But until Thursday, striking the Houthis had been a different calculus. In one breath, Pentagon officials had said Navy ships shot down Houthi drones heading toward them because they were deemed “a threat.” But in the next breath officials said the U.S. had assessed that th...
Houthis seize the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the southern Red Sea©Reuters The Houthis were “very good military entrepreneurs” who have jumped on the “opportunity” presented by the war, said Farea al-Muslimi, a Yemeni expert at the Chatham House think-tank. ...
The UN confirmed in June that 13 of its staff members have been detained by the Houthis in Sanaa. The militant group has accused those arrested UN staffers of involving in espionage acts for the United States. In the meantime, Ghebreyesus noted that the Sanaa International Airport came under...
Saudi and U.S. attempts to end the war in Yemen have resulted in a shaky cease-fire and stopped what were sporadic missile and drone strikes by the Houthis against their richer Gulf neighbors. The Houthis, who have limited popular support in Yemen outside of their northern base, are...
“This will shake the confidence of Hezbollah’s Iran-backed allies across the Arab world, from the Houthis in Yemen to the Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq, as well as Iran itself, sparking a tectonic shift in Iran’s network of influence in the Middle East,” she a...
Nevertheless, it is known that a number of groups across the region have received Iranian support. Some of these - likeHamas,Hezbollahand theHouthis- have been discussed in detail in other Sky News stories, but others are less well known. ...
Liam Payne had the X Factor but less support Great white shark washes up on beach US launches airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen The families of those involved are being supported by specially trained officers, a Cumbria Constabulary spokesperson said. ...
Germany also received 12 prisoners who were held in Russia. The prisoner swap involved not just the U.S., Turkey, Germany and Russia, but also Poland, Slovenia, Norway and Belarus. Here’s what we know about the Americans and Russians released in the swap. ...
"In situations like this, every minute, every second counts when it comes to your reaction time," she said. The following Monday, around 4:20 a.m., state police were watching Sena's home when they witnessed a suspicious man drive up to the house and drop som...
“We have no reason to believe that Iran is trying to dissuade the Houthis from this reckless behavior,” Watson said. PRIGOZHIN ‘HAD TO BE REMOVED’:Russia today dismissed a report that Moscow ordered the killing of Wagner Group chiefYEVGENY PRIGOZHIN, who died in a pl...