Daily Archives: September 18, 2021

2021-09-18: News Headlines

Anonymous007 (2021-09-18). Military Situation In Yemen On September 18, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 272 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On September 17, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On September 17, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 5 airstrikes on the Maheliyah district | On September 17, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 5 airstrikes on the Sahar district | On September 17, Saudi-led coaliti…

scorinoco (2021-09-18). Grief and Anger after UAE Soldiers Torture and Kill Yemeni-American Student Trying to Visit Family. orinocotribune.com Dhamar, Yemen, Sep 14 — As his hope that the Sana'a International Airport will be reopened has faded, smiley-faced Abdulmalek, a grad…

Anonymous669 (2021-09-17). 'Great Strength': Houthis Reveal Details Of Large-Scale Operation In Ma'rib (18+ Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On September 17, the Houthis announced that they "liberated" more than 1,600 square kilometers in the central Yemeni province of Ma'rib from the Saudi-led coalition and its proxies during a recent large-scale operation. | The operation, codenamed "Great Strength," saw the Houthis and their allies imposing control of the districts of Medghal and Majzar. The Mass Millitary camp also fell into the hands of the Houthis. The camp was one of the Saudi-led coalition main bases in Ma'rib. | Brig. Gen. Y…

_____ (2021-09-17). Anti-War Voices Blast Biden Over 'Absurd' $500 Million Saudi Military Contract. commondreams.org

Mel Gurtov (2021-09-17). The US and Yemen: Putting a Disreputable Policy Right. counterpunch.org In Yemen, Saudi and Iranian interests collide, a civil war involving multiple parties has devastated the country, a humanitarian crisis has been going on for several years, and important issues of international law need to be resolved. Common to all these elements is the US-backed Saudi intervention over the last six years, which has rained

Jason Ditz (2021-09-17). South Yemen Separatists Declare Emergency, Trying to Handle Protests. news.antiwar.com Protests in southern Yemen continue to grow this week as economic collapse fuels unemployment and widespread shortages. The Southern Transitional Council (STC), a separatist group, Years of war has taken the Middle East's poorest country and made things even worse, while a Saudi blockade has kept basic goods, including food, in desperately short supply. This has many protesters complaining that the Hadi government is a failure. | The STC…

Anonymous669 (2021-09-17). Saudi Arabia Says It Foiled Attack With Four Drones, Ballistic Missile On Jizan. southfront.org Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing. | Early on September 17, the Saudi-led coalition announced that it had intercepted and shot down four suicided drones and a ballistic missile which were launched from the Yemen by the Houthis (Ansar Allah). | According to the coalition, the main target of the attack was the southern Saudi city of Jizan. The drones and the ballistic missile were intercepted before they could reach the city. | "We are taking operational measures to protect civilians and civilian objec…

Yemeni Alliance Committee (2021-09-17). Friday 9/17: Vigil For Abdulmalek Alsanabani. indybay.org SF Federal Building: 90 7th St., San Francisco, CA…

_____ (2021-09-17). 100% Renewable Energy Is Possible: A Plan for Africa. commondreams.org "This breaks the Biden administration's promise to end U.S. support for the tragic war in Yemen," said one prominent peace campaigner.

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