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- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said at least 70 people were killed, though the number is expected to rise.
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Nov 23, 2021 · A new United Nations report has projected that the death toll from Yemen’s war will reach 377,000 by the end of 2021, including those killed as a result of indirect and direct causes.
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- Air Raids on Yemen
- Attacks on Saudi Arabia and The UAE
- Saudi and Emirati Military Capabilities
- Middle East Military Spending
In March 2015, a Saudi-led coalition – backed by the US – intervened militarily in Yemen in a bid to fight the Houthis, restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government, and reverse what they say is growing Iranian influence in the region. The armed group made international headlines after seizing control of Saada province in early 2014. They ...
Seven years since the launch of the Saudi-led campaign, the bulk of Yemen’s northern highlands, as well as Sanaa, remain under the control of Houthi rebels. The mountainous country between the Horn of Africa and the Middle East shares a 1,300km (800-mile) border with Saudi Arabia. Along its west coast is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait (“Gate of Tears” in...
The Saudi-led coalition has carried out more than 24,000 air raids since 2015, according to data collected by the Yemen Data Project. Since 2015, human rights group Amnesty Internationalhas investigated dozens of air attacks across Yemen and found many instances where civilians were killed with US-made bombs.
Over the years, Houthi rebels have targeted strategic infrastructure across Saudi Arabia and the UAE, including airports, gas fields and oil tankers in the Red Sea. In January, a UN Security Council reportsaid the Houthis had violated a UN-imposed arms embargo and continued “to source critical components for their weapon systems from companies in E...
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have both bought multibillion-dollar missile defence systems from the US. On January 17, US Central Command chief General Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie confirmedthat the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) was used in combat for the first time against Houthi missiles fired towards the UAE. The US military has had a prese...
Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest arms importer. In 2020, the oil-rich kingdom spent $57.5bn – 8.4 percent of its GDP – on its military, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) (pdf). In 2021, the kingdom said it spent some $50bn on its armed forces and is planning to spend about $46bn in 2022. The US provides ...
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Dec 1, 2020 · Almost a quarter of a million people have died in Yemen’s war, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on its website on Tuesday, confirming the huge...
Eleven million children in Yemen need humanitarian assistance, more than 3.1 million are internally displaced, and more than 11,200 have been killed or maimed, according to UNICEF. Parties to the...
Nov 23, 2021 · Yemen's seven-year-old war will have claimed 377,000 lives by the end of the year, through both direct and indirect impacts, a UN agency estimates in a report published Tuesday.
Sep 20, 2021 · The fighting has reportedly left more than 130,000 people dead and triggered what the UN says is the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with about five million people just one step away...
Mar 2, 2021 · Here are ten facts about the deadly crisis in Yemen: #1: Four million people have been forced to flee their homes. In 2020, the conflict intensified and 172,000 people were displaced, bringing the number of internally displaced people to approximately 4 million. #2: One million are living in unplanned camps.
