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- Key Players in The Conflict
- Who Controls What in Yemen?
- Air Raids on Yemen
- Attacks on Saudi Arabia and The UAE
- Saudi and Emirati Military Capabilities
- Middle East Military Spending
In March 2015, a Saudi-led coalition – backed by the US – intervened militarily in Yemen in a bid to fight the Houthis, restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government, and reverse what they say is growing Iranian influence in the region. The armed group made international headlines after seizing control of Saada province in early 2014. They ...
Seven years since the launch of the Saudi-led campaign, the bulk of Yemen’s northern highlands, as well as Sanaa, remain under the control of Houthi rebels. The mountainous country between the Horn of Africa and the Middle East shares a 1,300km (800-mile) border with Saudi Arabia. Along its west coast is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait (“Gate of Tears” in...
The Saudi-led coalition has carried out more than 24,000 air raids since 2015, according to data collected by the Yemen Data Project. Since 2015, human rights group Amnesty Internationalhas investigated dozens of air attacks across Yemen and found many instances where civilians were killed with US-made bombs.
Over the years, Houthi rebels have targeted strategic infrastructure across Saudi Arabia and the UAE, including airports, gas fields and oil tankers in the Red Sea. In January, a UN Security Council reportsaid the Houthis had violated a UN-imposed arms embargo and continued “to source critical components for their weapon systems from companies in E...
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have both bought multibillion-dollar missile defence systems from the US. On January 17, US Central Command chief General Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie confirmedthat the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) was used in combat for the first time against Houthi missiles fired towards the UAE. The US military has had a prese...
Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest arms importer. In 2020, the oil-rich kingdom spent $57.5bn – 8.4 percent of its GDP – on its military, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) (pdf). In 2021, the kingdom said it spent some $50bn on its armed forces and is planning to spend about $46bn in 2022. The US provides ...
2022年2月28日 · 1. Conflict at a glance. After months of tensions and intense diplomacy, Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Explosions were heard across the country. Kyiv declared martial law, saying Ukraine will...
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2020年2月22日 · Nastasya Tay is a senior news anchor at Al Jazeera English and has reported from more than 25 countries across four continents.
