(2021-08-15). Saudis And US Double Cost Of Yemen's Staple Goods. popularresistance.org Aden, Yemen – "The prices are skyrocketing. We can't feed our children. They are starving," Saher Abdu Salem, a government employee and a mother of five, said as she participated in a protest in Aden against Saudi Arabia and the government of ousted Yemeni President Abdul-Mansour al-Hadi. The protests took place at the Aden port this week in the wake of a recent decision by the Saudi-backed government in Aden to raise the U.S. dollar exchange rate for major life-saving goods. Now Saher and her husband are struggling to feed their family in the coastal city where the price of the staple 'rooti' loaf of bread has s…
(2021-08-14). Military Situation In Yemen On August 14, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 137 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On August 13, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On August 13, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 6 airstrikes on the Rahbah district | On August 13, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Khab and Shaaf area | On August 13, Saudi-led coalition warplanes…
(2021-08-14). Grieving the Loss of Yemeni Children–US Complicit. indybay.org Members of the Yemeni-American community and world peace activists grieved the third year anniversary of the loss of dozens of innocent children whose lives were taken by a 500 pound U.S. made, Saudi-UAE led bomb.
(2021-08-14). Houthis Shot Down US ScanEagle Drone Over Central Yemen. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On August 14, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) shot down a US Boeing Insitu ScanEagle drone over the central Yemeni province of Ma'rib, where they have been leading a large offensive against the Saudi-led coalition and its proxies for more than five months now. | Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the Yemen group, said that the drone was shot down with a "ground-to-air missile" while it was conducting "hostile acts" over the district of Medghal in western Ma'rib. | "The targeting operating is documented b…