Yemen
Houthi Assault, Unclaimed Ship Attack Follow Saudi Coalition’s Naming of Hodeidah as Strike Target
Yemen's Houthi movement launched its deadliest ground assault in years near Hodeidah on July 5, and an unclaimed attack on a cargo ship followed within a day. The rapid escalation on both land and sea came just 24 hours after Saudi Arabia's coalition publicly named Hodeidah's port among the targets it would strike if Houthi "provocations" continued. The sequence began on July 3, when Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree threatened a "comprehensive response targeting airports and vital interests on land and at sea," after accusing Saudi warplanes of trying to block an Iranian civilian flight from landing in Sanaa. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki answered the next day, warning of "unprecedented determination and force" against any attack on the kingdom and naming Hodeidah port, the Ras Isa oil terminal, as-Salif port, and Sanaa International Airport as infrastructure now exposed to potential strikes, according to Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye. Roughly…
Bint Jbeil Clash Exposes the Fault Lines Built Into the Israel-Lebanon Framework
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Houthis Claim They Repelled Saudi Warplanes Near Sanaa, Threaten Retaliation
Yemen’s Houthi-aligned armed forces said they confronted Saudi military aircraft that allegedly tried to enter Yemeni airspace near Sanaa early…
Yemen Conflict Remains Unresolved as Houthi Operations Continue to Impact Regional Security
More than a decade after Yemen descended into civil war, the country remains caught between an uneasy military stalemate and…
