Daily Archives: June 24, 2021

2021-06-24: News Headlines

Jason Ditz (2021-06-24). Infighting: Two Killed, 15 Wounded as Yemen Separatists Clash. news.antiwar.com Yemen is no stranger to fighting, and the city of Aden on Wednesday night Fighting centered around a checkpoint and the education ministry building, as one tried to disarm the other. The STC leader ended the fighting by ordering both brigades to withdraw from the area, and calm quickly returned. | The STC intends to restore the Republic…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-24). Houthi Drones Keep Coming: At Least Six Shot Down Over Southern Saudi Arabia. southfront.org Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing | The Saudi-led coalition intercepted a total of six "booby-trapped" drones launched from Yemen by the Houthis (Ansar Allah) over the last few days. | A single drone was intercepted on June 22. It was reportedly heading to attack a target in the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait. Early on June 23, the second drone was shot down while it was on its way to the southern city of Jizan. In the afternoon of the same day, four drones were shot down over the Kingdom's so…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-24). Military Situation In Yemen On June 24, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 96 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On June 23, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 13 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On June 23, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Kitaf area | On June 23, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Hazm area | On June 23, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the…

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-24). Persian Gulf sheikhdoms back Azerbaijan's war in the Caucasus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Persian Gulf sheikhdoms back Azerbaijan's war in the Caucasus The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Saudi Arabia. The former stated, "the GCC has always supported the fair position" of Azerbaijan and its Turkish sponsor in last year's war against Nagorno-Karabakh. …

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-24). Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms Back Azerbaijan's War in the Caucasus. news.antiwar.com The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Saudi Arabia. The former stated, "the GCC has always supported the fair position" of Azerbaijan and its Turkish sponsor in last year's war against Nagorno-Karabakh. The same GCC that supported the "fair position" of …

Jason Ditz (2021-06-23). Report: 90 Fighters Killed in Two Days of Fighting in Yemen's Maarib. news.antiwar.com Following reports of heavy fighting over the city of Maarib, in northern Yemen, pro-government sources are claiming that 90 fighters were killed over the past 48 hours, Maarib is the last government-held city in the north, and has been challenged for months by Houthi offensives. This fight has been ongoing, in between offensive and counter-offensive, since February. | Fighting in Maarib has been particularly bloody, with hundreds dead on both sides, and most troubling, l…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-23). Military Situation In Yemen On June 23, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 92 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On June 22, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the east of Saadah city | On June 22, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Khab and Shaaf area | On June 22, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 21 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On June 22, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-23). Four Of Khashoggi's Assassins Received Paramilitary Training In The U.S. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Four of the Saudi citizens who partook in the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi back in 2018 received paramilitary training in the United States, The training took place in 2017, and w…

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