Daily Archives: February 22, 2022

2022-02-22: News Headlines

Jason Ditz (2022-02-22). Saudi Airstrike Hits North Yemen Civilian Home, 11 Casualties Reported. news.antiwar.com Senior Yemeni officials The house belonged to civilian Ahmed Mohammad Tamri. At least one woman was killed in the attack, and 10 others wounded, all members of the same family. Most of the injured were children. | Mohammed al-Houthi said the continued Saudi targeting of civilians is "a war crime and deliberate terrorism." Th…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-21). 8 Million Yemenis At Risk of Starvation Due to Funding Shortage, Escalation in Violence, Say UN Officials. towardfreedom.org UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths highlighted the drastic rise in civilian casualties over the last few months, reports People's Dispatch.

Jason Ditz (2022-02-21). Drone Attack Wounds 16 in Southern Saudi Airport. news.antiwar.com Saudi state media is reporting that 16 people were The drone came from Yemen, and the Saudis claim it was launched from the Sanaa airport. The Houthis have not commented, but cross-border drones have been an ongoing issue as the war has escalated. | This is the second attack on a Saudi airport this month. In both cases the interception led to a number of civilian casualtie…

Staff (2022-02-21). Several killed, wounded in Saudi airstrike in Yemen's Hajjah. en.mehrnews.com At least one civilian was killed and ten others were injured in Saudi-led coalition warplanes airstrike on Hajjah province, northwest of Yemen, a security official said.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-21). International organizations urge against US imposing terrorist tag on Houthis in Yemen. peoplesdispatch.org Several groups signed a letter warning of the wide-ranging negative consequences of designating the Houthis as a terrorist group, including hampering of humanitarian relief efforts and diplomatic negotiations to end the war…

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