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The US is facing fresh questions over its role in a deadly attack in late 2009 on an alleged Al-Qaida camp in Yemen. A rights group has published what it says is new evidence of US involvement in the strike. 55 people, including 14 women and 21 children, died in the attack, which also killed 14 alleged al-Qaida members.The US is facing fresh questions over its role in a deadly attack in late 2009 on an... more
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An air strike in Yemen supposedly targeting al-Qaida missed its mark and killed a mediator and his relatives, prompting members of his tribe to blow up an oil pipeline in clashes that followed.An air strike in Yemen supposedly targeting al-Qaida missed its mark and killed a... more
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Reuters reports that the Pentagon plans to boost U.S. military assistance to Yemen's special operations forces. U.S. military and intelligence agencies have sought to keep their expanding roles in Yemen quiet, in part to avert a public backlash against the government.Reuters reports that the Pentagon plans to boost U.S. military assistance to... more
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Hundreds of children have either been killed or used as child soldiers in fighting between Yemeni government forces and Houthi-led Shia rebels in the north of the country since last August, according to a new report by the childrens rights group Seyaj Organization for Child Protection with support from the UN Children’s Fund.
It says some 89,000 children have been forced to flee their homes with their families, while "187 children were killed, 402 exploited as soldiers by Houthis, and another 282 recruited by pro-government local militias."
This news comes as the Pentagon has approved $150 million in military aid to Yemen.Hundreds of children have either been killed or used as child soldiers in fighting... more
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The United States is about to rapidly expand its program of arming and training Yemen’s security forces, which have come under sharp criticism for killing innocent people. Human Rights Watch says a grave human rights crisis is unfolding in southern Yemen, where government security forces have responded to protests with brutal repression. Human Rights Watch says Yemen’s security forces have arbitrarily detained thousands of participants or bystanders, including children. Yemeni authorities have also attacked independent media, suspending publications, blocking websites, arresting journalists, and even shooting up the offices of the largest independent newspaper.The United States is about to rapidly expand its program of arming and training... more
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The United States has quietly opened a largely covert military front in Yemen, which is being accused of claiming a significant number of dead civilians, including children.The United States has quietly opened a largely covert military front in Yemen, which... more
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