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Yemeni former Legal Affairs Minister Mohammed al-Mekhlafi. Asharq Al-Awsat

Deputy Secretary General of YSP: ‘Peace Doesn’t Mean Impunity for War Criminals’

by Arafat al-Ahdal | Apr 16, 2017 | Interviews, Middle East

Aden – Deputy Secretary General of the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP) Dr. Mohammed al-Mekhlafi stressed the need to bring those who committed war crimes before the courts. Mekhlafi noted the importance of distinguishing between criminals as individuals and the...

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Armed Yemeni tribesmen loyal to the Houthis on the outskirts of Sana’a. (AFP)

Fears Militias Will Transfer Hodeidah Detainees to Yemen Coalition Target Areas

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 25, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz – Houthi and Saleh militias have started transferring Hodeidah city detainees into unknown locations, according to informed sources in the western Yemeni city. They expressed fear that Houthis will turn these areas into targets for coalition forces, which...

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Coalition forces in Yemen. AFP

Saudi-Led Coalition Intercepts Missile Targeted towards Jizan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 18, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh – Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted a missile that was launched by Houthis militia rebels, targeting Jizan city, Command of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition to back legitimate and internationally recognized Yemeni government of President Mansur Hadi,...

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Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi sacks prime ministerReuters

Hadi’s Advisor: ‘Military Option Continues until Achieving Peace’

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Mar 13, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh- Combat operations against the insurgents will not stop until they give up for peace and abide by international resolutions, especially the Security Council resolution 2116, a senior Yemeni official said. Advisor to President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi Abdulaziz...

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Yemen, Amnesty International, Houthi militias, Child soldiers

Amnesty Accuses Houthis of Recruiting Children for Fighting

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 28, 2017 | Middle East

London- Amnesty International revealed in a statement Houthi militia’s involvement in recruiting children and forcing them to fight in battlefields. The statement issued by the organization said that new evidence has emerged of how the Houthi armed group is...