Category: yemen war
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The IFRC reports on heavy rains, floods, and destruction in Yemen
Heavy seasonal rainfall since mid-March has caused flooding in many of Yemen’s governorates, affecting more than 18,000 families. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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Militarism in British schools
Going to school with Arms Dealers BAE Systems, Raytheon, and some seventy+ more
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British MPs have accepted £822.211 in form of all-expenses-paid trips funded by states in Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen’s war since 2015
The very same bribed British MPs investigate war crimes committed by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition against the people of Yemen. https://theferret.scot/
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Ansar Allah drone attack success
“Houthi attacks on oil facilities in government-controlled Hadramout and Shabwa had reduced the country’s primary source of foreign currency revenue by more than 50 per cent,“ al Saud Monarchy’s media is claiming. They are blame-gaming and covering up the actual reason for the dire financial circumstances in Saudi Arabia and UAE – backed South and…
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#OnThisDay The Saudi Arabia-led coalition bombed a residential area killing a seventy-year-old grandmother and her three grandchildren
Al-Qoubari neighbourhood, 50th Street, Sanaa, June 9, 2017At about 12:30 a.m. on June 9, coalition aircraft struck the home of Tawfeeq al-Sa’adi in Sanaa’s al-Qoubari neighbourhood, killing four civilians, including three children and wounding eight, including three children. Al-Sa’adi, 36, who was not home at the time, said a neighbour called him to tell him…
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AOAV statement on UK court ruling in favour of the government (arms trade)
“This ruling raises profound ethical questions. Despite clear evidence of the severe humanitarian impact, it seems that the scales of justice have been tipped towards profits and diplomacy, rather than the protection of human lives,” Dr. Iain Overton, Executive Director of Action on Armed Violence
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Arms Trade: UK court rejects campaigner’s bid for review of Saudi arms sales
Judges sided with the government, finding the secretary of state for international trade had followed the risk assessment required as part of the decision to licence arms sales to the kingdom. “Different people in society may or may not approve of the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia. They may nor may not share the…
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#OnThisDay 103 years ago, the Saudi regime massacred more than 3000 Yemeni pilgrims
Women’s vigils in Hodeida in memory of massacre of Tanomah & Sadwan against pilgrims. Today is the 103rd anniversary of the massacre of 3000 Yemeni pilgrims in Tanomah and Sadwan by the Saudi regime. Last year, the news outlet al Mayadeen released an informative coverage on this topic, which you can read here.
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#OnThisDay Norwegian Refugee Council facility damaged by Saudi Arabia-led coalition bombings
Five years ago today, the Saudi-led Coalition aircraft bombed the Hadda district in Sana’a, injuring seven civilians, including four children. The attack damaged several houses, including an NRC guesthouse with the organisation’s staff. The force of the blast damaged the NRC guesthouse, located less than 100 metres from the impact site, cracking the walls and…
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