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Archives: Zaidis

Yemen: As Aden Falls to pro-Saudi forces, Focus now on Taiz

Natasha Ghoneim | (Aljazeera English Video report) "Houthi fighters in Yemen have fired artillery shells into the port city of Aden.The latest casualty count in the shelling is more than 40 dead…

Can Leftist Kurdish Militia cut ISIL/ Daesh off from Turkish Supply Routes and Kill the Caliphate?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The intrepid Liz Sly of the Washington Post gets the story of the attempt of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and their…

Juan Cole: Syria, Yemen Conflicts only seem to be about Sunni-Shiite from 30,000 Feet

David Speedie | (Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs) | - David Speedie of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs interviewed me in New York on Monday. Below is…

Yemeni Refugees flee to Saudi Arabia as Aden is invaded & Sanaa bombarded

Reuters | - "Houthi forces fought battles street by street with local militia in Aden as aid workers say the city faces a humanitarian catastrophe. Mana Rabiee reports." Reuters: "Yemen's Houthis battle…

4 Key Players In Yemen’s Chaos

AJ+ | - "Yemen’s being torn apart in a struggle for power. The stakes are high, with many different groups involved in the current chaos. We’ve narrowed down the key players you…

Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen is Morphing into Major War

By Paul Rogers Since it was first announced, the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen has developed very rapidly. Air strikes have already hit numerous targets, resulting in many civilian deaths. Clearly, the…

Saudi airstrike on Yemen Refugee Camp kills 45

RT | - 45 people were killed and another 65 injured in an airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition at a refugee camp in Houthi-controlled northern Yemen on Monday, the International Organization for…

Washington’s 2 Air Wars: w/ Iran in Iraq, w/ Saudis in Yemen

Washington’s 2 Air Wars: alongside Iran in Iraq, Saudis in Yemen

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - The United States is now involved in two air wars in the Middle East, not to mention more widespread drone actions. US fighter jets have,…

As Yemen crumbles, civilians brace for the worst

By Almigdad Mojalli | - SANA'A (IRIN) - Abdu Hasan Dabwan is not willing to let it happen again. Twice before, the 54 year-old says, he waited too long, refusing to flee…

Yemen Bombing: It’s not ISIL and it’s not Sunni-Shiite Conflict

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - The massive twin bombings at mosques in the capital that shook Yemen on Friday, killing over 100 and wounding many more, were immediately claimed by…

Saudi encourages Sunni Counter-Revolution against Shiite Houthi Rebels linked to Iran

Yemen: Saudi backs Sunni revolution against Shiite Houthi Rebels linked to Iran

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - Yemen Voice reports that Wahhabi Saudi Arabia has launched an all out political offensive against the Shiite Houthi rebels who have taken over the north…

Shiite Coup in Yemen: $400 mn. in US Weaponry Falls into Houthi Hands

Euronews | - "The United Nations and the United States have condemned Yemen's dominant Houthi group for dissolving parliament. The move was also denounced by the country's main political faction as a…

Can US can help Mediate Yemen Crisis? US Embassy Cuts Staff…

CNN | -- "The United States struggles to maintain a sense of diplomacy in Yemen during political chaos." CNN: "U.S. embassy cuts staff in Yemen"

Yemen Civil War? Masses Rally in Capital & South Secedes

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- From 1967 to 1990, and again briefly in 1994, South Yemen was an independent country. In the first period, of some 23 years, it had…

Yemenis living “hour to hour” as Houthis take Presidential Palace

SANA'A (IRIN) - Muneer Asharby nearly didn’t go to work today. It wasn’t until after noon that he finally braved the walk. Even so, he kept half of his hardware shop closed…

Yemen in 2014: 1500 Killed as Extremist Shiites take over Gov’t, battled al-Qaeda: What Next?

Yemen in 2014: 1500 Killed as Extremist Shiites took over Gov’t, battled al-Qaeda: What Next?

SANAA, December 2014 (IRIN) -- After a negotiated transfer of power agreed in early 2012, the annual death toll dropped to about 1,100 and nearly halved again in 2013 to fewer than…

Did Iran win “2014”? Top 6 Iran Developments this Year

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- In 2014, Iran made news on a number of important fronts. 1. Although there was no decisive breakthrough in its relationship with the United States…

Daesh/ ISIL calls for Terror attacks on Saudi Arabia

By Juan Cole | -- Daesh, the brutal terrorist group the US calls ISIL or ISIS, is calling for attacks in Saudi Arabia. A voice recording has surfaced, attributed to Ibrahim al-Samarra'i,…

Is a Showdown between Radical Shiites and al-Qaeda Brewing in Yemen?

SANAA (IRIN) - Yahia Abu Talib, serious and stoic, is in no doubt about the importance of his role. "We protect homes and mosques," he says, referring to the so-called popular committees…

Does the Houthi Takeover of Yemen’s Sanaa Endanger World Trade?

By Juan Cole The fall of the Yemeni government to radical Zaidi tribesmen from Saadah in the north has gone relatively unremarked in the US mass media. Yemen is admittedly a relatively…