Saudi-led Arab coalition

2 Houthis killed in cashes in Taiz

Aden - Arab Today

Two elements of Houthi militias and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Salah were killed in clashes with national army troops in Taiz city. Al Arabiya news channel quoted a Yemeni military source as saying Monday the Saudi-led Arab Coalition fighter jets launched intensive raids on several militants' outposts west of Taiz city. Several military vehicles and arms cachesRead more

5 Sudanese soldiers killed in Yemen

Khartoum - Arab Today

The Sudanese Army said on Tuesday that five of its troops have been killed while fighting for the Saudi-led Arab coalition against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Khartoum joined the coalition in 2015 after breaking decades-old ties with Tehran. “We have lost five martyrs including an officer, and 22 others have been wounded,” army spokesman Brig. Ahmed Khalifa Al-Shami said inRead more

13 Houthis killed in Saudi-led coalition raids on Taiz

Aden - Arab Today

Eight Houthi militants were killed and five others injured in air raids carried out by the Saudi-led Arab coalition on militants positions on western Taiz governorate, SkyNews reported quoting local sources. The coalition warplanes also destroyed rocket launching pads used by the militants in northwestern Mareb governorate. In al Baydhaa governorate, Yemeni army troops killed seven militants and loyalists toRead more

UN documents nearly 1,500 child soldiers in Yemen

Dubai - Arab Today

Nearly 1,500 children have been recruited by Yemen’s warring parties, mostly the Shiite Houthi rebels, since March 2015, the UN said on Tuesday. The UN has verified the recruitment of 1,476 children, all boys, between March 26 , 2015 and Jan. 31, 2017, said a statement by the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani. “TheRead more

24 Houthi insurgents killed in Yemen Red Sea port clashes

Aden - Arab Today

Thirty-two combatants were killed Wednesday in the battle for a key coastal town in western Yemen between government forces and Shiite Houthi insurgents, officials said. The deaths occurred as forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Masnour Hadi advanced into neighborhoods of Mokha and Houthis retreated to northern and western parts of the town, military sources said. Loyalists backed by the firepowerRead more

Arab coalition defenses intercept missile targeting Ma'rib

Sanaa - Arab Today

The air defense systems of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition intercepted early Sunday a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdallah Saleh on Ma'rib governorate, east of Sanaa. The missile was destroyed over Ma'rib with no damage reported. After one hour, the Arab fighter jets bombed positions of the Houthis and pro-Saleh forces inRead more

Arab coalition defences intercept missile targeting Mareb

Sanaa - Arab Today

The air defense systems of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition intercepted early Wednesday a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdallah Saleh on Ma'reb governorate, east of Sanaa. The missile was destroyed over Ma'reb with no damage reported. The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi rebels in Yemen declared a 48-hour ceasefire on Saturday, butRead more

Renewed clashes in Yemen kill more than 40

Aden - Arab Today

Renewed clashes between Yemeni government forces and rebels killed more than 40 people Tuesday, military officials said, a day after a fragile 48-hour cease-fire expired without halting the violence. Forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi repelled an attack by Shiite Houthi rebels and their allies on the western outskirts of Taiz city, the officials said. The attack that beganRead more

Al-Asiri: No extension of Yemen cease-fire

Riyadh - Arab Today

The 48-hour cease-fire in Yemen, which ended on Monday, will not be extended because of repeated violations by the Houthi militias and their supporters, said the spokesman of the Saudi-led Arab coalition fighting terrorism. “The conditions and requirements to extend the truce were not met, and cease-fire rules were repeatedly violated by the Houthi militias and their allies, therefore itRead more

Yemen cease-fire extension in doubt

Jeddah - Arab Today

Sporadic fighting shook parts of Yemen on Sunday as the Saudi-led Arab coalition battling Iran-backed Houthis warned that a fragile US-brokered cease-fire would not be extended unless violations ended. The 48-hour cease-fire, which began on Saturday, came at President Hadi’s request. An AFP correspondent in Sanaa said there had been no coalition airstrikes in the Houthi-occupied capital since the truceRead more