Houthi Withdrawal from Hodeida Port Brings No Peace as Saudis Press Attack

Artillery shells and a steady stream of heavy machine-gun fire tore through the village of Al-Shijan on Monday, as Saudi-led forces renewed hostilities in the area following a Houthi withdrawal from Hodeida.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem

SA’DAH, YEMEN -- The familiar sound of heavy artillery once again returned to Yemen’s Hodeida province following a period of relative calm in the strategic coastal region. At least 66 artillery shells and a steady stream of heavy machine-gun fire tore through the village of Al-Shijan on Monday, as Saudi-led forces renewed hostilities in the area

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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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Saudis Ignore Yemen Truce, Bomb Displaced Persons’ Camp and Food Silos

“The people who have fled their home to internally displaced person sites have lost so much already. An attack like this cannot be justified — ever. Parties to the conflict are obliged to do everything possible to protect civilians.”  — Lise Grande, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem

HAJJAH, YEMEN -- At least eight civilians were killed and 30 others wounded on Sunday when Saudi airstrikes bombed a camp for displaced people in Yemen's northwestern Hajjah province, according to eyewitness statements and medical sources. Saudi media outlets reported on Sunday that the Saudi-led coalition increased its airstrikes on "Houthi

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New Tragedy in Yemen as Saudi Airstrike Kills Family of Beekeepers on Their Farm

“In an atmosphere of atrocities that happen daily — whether by an airstrike or through the blockade, famine, and cholera epidemic — the anniversaries of these attacks serve as a reminder to Americans that their weapons are involved in killing our children and we will not forgive them.” – A grieving Yemeni mother

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen Saudi Airstrike Bee

SANAA, YEMEN -- A family of beekeepers was killed when the Saudi-led coalition, backed by the United States, targeted their family bee farm with multiple airstrikes on Monday in a residential district of Hodeida. Local witnesses told MintPress News that airstrikes targeted Ayesh Clip’s bee farm at Deir Essa in the Bajjel district of southern

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As Millions Starve, Many Still Speak of a Yemen “On the Brink of Famine”

“Dog meat tastes bad, but the foremost thing that I should be concerned is to save my family rather than thinking if that may be wrong or dangerous.”  — A Yemeni father

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen Famine

HAJJAH, YEMEN -- For almost three years, the expression "on the brink of famine" has been repeatedly cited by relief agencies to describe one side of the humanitarian disaster in Yemen. It is an expression that has never been revised, even as it became increasingly inaccurate as the Saudi-led coalition tightened its blockade and ignored the pleas

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As Saudis Defend Against War Crimes Allegations, Saudi Airstrike in Yemen Kills Entire Family

The latest attack comes just hours after Saudi Arabia admitted that its forces have committed what it called “certain mistakes” in Yemen, after increasing pressure from international bodies and human-rights groups that accuse the kingdom of carrying out war crimes in the country.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Saudi Airstrike Yemen

HAJJAH, YEMEN-- Saudi Arabia, backed by the United States, carried out an airstrike targeting a displaced family in the Mustaba district in the province of Hajjah, southwestern Yemen early Tuesday morning. A man, his wife, and their nine-year old only-daughter were killed in the strike, along with 10 others. A 30-year-old witness told MintPress

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