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Ukrainian government soldiers sit on top of their armored vehicle driving on a road stretching away from the town of Artemivsk, Ukraine, towards Debaltseve, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. (AP)
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An armed follower of the Shi’ite Houthi movement mans a checkpoint in Sana’a, Yemen, on November 12, 2014. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)
Opinion: Iran faces an uphill battle in Yemen
The Yemeni crisis has reached a critical moment of truth. The Gulf and the international community have both declared their opposition to the Houthi coup, with these stances resulting in the subsequent closure of several foreign embassies in Sana’a, leaving the Houthi...Caption:
In a still image from a video posted on a militant website in early July, ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi purportedly delivers a sermon at a mosque in Iraq. (AP Photo/Militant video, File)
ISIS’s Syrian haven safe from US bombs—for now
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In remarks on his recent request for a new authorization from Congress for military action against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), President Barack Obama made an odd new commitment: not to allow “these terrorists to have a safe...Caption:
Armed men stand guard outside a local authority compound after taking it over in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, on February 16, 2015. (Reuters/Yaser Hasan)
Yemen: Houthis reject UN calls for movement’s withdrawal
Sana’a and Aden, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Shi’ite Houthi movement in de facto control of Yemen rejected on Monday calls from the United Nations demanding it give up power in the country. The UN Security Council said on Sunday it “deplored” the Houthi takeover of...Caption:
Children walk on the debris of a damaged building in Al-Myassar neighborhood of Aleppo on February 16, 2015. (Reuters/Hosam Katan)