Daily Archives: February 7, 2022

2022-02-07: News Headlines

Juan Cole (2022-02-07). Did the Pegasus Spyware Netanyahu used against Palestinians and gave to Saudis bring him Down? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Pegasus spyware made by the Israeli NSO company and backed by the Israeli state has been used extensively against Palestinians to keep them stateless, and former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu used access to the software as an incentive for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to improve relations …

Jason Ditz (2022-02-07). Saudi-backed Yemen Forces Claim Gains in Taiz Province. news.antiwar.com Pro-Saudi forces in Yemen are claiming " Taiz was one of the first battlegrounds of Yemen's War, with pro-Saudi forces attacking it from Aden, hoping to take the direct route northward to Sanaa. They faield, fighting in Taiz has stalemated. | Sweeping through Taiz is no longer a realistic possibility, but the commanders are saying that they think they will soon t…

Jason Ditz (2022-02-07). CENTCOM Looks to Build on US Military Guarantees to United Arab Emirates. news.antiwar.com Gen. Kennetth McKenzie, the head of US Central Command (CENTCOM) is headed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) This comes just days after the US sent the USS Cole, and several fighter jets to the UAE, Gen. McKenzie says he wants them to know the US is a "reliable partner" committed to defending the nation. | President Biden had previously said he wanted to get out of the Yemen War, and as escalations of the war have led to strikes agai…

Anonymous103 (2022-02-06). Military Situation In Yemen On February 6, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 109 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On February 5, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 3 airstrikes on the Haradh district; | On February 5, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 6 airstrikes on the Sanaa province; | On February 5, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 3 airstrikes on the Wadi district; | On February 5, warplanes o…

Staff (2022-02-06). Saudi warplanes attack Yemen's Sanaa. en.mehrnews.com Saudi fighter jets once again targeted the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Sunday morning.

Anonymous669 (2022-02-06). In Video: Houthis Hunt Saudi-led Coalition Vehicles In Yemen's Al-Jawf With IEDs. southfront.org File image. | On December 28, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) released a video documenting some of their recent attacks on vehicles of Saudi-backed forces in the northern Yemeni province of al-Jawf. | The video shows the destruction of at least six pick-up trucks, at least one of which was armed with a heavy machine gun. The vehicles were targeted with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the northern part of al-Jawf, near the border with Saudi Arabia's Najran. | The Houthis' engineer units are known for u…

Anonymous669 (2022-02-06). Saudi-Backed Forces Storm Houthi-Held Harad City In Northwestern Yemen (Video). southfront.org Screen grab from a video released by the media center of the Yemeni military. | Late on February 5, forces from the pro-Saudi 5th District of the Yemeni military stormed the city of Harad, which is held by the Houthis (Ansar Allah), in the northwestern Yemen province of Hajjah. | Earlier, the 5th District's forces managed to

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-06). Weapons corporation sees 'benefits' from US wars on Russia, China, Yemen. multipolarista.com The CEO of top arms manufacturer Raytheon admitted in a phone call, "I fully expect we're going to see some benefit" and "opportunities" from the US war drive with Russia over Ukraine, bombing of Yemen, and conflict in the South China Sea.

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