Daily Archives: October 16, 2021

2021-10-16: News Headlines

Anonymous007 (2021-10-16). Military Situation In Yemen On October 16, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On October 15, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 10 airstrikes on the Abdiyah district | On October 15, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 4 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On October 15, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Hazm district | On October 16, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the Jubah district | On October 16, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the west of Marib city…

Jason Ditz (2021-10-16). Saudi Coalition: Over 180 Houthis Killed Near Yemen's Maarib. news.antiwar.com Saudi coalition officials reported Friday that they conducted another operation against the Houthis in Yemen, Reports of huge Houthi death tolls are almost a daily occurrence in Yemen, with over 100 killed almost every day this week. The Houthis, however, have been making gains, and control parts of Maarib city and surrounding districts. | Heavy fighting around Maarib has made aid deliveries increasingly difficult, which is…

_____ (2021-10-15). Lebanon Rocked By Violence As Fascist Militia Guns-Down Protesters. popularresistance.org Unarmed protesters affiliated with Hezbollah and Amal were gunned down by the Saudi-backed Lebanese Forces militia in Beirut on Thursday, October 14, provoking a sectarian gun battle that risked igniting a civil war. | Why did this happen? Why are some trying to pin the blame on Hezbollah? And what's with the media obscuring the fact that it was a fascist group behind the violence, the same group responsible for the 1982 massacre of hundreds of Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps? | Rania Khalek, journalist and host of the Breakthrough News program Dispatches, breaks it all down.

Anonymous669 (2021-10-15). Houthis Captured Al-Abdiyah District Center Despite Intense Saudi Airstrikes. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On October 15, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) captured al-Abdiyah district center in the central Yemeni province of Ma'rib form Saudi-backed Forces. | Houthi fighters managed to enter the district center, which is located to the south of Ma'rib city, after launching a large coordinated attack from several directions. Saudi-backed forces failed to hold onto their positions. | ŸÖŸÜ ŸÖÿ±ŸÉÿ≤ ŸÖÿØŸäÿ±&…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-15). New Film Exposes English Village Key to Bombing Yemen. libya360.wordpress.com Matt Kennard and Phil Miller Village airport: A cargo plane taxis down Warton's runway, bound for Saudi Arabia (Photo: Phil Miller / Declassified UK) Harry Kane has just scored a late goal, confirming England's win over Germany in this summer's Euros. We are sat under a marquee outside a pub near a main road in…

Juan Cole (2021-10-15). A Yemen Catastrophe that America helped Make (Pearson Inst. Video with Juan Cole). juancole.com Pearson Institute Panel on Catastrophe in Yemen from October 13, with Juan Cole among the panelists. Pearson Institute: Yemen in Neglect My (much more expert-on-Yemen than I) colleagues in this panel: Afrah Nasser is Yemen Researcher, Human Rights Watch. Shadi Abu Sneida is a humanitarian working with UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Yemen. Stacy …

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