Now Yemen Is Headed Down The Crapper

[ArcadiaGP]

'Several' Americans held in Yemen: State Dept

American held in Yemen freed and in Oman: US official

Guess they realized, and didn't want to deal with it.

 

[mrjarrell]

Haven't seen this mentioned anywhere. The Houthis have been firing SCUDS at Saudi Arabia. Guess they haven't been very successful at it. That's what happens when you give a goat herder a piece of reasonably high tech equipment.

https://news.vice.com/article/north...fired-at-saudi-arabia-by-yemens-houthi-rebels

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Saudi military intercepts Scud missile fired by Houthi allies - Middle East - Jerusalem Post

 

[mrjarrell]

Apparently, Saudi troops have been reported to be on the ground in Yemen. Maybe they'll actually do something. Then they can turn their attention to the north and IS.

https://news.vice.com/article/saudi-arabias-troops-have-crossed-into-yemen-for-the-first-time

 

[Cygnus]

 

[Dead Duck]

It's so much better when our enemies fight each other. Don't you think?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Islamic militants storm supermarket in Yemen's city of Aden, unknown number of hostages in store

 

[femurphy77]

It must suck to be consumed by so much hatred.

 

[Dead Duck]

It must suck to be consumed by so much hatred.

I wouldn't know but I'll ask my x-wife.

 

[T.Lex]

Once the US does it, all the cool kids start doing it.
Yemen conflict: MSF hospital destroyed by air strikes - BBC News

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says one of its hospitals in northern Yemen has been destroyed by several air strikes.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

A rocket attack has killed the governor of Yemen's Aden and 6 bodyguards, per security officials

 

[T.Lex]

Another rocket attack has now killed Saudi and UAE commanders.
Yemen conflict: Gulf commanders 'killed in missile strike' - BBC News

A Saudi military commander and an Emirati officer are reported to be among a number of Gulf, Yemeni and Sudanese soldiers killed in Yemen.

 

[mrjarrell]

The US Navy, as well as other countries navies, have been pretty busy intercepting weapons that were ostensibly earmarked for use in the Yemeni conflict. Iran is thought to be the supplier of them.

Third Illicit Arms Shipment in Recent Weeks Seized in Arabian Sea

 

[T.Lex]

So, Yemen is still a crapfest.
Yemen conflict: Suicide attacks hit government forces - BBC News

At least 10 soldiers have been killed in three attacks on army bases in the southern Yemen city of Mukalla, military sources say.

But, the good news is that, despite plans to pull our advisors, we won't be pulling our advisors.

US Troops Staying in Yemen for Now, Pentagon Official Says | Military.com

The small contingent of U.S. troops sent into Yemen as a "liaison team" in the multi-sided civil war will be staying there for a while, with no plans for an immediate pullout, the Pentagon said Monday.
"It's going to be a limited period of time, but I don't have a particular deadline" for the withdrawal of the troops who were believed to be from the Special Forces, said Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook.
...

The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer with Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Group aboard and the guided-missile destroyers USS Gravely and USS Gonzalez were positioned off the Yemeni port of Mukalla.
Fighters affiliated with al-Qaida on the Arabian Peninsula reportedly have been driven out of Mukalla by the Arab coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia.

 

[printcraft]

I just wish we could identify an underlying cause. Life's mysteries I guess.

 

[iChokePeople]

Yemen only has violence and gun problems because it's next door to Oman.

 

[Dead Duck]

If they only had gun control laws like us then the wouldn't be a such a violent society.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Saudi aircraft launches missile into funeral and waits until first responders arrive to launch another

Attack on mourners in Yemen kills 82: acting health minister | Reuters

 

[mrjarrell]

The USS Mason came under missile attack off the coast of Yemen. No damage or anything. Missiles hit the water.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-navy-ship-targeted-failed-missile-attack-yemen-033817490.html

 

[ArcadiaGP]

U.S. Navy destroyer again targeted by missiles from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, two missiles