
When pro- Houthi militias abducted Ahmad Awad Bin Mubarak, the Yemeni president's chief of staff, President Hadi gave...

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23 Jan 2015

Yemeni Government Collapses as President and Prime Minister Resign

President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi of Yemen abruptly resigned Thursday night and his entire government stepped down, leaving the country leaderless and possibly opening the way for armed Houthi rebels to take control. A United Nations official confirmed that Mr. Hadi had resigned immediately after a meeting with his Houthi political opponents, hosted by the United Nations envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, in an effort to resolve the political crisis that has gripped the capital, Sana, for days.
President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi of Yemen abruptly resigned Thursday night and his entire government stepped down,...

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29 Dec 2014

Yemen Al-Qaeda ‘in a war of attrition’

As fighting between Yemen's warring groups intensified, the recent clashes between Houthi fighters and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) could turn into a wider sectarian conflict, according to analysts. On Saturday night clashes erupted between Houthi fighters and tribesmen in Arhab, a tribal area located 35km northeast of Sanaa and a bastion of Islah party supporters. Tribal sources said many Houthi fighters were killed in this confrontation, but there was no confirmation of the exact number of the dead.
As fighting between Yemen's warring groups intensified, the recent clashes between Houthi fighters and al-Qaeda in the...

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3 Nov 2014

Prominent Yemeni politician killed in Sanaa

The head of a Yemeni liberal political party has been fatally shot in the capital Sanaa, his family said. Mohammed Abdel Malek al-Mutawakel, secretary-general of the Union of Popular Forces party, was "fatally shot in the neck" by a gunman on a motorcycle on a street in central Sanaa, his daughter Radhia told the AFP news agency. Mutawakel was a controversial figure, accused of backing the Houthis behind the scenes.
The head of a Yemeni liberal political party has been fatally shot in the capital Sanaa, his family said. Mohammed Abdel...

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29 Oct 2014

Yemen’s Houthis capture strategic city

Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured a key city linking the capital to the south as they push to control more territory of the country. The Shia fighters captured the strategic central city of Radmah in Ibb province on Wednesday, a city that links Sanaa with the main southern city of Aden, after prolonged fighting with local tribesmen, the AFP news agency reported.
Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured a key city linking the capital to the south as they push to control more territory...
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20 Oct 2014

Blowback in Yemen: Houthi Advance Is a Saudi Nightmare

A small Iranian-backed North Yemeni militia, modeled on Hezbollah and from an offshoot of Shia Islam, has walked into the capital Sanaa, taken over Hodeida, Yemen's main port on the Red Sea, and is now advancing southwards towards one of the most sensitive straits for oil traffic in the region. The Houthi offensive, complete with chants of "Death to America, and Curse on the Jews" is being conducted under the nose of a US military base in Djibouti from where drones operated by the CIA and Joint Special Operations Command base attack Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The Houthis are even protecting the US embassy in Sanaa.
A small Iranian-backed North Yemeni militia, modeled on Hezbollah and from an offshoot of Shia Islam, has walked into...

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20 Oct 2014

Yemen’s Houthis push south into Ibb

Yemen's Shia Houthi fighters continue to push south in Ibb province, taking over the town of Yarim after dismantling a protest camp blocking the country's main airport in the capital Sanaa. Sunday's developments came amid reports that the governor of Sanaa province had resigned after his headquarters were stormed by the Houthis.
Yemen's Shia Houthi fighters continue to push south in Ibb province, taking over the town of Yarim after dismantling a...

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20 Oct 2014

Yemen’s Southerners see hope in Houthis’ rise

Yemen's southern secessionists will revive plans for independence amid internal divisions and Houthi ascendency. According to analysts, pro-independence activists are probably right to be suspicious of the Houthis. "The Houthis are consolidating in the north, not only to serve their own interests, but to help consolidate Yemen under only one centre of power," Fernando Carvajal, a US-based Yemen analyst, told Al Jazeera. "Every actor wants and needs to rule over a unified Yemen. It is the only political solution that would give any successor [to the current government] legitimacy and authority."
Yemen's southern secessionists will revive plans for independence amid internal divisions and Houthi ascendency....

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9 Oct 2014

Yemen suicide attack kills dozens

A bomb blast tore through Tahrir Square in central Sana'a on Thursday morning, killing dozens of supporters of the Houthi movement that controls the Yemeni capital and fuelling fears of more violence between the Shia group and radical Sunni Islamists. The explosion underscored the mounting political and security vacuum Sana a, which came under Houthi control on 21 September shortly before a peace deal was signed between the group and the government.
A bomb blast tore through Tahrir Square in central Sana'a on Thursday morning, killing dozens of supporters of the...

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