(2021-08-16). U.S. defeat in Afghanistan—A contrast with the Soviet experience. mronline.org 
The U.S. has been defeated today in Afghanistan not by a super power with an advanced military, but by a rag-tag army of fanatical locals who perfected and consolidated their fanaticism under U.S., Saudi and Pakistani tutelage in the 1980s to fight the Soviets.
(2021-08-16). Military Situation In Yemen On August 16, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 198 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On August 15, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On August 15, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Raghwan district | On August 15, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 6 airstrikes on the Nate district | On August 16, sporadic clashes between Ansar Alla…
(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…