Monthly Archives: October 2021

2021-10-29: News Headlines

_____ (2021-10-29). Being A Child In Yemen Is The Stuff Of Nightmares. popularresistance.org In March 2015, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — along with other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — began to bomb Yemen. These countries entered a conflict that had been ongoing for at least a year as a civil war escalated between the government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, the Ansar Allah movement of the Zaidi Shia, and al-Qaeda. The GCC — led by the Saudi monarchy — wanted to prevent any Shia political project, whether aligned with Iran or not, from taking power along Saudi Arabia's border. The attack on Yemen can be described, therefore, as an attack by th…

Vijay Prashad (2021-10-29). Being a child in Yemen is the stuff of nightmares: The Forty-Third Newsletter (2021). mronline.org Since February 2021, the military forces of Ansar Allah have made a push to capture the central town of Marib, which is not only at the epicentre of Yemen's modest oil refining project but is also one of the few parts of the country still controlled by President Hadi.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2021-10-28). Weapons trade with Saudis and Israel must be disrupted. electronicintifada.net The world's top 11 arms exporters have all done business with parties to the war in Yemen.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-28). Turkey signs contract to deliver war-tested combat drones to 13th country. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From today's Daily Sabah. The deadly Bayraktar TB2 combat drone has been used for what can only be deemed cowardly aerial assassinations in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh and as of yesterday Ukraine. The article mentions the following countries as purchasers and prospective purchasers of the drones: Albania, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Morocco, Poland, Qatar, Saudi …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-28). Saudi youth on death row for almost 10 years released from prison. peoplesdispatch.org Ali al-Nimr, from the minority Shia community in Saudi Arabia, was arrested in 2012 during anti-government protests when he was 17 years old, and condemned to death in 2014 on charges that human rights groups called vague…

_____ (2021-10-28). US Tries to Persaude Saudi Arabia to Normalize Relations with Israel. journal-neo.org While it is impossible to make at least any positive dynamics on the Israeli-Palestinian track, President Joe Biden Administration has recently been actively seeking to expand the Abraham Accords to confirm its still remaining, albeit small, influence in the Middle East. To that end, Washington has been pushing hard in recent months for Saudi Arabia …

Anonymous765 (2021-10-28). Houthis Make Gains And Ma'rib City is Finally Within Reach. southfront.org | DEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK : | BITCOIN (BTC): bc1qv7k70u2zynvem59u88ctdlaw7hc735d8xep9rq : | BITCOIN CASH (BCH): qzj…

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2021-10-28: News Headlines

_____ (2021-10-28). US Tries to Persaude Saudi Arabia to Normalize Relations with Israel. journal-neo.org While it is impossible to make at least any positive dynamics on the Israeli-Palestinian track, President Joe Biden Administration has recently been actively seeking to expand the Abraham Accords to confirm its still remaining, albeit small, influence in the Middle East. To that end, Washington has been pushing hard in recent months for Saudi Arabia …

Anonymous669 (2021-10-27). Mysterious Loitering Missile Linked To Iran Spotted Again In Yemen (Photos). southfront.org A 358 missile that was found by Iraqi security forces in Saladin on October 21. | On October 24, the Yemeni The source who provided the news outlet with the photos claimed that the pro-Saudi wing of the Yemeni military found the missile wreckage in the district…

Anonymous669 (2021-10-27). Houthis Capture Key Ma'rib District, Enter Another After Agreement With Local Tribes. southfront.org Screen grab from combat footage released by the Houthis. | The Houthis (Ansar Allah) and their allies had captured the district al-Jubah and entered the district of Jabal Murad in the central Yemeni province of Ma'rib, the al-Masirah TV reported on October 27. | Houthi fighters imposed control of the last positions of Saudi-backed forces in al-Jubah in southern Ma'rib, on October 26. | ŸÖŸÜ ÿߟџÖÿ¨ŸÖÿπ ÿߟÑÿ≠&Y…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-27). Military Situation In Yemen On October 27, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 155 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On October 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 16 airstrikes on the Jubah district | On October 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On October 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Hayran district | On October 27, Ansar Allah attacked southern…

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