Monthly Archives: September 2021

2021-09-28: News Headlines

Anonymous007 (2021-09-28). Military Situation In Yemen On September 28, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 200 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On September 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 27 airstrikes on the Harib and Jubah districts | On September 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Camp Khanjar area | On September 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 5 airstrikes on the Madghal and Sarwah districts | On Septemb…

Anonymous103 (2021-09-28). Houthis To Seize Ma'rib, Take Control Over Whole Northern Yemen (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | In Yemen, fighting is raging for the town of Ma'rib, capital of the province of the same name, following the expiration of the ultimatum issued by the militants of Ansar Allah (the Houthis). Houthi military forces are intensifying their push towards the central Yemeni city from its western outskirts. | The Houthis asked Saudi-backed forces to lay down their weapons a week ago. After their conditions were not met, they launched an offensive in several districts of the province. | On September 28, the Houthis took control over the Al-Ghayul, Al-Sai'd, Samira, Al-Ahdhan heights and Nas…

Jason Ditz (2021-09-28). Over 60 Killed in Fighting Across Central Yemen. news.antiwar.com Yemeni officials are The Houthis are trying to take Maarib, and sending reinforcements there, while the pro-Saudi forces are trying to retake parts of Shabwa lost in recent weeks. The fighting, particularly in Maarib, has been soaring in recent weeks. | Intense fighting on the ground has gone from something seen once or…

MEE staff (2021-09-27). EU must not whitewash human rights meeting with Saudi Arabia, says Amnesty. middleeasteye.net EU must not whitewash human rights meeting with Saudi Arabia, says Amnesty | 'EU must use this opportunity to ask tough questions of Saudi Arabian authorities on their human rights abuses, and not let them whitewash their atrocious record,' says rights group | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 18: 10 | People hold a cutout of an incarcerated woman and a sign reading, "Honk for women's rights" during a demonstration organised…

Anonymous007 (2021-09-27). Military Situation In Yemen On September 27, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 191 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On September 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 24 airstrikes on the Harib and Jubah districts | On September 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Hazm district | On September 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 6 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On September 27, Ansar Alla…

Staff (2021-09-27). I Was Detained in Guantánamo for 14 Years After Being Kidnapped and Sold to CIA. truthout.org We speak with Mansoor Adayfi, a former Guantánamo Bay detainee who was held at the military prison for 14 years without charge, an ordeal he details in his new memoir, Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantánamo. Adayfi was 18 when he left his home in Yemen to do research in Afghanistan, where he was kidnapped by Afghan warlords, then sold to the CIA after the 9/11 attacks. Adayfi describes being brutally tortured in Afghanistan before he was transported to Guantánamo in 2002, where he…

MEE staff (2021-09-27). UN General Assembly 2021: Here's what Middle East leaders said on final day of summit. middleeasteye.net UN General Assembly 2021: Here's what Middle East leaders said on final day of summit | Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett began day of speeches that included remarks by officials from Syria, Yemen and UAE | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 21: 40 | Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak addresses 76th session of UN General Assembly on 27 September 2021 (AFP) | World leaders spoke at the sixth and last day of the…

Staff (2021-09-27). Meet Mansoor Adayfi: I Was Kidnapped as a Teen, Sold to the CIA & Jailed at Guantánamo for 14 Years. democracynow.org We speak with Mansoor Adayfi, a former Guantánamo Bay detainee who was held at the military prison for 14 years without charge, an ordeal he details in his new memoir, "Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantánamo." Adayfi was 18 when he left his home in Yemen to do research in Afghanistan, where he was kidnapped by Afghan warlords, then sold to the CIA after the 9/11 attacks. Adayfi describes being brutally tortured in Afghanistan before he was transported to Guantánamo in 2002, where he became known as Detainee #441 and survived years of abuse. Adayfi was released against his will to Serbia in 2016 and no…

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2021-09-27: News Headlines

Anonymous007 (2021-09-27). Military Situation In Yemen On September 27, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 191 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On September 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 24 airstrikes on the Harib and Jubah districts | On September 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Hazm district | On September 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 6 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On September 27, Ansar Alla…

Staff (2021-09-27). Meet Mansoor Adayfi: I Was Kidnapped as a Teen, Sold to the CIA & Jailed at Guantánamo for 14 Years. democracynow.org We speak with Mansoor Adayfi, a former Guantánamo Bay detainee who was held at the military prison for 14 years without charge, an ordeal he details in his new memoir, "Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantánamo." Adayfi was 18 when he left his home in Yemen to do research in Afghanistan, where he was kidnapped by Afghan warlords, then sold to the CIA after the 9/11 attacks. Adayfi describes being brutally tortured in Afghanistan before he was transported to Guantánamo in 2002, where he became known as Detainee #441 and survived years of abuse. Adayfi was released against his will to Serbia in 2016 and no…

Anonymous007 (2021-09-26). Military Situation In Yemen On September 26, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 233 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On September 25, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 12 airstrikes on the Harib and Jubah districts | On September 25, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Khab and Shaaf district | On September 25, Ansar Allah attacked positions of Saudi coalition in Najran Airport with a suicide drone | On S…

Anonymous669 (2021-09-26). Casualties Reported After New Missile Strike On Yemen's Ma'rib, Houthis Blamed (Photos). southfront.org Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing. | Early on September 26, two ballistic missiles struck the central Yemeni city of Ma'rib that is held by Saudi-backed forces. | The attack took place as Saudi Arabia's allies in the city, including senior local officials, were gathered to celebrate the September 26 Revelation that saw the birth of the Republic of Yemen in 1970. | Col. Yahya Al-Hatami, head of the Military Information Department in the pro-Saudi wing of the Yemeni military, said that the missiles landed…

MEE, agencies (2021-09-26). Yemen: Scores killed as fight for northern city of Marib intensifies. middleeasteye.net Yemen: Scores killed as fight for northern city of Marib intensifies | At least 43 Houthi rebels and seven government loyalists have been killed during the past 48 hours of fighting in Marib, according to military sources | Sun, 09/26/2021 – 18: 20 | Fighters loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government posted near the frontline facing Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the country's northeastern pr…

Sandipan Talukdar (2021-09-26). Sculptures of camels in Saudi Arabia may be older than Pyramids and Stonehenge, study finds. peoplesdispatch.org A new study suggests that the rock art of life-size camels in northwest Saudi Arabia dates to between 7000 and 8000 years ago, making it the oldest surviving three-dimensional animal relief known so far…

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