Monday's Daily Brief: Hopes rise for peace in Syria and Yemen, UNGA speeches end, Guterres saddened by India flood deaths
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-30
'Sign of hope' for long-suffering Syrians as new committee forms; Yemen prisoner release signals hope for Yemen; Assembly President closes formal Debate; Refugees evacuated from Libya to Rwanda; Multilingualism observed on World Day.
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Yemen prisoner release boosts hopes of peace at last for war-weary civilians
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-30
Hopes for a possible end to the war in Yemen grew slightly on Monday, following the news that nearly 300 detainees have been released as a gesture of goodwill by Houthi forces, pitted against the Government of Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
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Yemen's Houthis Rout Saudis: Hundreds Killed, Thousands Captured
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-30
Three entire Saudi brigades were effectively wiped out. Between 200 and 500 Saudi soldiers were killed, and thousands more captured.

Yemen’s Houthis Rout Saudis: Hundreds Killed, Thousands Captured

Houthis Claim Ambush of Saudis Killed Hundreds
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-30
It is being reported Houthi fighters, aka Ansarallah, have pulled off a major military offensive against Saudi troops in northern Yemen. | . | . | . | . | Yemen's Houthis say attacked Saudi border frontline, no immediate Saudi confirmation t.co/2ba748JR4Y pic.twitter.com/Jq7TIxzGYE | — Reuters | …
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Total U.S. control of Middle East may be slipping
Conn Hallinan | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-30
In many ways, it doesn't really matter who–Houthis in Yemen? Iranians? Shiites in Iraq?–launched those missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia. Whoever did it changed the rules of the game, and not just in the Middle East. "It's a moment when offense laps defense, when the strong have reason to fear the weak," observes military …
peoplesworld.org/article/total-u-s-control-of-middle-east-may-be-slipping/

Palestinian Tortured by Israel's Shin Bet in Critical Condition
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-29
44-year-old Palestinian Samir Arbeed was admitted to a hospital in Jerusalem after been interrogated and tortured by Israel's Shin Bet – domestic intelligence service – who is accusing him to be the mastermind behind an alleged attack in an illegal West Bank settlement. | RELATED: | Dozens of Palestinians Forcibly Disappeared in Saudi Arabia: NGO Warns | "He was in good health before he was arrested. My husband was not suffering from any illness, and his health has deterior…
telesurenglish.net/news/Palestinian-in-Critical-Condition-after-Israeli-Interrogation–20190929-0013.html

Yemen's Houthis Claim to Have Captured Thousands of Saudi Troops
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-29
The Houthis of Yemen claimed they completed a successful assault near the southern region of Najran, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Yemen’s Houthis Claim to Have Captured Thousands of Saudi Troops

Houthi Rebels Claim Attack On Saudi Border Frontline
teleSUR, jg -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-28
Houthi military claim to have captured logistics and over a thousand Saudi soldiers, including officers, Saturday after a major attack near the border Saudi region of Najran, a claim Saudi authorities haven't confirmed. | RELATED: | Yemen's Houthis Down US Drone in Dhamar Governorate: Spokesman | A Houthis military spokesman said in a statement that t…
telesurenglish.net/news/houthi-rebels-claim-attack-saudi-border-frontline–20190928-0015.html

At UN, Yemen Foreign Minister demands end to 'Iranian-Houthi coup d'etat'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-28
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Yemen on Saturday called on the United Nations and the wider international community to stand by his crisis-torn country as it struggled to cope with daily assaults and "terrorist aggression" at the hands of vicious, Iran-backed Houthi militias.
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The Tragic Logic of the Attacks on the Saudi Oil Plants
Ben Ehrenreich | thenation.com | 2019-09-26
The Tragic Logic of the Attacks on the Saudi Oil Plants…
thenation.com/article/yemen-saudi-oil/

Trump Lashes Out at Iran, China & Venezuela in Nationalist Address to U.N. General Assembly
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-25
On Tuesday, President Trump made his third address to the United Nations General Assembly amid simmering tensions in the Middle East over recent attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, which the United States blames on Iran. Tehran denies the allegations. Trump also lashed out at China and Venezuela. We speak with Vijay Prashad, director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and chief editor of LeftWord Books. His latest article for Salon is headlined "World leaders gather at the UN in the face of war, climate catastrophe & global worker exploitation."
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/25/trump_un_general_assembly_speech_vijay

Saudis Blame Iran for Aramco Strikes But Retaliate by Bombing Yemeni Civilians
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-24
The Saudi-led Coalition has used systematic economic strangulation as a weapon of war. This, to the many in Yemen who celebrated the Aramco attack, is sufficient justification for targeting the heart of Saudi Arabia's economy.
mintpressnews.com/saudi-arabia-blame-iran-aramco-strikes-retaliate-bombing-yemen-civilians/262051/

US troops in Saudi Arabia defend hegemony, not security
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-22
The Trump administration is sending US troops to Saudi Arabia as it continues to threaten Iran. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/22/us-troops-in-saudi-arabia-to-defend-hegemony-not-security/

How To Get The U.S. To Care About The War In Yemen
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-09-20
progressive.org/dispatches/how-to-get-the-u-s-to-care-war-in-yemen-fiore-190920/

Will the U.S. start a war for Saudi Arabia?
Mazda Majidi | liberationnews.org | 2019-09-17
We are facing an extremely dangerous situation with a real possibility of the U.S. bombing Iran.
liberationnews.org/will-the-u-s-start-a-war-for-saudi-arabia/

Hassan El-Tayyab on US Out of Yemen, Kate Bronfenbrenner on Labor Board vs. Labor
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-09-06
Media…
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