Tag: Yemen

The two warring factions in the Yemeni Civil War have reportedly agreed to exchange hundreds of prisoners of the conflict in an effort to restart peace talks and bring about an end to the long-running conflict. Reuters reported Yemen's Iran-aligned Shia Houthi faction agreed to release 181 detainees in exchange...

On February 21, Saudi Arabia announced it would be depositing $1 billion to the Central Bank of Yemen in Aden, the current capital of the internationally-recognized government of Yemen. However, some reports are claiming that the Saudi's are merely loaning the money with the hopes of making a profit...

On January 31st, 2023 a four door sedan exploded near a gas-refilling station in Wadi Ubaidah district in Marib province, Yemen. Local officials claimed that four men, allegedly linked to al-Qaeda were killed in the blast. U.S. officials claimed that a single Hellfire R9X likely destroyed the vehicle and...

Last month there was a joint operation to seize weapons shipments to Yemen supposedly meant for the Houthi rebels. The weapons originated out of Iran and included machine guns, anti-tank missiles, and rifles. This seizure comes after a long line of findings tracing shipped weaponry back to Tehran. This joint...

According to the UN, 85% of Yemen’s population, around 24 million civilians, are in need of humanitarian assistance, including nearly 13 million children. More than 150,000 people have been killed as a result of the largely forgotten and ignored conflict. Most of the death in Yemen is due to...

For the first time in six years, warring parties in Yemen have all agreed upon a nationwide ceasefire that went into effect on Saturday, the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, in an effort to quell violence and provide some humanitarian and economic relief to the war...