Questions tagged [yemen]
The Republic of Yemen is a country in the Middle East bordered by Saudi Arabia and Oman.
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How does the U.S. redesignating the Houthis as a terrorist group threaten a peace deal between Yemen and the Houthis?
Advanced plans by Saudi Arabia to strike a peace deal with the Houthi
rebels in Yemen are being jeopardised by Houthi attacks on Israel and
this week’s seizure of an Israeli-linked commercial vessel ...
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Why won't Israel take a more aggressive measure against the Houthis in Yemen?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_involvement_in_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war
On 19 October 2023, the U.S. Navy warship USS Carney shot down three
land-attack cruise missiles and several ...
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Why did Russia vote to renew the arms embargo and other sanctions on Yemen?
On both Feb 28, 2022 and Feb 16, 2023 Russia voted to renew the arms embargo and other sanctions on Yemen. Why would they do that when Iran is probably not too pleased, given that e.g. the US 5th ...
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Is Qatar still backing any sides in the Yemen conflict?
There are some news from 2015 that back then Qatar was deploying 1,000 troops in Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition.
But after Qatar's 2017 fallout with the Saudis and much of the Arab world, ...
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Why are some formerly pro-government militants now fighting alongside the Houthis?
CNN says some militias formerly allied with the Saudi-backed Yemeni government have turned on it and now effectively fight alongside the Houthis.
It's not very clear however from the report, which is ...
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Does Secretary of State's statement mean anything?
Since the United States is probably not going to take any military action and will at the most impose sanctions on Iran, does Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's statement calling the strike by the ...
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Are Saudi Arabia's air defences actually working? [closed]
Saudi Arabia has one of the biggest military budgets in the world. State purchased huge amount of western weapon systems, including the most advanced of them - US Patriot systems. It is even ...
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Is Germany still exporting arms to countries involved in Yemen?
I have recently been in Berlin and caught a glimpse of a more unusual protest:
I cannot understand German, but based on the setup (Iron throne with rifles instead of swords) it was clearly related to ...
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Credible evidence for Iran arming or funding the Houthi movement in Yemen?
Reuters carries this news item, beginning with the following paragraph:
Iran is sending advanced weapons and military advisers to Yemen’s rebel Houthi movement, stepping up support for its Shi’ite ...
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Yemen - why isn't the West distancing itself from the blockade?
This question really isn't about the airstrikes and civilian casualties. Nor it is about the arms sales to Saudi Arabia. These are real concerns, but similar to those found in many other conflicts.
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Trump administration and the war in Yemen
What is the Trump administration’s stance on Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen? Does it differ from that of the previous administration?
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Why are war atrocities in Yemen reported less often than war atrocities in other conflicts? [closed]
UPDATE: Wikileaks just released the Yemen files. Who would have guessed that, the US funded yemeni forces to force the war (once again).
There are many terrible things happening in Yemen, they are ...
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What policies does the U.S have for Yemen crisis?
At least for the last 6 months the war between Saudis and Yemen has been intensified and thousands of Yemenis were killed during this period.
According to news like this, recent bombings caused ...
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