Daily Archives: June 22, 2021

2021-06-22: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2021-06-22). UN criticized for leaving out Israel and Saudi coalition from list of violators of children's rights. peoplesdispatch.org Despite having verified cases of child right violations, Israel, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and several parties in Afghanistan were not included in this years' UN report on Children and Armed Conflict…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-22). Military Situation In Yemen On June 22, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 109 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On June 21, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Kitaf area | On June 21, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Haradh area | On June 21, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Boqa area | On June 21, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 24 airstrikes on th…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-22). Houthis Claim Downing Another US-Made ScanEagle Drone. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On June 21st, Yemen's Houthis claimed to have shot down a US spy drone in the central Marib province, the second in two days. | The drone, operated by the Saudi-led military coalition, was downed while flying above the central province of Ma'rib. | The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said that Yemeni air defense forces had used a domestically-developed surface-to-air missile to shoot down the unmanned aerial vehicle that was o…

Juan Cole (2021-06-22). Iran's Raisi: Supports renewed Nuclear Deal, Seeks Lifting of US Sanctions, and Restored Saudi Diplomatic Relations. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — In his first press conference on Monday, newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi expressed support for the negotiations in Vienna toward restoring the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the United Nations, as long as, he said, they achieve benefits for the Iranian nation and do not drag on forever. He …

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-21). Saudi-Led Coalition, Yemen's Houthis Working on Peace Deal. news.antiwar.com According to The report cited two sources close to the talks and one Houthi official. The sources said Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi made a commitment to an Omani delegation that visited Sanaa this month to enter ceasefire talks with the Saudi-led coalition immediately after the blockade on Yemen's sea and a…

Jason Ditz (2021-06-21). Dozens Killed in Fighting Over North Yemen City of Maarib. news.antiwar.com Fighting in Northern Yemen has picked up once again this weekend, and as with the last couple of months, Yemeni military

Anonymous007 (2021-06-21). Military Situation In Yemen On June 21, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 105 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On June 20, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 11 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On June 20, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Maheliyah area | On June 20, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Khab and Shaaf area | On June 20, Ansar Allah attacked Khamis Mushait with a Q…

_____ (2021-06-21). Assad Move by KSA and UAE Is All About Investing in Russia as a Guarantor for Elites to Remain in Power. strategic-culture.org America may "be back" for most of the world, but for the Middle East the only thing it is "back" to, is Obama's "soft power" touch in the region. | GCC countries have so much to learn from Assad on how to survive an uprising and how to stay in power. But what he can really teach them is how to handle Moscow | In early June, the world was rocked by news from the Middle East that Gulf Arab leaders are now moving even further to becoming a full-on ally of Syrian leader Bashir al-Assad. Now, all countries have their embassies re-opened in Damascus with Saudi Arabia being the last to jump on the bandwagon and the new…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-21). U.S. To Remove Defense Systems From Saudi Arabia, Other Middle Eastern Countries. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The US is about to remove defense systems to be removed from Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia in order to allegedly reduce tensions with Iran, The Wall Street Journal said the Patriot anti-missile batteries were being removed from Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and that a separate…

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