Daily Archives: February 9, 2022

2022-02-09: News Headlines

Staff (2022-02-09). Saudi-led coalition heavily bombs Yemen's capital. en.mehrnews.com The Saudi-led coalition heavily bombarded various areas in the capital of Yemen on Wednesday morning.

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-09). U.S. to deploy warship, fighter squadron to assist UAE's war in Yemen. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The United Arab Emirates, a founding member of NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative military partnership, supplied NATO with troops for its war in Afghanistan and combat aircraft for its war against Libya, and leading NATO nations — the U.S., France, Turkey among them — return the favor. The war in Yemen is one of several military …

Dave DeCamp (2022-02-09). CENTCOM Vows More Involvement in UAE's War Against the Houthis. news.antiwar.com Gen. Frank McKenzie, the head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), visited the UAE this week and vowed more support for Abu Dhabi's war against the Houthis as the US escalates its involvement in the war in Yemen. In the wake of recent Houthi attacks on the UAE, the US is deploying the USS Cole to …

Jason Ditz (2022-02-09). Fighting Slows in Yemen's Maarib as Focus Shifts to Border and Coast. news.antiwar.com After a solid year of fighting in Yemen centering on Maarib, it seems unlikely that a final battle for the central province will be fought any time soon. At the peak, the Houthis controlled all of the province except Maarib City. The Houthis moved south into Shabwa to take a supply route, but a counter-offensive chased them out of that area, and took part of southern Maar…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-09). Yemen war: Turkey joins NATO ally France in shoring up UAE military. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Daily SabahFebruary 8, 2022 Turkey, UAE discuss improving defense, military cooperation Also see: French military provides United Arab Emirates assistance for genocidal war in Yemen Officials from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday discussed the prospects of developing their bilateral defense and military cooperation. The UAE's minister of state for defense …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-02-08). 5 civilians killed, wounded in Saudi attack on Yemen's Saada. en.mehrnews.com Yemeni sources reported that a civilian was martyred and four others were wounded when Saudi military forces opened fire on Saada province in northern Yemen on Tuesday.

Jason Ditz (2022-02-08). France Sending Warplanes to United Arab Emirates to Defend Airspace. news.antiwar.com Following up on the US sending warplanes and a destroyer to the United Arab Emirates to defend against future attacks, the French Defense Minister Florence Parly warned the UAE had faced "serious attacks" in January, and that the fighters would ensure that France would protect their airspace from any intrusion. | Yemen's Houthis fired missiles and drones at UAE territory because of increased airstrikes against northern Yemen. An obscure Iraqi…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-02-08). Yemeni army takes control of strategic area in Hajjah prov. en.mehrnews.com Following the widespread operation launched by Yemeni forces and popular committee, they managed to take control of strategic area of "Al-Muhasan" on Tuesday.

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