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Saudi Arabia sends reinforcements, dozens more tanks to Yemen

By ickonic Posted on August 7, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with war, Yemen

‘Saudi Arabia has sent dozens more armored vehicles and trained troops to help the supporters of Yemen’s President Hadi fight Houthi rebels in the country following months of air bombardments, which have so far failed to break the deadlock between rival camps on the ground. According to reports from the ground dozens of Riyadh tanks […]

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Yemen health system in state of collapse: MSF

By ickonic Posted on August 4, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with blockade, Healthcare, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

‘A humanitarian organization has warned that the health system in war-stricken Yemen is close to collapsing under Saudi raids. Thierry Goffeau, the coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders in Yemen’s southern city of Aden, issued the warning on Tuesday after a 10-week mission to Yemen. “The population is faced with food […]

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Asylum Seekers and Migrants to the EU are the Victims of US-NATO-EU Wars

By ickonic Posted on August 2, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with europe, immigration, Iraq, libya, Somalia, syria, UK, USA, Yemen

‘Ifeoluwa Kolade, a researcher at Geneva International Centre for Justice, and the main author of the report, said that ‘Swimming Against the Tides’ examines the false perception across much of Europe that most arrivals are economic migrants is a key part of the problem. In their view, economic migrants should not be given leeway, because […]

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US to sell $5.4 billion worth of Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia

By ickonic Posted on July 29, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with imperialism, USA, war crimes, Yemen

‘The US Department of Defense says it has received the State Department’s approval to sell $5.4 billion worth of Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has been seeking to purchase 600 Patriot Advanced Capability-3, Cost-Reduction Initiative Missiles with containers, built by Lockheed Martin. On Wednesday, the proposed sales of Patriot interceptor missiles to Saudi […]

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Human Rights Watch brands Saudi-led airstrike ‘apparent war crime’

By ickonic Posted on July 29, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Saudi Arabia, war crimes, Yemen

‘Human Rights Watch has labeled as an “apparent war crime” a Saudi-led air raid on Yemen last week, which took the lives of 65 civilians in residential areas. It further charged the initiative with failure to investigate its transgressions during the bombing campaign. The death toll was 120 people, according to the AP; 80, according […]

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Heartbreaking images reveal the human face of hunger in Yemen: SIX MILLION people are on the brink of starvation as war ravages the desperate country

By ickonic Posted on July 29, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with blockade, Yemen

‘These heartbreaking pictures reveal the true face of a civil war that has put six million people on the brink of starvation in Yemen. Thousands have been killed in the battles between Houthi rebels and forces loyal to an exiled president Abd-Rabby Mansour Hadi, who fled the troubled country in February 2012. But Oxfam today […]

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Saudi warplanes hit allied Yemeni militants by mistake, kill 12

By ickonic Posted on July 27, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with blockade, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

‘At least 12 militants loyal to fugitive former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi were killed when Saudi military aircraft mistakenly struck the positions of pro-Riyadh forces in Yemen’s southwestern province of Lahij. Yemeni military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Saudi fighter jets conducted airstrikes on hills overlooking the al-Anad air base near […]

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‘It’s Raining Missiles. A Nightmare that Refuses to End!’ – Testimony from the War in Yemen

By ickonic Posted on July 26, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Saudi Arabia, war, Yemen

‘“It’s raining!” I felt happy because “rain is what I adore”, I thought to myself as I heard the sounds of thunder. Yes, it turned out to be rain – but a different kind of rain: It was raining missiles! My dear country is under attack. It’s war and it has opened the doors wide […]

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US-loaned RAF personnel may be illegally striking Pakistan & Yemen, not just Syria

By ickonic Posted on July 24, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with drone strikes, Pakistan, syria, UK, Yemen

‘Fresh controversy has emerged about RAF airmen embedded in an American drone unit, which is known to be carrying out airstrikes in Syria after the charity Reprieve gained access to a joint US-UK memo. Responding to Reprieve’s request in November, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said there were “currently” no RAF personnel embedded with the […]

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Ex-defence chief: Britain must get on a ‘war footing’ to defeat Islamic State

By ickonic Posted on July 20, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Iraq, ISIS, syria, UK, war, Yemen

‘Britain must accept that “sooner or later” ground troops and tanks will have to be sent into combat to overcome Isil, a former chief of the Armed Forces has said. Lord Richards said that David Cameron needed to put the country on a “war footing” and rethink its military strategy to extinguish the threat posed […]

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Saudis Threaten Ground Operations in Yemen and Syria as Iran Recovers From Sanctions

By ickonic Posted on July 19, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Saudi Arabia, syria, war crimes, Yemen

‘Saudi Arabia will launch a military offensive to gain momentum in Yemen and Syria before a nuclear deal leads to an economic recovery in Iran, which would enable Tehran to channel funds to its proxy forces in the region. Lifting sanctions over the next year could potentially leave Iran flush with more than $100 billion […]

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More Than 2,800 People Are Dead in Yemen, So Why Is the Media Silent?

By ickonic Posted on July 18, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Yemen

‘In the summer of 2014, our screens were inundated with videos of the carnage from the streets of Gaza. The European media was outraged, and the sense of moral urgency was amplified across social media. Similar outrage greeted the destruction of UNESCO heritage sites in both Iraq and Syria with the condemnation of Islamic State’s […]

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UK Royal Air Force Bombs Diverted to Saudis for Yemen, Syria Strikes

By ickonic Posted on July 18, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Saudi Arabia, syria, UK, Yemen

‘Britain is diverting precision-guided bombs once intended for its Royal Air Force to Saudi Arabia so the Gulf State can build up a supply of the bombs it is using against targets in Yemen and Syria. The air forces of both nations use the precision-guided Paveway IV bomb on BAE Systems-supplied Tornado and Typhoon jets, […]

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Saudi carnage in Yemen threat to Mideast: Iran deputy Foreign Minister

By ickonic Posted on July 17, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with blockade, Saudi Arabia, war, Yemen

‘A senior Iranian diplomat has slammed the Al Saud regime’s ongoing aggression and blockade against Yemen, saying Riyadh’s relentless massacre of civilians in the neighboring Arab state poses a security threat to the entire Middle East. “The continued use of force by the Saudis in Yemen does not contribute to the resolution of the country’s […]

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At least 120 people killed in Saudi airstrikes in Yemen

By ickonic Posted on July 6, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Saudi Arabia, Yemen

‘Over 120 people have been killed in Saudi airstrikes on Yemen over the last 24 hours. At least 70 people were killed in multiple Saudi airstrikes in the impoverished country’s western province of Amran on Monday and 50 others died after Saudi jets carried out raids on a local market in the southwestern Lahij province. […]

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