According to Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree, the attacks were part of a night raid of 10 drones that also struck “sensitive military areas” in the southern part of Saudi Arabia. The Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities proceeded in parallel with a renewed Houthi offensive to take control of …
Read More »Houthis step up drone attacks on Saudi Arabia after Washington says it will remove militant group from terrorist list
A spokesman for the Iran-aligned Yemini group said that two drones launched on Sunday by its forces had hit Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport. The Saudi-led coalition claims that both projectiles were intercepted as they were heading towards civilian areas near Abha. The airport has been repeatedly targeted by Houthi drones …
Read More »Red Cross fears US adding Yemen’s Houthis to terrorist list will have ‘chilling effect’ on humanitarian aid
“In particular, the ICRC is concerned about the possible ‘chilling effect’ the designation may have on humanitarian action, leading to it being impeded or delayed,” the agency’s director of operations, Dominik Stillhart, said in a statement. Stillhart urged the US government to consider “humanitarian carve-outs” from their designation in order …
Read More »Pompeo says US will designate Houthis as terrorist group in bid to undermine ‘Iranian interference’ in Yemen
In a statement released on Sunday, Pompeo said the State Department will also label three Houthi leaders, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, Abd al-Khaliq Badr al-Din al-Houthi, and Abdullah Yahya al Hakim, as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” The designations will take effect on January 19. The move will give the US additional …
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