Source link The US and UK-led coalition launched another round of airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen on Saturday in response to a recent surge in maritime attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the Pentagon has said. Since November last year, the Yemeni-based militant group has repeatedly attacked naval and commercial vessels, […]
Source link Western nations are fostering chaos to protect their hegemony, Nikolay Patrushev has said The US-led strikes against targets in Yemen are illegitimate and have no justification under the UN Charter, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said on Friday at a meeting of security officials from regional powers. The US and UK, with […]
Source link Jim ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis advised the UAE government after retiring from the Marines Retired US Marine General James Mattis was hired in 2015 to advise the United Arab Emirates about the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Mattis did not publicly disclose the gig when he became secretary of […]
Source link The US and UK have carried out a series of combined air- and sea-launched strikes against at least 30 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, AP reported citing anonymous military sources. The joint operation was reportedly carried out by Tomahawk missiles launched from US Navy ships, and F/A-18 fighter-bombers launched from the aircraft carrier […]
Source link The naming suggests a longer-term campaign against the Houthis, the outlet has said The Pentagon has dubbed its campaign of air and missile strikes against the Houthis of Yemen ‘Operation Poseidon Archer’, CNN reported on Monday, citing two unnamed officials. The name has been applied retroactively to the January 11 attacks carried out […]
Source link Foreign ministers of the European Union have reached a tentative agreement to start a naval mission in the Red Sea, EU foreign policy head Josep Borrell announced on Monday, after a ministerial meeting in Brussels. Germany, France, and Italy have proposed the step in response to requests from the Netherlands, whose merchant shipping […]
Source link It’s unclear when Houthi military capabilities will be sufficiently damaged, officials have told the paper The US is preparing for a “sustained” bombing campaign in Yemen after ten days of airstrikes failed to undermine the ability of Houthi fighters to target ships in the Red Sea, the Washington Post has reported, citing unnamed […]
Source link The Indian Navy has assisted a vessel in the Gulf of Aden after it was hit by a drone The Indian Navy’s warship has swiftly responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel that came under drone attack in the Gulf of Aden off of Yemen’s coast. The Navy in a statement […]
Source link The Pentagon has unleashed a fourth round of airstrikes against Houthi rebels in less than a week DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Source link While Washington maintains that the strikes on Houthi installations are defensive and fully legal, neither is the case “The strikes in Yemen were necessary, proportionate, and consistent with international law.” With this statement, the United States delegate to the United Nations defended the joint US-UK military strikes against targets affiliated with the Houthi […]
Source link Washington seeks to stop Houthi militants from hitting ships in Red Sea, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says Washington does not want its operation in the Red Sea to turn into a conflict with Yemen, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told CBS on Sunday. His words came amid media […]
Source link The news about the upcoming strikes on Houthi sites was leaked to the British press hours before they started The US officials are fuming over the leaking of the decision to carry out strikes in Yemen to the UK media, the Telegraph reports, citing a person familiar with the matter. According to the […]
Source link In their 20 years of existence the Houthis have grown accustomed to ongoing struggles for their Shia faith and their country “To my great regret, Yemenis cannot cope with the situation on their own. But major players in the region and the international community can help, because it is in their hands that […]
Source link Major EU member nations prefer a calmer policy in the Red Sea than the one pursued by Washington and London, the agency said The reluctance of Italy, France, and Spain to join the US and UK attacks against the Houthi militants in Yemen highlights “divisions” in the West on how to deal with […]
Source link Bombing a country a ‘thousand miles from one’s own borders’ is not consistent with the right to self-defense, Russia’s envoy to the UN said Strikes by the United States and its allies on Yemen are a violation of the UN Charter, and they can’t be justified, Moscow’s envoy to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, […]