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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 429

Ali Abdullah Saleh

Illustrative: Forces loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni president flash their arms on a road at the entrance to Abyan province as they take part in an operation to drive Al-Qaeda fighters out of the southern provincial capital, on April 23, 2016. (AFP Photo/Saleh Al-Obeidi)
August 6, 2018, 2:18 pm
US allies in Yemen don’t defeat al-Qaeda, they pay it to go away instead
Investigation reveals Saudi-led coalition secretly paying jihadist fighters to leave town, often allowing them to keep weapons, equipment and looted cash
By MAGGIE MICHAEL, Trish Wilson and Lee Keath
Illustrative: US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley points to previously classified missile segments she says prove Iran violated UN Security Council Resolution 2231 by providing the Houthi rebels in Yemen with arms, during a press conference at Joint Base Anacostia in Washington, DC, on December 14, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jim Watson)
February 1, 2018, 11:03 am
Russia: US hasn’t made a case for new action against Iran
Moscow’s UN ambassador says it is unclear whether missile parts shown to council members were Iranian or violated a 2015 arms embargo on Yemen
By Edith M. Lederer
In this April 15, 2011, photo then Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh waves to supporters in Sana'a, Yemen. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
December 5, 2017, 10:31 am
Yemen’s chaos deepens after rebels kill ex-president Saleh
Former leader’s death shatters government hopes his recent split with the Iranian-backed rebels could weaken them
By Ahmed al-Haj and MAGGIE MICHAEL
A Huthi rebel fighter is seen outside of the residence of Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on December 4, 2017. (AFP/MOHAMMED HUWAIS)
December 5, 2017, 3:41 am
Houthis kill Yemen strongman Saleh as rebel alliance tatters
Death throws 3-year civil war into new era of unpredictability, with questions surrounding Saudi coalition’s ability to exploit split among Iran-backed insurgents
By Ahmed al-Haj and MAGGIE MICHAEL
Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh addressing a ceremony to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the British forces withdrawal from Aden, November 29, 2007. (KHALED FAZAA/AFP)
December 4, 2017, 2:59 pm
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim ex-president killed
Video circulating online appears to show Ali Abdullah Saleh’s corpse being dragged on the ground
By AFP
Houthi fighters sit in the back of a pick-up truck in the Yemeni capital Sana'a on December 2, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)
December 3, 2017, 12:27 am
Iran-backed rebels clash with former ally in Yemen’s capital
Country’s ex-president says he is ready to open a ‘new page’ with Saudi coalition after breaking with Houthis
By Ahmed al-Haj
Protesters chant slogans and wave revolutionary flags during a rally after Friday prayers at al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, December 28, 2012. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
March 24, 2017, 8:41 pm
Arab Spring: Where are the leaders now?
Seven years of turbulence, from Morroco’s King Mohammed VI, who preempted a change of the constitution, to Assad’s bloody suppression of dissent
By AFP
A Yemeni collects items amidst the rubble of a destroyed building following airstrikes reportedly by Saudi-led coalition airplanes on the capital Sana'a on October 8, 2016. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)
October 18, 2016, 4:18 am
UN announces 72-hour truce for Yemen
Move comes amid international pressure to end conflict that has claimed 6,900 lives, displaced 3 million since March 2015
By AFP
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani leaves after a press conference in his office in Tehran on December 16, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE)
December 27, 2015, 5:11 pm
Syria’s destruction pleases ‘common enemy’ Israel, says Rouhani
Iranian president says Islamic State is distracting Muslim world’s attention from Israel, accuses Saudi Arabia of promoting poverty and terrorism
By AP and ToI Staff
A fighter from the Popular Resistance Committees, loyal to Yemen's President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, stands in a heavily damaged street in the country's third city Taez, on December 7, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-BASHA)
December 8, 2015, 11:27 pm
UN announces ‘press blackout’ around Yemen peace talks
Rebels and government forces to begin negotiations next week in secret location to ensure ‘every chance of success’
By AFP
File photo: Yemeni children holding rifles sit in the back of a heavily armed pick up truck with fighters loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi in the Dar Saad neighborhood of the southern Yemeni city of Aden on May 10, 2015, as they continue to battle Shiite Houthi rebels. (AFP/Saleh Al-Obeidi)
August 3, 2015, 5:07 am
Yemen’s pro-government fighters get arms shipments
Saudi Arabia, UAE send tanks, artillery, missiles to troops battling Iran-backed Shiite Houthi rebels
By Ahmed al-Haj
Fighters against Shiite rebels known as Houthis gather in front of the airport in the port city of Aden, Yemen, July 16, 2015. (AP/Abo Muhammed)
July 19, 2015, 11:01 pm
Shiite rebel shelling in Yemen kills at least 45
Separatists hit civilian areas of Aden after being pushed back by Saudi-backed coalition
By Ahmed al-Haj
Houthi Shiite rebels protest against Saudi-led airstrikes during a rally in Sana'a, Yemen, March 26, 2015. (AP/Hani Mohammed)
June 6, 2015, 8:25 am
Saudi Arabia says it shot down Scud fired from Yemen
Official press agency blames Houthi rebels for missile launch; no injuries or damage reported
By AP
A boy and his sisters watch graffiti artists spray-paint on a wall, commemorating the victims who were killed in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Sana'a, Yemen, May 18, 2015. (AP/Hani Mohammed)
May 18, 2015, 9:04 pm
Saudi-led strikes in Yemen resume as truce expires
Houthis and coalition forces trade blame for ceasefire violations as rebel stronghold of Aden comes under heavy fire
By Ahmed al-Haj
An armed Yemeni tribesman from the Popular Resistance Committees supporting forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed fugitive President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi looks through binoculars as they continue to battle Shiite Houthi rebels in the area of Jaadan, in Marib province east of the capital, Sanaa, on May 9, 2015. (photo credit: AFP/STR)
May 10, 2015, 8:15 am
Rebel allies okay ceasefire after ex-Yemen president’s house hit
Ali Abdullah Saleh, ousted from power in 2012 and believed to be outside capital, targeted by Saudi-led coalition after night of heavy airstrikes
By AFP and AP
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