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Archives: Yemen
![How Saudi blackmailed the UN to avoid Yemen War Human Rights Slam](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/how-saudi-blackmailed-the-un-to-187x137.jpg)
![1/2 of World’s Civilian War Deaths were in Syria, Iraq & Yemen during past Half-Decade](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/12-of-worlds-civilian-war-deaths-187x137.jpg)
1/2 of World’s Civilian War Deaths were in Syria, Iraq & Yemen during past Half-Decade
By IPS World Desk | (Inter Press Service) | - - ROME/GENEVA (IPS) - Between 2010 and 2015, nearly half of all civilian war deaths worldwide occurred in Syria, Iraq and Yemen,…![Saudi-Trump War on Yemen: Cholera Cases could Reach 130,000 in Two Weeks](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/saudi-trump-war-on-yemen-cholera-187x137.jpg)
Saudi-Trump War on Yemen: Cholera Cases could Reach 130,000 in Two Weeks
TeleSur | - - "It is time for parties to the conflict to prioritize the boys and girls of Yemen and put an end to the fighting," said UNICEF official Geert Cappelaere.…![Saudi-US War on Yemen: No Victory, but Cholera, Famine, State Collapse](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/saudi-us-war-on-yemen-no-victory-187x137.jpg)
Saudi-US War on Yemen: No Victory, but Cholera, Famine, State Collapse
Sophia Dingli | (The Conversation) | - - Yemen and its people are engulfed by utter devastation. In the two-plus years of the conflict between the Houthi movement and its allies, including…![Deadly Cholera Outbreak in Yemen Under Saudi Bombing; State of Emergency Declared](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/deadly-cholera-outbreak-in-yemen-187x137.jpg)
Deadly Cholera Outbreak in Yemen Under Saudi Bombing; State of Emergency Declared
TeleSur | - - Authorities warned that the cholera outbreak could lead to an "unprecedented disaster" if not managed immediately. Officials in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, controlled by the armed Houthi…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/ml1-en-750x470-187x137.png)
20 Million People Could ‘Starve to Death’ in Next Six Months
By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Service) | - - ROME (IPS) - Urgent action is needed to save the lives of people facing famine in North Eastern Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan…![Risk of Mass Starvation Rising Rapidly in Africa, Yemen](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/risk-of-mass-starvation-rising-r-187x137.jpg)
Risk of Mass Starvation Rising Rapidly in Africa, Yemen
TeleSur | - - "This really is an absolutely critical situation that is rapidly unfolding across a large swathe of Africa from west to east." The risk of mass starvation in four…![Trump Ordered 70 Airstrikes in Yemen, Twice as Many as Last Year of Obama](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/trump-ordered-70-airstrikes-in-y-187x137.jpg)
Trump Ordered 70 Airstrikes in Yemen, Twice as Many as Last Year of Obama
TeleSur | - - U.S. President Trump also greenlighted a group operation in Yemen in February that killed more than 30 civilians. The young U.S. administration of Donald Trump has carried out…![As 100,000 Rally in Yemen, Houthis Defy Trump, Saudis](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/as-100000-rally-in-yemen-houthis-187x137.jpg)
As 100,000 Rally in Yemen, Houthis Defy Trump, Saudis
TeleSur | - - According to Yemen’s Legal Center of Rights and Development, the conflict has thus far killed over 12,040 Yemenis and left more than 20,000 others wounded. The leader of…![Top 5 Lessons Saudi should learn from its Failed Yemen War](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/top-5-lessons-saudi-should-learn-187x137.jpg)
Top 5 Lessons Saudi should learn from its Failed Yemen War
By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | - - Top 5 Lessons Saudi Arabia Learns from the Yemen War Saudi Arabia’s Yemen war has reached a dead end. Launched in late March…![Trump & Saudi Arabia: Oil Boycott or Bromance?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/trump-saudi-arabia-oil-boycott-o-187x137.jpg)
Trump & Saudi Arabia: Oil Boycott or Bromance?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump is meeting this week with Muhammad bin Salman, the deputy heir apparent of the Saudi Arabian throne and the minister of defense.…![Under Trump, More Coalition Strikes on Yemen in a Week than in a Year under Obama](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/under-trump-more-coalition-strik-187x137.jpg)
Under Trump, More Coalition Strikes on Yemen in a Week than in a Year under Obama
TeleSur | - - More drone and airstrikes have rained on Yemen in the past week than in any year of Barack Obama’s administration, with dozens of U.S. coalition airstrikes hitting schools,…![As Trump Goes In: Foxing the public over Yemen and Iran](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/as-trump-goes-in-foxing-the-publ-187x137.jpg)
As Trump Goes In: Foxing the public over Yemen and Iran
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) When it comes to reporting the conflict in Yemen, Fox News is exceptionally bad. Fox has been fooling its viewers for years but now, with…![Under Saudi Bombardment, 33% of Yemenis Food Insecure](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/under-saudi-bombardment-33-of-ye-187x137.jpg)
Under Saudi Bombardment, 33% of Yemenis Food Insecure
TeleSur | - - The U.N. says almost half a million children in the country are at risk of death from famine as Saudi Arabia’s war in the country completes a second…![The Catch-22 of Trump’s Muslim Ban: First, Bomb them, then Demand Vetting](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/the-catch-22-of-trumps-muslim-ba-187x137.jpg)
The Catch-22 of Trump’s Muslim Ban: First, Bomb them, then Demand Vetting
By M. Safa Saracoglu | (Informed Comment) | - - On January 30, 2017, the President issued an executive order suspending entry of people from seven countries for 90 days. This ban…![Spicer: Trump can Criticize Iraq War but no one can Slam Trump’s Yemen Raid](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/spicer-trump-can-criticize-iraq-187x137.jpg)
Spicer: Trump can Criticize Iraq War but no one can Slam Trump’s Yemen Raid
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - - One-man fake news channel Sean Spicer, Trump's spokesman, said Wednesday that anyone who criticized the botched raid on Yakla in Yemen that killed innocent…![Yemen withdraws blanket approval for US action after Trump’s botched Raid](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/yemen-withdraws-blanket-approval-187x137.jpg)
Yemen withdraws blanket approval for US action after Trump’s botched Raid
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The the Arab press, reports that that government has withdrawn blanket permission from the Trump administration to conduct raids and drone strikes on…![Under Saudi Bombing, Specter of Famine Haunts Yemen’s Children](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/under-saudi-bombing-specter-of-f-187x137.jpg)
Under Saudi Bombing, Specter of Famine Haunts Yemen’s Children
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS, Jan 6 2017 (IPS) - Millions of Yemenis could soon face widespread famine if no action is taken to improve…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/148249248012938-2-1-187x137.gif)
With Fall of Aleppo, will a Russo-Iranian Middle East challenge Trump?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - On Thursday, the Syrian government announced that the last of those who wanted to be evacuated from the East Aleppo pocket had been…![Saudi Arabia Admits to Using Illegal UK Cluster Bombs in Yemen](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701042326im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/saudi-arabia-admits-to-using-ill-187x137.jpg)