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angelburst29
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sToRmR1dR said:
Did the Saudi's go completely berserk? This is pure "slaughter!" Injured and dead has reached 716 so far.
Death Toll From Saudi Airstrike on Yemeni Funeral Ceremony Exceeds 200
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20161009/1046144892/yemen-airstrike-death-toll-raises.html
According to Al Mayadeen broadcaster, the death toll reached 213 people, while earlier reports suggested that some 82 were killed and 534 more sustained injuries.
US Reviews Support to Saudi Coalition after Funeral Massacre Kills 200+ in Yemen
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20161009/1046146613/saudi-coalition-yemen-funeral-bombing.html
The United States has issued an "immediate review" of all aid to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen after an airstrike killed over 200 people attending a funeral in Yemen. The Saudi coalition has come under fire in the past year even being included temporarily on the United Nation's "child killer" list for their indiscriminate bombing of hospitals, schools, and other civilian infrastructure that has led to mass loss of life among non-combatants.
The White House called for an immediate ceasefire between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis in the wake of the attack with US officials describing the incident as "deeply disturbing" despite a string of similar incidents in recent months that have shocked the conscience of the international community. Among the similar natured attacks was an airstrike on a peaceful protest of hundreds of thousands in the downtown square of the capital of Sanaa roughly one month earlier although that incident led to less loss of life with the bombs mostly careening just outside the protesters.
The Obama administration has also pushed forward an unprecedented round of arm sales not only to Saudi Arabia, the single largest buyer of US advanced weaponry, but also to a number of other Gulf States include Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates — sales that have been met by scorn from some lawmakers and the international community with concerns that these weapons would be turned against civilians and even domestic populations.
"In light of this and other recent incidents, we have initiated an immediate review of our already significantly reduced support to the Saudi-led Coalition and are prepared to adjust our support so as to better align with US principles, values, and interest said US National Security Council spokesman Ned Price.
The National Security Council spokesman went further admonishing Riyadh saying that "US security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank check."
Saudi-Led Coalition Launches 5 Airstrikes on Yemen's Sanaa - Source
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20161009/1046145727/saudi-strikes-yemen-sanaa.html
The Saudi-led Arab coalition launched five airstrikes on Yemen's capital city of Sanaa, a military source told Sputnik on Sunday.
"Three airstrikes targeted positions of the missile forces on Fag Attan mountain in the capital city's west, while two airstrikes hit al-Nahdein mountain," the source said.
The raids followed soon after an airstrike hit a funeral ceremony in Sanaa on Saturday reportedly killing 213 people. The coalition denied allegations of the Houthi rebels that it was involved in the attack.
Hundreds Killed, Wounded in Saudi Airstrikes on Sana'a
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950717001353
The airstrikes targeted a hall where people were paying their last respects to the father of Yemen's Interior Minister Jalal Al-Rouyshan who is also the chief of staff of former President Ali Abdullah Salih.
A second strike hit exactly the same region as people rushed to aid those injured in the first round of air assault.
Also, the Saudi warplanes staged massive airstrikes on a ceremony on the house of Sheikh Abu Shwareb, inflicting tens of casualties on the civilians who had gathered for a ceremony at his residence.
A source said that the total count of those injured and dead has reached 716 so far.
Meanwhile, a witness told Xinhua news agency that at least 160 civilians, including top Yemeni officials, were killed and scores wounded, while updated figures showed that at least 556 more have been wounded in the bombardments.
Al-Masirah Television has also asked Yemenis to donate blood for the wounded victims of Riyadh's deadly attack in Sana'a.
Saudi Arabia has been striking Yemen since last March to restore power to fugitive president Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh. The Saudi-led aggression has so far killed at least 11,000 Yemenis, including hundreds of women and children.
Despite Riyadh's claims that it is bombing the positions of the Ansarullah fighters, Saudi bombers are flattening residential areas and civilian infrastructures.
According to several reports, the Saudi-led air campaign against Yemen has drove the impoverished country towards humanitarian disaster.
3 Saudi ISIL Commanders, Close to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Killed in Mosul
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950717001339
These Saudi commanders were killed as their car was blown up in the town of al-Ba'aj in Western Mosul on Saturday morning," an Iraqi security source said.
He noted that the killed ISIL commanders were close associates of ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and said, "These Saudi commanders had important documents with themselves which was related to ISIL's structure and they were trying to transfer them to Raqqa."
Commander: Iraqi Forces Seize ISIL's Arms Depot Near Ramadi City
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950717001308
"Our forces managed to seize an underground arms depot of the ISIL in Doulab district of the city of Heet after receiving intelligence tips from local residents," Brigadier General Zarij said.
He said that the ISIL's arms depot contained a large number heavy and light weapons, including 13 bombs, 9 Katyusha rockets and 12 gallons of flammable materials.
[quote author= angelburst29]Did the Saudi's go completely berserk? This is pure "slaughter!" Injured and dead has reached 716 so far.[/quote]
Wiping out 2 families in total, in other words the West knows that the bombs they are selling to the Saudi's are working perfectly fine.
But do you think people would notice, they are far to busy signing Avaaz petitions for a Syrian no-fly-zone.
Wiping out 2 families in total, in other words the West knows that the bombs they are selling to the Saudi's are working perfectly fine.
But do you think people would notice, they are far to busy signing Avaaz petitions for a Syrian no-fly-zone.
angelburst29
The Living Force
bjorn said:
Wiping out 2 families in total, in other words the West knows that the bombs they are selling to the Saudi's are working perfectly fine.
But do you think people would notice, they are far to busy signing Avaaz petitions for a Syrian no-fly-zone.
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The U.N.'s Ban Ki-moon, as usual - will only give the mass killing an honorable mention and some lip service. No actions will be taken by the U.N. That organization needs a complete restructure of it's upper tier personnel - they could start by getting rid of and replacing Ki-moon with someone that actually has one foot in reality and understands and can act responsibly in that the position. There should be mass arrests in this incident, of the Saudi Military who planned and executed this mass killing, which occurred in two locations, one after the other? AND the Royal Saudi's who plan these atrocities - need to brought before a Tribunal and made accountable for their actions.
UN Secretary General Condemns Attack on Funeral in Yemen Blamed on Saudi Arabia
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20161009/1046148291/un-yemen-attack.html
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the air strike on the funeral ceremony held in the Yemeni city of Sana allegedly carried out by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, his Spokesman said in a statement.
"The Secretary-General condemns the attack on an event hall in Sana’a where hundreds of people were gathered for a funeral ceremony. Initial reports indicate that the attack, said to have been airstrikes by the Coalition, killed over 140 people and injured hundreds of others… The Secretary-General notes that any deliberate attack against civilians is utterly unacceptable and calls for a prompt and impartial investigation of this incident. Those responsible for the attack must be brought to justice," the statement read.
According to the UN estimates, the attack claimed over 140 lives and left more than 525 people wounded, while media reported on 213 deaths. The Saudi-led international coalition denied allegations of the Houthi rebels that it was involved in the incident.
People in Yemen’s Sanaa Protest Airstrike on Funeral in Front of UN Office
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20161009/1046154384/yemen-protest-airstrike-un.html
Tens of thousands of people in Yemen joined a protest held in front of a local UN office in the capital city of Sanaa following a deadly airstrike on a funeral ceremony, local media reported.
[...] According to the al Masirah television channel, the protesters carried Yemeni flags and posters, condemning the actions of Saudi Arabia.
The protest participants also criticized United Nations’ inaction regarding the airstrike, while President of Houthi Revolutionary Committee Mohammed Ali al-Houthi urged to open training camps for new recruits in order to defeat “aggressors,” the channel reported.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned on Saturday the airstrike and called for "a prompt and impartial investigation of the incident.”
Saudi Arabia-led Coalition Ready to Work With US on Sanaa's Air Strike Probe
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20161009/1046148354/saudi-arabia-us-saudi-arabia.html
Saudi Arabia-led coalition is ready to cooperate with the United States in the investigation of the air strike on the funeral ceremony held in the Yemeni city of Sanaa allegedly carried out by the coalition,
local media reported Sunday citing coalition's communique.
"The investigators will be given access to data and information on military operations carried out on that day and on the scene of the incident, as well as in the surrounding area, which is at the disposal of the coalition," the communique read as quoted by the SPA news agency.
Taliban Militants Shoot Down Afghan Army Helicopter in Northern Baghlan Province
https://sputniknews.com/asia/20161009/1046147849/taliban-afghanistan-helicopter.html
Afghan Army Mi-17 helicopter was shot down by the Taliban militants in country's northern province of Baghlan while attempting to deliver weapons to the base under siege close to the provincial capital of Pol-e-Khomri, local media reported Sunday.
There are no official reports on the casualties but the helicopter crew is reportedly dead, Khaama news agency reported. Taliban has not yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Improvised Bomb Injures Two US Soldiers in Eastern Afghanistan
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20161008/1046133847/ied-afghanistan-us-soldiers.html
A bomb explosion in eastern Afghan Nangarhar province resulted in injury of at least two US soldiers on Saturday, US Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) said.
“2 US troops were injured in #Nangarhar today after their vehicle hit an IED [improvised explosive device]. No other casualties resulted,” USFOR-A posted in its official Twitter account.
On Tuesday, a US military service member died in the same province during an operation against the Daesh.
angelburst29
The Living Force
A large number of people gathered in front of the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad in protest at the presence of Turkish troops in their country.
Iraqi People Protest Turkish Soldiers' Presence in Nineveh Province
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950718000682
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters called for withdrawal of the Turkish army from Baishqa region in Nineveh province.
The protesters chanted slogans against the Turkish government and blasted Ankara for violating their territorial integrity.
Baghdad has protested several times against the troops deployment and demanded their immediate withdrawal from Iraqi territory, a request that has fallen on deaf ears.
On Thursday, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus claimed that no one has the right to object to the Turkish military presence in Iraq.
"It is obvious that the regional administration in Northern Iraq and the Barzani administration had asked for (Turkey's) support and sought help from Turkish troops, specially for training their local forces to rescue Mosul," he said, referring to the Kurdish Regional Government.
Last week, the Turkish parliament approved a proposal to extend the presence of Turkish forces in Iraq for another year. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi responded by warning of a “regional war” if Turkish forces were to militarily intervene in Mosul.
On Thursday, Iraq requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council "to discuss the Turkish takeover of Iraqi territory and interfering in its internal affairs,” a statement issued by the Iraqi foreign ministry read.
Iraqi Volunteer Forces Vow to Hit Turkish Soldiers As Part of ISIL
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950718000748
"The zero hour of Mosul liberation operation is very close, but the Turkish troops have not left the region yet," Senior Hashd al-Shaabi Commander Javad al-Talibavi told FNA on Sunday.
"Turkish military men will become the target of the Iraqi security forces and they will be treated like the ISIL if they insist to remain in the region," he added.
On Wednesday, the Iraqi volunteer forces vowed to confront the presence of the Turkish army troops in Iraq.
"The Iraqi forces will treat any foreign troops who interferes in Mosul operations exactly as ISIL terrorists; Mosul should only be liberated by the Iraqi forces," al-Ameri said.
Commander of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces further warned the Turkish army to withdraw its troops from Iraq.
Iraq: ISIL Explodes 2 Oil Wells in Nineveh Province, Imposes Curfew in Mosul
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950718000878
"The ISIL terrorists destroyed two big wells in al-Najma oilfield in Southern Nineveh province by exploding them and planted bombs in another oil well," al-Qayyara Governor Saleh al-Jabouri said on Sunday.
Al-Najma oilfield with 89 oil wells is still under ISIL's control and the terrorists plunder the crude extracted from the wells. The ISIL had earlier exploded 14 oil wells in al-Qayyara region which resulted in oil leakage to the Tigris River and outbreak of environmental disaster.
The terrorists also imposed a two-day curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. in all districts of Mosul city.
The local sources said that the move by the ISIL was after 7 dead bodies of its terrorists who had been abducted before were found in al-Qabat district.
On Saturday, informed local sources in Nineveh province disclosed that the ISIL terrorist group was preparing to confront Iraq's joint military forces in the city of Mosul.
"The ISIL has fortified its military positions in Mosul and increased the number of its patrols in the city," the Arabic-language media quoted a local source as saying.
The source noted that the ISIL has increased its snipers in Mosul, specially in the Eastern part of the city.
ISIL Rolls Bulldozer over Kirkuk Residents to Deter Popular Uprising through Reign of Fear
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950718000940
"An ISIL bulldozer went over 12 residents of the city of Hawija in Kirkuk province," a local source said.
The source noted that the executions took place in front of other people, and said, "They were charged with spying for the Iraqi army and Peshmerga forces."
Meantime, the ISIL terrorist group executed several of its own militants for fleeing the war in Heet region to the West of the city of Ramadi.
The ISIL terrorists also torched several houses in al-Bakr region to the North of Heet region.
On Tuesday, the ISIL terrorist group executed nearly four dozen civilians after charging them with spying for the government in Hawija.
"The ISIL executed 45 citizens of al-Hawija city in al-Bokara military base in Kirkuk province in order to frighten others in the region," senior Iraqi popular forces commander Hassan al-Soufi said.
Huge Bomb Attack in Baghdad Leaves 9 Dead, 11 Injured
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950718001088
The Sunday blast hit the capital’s New Baghdad District, where a mourning ceremony was underway marking the lunar month of Muharram, Al Sumeriya reported.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, in which nearly a dozen people were also injured.
Elsewhere, two women and three children were killed in a booby trap explosion while trying to flee the ISIL-held city Kirkuk in Northwestern Iraq, Al Manar reported.
Ahrar Al-Sham Loses Missile Mastermind in Idlib
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950718001117
Dabbous was killed by Jund al-Aqsa terrorists in a booby trap laid for him and two of his comrades in Hazareen town in Idlib.
After the three were injured in the explosion, Jund al-Aqsa held them captive and sprayed bullets on them.
Dabbous was one of the notorious terrorists who was infamous for attacking the Lattakia villages with hundreds of Grad missiles.
According to field sources, Ahrar al-Sham commanders have lost their morale after Dabbous' death.
Other reports said earlier today that two other notorious commanders of Ahrar al-Sham were also killed in heavy fighting with Jund al-Aqsa terrorists in Northeastern Hama.
Abu Hassan nom de guerre Abu Hassan Dababat and Abu Nazir Tabiyeh were killed in tough battle with Jund al-Aqsa rivals near the small town of al-Talisiyeh.
Iraqi People Protest Turkish Soldiers' Presence in Nineveh Province
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950718000682
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters called for withdrawal of the Turkish army from Baishqa region in Nineveh province.
The protesters chanted slogans against the Turkish government and blasted Ankara for violating their territorial integrity.
Baghdad has protested several times against the troops deployment and demanded their immediate withdrawal from Iraqi territory, a request that has fallen on deaf ears.
On Thursday, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus claimed that no one has the right to object to the Turkish military presence in Iraq.
"It is obvious that the regional administration in Northern Iraq and the Barzani administration had asked for (Turkey's) support and sought help from Turkish troops, specially for training their local forces to rescue Mosul," he said, referring to the Kurdish Regional Government.
Last week, the Turkish parliament approved a proposal to extend the presence of Turkish forces in Iraq for another year. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi responded by warning of a “regional war” if Turkish forces were to militarily intervene in Mosul.
On Thursday, Iraq requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council "to discuss the Turkish takeover of Iraqi territory and interfering in its internal affairs,” a statement issued by the Iraqi foreign ministry read.
Iraqi Volunteer Forces Vow to Hit Turkish Soldiers As Part of ISIL
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950718000748
"The zero hour of Mosul liberation operation is very close, but the Turkish troops have not left the region yet," Senior Hashd al-Shaabi Commander Javad al-Talibavi told FNA on Sunday.
"Turkish military men will become the target of the Iraqi security forces and they will be treated like the ISIL if they insist to remain in the region," he added.
On Wednesday, the Iraqi volunteer forces vowed to confront the presence of the Turkish army troops in Iraq.
"The Iraqi forces will treat any foreign troops who interferes in Mosul operations exactly as ISIL terrorists; Mosul should only be liberated by the Iraqi forces," al-Ameri said.
Commander of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces further warned the Turkish army to withdraw its troops from Iraq.
Iraq: ISIL Explodes 2 Oil Wells in Nineveh Province, Imposes Curfew in Mosul
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950718000878
"The ISIL terrorists destroyed two big wells in al-Najma oilfield in Southern Nineveh province by exploding them and planted bombs in another oil well," al-Qayyara Governor Saleh al-Jabouri said on Sunday.
Al-Najma oilfield with 89 oil wells is still under ISIL's control and the terrorists plunder the crude extracted from the wells. The ISIL had earlier exploded 14 oil wells in al-Qayyara region which resulted in oil leakage to the Tigris River and outbreak of environmental disaster.
The terrorists also imposed a two-day curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. in all districts of Mosul city.
The local sources said that the move by the ISIL was after 7 dead bodies of its terrorists who had been abducted before were found in al-Qabat district.
On Saturday, informed local sources in Nineveh province disclosed that the ISIL terrorist group was preparing to confront Iraq's joint military forces in the city of Mosul.
"The ISIL has fortified its military positions in Mosul and increased the number of its patrols in the city," the Arabic-language media quoted a local source as saying.
The source noted that the ISIL has increased its snipers in Mosul, specially in the Eastern part of the city.
ISIL Rolls Bulldozer over Kirkuk Residents to Deter Popular Uprising through Reign of Fear
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950718000940
"An ISIL bulldozer went over 12 residents of the city of Hawija in Kirkuk province," a local source said.
The source noted that the executions took place in front of other people, and said, "They were charged with spying for the Iraqi army and Peshmerga forces."
Meantime, the ISIL terrorist group executed several of its own militants for fleeing the war in Heet region to the West of the city of Ramadi.
The ISIL terrorists also torched several houses in al-Bakr region to the North of Heet region.
On Tuesday, the ISIL terrorist group executed nearly four dozen civilians after charging them with spying for the government in Hawija.
"The ISIL executed 45 citizens of al-Hawija city in al-Bokara military base in Kirkuk province in order to frighten others in the region," senior Iraqi popular forces commander Hassan al-Soufi said.
Huge Bomb Attack in Baghdad Leaves 9 Dead, 11 Injured
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950718001088
The Sunday blast hit the capital’s New Baghdad District, where a mourning ceremony was underway marking the lunar month of Muharram, Al Sumeriya reported.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, in which nearly a dozen people were also injured.
Elsewhere, two women and three children were killed in a booby trap explosion while trying to flee the ISIL-held city Kirkuk in Northwestern Iraq, Al Manar reported.
Ahrar Al-Sham Loses Missile Mastermind in Idlib
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950718001117
Dabbous was killed by Jund al-Aqsa terrorists in a booby trap laid for him and two of his comrades in Hazareen town in Idlib.
After the three were injured in the explosion, Jund al-Aqsa held them captive and sprayed bullets on them.
Dabbous was one of the notorious terrorists who was infamous for attacking the Lattakia villages with hundreds of Grad missiles.
According to field sources, Ahrar al-Sham commanders have lost their morale after Dabbous' death.
Other reports said earlier today that two other notorious commanders of Ahrar al-Sham were also killed in heavy fighting with Jund al-Aqsa terrorists in Northeastern Hama.
Abu Hassan nom de guerre Abu Hassan Dababat and Abu Nazir Tabiyeh were killed in tough battle with Jund al-Aqsa rivals near the small town of al-Talisiyeh.
[quote author= Angelburst29]The U.N.'s Ban Ki-moon, as usual - will only give the mass killing an honorable mention and some lip service. No actions will be taken by the U.N. That organization needs a complete restructure of it's upper tier personnel[/quote]
Indeed, that's because the U.N as a international body is Western dominated. The bullies are in control. But with the current rise of a multipolar World. Things may chance for the better.
This article shared interesting knowledge about Ban-Ki-Moon:
https://www.sott.net/article/330366-Destroying-Syria-A-joint-criminal-enterprise
Indeed, that's because the U.N as a international body is Western dominated. The bullies are in control. But with the current rise of a multipolar World. Things may chance for the better.
This article shared interesting knowledge about Ban-Ki-Moon:
https://www.sott.net/article/330366-Destroying-Syria-A-joint-criminal-enterprise
bjorn said:
Indeed, that's because the U.N as a international body is Western dominated. The bullies are in control. But with the current rise of a multipolar World. Things may chance for the better.
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I hope so. Going through some articles today, and after I kept seeing "UN condemns" this/that, and then realizing nothing really changes, and no action is taken to do something about the problem, I had the same thought as Angelburst. It needs a complete restructure, but I don't see that happening any time soon unfortunately. At least sometimes they tell a bit of truth and say that a US airstrike killed civilians for example, and they encourage an "independent investigation into the incident". But it is frustrating that it's just words. Repeated words really, because these things keep happening since nothing is being done about them.
[quote author= Oxajil]I hope so. Going through some articles today, and after I kept seeing "UN condemns" this/that, and then realizing nothing really changes, and no action is taken to do something about the problem, I had the same thought as Angelburst. It needs a complete restructure, but I don't see that happening any time soon unfortunately. At least sometimes they tell a bit of truth and say that a US airstrike killed civilians for example, and they encourage an "independent investigation into the incident". But it is frustrating that it's just words. Repeated words really, because these things keep happening since nothing is being done about them.[/quote]
I know, talk is cheap.
And I wish more countries within the U.N would speak out.
It's obviously not functioning as it should, thanks to Imperial Powers such as the US.
I know, talk is cheap.
And I wish more countries within the U.N would speak out.
It's obviously not functioning as it should, thanks to Imperial Powers such as the US.
What your instinct tells you about it? :)
US Navy destroyer comes under missile attack off Yemen coast – Pentagon
https://www.rt.com/news/362194-us-ship-yemen-missile-attack/
Russia urges investigation into Saudi airstrike on funeral site in Yemen
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/10/10/488400/Russia-investigation-Saudi-airstrike-Yemen-funeral-site
US Navy destroyer comes under missile attack off Yemen coast – Pentagon
https://www.rt.com/news/362194-us-ship-yemen-missile-attack/
Russia urges investigation into Saudi airstrike on funeral site in Yemen
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/10/10/488400/Russia-investigation-Saudi-airstrike-Yemen-funeral-site
Are UK Special Forces Preparing for Chemical Warfare Ahead of Assault on Mosul, Iraq?
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950719001275
Yemen Airstrikes: 'UK Putting Saudi Arms Sales Ahead of Human Rights'
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201610101046185745-uk-yemen-saudi-airstrikes/
US, Israel directly implicated over Saudi carnage in Yemen: IRGC
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/10/10/488446/Iran-Saudi-Arabia-Yemen-Sanaa-Israel-US-IRGC-Amirali-Hajizadeh
Houthi rebels rock Saudi airbase with ballistic missile
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/in-video-houthi-rebels-rock-saudi-airbase-with-ballistic-missile/
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950719001275
Yemen Airstrikes: 'UK Putting Saudi Arms Sales Ahead of Human Rights'
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201610101046185745-uk-yemen-saudi-airstrikes/
US, Israel directly implicated over Saudi carnage in Yemen: IRGC
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/10/10/488446/Iran-Saudi-Arabia-Yemen-Sanaa-Israel-US-IRGC-Amirali-Hajizadeh
Houthi rebels rock Saudi airbase with ballistic missile
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/in-video-houthi-rebels-rock-saudi-airbase-with-ballistic-missile/
angelburst29
The Living Force
sToRmR1dR said:
Yemen: Imperialist Engineered Disaster. US Navy Destroyer Says It Was Fired on by Resistance Forces in Yemen
http://www.globalresearch.ca/yemen-imperialist-engineered-disaster-us-navy-destroyer-says-it-was-fired-on-by-resistance-forces-in-yemen/5550427
Only a week before another ship from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was struck causing extensive damage in a missile attack said to have also come from inland Yemen.
A Destroyer known as the USS Mason was reportedly not struck in the alleged attack according to Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, who serves as a spokesman for the Department of Defense. Pentagon officials contend the incident took place around 7 p.m. as the ship, which originated from Norfolk, Virginia, was claimed to have been in international waters off the coast of Yemen.
The Pentagon quickly sought to blame the supposed incursion against their ship on the Ansurallah movement (also known as the Houthis) which Washington has targeted as the principal enemy in Yemen since the religious group has made gains in taking control of huge areas of territory in the northern, central and southern regions of the country located near the Gulf of Aden. The Supreme Revolutionary Committee, an alliance led by the Ansurallah, has been targeted in air strikes and ground operations since the withdrawal of U.S. diplomatic and military personnel in early 2015.
Davis told the Washington Post that the U.S. assessed “the missiles were launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen. The United States remains committed to ensuring freedom of navigation everywhere in the world, and we will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of our ships and our service members.”
The war conducted by Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) since March 2015, has resulted in the deaths of more than 10,000 Yemenis. Daily aerial bombardments have sought to neutralize and defeat the Ansurallah movement which is accused of being supported politically by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Supporters of the Ansurallah have been largely the Shite-oriented adherents of Islam in Yemen whom have formed an alliance with the former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Military units still loyal to Saleh have fought against a coalition of anti-Houthis forces including the ousted Saudi and U.S.-backed President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who has been reinforced by Islamist elements alongside special forces from the GCC countries and their allies.
On October 8, Saudi-GCC air forces struck a funeral in the capital of Sanaa killing over 140 people. There were at least two separate bombings according to eyewitnesses at the scene of the attacks. These air strikes follow a pattern since this phase of the war emerged which targets civilians through the bombing of residential areas, schools, health facilities, mosques and internally displaced persons camps.
There has been the deliberate destruction of power stations and water supply lines in a war of desperation to reclaim control of the country by political interests currently allied with Washington, London, Paris, Brussels and Riyadh. Numerous attempts to negotiate a political settlement involving the major organizations and religious groups inside the Middle East’s most impoverished state have been sabotaged by the Saudi Monarchy supported by the U.S. State Department.
International Outcry Over Funeral Attack
Even the Wall Street Journal reported on October 10 that “With its military campaign in Yemen under renewed international scrutiny, Saudi Arabia said it ‘regretted’ a strike on a funeral that killed 142 mourners but stopped short of accepting responsibility for the attack. In a letter from its United Nations mission to the U.N. Security Council on Sunday, the kingdom promised to release the results of an investigation into Saturday’s airstrike, which Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels blamed on the Saudi-led coalition fighting to unseat them.”
U.S. State Department top envoy Secretary of State John Kerry was said to have made a telephone call to the Saudi leadership expressing Washington’s “grave concern.” Perhaps this particular air strike which received widespread press coverage in U.S. media was a potential political embarrassment to the administration of President Barack Obama. Kerry’s predecessor, Hillary Clinton, is currently seeking the presidency in a hotly-contested race against New York real estate magnate and right-wing demagogue Donald Trump.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also weighed in on the massacre saying “Aerial attacks by the Saudi-led coalition have already caused immense carnage and destroyed much of the country’s medical facilities and other vital civilian infrastructure. Bombing people already mourning the loss of loved ones is reprehensible. This latest horrific incident demands a full inquiry. More broadly, there must be accountability for the appalling conduct of this entire war.”
This same statement went on to emphasize that “The Secretary-General condemns the attack on an event hall in Sana’a where hundreds of people were gathered for a funeral ceremony. Initial reports indicate that the attack, said to have been airstrikes by the Coalition, killed over 140 people and injured hundreds of others. The Secretary-General expresses his sincere condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured. The Secretary-General notes that any deliberate attack against civilians is utterly unacceptable and calls for a prompt and impartial investigation of this incident. Those responsible for the attack must be brought to justice. The Secretary-General once again reminds all parties to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law – including the fundamental rules of proportionality, distinction and precaution – to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure against attack.”
The Secretary General also noted that he had requested that the UN Human Rights Council establish a team to conduct an independent investigation into the bombings on October 8. He stated as well that these latest attacks represented a continuation of a disaster that has left 80 percent of the 20 million people in Yemen in need of humanitarian assistance.
An Imperialist-engineered Disaster
Many Yemenis have fled to other parts of the country and abroad to avoid the impact of the conflict. The situation has been the subject of numerous reports issued by the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs and other relief organizations.
Spokesman for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Jens Laerke, went as far as to say that the bombing and ground war in Yemen has destroyed the economic fabric of the country. Laerke emphasized that the situation has destroyed basic services moving the economy toward near total collapse. This same office noted that children have been the main casualties in the war. (VOA)
The World Food Program (WFP), a UN agency, reported that it has reduced monthly food rations to the people of Yemen due to the lack of funds. Bettina Luescher, a spokeswoman for the WFP, said that agency needs another $145 million to complete its work by the end of 2016. (VOA)
Laerke stressed as well that “Even before the violence and the war in Yemen, the malnutrition rates of children in Yemen were the highest in the world. So you have a little bit of a perfect storm coming together there.”
The port city of Hudaydah has suffered tremendous damage making it difficult to import food and other needed supplies. “Before the war, Yemen was over 90 percent dependent on import of basic food items and medicines,” he said. “Eighty percent of those imports come through Hudaydah port. That gives you an indication of the importance of that lifeline.”
“What is particularly urgent in the port is the rehabilitation and the repair of five cranes, which were damaged in an airstrike in August 2015, so they have been partly out of commission for quite some time,” Laerke noted.
“Half of the children are stunted,” Luescher added, “meaning they are too short for their age because of chronic malnutrition. This year, the nutrition cluster estimates that there are 1.5 million [children younger than 5] who are acutely malnourished, of whom 375,000 are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. There are many, many others suffering from moderate malnutrition, indicative of the gravity and severity of the situation.”
U.S. War Policy Causes Death and Destruction
This is a genocidal war being waged with the support of Washington. It is the Obama administration that has authorized the use of American-made warplanes, bombs and other destructive weapons against the Yemeni people.
The Wall Street Journal reported on October 10 that “The U.S., a top Saudi arms supplier, approved a $1.15 billion sale of tanks and other military equipment to Riyadh in August. Citing Yemen’s high civilian casualty toll, four senators introduced a resolution on the floor of the Senate in September to block the sale, but the measure failed to garner sufficient support in a vote later that month. The U.K. government has approved for the sale of billions of dollars’ worth of British jets, bombs and missiles to the country in recent years.”
Without the diplomatic cover provided by the White House the war waged by the Saudi-GCC coalition could not have been carried out for the last 19 months. The situation in Syria has overshadowed the war in Yemen yet both are a direct result of the failed imperialist policies of the U.S.
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Yemeni forces attack military bases in SW Saudi Arabia
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A senior commander of the Iraqi volunteer forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) said that ISIL emirs and commanders have evacuated the Western part of Anbar province at the order of the US.
Hashd Al-Shaabi: ISIL Commanders Flee Anbar Province at US Orders
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950721000338
The ISIL commanders and their families have fled Raveh, Ana, al-Qaem, al-Rataba and other areas under their control in Western Anbar province," Hashd al-Shaabi Commander Nazem al-Jaqifi said on Wednesday.
He reiterated that the ISIL's evacuation of Anbar province has taken place upon an order by Washington.
"The ISIL commander have fled Anbar province after disguising in Shepherd's clothes," al-Jaqifi added.
On Tuesday, the Iraqi army and popular forces retook control of Heet Island in the Western parts of Ramadi, the capital city of al-Anbar province.
"The Army units could fully liberate the Heet Island in the Northern parts of Heet city, 70km of West of Ramadi, from ISIL's hands," Commander of al-Anbar operations, General Esma'eil al-Mahlawi was quoted as saying by Soumeria news.
According to him, the operations to regain control of Heet Island and the surrounding villages were carried out without any resistance by the ISIL terrorists as they all fled the region.
Hashd Al-Shaabi: ISIL Commanders Flee Anbar Province at US Orders
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950721000338
The ISIL commanders and their families have fled Raveh, Ana, al-Qaem, al-Rataba and other areas under their control in Western Anbar province," Hashd al-Shaabi Commander Nazem al-Jaqifi said on Wednesday.
He reiterated that the ISIL's evacuation of Anbar province has taken place upon an order by Washington.
"The ISIL commander have fled Anbar province after disguising in Shepherd's clothes," al-Jaqifi added.
On Tuesday, the Iraqi army and popular forces retook control of Heet Island in the Western parts of Ramadi, the capital city of al-Anbar province.
"The Army units could fully liberate the Heet Island in the Northern parts of Heet city, 70km of West of Ramadi, from ISIL's hands," Commander of al-Anbar operations, General Esma'eil al-Mahlawi was quoted as saying by Soumeria news.
According to him, the operations to regain control of Heet Island and the surrounding villages were carried out without any resistance by the ISIL terrorists as they all fled the region.
