Yemeni Military Successes May Boost Secret Peace Negotiations with Saudis

Ansar Allah leader Al-Houthi revealed secret negotiations between Ansar Allah and the Saudi regime to end the Saudi war against Yemen, but hinted that ending the war would require serious will from the Saudi regime to change its vision towards Yemen’s relationship with the kingdom after the war.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen | Houthis

AL-BAYDA, YEMEN -- For the past two weeks, Yemeni military forces loyal to the Houthis have been waging a fierce campaign to rid the country’s southern al-Bayda and al-Dali provinces from al-Qaeda, ISIS and Saudi Coalition fighters. Dozens of cities, villages, and military sites in the provinces have been captured in the campaign, which was sparked

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Yemen: Trump Vetos Bill to End US Support, Houthis Add New Missiles, Saudi Arabia and Sudan Dig in

A senior Sudanese military official said on Monday that Sudanese troops participating in the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen would remain in the war-wracked country until the Arab alliance achieves its goals.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen

SANA'A, YEMEN -- U.S. president Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a bill passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance to Saudi Arabia's for its war in Yemen. The U.S. provides billions of dollars of  sophisticated weapons to the Saudi-led coalition. Members of Congress, lad mostly by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, have expressed outrage over the

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Historically Huge Anti-Saudi Rallies Across Yemen on War’s Fourth Anniversary

Unprecedented numbers of Yemenis took part in the anti-Saudi demonstrations on the fourth anniversary of the war in Yemen this year, indicating a growing opposition to the Saudi-led presence in their country.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen | fourth anniversary

SANA’A, YEMEN -- Massive demonstrations took place across Yemen’s major cities on Tuesday to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Saudi-led war on the country. The war ostensibly began on March 26, 2015, when Saudi Arabia, backed by the U.S. and other regional allies, launched a large-scale attack on Yemen under the pretext of reinstating

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As Yemen War Turns Four, Houthis Take the Battle To Saudi Arabia’s Doorstep

Yemen forces loyal to the Houthis launched a series of weekend attacks against military targets in Saudi Arabia. The Houthis have vowed to take the war to the Saudi Coalition’s own doorstep until they withdraw from Yemeni territory.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen Saudi Jizan

JIZAN, SAUDI ARABIA -- Yemen’s army, loyal to the Houthis, launched a large-scale military operation on Sunday against the Saudi military bases in the Kingdom’s southwestern region of Jizan, some 900 kilometers (560 miles) south of the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The operation comes as the deadly Saudi war against Yemen enters its fourth year. At

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In Bid to Control Yemen Border Towns, Saudi Arabia Employs Deadly Airstrikes and Jihadi Militias

Saudi Arabia has taken to the pulpit in local mosques, airwaves, Facebook and Twitter, and local media to inflame sectarian tensions that previously did not exist in Yemen’s border region.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Hajjah | Yemen | airstrike

HAJJAH, YEMEN -- At least 28 civilians, mostly displaced women and children, were killed and 17 were injured after the Saudi-led Coalition launched a barrage of airstrikes in the early hours of Sunday morning in Yemen’s northwestern Hajjah Province. The airstrikes, at least 30 in number,  struck 13 residential homes in the Talan village of Hajjah’s

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Hodeida Residents Brace for the Worst as UN Truce Falters Amid Saudi Military Buildup

Local residents and analysts alike fear the Saudi-led Coalition is using the relative calm derived from the new agreement as cover to fulfill its military objectives and not as a stepping stone towards peace.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Saudi Forces | Hodeida | Yemen

HODEIDA, YEMEN -- Hundreds of residents from across Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeida took to the streets for the third straight day, calling on the United Nations to take action to implement a troop withdrawal deal between the Houthis and the Saudi-led Coalition that was reached on February 19th. Residents waved Yemeni flags, Kalashnikovs, and

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