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Jan 12 2024
News
Dems Angry With Biden Over Yemen Airstrikes
Fellow progressive Democrats expressed anger with President Joe Biden over his authorization of airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen without congressional approval.
Biden on Thursday said U.S. and British forces launched airstrikes in "defensive action" after attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., the head of the Congressional
Newsmax (News)Jan 25 2024
Opinion
Joe Biden’s Air Strikes on Yemen Are Reckless and Wrong
On January 11, after weeks of procrastination, US and UK forces launched a series of more than sixty air strikes against positions of the Ansar Allah movement, known as the Huthis, in Yemen. Officially intended to deter the Huthis from continuing their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, these and subsequent US strikes are a significant escalation in the current Middle East crisis, centered on
JacobinJan 23 2024
News
U.S. Expands Attacks on Houthis With New Strikes in Yemen
The United States and Britain carried out large-scale military strikes on Monday against eight sites in Yemen controlled by Houthi militants, according to the two countries. The strikes signaled that the Biden administration intends to wage a sustained and, at least for now, open-ended campaign against the Iran-backed group that has disrupted traffic in vital international sea lanes.
New York Times (News)Jan 22 2024
News
The U.S. and U.K. bomb more Houthi sites in Yemen
The U.S. and U.K. bomb more Houthi sites in Yemen WASHINGTON — The U.S. and British militaries bombed multiple targets in eight locations used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Monday night, the second time the two allies have conducted coordinated retaliatory strikes on an array of the rebels' missile-launching capabilities. According to officials, the U.S. and U.K. used warship- and
NPR Fact CheckJan 18 2024
News
Biden Admin Shifts the Goal Posts on Yemen Strikes
On Tuesday, the United States executed further attacks on Houthi rebel positions inside Yemen. Per U.S. officials, the strikes destroyed four anti-ship ballistic missiles that the Houthis were purportedly preparing to launch as they continue their campaign of Red Sea commerce disruption. This is the latest in a series of American strikes against the Houthis, who have been targeting shipping
The American ConservativeJan 17 2024
News
US redesignates Yemen’s Houthis a ‘global terrorist’ group
The United States government has formally designated Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a “terrorist” organisation. Washington re-listing of the group as “specially designated global terrorists” on Wednesday comes after the US launched strikes on Houthi targets Yemen in response to the group’s attacks on vessels in the Red Sea. The Houthis say their operations are aimed at ships with links to Israel and
Al JazeeraJan 12 2024
News
Oil Prices Jump 4% After Yemen Airstrikes
Brent crude futures surged beyond $80 a barrel for the first time this year, after U.S.-led strikes against rebel Houthi targets in Yemen stoked concerns about an escalation of conflict in the Middle East .
Front-month Brent crude oil futures gained more than 4% in late-morning trading in London.
Futures on West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, also jumped more than 4%.
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 06 2024
News
Mattis secretly advised Arab monarch on Yemen war, records show
Soon after his country began bombing Yemen in 2015, the de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates confidentially reached out to an old friend: retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who also served as the deputy supreme commander of the Emirati military, needed help. The UAE was part of a coalition of Arab countries that had intervened in Yemen’s civil war
Washington PostJan 22 2024
News
U.S., British forces strike new Houthi sites in Yemen
The United States and Britain conducted a new round of strikes on Houthi targets Monday, U.S. officials said, intensifying Washington’s confrontation with the Yemeni militants whose maritime attacks have posed a threat to global commerce. Sign up for Fact Checker, our weekly review of what's true, false or in-between in politics. The strikes, which were conducted with the support of Australia
Washington Post