Yemen

Houthi rebels down US Reaper drone over Yemen

An American drone was shot down over Houthi rebel territory in Yemen, US officials said. The Houthis claimed credit

Read More »

UAE denies it supports Yemen’s southern separatists capture of Aden

The UAE rejected accusations it supported Yemeni separatists in their seizure of the government's de facto capital Aden

Read More »

Yemen separatists seize two government military camps outside Aden

Yemeni separatists seized two government military camps days after agreeing to partially withdraw from government buildings in the capital

Read More »

Yemen’s southern separatists expose cracks in Saudi-UAE alliance

A Saudi-Emirati delegation met with Yemen's Southern Transitional Council separatists who seized control of Aden

Read More »

Saudi coalition launches airstrike against Yemen separatists in Aden

A Saudi-led coalition launched a strike against southern separatists in Yemen after they seized the presidential palace in second city Aden

Read More »

Dozens of Yemen police killed in twin attacks in Aden

Separate attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels and an ISIS suicide bomber killed at least 49 people in Aden, many of them newly trained police cadets

Read More »

US House votes to block $8.1 billion in Saudi Arabia arms sales

The US House voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other allies, a rebuke of Donald Trump that will likely lead to a veto by the president

Read More »

UAE reducing troop numbers in Yemen, moving from ‘military-first’ strategy

The UAE said that it was redeploying and reducing troops fighting the Houthis in Yemen, moving from a "military-first" strategy to a "peace-first" plan

Read More »

In Congress, a long battle over Trump’s Iran and Saudi policies looms

A growing bipartisan alliance of progressive Democrats and libertarian-leaning conservatives is reasserting Congress's role in war

Read More »

Saudi-led coalition claims capture of senior Islamic State Yemen figure

Saudi and Yemeni special forces captured a senior leader of the Islamic State affiliate in Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition backing the Yemeni government said

Read More »