Special to WorldTribune.com Saudi Patriot missile batteries on Dec. 21 intercepted a missile fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The Saudi-led coalition said its air defenses stopped the missile from reaching the kingdom’s southern Jazan district. “Air forces immediately destroyed the launch pad inside Yemen,” the coalition said. At least two other missiles have […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Mercenaries from the U.S. contractor formerly known as Blackwater were among the dozens killed in fierce fighting near the Yemeni city of Taiz. Killed in battle were an Australian mercenary and six Colombians hired by the UAE to fight in the Saudi-led coalition battling Iran-backed Houthi rebels. If confirmed, the Australian casualty […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is now claiming responsibility for a deadly attack in Yemen that sources initially said was carried out by Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The attack on an army base in the eastern region of Hadramawt on Nov. 20 killed at least 19 Yemeni […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Forces backed by Saudi-led coalition air strikes and loyal to Yemen’s exiled president, recaptured the nation’s largest military base from Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Aug. 3. According to a commander of the fighters loyal to President Abd-Rabbo Mansour Hadi, the forces captured the al-Anad base after heavy fighting in which dozens were […]
Special to WorldTribune.com After declaring the key southern port city of Aden “liberated,” militias loyal to Yemen’s leaders in exile and the Saudi-led coalition continued to make gains against Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Officials say the Shi’ite Houthis were driven out of two military bases on July 18 by southern militiamen of the Popular Resistance backed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Despite a plea from U.S. President Barack Obama to end hostilities in Yemen, Saudi-led warplanes carried out several attacks on Houthi rebel positions and loyalists of exiled president Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi seized more ground in Aden. Obama had phoned Saudi King Salman on July 14 to urge an end to the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Saudi-led air strikes destroyed the headquarters of former Yemeni President and Houthi ally Ali Abdullah Saleh’s General People’s Congress party on July 5. The air strikes in Sanaa killed and wounded several people, witnesses and a party official said, according to Reuters. The bombing also came as UN special envoy to Yemen […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Yemen plans to deploy its Russian-equipped military to secure national elections in February. The Defense Ministry said Yemen is drafting plans to deploy 103,000 soldiers to maintain order during elections on Feb. 21. The ministry said soldiers would guard the area around polling stations throughout the Gulf state. “Each election […]