Archive: yemen
25th October 2009
There are fresh claims from Yemen that the Yemenia Airbus which crashed into the sea off the Comoros islands last June was accidentally shot down by a French missile.
Speculation that this was the cause first surfaced in Yemen and the Comoros a few days after the crash, but now Almotamar.net (a… Read more
24th October 2009
A senior Yemeni army commander died in an ambush yesterday (presumably at the hands of Houthi rebels), according to an Associated Press report which cites unnamed official sources:
"The officials say Brig Gen Omar Ali al-Issa, who headed an infantry division engaged in the fighting in the Saada… Read more
23rd October 2009
Yemen's Houthi rebels have reportedly clashed with Saudi forces involved in the construction of a border fence. Reutersand the BBC have the story.
Reuters quotes a statement on a rebel website which says: "Residents of the area reject any fence which would have a negative economic impact on them… Read more
21st October 2009
The field commander of the Houthi rebels, Abd al-Malik al-Houthi, has died in hospital after being captured, according to medical sources cited by the Yemen Post.
On Sunday, several local websites reported that Houthi – regarded by the authorities as the most dangerous man in Yemen – had been… Read more
21st October 2009
In the continuing trials of suspected Houthi rebels, 10 more men were sentenced to death in Yemen yesterday, bringing the total of death sentences so far to 22. Six others were jailed yesterday for 15 years each.
They are among 190 defendants in a series of trials connected with fighting that… Read more
20th October 2009
The question of Iranian involvement in the Yemeni war is often raised, though with scant evidence to support the various claims. The Houthi rebels who have been fighting the government off and on for the last five years. are Shia Muslims and, even though their Zaidi version of Shi'ism differs from… Read more
19th October 2009
The field commander of the Houthi rebels, Abd al-Malik al-Houthi, was arrested yesterday by the military after being injured in an air strike, according to unconfirmed reports from several local news sources (Yemen Observer, News YemenandYemen Online).
At the time of writing, the Yemeni… Read more
16th October 2009
Two views on the war in Yemen. President Salih says it will end very soon. "The army is achieving great, great progress in all frontlines, and over the coming few days the victory will be declared," he said on Wednesday.
Well, it's Friday now and the war goes on. But let's give it another week and… Read more
14th October 2009
October 14 is Yemen's National Day – the anniversary of the day in 1963 when southerners launched their armed struggle against British occupation. As such, it provides an officially-approved excuse for people to take to the streets.
The video above, via YouTube, shows the scene earlier today in… Read more
14th October 2009
There's confusion in Yemen over the apparent forcible closureof an Iranian-funded hospital in the capital, Sana'a.
The hospital, which employs 120 staff (eight of them Iranian) was sealed off by security forces yesterday amid claims that it had links with the Houthi (Shia) rebels. The government… Read more
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