Yemen

Why US lawmakers want troops in Yemen

Jul 18, 2020 08:08

Under the direct orders of American lawmakers, war-party Washington is strengthening its military presence in Yemen to protect Saudi oil and Israeli regime which faced the 1973 War when Yemen closed the Bab al-Mandeb strait with the agreement of Egypt.
US, UK must suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Jul 14, 2020 08:16

British weapons sales to Saudi Arabia are a serious violation of International Law and Arms Trade Treaty. They contribute to serious human rights violations, where the Saudi-led bombing campaign is systematically hitting civilian targets in contravention of the rules of war.
‘Gov’t says UK to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite ‘possible’ war crimes in Yemen

Jul 11, 2020 08:12

The US and the UK governments continue to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia even though it’s a morally bankrupt and illegal choice to prop up the Wahhabi regime in its unlawful war on Yemen.
Time for US to pull out of Yemen

Jul 10, 2020 11:35

As maintained by many US officials and Pentagon commanders, the US-backed Saudi-led war on Yemen is unwinnable – despite the attempts by Riyadh to escalate the war even further. Five years into this unnecessary bloodshed should be more than enough for the War Party to reach conclusion that what it has on its hands is yet another endless war that like the one in Afghanistan is unwinnable.
UN warns many will “starve to death” in Yemen as Saudi fuel blockade hinders COVID-19 battle

Jul 09, 2020 18:30

According to the Yemen Oil Company, at least 15 tankers carrying over 419,789 tons of fuel have been trapped at sea for over a month despite being checked and issued permits by both the Saudi-led Coalition and the UN, plunging Yemen into an unprecedented fuel shortage.
As coronavirus rips through Yemen, Saudi bombs continue to fall

Jul 07, 2020 10:20

US support for the Saudi-led coalition is one of Washington’s greatest shames of the 21st century and a bipartisan shame as it was started under the Obama administration and eagerly continued by President Trump. With an already shattered medical infrastructure due to the five-year US-Saudi siege and invasion, Covid-19 has rapidly spread through Yemen.
Save the malnourished children in Yemen

Jul 04, 2020 09:24

Five years of illegal war on Yemen has had its toll on civilian infrastructure as well, including schools, hospitals and markets, thanks largely to the indiscriminate airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition, backed by the United States and NATO partners.
Global solidarity is needed to save Yemen; those behind country's blockade must be held to account

Jun 27, 2020 07:59

Western governments approving the export of arms to Saudi Arabia have received many detailed and credible reports from the UN and other reputable bodies over the past years pointing to a pattern of horrific human rights abuses and war crimes committed throughout Yemen by the Saudi forces and allies.
Covid-19 deaths soar in Yemen – what now?

Jun 17, 2020 07:50

As for the UN, Yemen cannot contain the coronavirus pandemic unless the world body stops supporting Saudi Arabia with tacit consent. Yemen needs more than joint statements and emergency food aid appeals. UN statements need to follow with actions and medical aid has to reach the Yemenis now.
War-party Washington is broke

Jun 15, 2020 15:26

America’s wars on Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen – which were based on lies and paid for by American taxpayers and Saudi cash - have ended with a beaten and bankrupt America. No wonder the political class in Washington cannot afford to keep its military bases running in Europe or Far East, or buy new weaponry. The big picture remains the same: Total defeat and bankruptcy for war-party Washington.