Aden (Yemen), June 23 (IANS) Fierce clashes erupted Tuesday between Houthi militants and troops affiliated with the pro-secession Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) in the southern province of Al-Dhalea.The fighting began after Houthi militants launched coordinated attacks on STC positions in the Battar and Tabat Othman areas northwest of Al-Dhalea, prompting STC troops to respond with medium and heavy weapons, a military official told Xinhua news agency on condition of anonymity.The at…
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Sanaa, June 11 (IANS) A powerful explosion rocked a military camp belonging to pro-government forces in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden early Thursday, killing 12 soldiers and injuring several others.A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the blast occurred at a camp operated by the pro-government Giants Brigades in the Al-Mimdarah area of Aden and was heard across much of the city, Xinhua news agency reported, citing local sources.Preliminary information indicates that…
Riyadh, June 11 (IANS) The Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen has concluded a new round of Military Coordination Committee (MCC) meetings in Jordan’s Amman on recent developments in Yemen and the region. This round, bringing together representatives from the internationally recognised Yemeni government and the Joint Forces Command of the Saudi-led coalition, focused on ceasefire planning, maritime security and tension reduction, the office wrote on the social media platform X o…
Aden, Jan 3 (IANS) Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces on Saturday retook Seiyun, the second-largest city in Yemen’s southeastern oil-rich province of Hadramout, about a month after it was seized by the Southern Transitional Council (STC), according to a government military source and local residents. The local government official, speaking to Xinhua news agency on condition of anonymity, said government troops entered the city and secured full control following the withdrawal of STC forces fr…
Riyadh, Dec 31 (IANS) The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said that two vessels entering the southern port of Mukalla were carrying containers loaded with weapons and ammunition.In a post on X, coalition spokesperson Turki Al-Maliki said the vessels entered the port without obtaining entry permits from the Yemeni government or the Coalition Command, in response to a statement by the United Arab Emirates Foreign Ministry claiming that the shipment contained no weapons and was destined for Emirati fo…
Aden (Yemen), Dec 25 (IANS) Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthi group have signed an agreement to recover and exchange thousands of bodies from both sides of the conflict, said officials from the two warring parties.Abdul Qader al-Murtada, head of the Houthis’ prisoner affairs committee, said on social media platform X on Wednesday (local time) that the deal covers bodies from all frontlines and regions in Yemen, and that joint field committees will be formed for impleme…