On Thursday, Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi vowed the Yemeni group will coordinate with the "Axis of Resistance" in an attack on Israel in response to Israeli escalations in the region. The axis includes Iran, Hezbollah, Shia militias that operate in Iraq and...
US Airstrikes Pound Yemen as Region Is on Brink of Major War
US missile strikes continue to pound Yemen as the Middle East is on edge awaiting Iran's response to the Israeli assassination of Hamas's political chief in Tehran. The Yemeni news agency Saba reported two US-British strikes in the Taiz province, which is on the...
President Biden Claims the US Isn’t at War as He Bombs Yemen
On Wednesday night, President Biden falsely claimed in an address to the nation that the US was not at war. "I’m the first president in this century to report to the American people that the United States is not at war anywhere in the world," the president said. About...
Houthi Leader Says Yemen ‘Pleased To Be in Direct Confrontation’ With Israel
On Sunday, Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said Yemenis were "pleased to be in a direct confrontation" with Israel and vowed to hit back hard at the Israeli bombing of Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah. "Yemeni people are pleased to be in direct confrontation with...
June Saw the Most Houthi Attacks on Red Sea Shipping of the Year
There were more Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping in June than any other month of this year, Middle East Eye reported Wednesday, citing data from the UK's Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). According to the UKMTO, there were 16 confirmed Houthi attacks on shipping in...
US and British Strikes Killed 16 Civilians in Yemen on May 30
US and British missile strikes on Yemen that were launched on May 30 killed 16 civilians and wounded 35 more, according to the Yemen Data Project (YDP). Fourteen civilians were killed in strikes on a coast guard site at a port in the Red Sea province of Hodeidah, and...
Report: Saudis Still Slaughtering Migrants at the Yemeni Border
On Wednesday, the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) published a report that said Saudi Arabia is still slaughtering African migrants and Yemenis at its border with Yemen nearly a year after the indiscriminate killings were revealed. In July 2023, MMC issued a report that...
US and UK Launch Round of Heavy Airstrikes on Yemen
The US and the UK launched multiple airstrikes in Yemen, the first time the two countries launched a joint heavy bombing on the country in over three months. Yemeni media reported that five airstrikes hit Yemen's Red Sea province of Hodeida and that a radio building...
Houthis Say They Downed Another US MQ-9 Reaper Drone
The Houthis said Wednesday that their forces downed another US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen and also claimed attacks on several ships as their campaign in response to Israel's onslaught in Gaza continues. The Associated Press reported that it analyzed images showing a...
Houthis Say They Downed 4th US MQ-9 Reaper Drone
The Houthis said Friday that Yemeni forces downed another US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen and published footage of air defenses hitting the US aircraft. The US military hasn't confirmed that it lost an MQ-9 over Yemen and did not respond to a request to comment about...