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An armed man loyal to the Houthi movement holds his weapon as he gathers to protest against the Saudi-backed exiled government deciding to cut off the Yemeni central bank from the outside world, in the capital Sanaa, Yemen August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Files

U.N. Report: Iran Smuggles Thermal, Anti-Tanks Missiles

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jan 26, 2017 | World

Riyadh – A recent U.N. report revealed that Houthis robbed 68% of the Yemeni Army weapons — they also received arms shipments from Iran. The experts’ panel of the Security Council committee entrusted with imposing sanctions on restrainers of Yemen’s...

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Fighters loyal to Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi gather on a road leading to the al-Anad military and air base in the country’s southern province of Lahej August 3, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Yemeni Military Officer: Iranian Endeavors to Smuggle Arms to Houthis

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | Jan 3, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah- Operation Commander in Yemen Brigadier General Fadel Hassan stated that Iran continues to breach international laws and violate the Yemeni sovereignty through repetitive endeavors to smuggle loads of arms to Houthis and their ally, ousted Yemeni President Ali...

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Tanker trucks wait to be loaded at Taq Taq oilfield in Erbil on September 5, 2012. (Reuters/Azad Lashkari)

The Smugglers Who Fuel ISIS

by Ma'ad Fayad | Oct 19, 2014 | Features

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—On the road between Kirkuk and Erbil, which cuts across the fault-line between Iraq proper and the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, convoys of tanker trucks can be seen travelling northwards. When you ask where they are headed, local café owner...

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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY MUSSA HATTAR A man looks at rifles on display at a gun shop on January 9, 2014, in the Jordanian capital Amman. Firearm prices in Jordan have soared tenfold since the war in neighbouring Syria erupted in 2011 but more people than ever are buying guns for protection against […]

Arms smuggling attempt foiled on Jordanian–Syrian border

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Jan 23, 2014 | Middle East

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Jordanian armed forces have seized a major shipment of arms, ammunition, explosives and drugs after a clash with smugglers, according to an official statement issued this week. The statement from the Jordanian armed forces General Command...

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On May 26, 2013, a group of men smuggle diesel fuel from Syria to Turkey cross the Al-Assi River in Darkush town, Idlib countryside, hoping to sell it at a higher price. (REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman)

Smuggling bonanza on Turkish border as Syrian war drags on

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2013 | Business

Kuşaklı, Turkey, Reuters—Each night, a stream of beaten-up cars and trucks weighed down with blue jerrycans rumbles along the muddy lane, ferrying fuel smuggled into Turkey from over the border in Syria. The thousands of liters of diesel that make their way by cover...