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Southern Resistance fighters react as they prepare to go to the frontline of fighting against Houthis in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden July 16, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Yemeni Leader: Houthis Target Army Leaders with Iranian-Made Bombs

by Said Al-Abyad | Feb 21, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah- Deputy Chief of General Staff of Yemeni Armed Forces Major General Ahmed Saif said that the army detected Iranian-made bombs, used earlier by Lebanese “Hezbollah” and currently by Houthi militias to target leaders in the Yemeni national army. These bombs are...

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Official spokesman for the Saudi Ministry of Defense Maj. General Ahmed Hassan al-Assiri. Reuters

Houthi Leader Tries to Acquit Tehran of Arming his Group

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 11, 2017 | Middle East

London- The leader of Yemen’s Houthi militia said Friday that the group had begun manufacturing unmanned aerial drones and surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). In a statement broadcast on TV, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said the group was now “manufacturing artillery shells and...

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Houthi militants near Sanaa airport. Reuters

Tribes Surrounding Sana’a Contact Army for Coordination

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jan 18, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh- At the time when news said former commander of al-Anad Air Base defected from putschists and arrived along with a group of soldiers to Ma’rib Province, the national army revealed Tuesday it has controlled more than 15 rockets and many medium and heavy weapons...

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Anti-Houthi fighters of the Southern Popular Resistance stand on a tank in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden May 10, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

‘Map of Control’ in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 1, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz – Yemen bids farewell to 2016 with its territories controlled by different parties, while the legitimate forces succeeded in liberating some regions, other parts have remained under the control of Houthis and supporters of Ali Abdullah Saleh. The map of...

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King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chairing Monday’s Cabinet Session. SPA

Yemen Security Forces Seize ‘Spy Drones’ Delivering Houthis

by Bassam al-Qadi and Asharq AlAwsat | Dec 13, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, Ma’rib-Yemeni security forces seized a commercial truck carrying spy drones on its way to the Houthi rebels, according to a Yemeni military official. The truck was caught in the province of Ma’rib, which is largely under the influence of the Yemeni government,...