Don't mess with Yemen...

[AmericasBrave58]

Don't Mess with Yemen | World | AlterNet


Why not!!!! we are already up to our eyeballs, in Iraq and Afghanistan, so why not get our asses in deeper with YEMEN. Nobody in this damn government will listen to any of us here in America, unless he put Mucho Money in their pockets, and maybe not then. Obama, the Pentagon and Obama's war administration,Gates etc..... love that power under their belts, and they will quit, when they are ready. Poor!!!!Troops!!!

 

[waltky]

10 thousand civilians killed in Yemen war...

Grim Milestone Reached in Yemen Fighting: 10,000 Civilian Dead
January 16, 2017 - United Nations envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed is in Yemen as the U.N. marks a grim milestone — 10,000 civilians dead in fighting.

Ould Cheikh Ahmed met with senior Yemeni leaders Monday, including President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, to appeal for a return to the April truce. “Yemen's political elite have a responsibility to shield people from further harm, protect their country's future, and commit to a peaceful settlement,” Ould Cheikh Ahmed said. “The current political stalemate is causing death and destruction every day.”

Truce is key to peace

The U.N. envoy said the only way to stop this suffering in Yemen is for all sides to abide by the truce and sit down at the peace table. Ould Cheikh Ahmed plans to meet later this week with Houth rebel representatives.

Forensics experts gather evidence in the rubble of a funeral hall destroyed by a deadly Saudi-led airstrike in Sana'a, Yemen​

The U.N. says the fighting in Yemen has killed about 10,000 civilians since a Saudi-led Arab coalition launched airstrikes almost two years ago and sent in ground forces to defeat the Houthis.

Neighborhoods are gone

The airstrikes have wiped out entire neighborhoods in the capital, Sana'a. The Iranian-backed rebels seized control of Sana'a in 2014. U.N. efforts toward putting together a permanent cease-fire and an interim government have so far failed. Yemen is one of the world's poorest nations. U.N. estimates say about 80 percent of the civilian population is in desperate need of food and medicine.

Grim Milestone Reached in Yemen Fighting: 10,000 Civilian Dead

 

[waltky]

Now where on earth would Yemen get an ICBM from?...

Yemen's Houthis Attack Saudi Ship, Launch Ballistic Missile
January 31, 2017 — The armed Houthi movement attacked a Saudi warship off the western coast of Yemen on Monday, causing an explosion that killed two crew members and injured three others, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.

Separately, the Houthis said they launched a ballistic missile at a Saudi-led coalition military base on the Red Sea island of Zuqar between Yemen and Eritrea on Tuesday morning, according to the group's official news channel al-Masira. There was no immediate coalition reaction to that claim and it was unclear if there were any casualties.

The attacks signal an escalation to weeks of combat on Yemen's western coast between the Iran-allied Houthis and the coalition backing Yemen's internationally recognized government. "A Saudi frigate on patrol west of Hodeidah port came under attack from three suicide boats belonging to the Houthi militias," the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said in a statement on SPA. One of the boats collided with the rear of the vessel, causing an explosion and a fire that killed two crew members and wounded three others.

An explosion is seen onboard what is believed to be a Saudi warship, off the western coast of Yemen in this still frame taken from video posted by Houthi-run al-Masirah television on their social media website​

The Houthi movement's al-Masira channel contradicted this account and quoted a military source saying the explosion was caused by a guided missile. It was at least the second attack by the Houthis on ships off the coast of Yemen in the last six months. The group is engaged in battles on the mainland with coalition troops and pro-government fighters, who are trying to advance northward to deprive the Houthis of Red Sea ports.

The Saudi-led coalition warned the attack on the ship "would impact international navigation and the flow of humanitarian assistance to the port for Yemeni citizens." Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies have carried out thousands of bombing raids in Yemen since March 2015 in a campaign to try to restore the ousted administration government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

Yemen's Houthis Attack Saudi Ship, Launch Ballistic Missile

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Iran test fires another ballistic missile, report says
Jan. 30, 2017 -- The Iranian government has test fired a ballistic missile for the first time during President Donald Trump's administration, Fox News reported Monday.

Fox's report cited U.S. officials in reporting that the missile test was carried out Sunday at a site near Semnan, about 150 miles east of Tehran. The medium-range missile flew about 600 miles before it exploded.

Such a launch would be a violation of a United Nations resolution that was passed last summer after the landmark nuclear agreement, which prohibits Iran from testing missiles of any kind for eight years. The provision, however, is not part of the nuclear deal.

The reported test, picked up by U.S. surveillance satellites, would be the second Iran has carried out since the resolution. Tehran, however, has said such tests are not illegal because they are not intended to carry nuclear warheads. Iran defense minister Hossein Dehqan said last year that the missile would go into production.

Iran test fires another ballistic missile, report says

 

[waltky]

Yemen withdraws permission for U.S. special operations missions...

Yemen withdraws consent for U.S. ground operations
Feb. 8, 2017 -- Yemen withdrew permission for U.S. special operations missions after civilians were killed in a military operation, U.S. officials said.

A Jan. 29 raid on an al-Qaida base in Yemen resulted in a 50-minute firefight in which up to 30 Yemenis, including children, were killed in the crossfire, along with one U.S. Navy SEAL. The Pentagon acknowledged that several civilians died in the attack on a vilage in central Yemen, though it is unsure how many.

The resulting outrage in Yemen prompted a suspension of the U.S. counterterrorism program. Although neither Yemen nor the United States officially announced the withdrawal of approval, it was reported by The New York Times Tuesday, citing U.S. military officials. One military official said that "almost everything went wrong" in the raid.

A Yemeni man looks at a photo of 8-year-old Nawr al-Awlaki, believed to have been killed in a U.S. raid in central Yemen on January 30. Yemen is no longer allowing the United States to conduct ground operations there after the raid​

Several Yemeni officials said they were not consulted on the operation. The Obama administration initially planned the operation, but declined to execute it because military officials wanted a moonless night, which wouldn't happen again until after President Donald Trump's inauguration. The Trump administration reviewed and approved it within his first weeks in office.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has repeatedly referred to the mission as a success.Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul Malik Al Mekhlafi condemned it as "extrajudicial killings." The withdrawal of Yemeni approval for ground attacks does not affect U.S. operations of unmanned drone missions, or U.S. military personnel stationed in Yemen dealing with Yemeni anti-terrorism initiatives.

Yemen withdraws consent for U.S. ground operations

 

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Yemen withdraws permission for U.S. special operations missions...

Yemen withdraws consent for U.S. ground operations
Feb. 8, 2017 -- Yemen withdrew permission for U.S. special operations missions after civilians were killed in a military operation, U.S. officials said.

A Jan. 29 raid on an al-Qaida base in Yemen resulted in a 50-minute firefight in which up to 30 Yemenis, including children, were killed in the crossfire, along with one U.S. Navy SEAL. The Pentagon acknowledged that several civilians died in the attack on a vilage in central Yemen, though it is unsure how many.

The resulting outrage in Yemen prompted a suspension of the U.S. counterterrorism program. Although neither Yemen nor the United States officially announced the withdrawal of approval, it was reported by The New York Times Tuesday, citing U.S. military officials. One military official said that "almost everything went wrong" in the raid.

A Yemeni man looks at a photo of 8-year-old Nawr al-Awlaki, believed to have been killed in a U.S. raid in central Yemen on January 30. Yemen is no longer allowing the United States to conduct ground operations there after the raid​

Several Yemeni officials said they were not consulted on the operation. The Obama administration initially planned the operation, but declined to execute it because military officials wanted a moonless night, which wouldn't happen again until after President Donald Trump's inauguration. The Trump administration reviewed and approved it within his first weeks in office.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has repeatedly referred to the mission as a success.Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul Malik Al Mekhlafi condemned it as "extrajudicial killings." The withdrawal of Yemeni approval for ground attacks does not affect U.S. operations of unmanned drone missions, or U.S. military personnel stationed in Yemen dealing with Yemeni anti-terrorism initiatives.

Yemen withdraws consent for U.S. ground operations

Is this about the Saudis´ exiled puppet regime?

 

[waltky]

Obama initiated Yemen raid that killed Navy Seal yielded no significant intel...

Report: Senior officials say Yemen raid yielded no significant intel
Mar 1, 2017‎ - Multiple senior Pentagon officials told NBC News that the recent raid in Yemen, which killed a Navy SEAL, led to no valuable intelligence.

The success of the raid has been publicly debated, and the White House has continued to defend the operation. Navy SEAL William "Ryan" Owens was killed during the raid. A major moment during President Trump's address before a joint session of Congress Tuesday night came as he spoke about the raid and acknowledged Owens and his widow Carryn, who was in the audience next to Ivanka Trump. Lawmakers applauded her for about two minutes. "I just spoke to [Defense Secretary James] Mattis, who reconfirmed that, and I quote, 'Ryan was a part of a highly successful raid that generated large amounts of vital intelligence that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemies,’” Trump said during the joint address on Tuesday.

But 10 senior officials briefed on the raid told NBC News that the mission provided no valuable intelligence. Vice President Pence reaffirmed the White House's defense of the raid on Wednesday, calling it a "highly successful operation against al Qaeda" in an appearance on MSNBC's "For the Record" with Greta Van Susteren. The officials say the information collected during the raid is not actionable and the U.S. intelligence community already knew most of the collected intel. While a Yemeni tribal leader, Sheikh Abdel-Raouf al-Dhahab, whom the U.S. considered to be a terrorist, died in the raid, officials say he was not a big target.

The Obama administration first considered the operation, but evaluated it as risky. They ultimately decided to leave the decision with the Trump administration. The decision for the raid has been highly criticized. It reportedly killed many civilians, including a number of children, and a $75 million U.S. military aircraft had to be destroyed to keep it from falling into enemy hands. "When you lose a $75 million airplane and, more importantly, an American life is lost and wounded, I don't believe you can call it a success,” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, told NBC News.

Trump shot back at the senator on Twitter. And White House press secretary Sean Spicer later said that "anybody who undermines the success of that raid owes an apology and a disservice to the life of Chief Owens." Owens’s father questioned the rationale behind the order and has called for an investigation. The military is still reviewing what occurred during the raid as well as assessing the usefulness of the gathered intel.

Report: Senior officials say Yemen raid yielded no significant intel

 

[irosie91]

the Yemen situation is a dilemma for the USA that cannot be ignored-----
it is a site of UNBRIDLED IRANIAN IMPERIALISM . ------I don't know
the answer------it isn't just SHOOTING at this of that bastard

 

[yiostheoy]

Yemen has turned into a sh!t hole.

This is where all the ISIS and Al Qaeda rats have run to now.

 

[irosie91]

Yemen has turned into a sh!t hole.

This is where all the ISIS and Al Qaeda rats have run to now.

there is some isis there-----BUT THE BIG PROBLEM is----IRAN, HEZBOLLAH --and the YEMENI SHIITES----known as "HOUTHIS"-------try to keep up-----feel free to
ask questions-----hubby was born in that shit hole. It is not actually a haven
for isis or Al Qaeda-----Even bin laden left

 

[waltky]

About 30,000 health workers have not been paid for more than 10 months...

Cholera Outbreak Reaches 300,000 People Infected in Yemen
July 10, 2017 - A cholera outbreak in Yemen "continues to spiral out of control," according to the International Committee of the Red Cross, which says there are now over 300,000 suspected cases of the water-borne disease.

The country is also struggling to battle famine in the midst of a two-year war between a Saudi-led coalition and Shiite rebels who control the capital city of Sana'a. The World Food Program has reported that two-thirds of Yemen's population does not know where their next meal will come from. "Disturbing. We're at 300k+ suspected cases with ~7k new cases/day," ICRC Regional Director Robert Mardini said in a tweet. "More than 1,600 have died," the ICRC tweeted.

A girl is treated for suspected cholera infection at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen​

Cholera is a highly contagious bacterial infection that can be spread through contaminated food and water. The disease thrives in impoverished areas like Yemen. Although easily treatable, the disease is spreading in war-torn Yemen as less than half of all medical facilities have become useless.

According to the U.N'.s Humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, most of the $1.1 billion in aid promised to Yemen has not been delivered yet, causing food security to become even more of a problem. "Humanitarian Organizations have had to reprogram their resources away from malnutrition and reuse them to control the cholera outbreak," he said in Sana'a last week. "We're trying to do our best, but its very much beyond what we can cope with."

Cholera Outbreak Reaches 300,000 People Infected in Yemen

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Yemen cholera cases pass 300,000 mark, ICRC says
Tue, Jul 11, 2017 - ECONOMIC CRISIS: About 30,000 health workers have not been paid for more than 10 months, leading the UN to offer ‘incentive’ pay to get them involved in the fight

A 10-week cholera epidemic has now infected more than 300,000 people in Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said yesterday, a health disaster on top of war, economic collapse and near-famine in the impoverished nation. “Disturbing. We’re at 300k+ suspected cases with ~7k new cases/day,” ICRC regional director Robert Mardini said on Twitter. The WHO said there were 297,438 suspected cases and 1,706 deaths by Friday, but it did not publish a daily update on Sunday, when the 300,000 mark looked set to be reached.

A WHO spokesman said the figures were still being analyzed by the Yemen Ministry of Public Health. Although the daily growth rate in the overall number of cases has halved to just more than 2 percent in recent weeks and the spread of the disease has slowed in the worst-hit regions, outbreaks in other areas have grown rapidly. The hardest-hit areas have been in the nation’s west, which have been fiercely contested in the two-year war between a Saudi-led coalition and armed Iran-aligned Houthi rebels. The war has been a breeding ground for the disease, which spreads by feces contaminating food or water and thrives in places with poor sanitation.

Over the past week, a few cases have appeared in the city of Sayun and Mukalla Port in the Hadramawt region in the east. Yemen’s economic collapse means that 30,000 health workers have not been paid for more than 10 months, so the UN has stepped in with “incentive” payments to get them involved in an emergency campaign to fight the disease. The WHO has said its response, based on a network of rehydration points and the remnants of Yemen’s shattered health system, has succeeded in catching the disease early and keeping the death rate from the disease low at 0.6 percent of cases.

The spread of the disease is also being limited by herd immunity — the natural protection afforded by a large proportion of the population contracting and then surviving the disease. It is not yet clear how people could be affected. Early in the outbreak, the WHO said there could be 300,000 cases within six months, but on June 27, it said the epidemic might have reached the halfway mark at 218,800 cases. However, since then, the daily number of new cases has risen from an average of about 6,500 to about 7,200, according to WHO data.

Yemen cholera cases pass 300,000 mark, ICRC says - Taipei Times

 

[waltky]

Yemen cholera outbreak nearing largest in recorded history...

Oxfam: Yemen cholera outbreak nearing largest in recorded history
Sept. 30, 2017 -- Yemen's massive cholera outbreak could infect more than one million people by the end of the year, experts believe.

The World Health Organization's Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean reported 745,205 suspected cholera cases and 2,119 associated deaths in the country as of Wednesday. British charity Oxfam sad the epidemic is already the fastest-growing in recorded history and is expected to soon surpass the 754,373 cases recorded in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. "Yemen is the world's worst humanitarian crisis and it is getting even worse. More than two years of war have created ideal conditions for the disease to spread," Oxfam's Humanitarian Director Nigel Timmins said. "The war has pushed the country to the edge of famine, forced millions from their homes, virtually destroyed the already weak health services and hampered efforts to respond to the cholera outbreak."

A Yemeni stands near a sewage swamp covered with plastic waste and creating a high-risk environment for cholera, in Sana'a, Yemen, 26 July 2017. British charity Oxfam warned the cholera outbreak, which has reached 745,205 suspected cases, could soon become the largest in recorded history.​

The United Nations and global children's advocacy group Save the Children warned of the ongoing cholera epidemic in early August while reinvigorating calls for international humanitarian aid. Less than half of the country's medical centers remain functional following a civil war that engulfed the country in March 2015. The severe damage to the medical system, along with 14.5 million people lacking regular access to clean water, allowed the deadly disease to spread since the epidemic began in March of this year.

The U.N estimated $2.1 billion is needed to prevent Yemen from becoming a completely failed state, but donor governments only provided half the amount at an April aid conference in Geneva. "Yemen's tragedy is a man-made catastrophe for which all sides bear responsibility. Yet it is being fueled by deliberate political decisions in London, Washington and other world capitals," Timmins said.

Oxfam: Yemen cholera outbreak nearing largest in recorded history