Yemen

Saudi Arabia claims it intercepted Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh

Saudi Arabia said it shot down a ballistic missile Tuesday over Riyadh fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

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Saudi-led strike ‘kills at least three Yemen civilians’

A Saudi-led air strike has killed at least three civilians in Yemen's Marib province, a local official said on Sunday.

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US Defense Secretary Mattis emphasizes diplomacy in dealing with Iran

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday he does not see the need for a stepped-up military posture against Iran.

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Airstrikes and clashes kill 51 in Yemen

Saudi-led air strikes have killed 28 Houthi rebels around Yemen's west coast, medics and security sources close to the insurgents said Friday, as government forces reported deadly clashes in the south.

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US will create a coalition to push back against Iran – Haley

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said Washington would establish a coalition to push back against Iran.

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US airstrikes kill 5 al-Qaeda militants in Yemen’s al-Bayda – Pentagon

U.S. military airstrikes in Yemen killed five al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militants in the al-Bayda governorate, the Department of Defense said on Friday.

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Former Yemen president Saleh killed by Houthi fighters

Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed Monday after Houthi rebels reportedly blew up his house in the capital Sanaa.

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Yemen rattled by air raids as clashes spread

A wave of air raids rattled Yemen's crisis-hit capital Monday, witnesses said, as clashes between rebels and supporters of ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh also spread beyond Sanaa.

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UK PM May pledges more counter-terror support during visit to Iraq

UK to spend £10 million over three years in Iraq to counter ISIS foreign fighter threat, develop border infrastructure, watch-lists and biometric data

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“You’ve got to tell us more”: The 9/11 blank check, 16 years on

Sixteen years after the US Congress authorized the president to go after terrorists in Afghanistan, the AUMF exists as a blank check to wage war

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