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US-Yemen relations
Illustrative image of smoke billowing from buildings after reported air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition on arms warehouses at Al-Dailami air base, on September 29, 2015, north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. (AFP/Mohammed Huwais)
October 25, 2017, 10:39 pm
US drone strike kills 13 ‘IS fighters’ in Yemen
Bombing in Bayda province marks second attack in just over a week by the US, as it supports government against jihadists
By AFP
A former detainee shows how he was kept in handcuffs and leg shackles while held in a secret prison at Riyan airport in the Yemeni city of Mukalla in this May 11, 2017 photo. (AP Photo/Maad El Zikry)
June 22, 2017, 2:47 pm
US interrogates detainees in Yemen prisons rife with torture
Families say nearly 2,000 men have disappeared into secret jails where they are beaten, sexually assaulted and held over fires
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
Protesters gather at the international arrivals area of Dulles International Airport on January 28, 2017, in Sterling, Virginia.(AFP PHOTO / PAUL J. RICHARDS)
February 2, 2017, 3:56 pm
Why Trump’s order isn’t a #MuslimBan and why that matters
Op-Ed: The entry ban sent a message to countries deemed a threat to the US -- it also trampled core American values
By Emily B. Landau and Guy Landau
An Iranian fishing vessel intercepted off the coast of Oman by Saudi-led coalition forces carrying arms believed bound for Houthi rebels in Yemen, September 2015. (screen capture: Al-Arabiya)
October 31, 2016, 10:14 am
Iran denies US accusation of Yemen arms shipments
US Navy says it has intercepted four boatloads of weapons sent by Tehran to Shiite Houthi rebels since 2015
By AFP
US Central Command chief Gen. Joseph Votel speaks to reporters at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
October 20, 2016, 3:34 am
US general suspects Iran role in Houthi attacks on US ships
Gen. Joseph Votel, head of US forces in Mideast, places most explicit blame yet on Tehran for Yemen missile launches
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 20, 2016, 1:39 am
Yemen’s 72-hour UN mediated ceasefire starts
Deal brings pause to bloody two-year war between Iran-backed Houthi rebels, central government
By Ahmed al-Haj
The USS Mason in the Atlantic on January 14, 2011. (US Navy/Anna Wade)
October 16, 2016, 4:42 am
Missiles fired at US warships in Red Sea, no casualties
Third attack in a week from territory held by Iran-backed Houthi rebels draws US closer to ongoing civil war in Yemen
By AFP
US Secretary of State John Kerry, top center, arrives on October 15, 2016 in Lausanne, Switzerland to meet with his Russian counterpart in a bid to ease the bloodshed in Syria. (AFP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini)
October 16, 2016, 2:40 am
Kerry says Yemen’s Houthis have released 2 American citizens
Deal struck with Iran-backed rebels includes airlift to Oman of victims of Saudi bombing campaign
By Bradley Klapper
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 13, 2016, 2:53 pm
Rights group accuses Saudi-led coalition of war crimes in Yemen
After bombing of Sanaa funeral, Human Rights Watch urges US, UK to halt arms sales to kingdom; seeks international investigation
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
Yemenis attend the funeral of members of the same family on October 8, 2016 a day after they were killed in a reported airstrike by Saudi-led coalition air-planes that hit their house in Bajil in the western province of Houdieda. (AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)
October 9, 2016, 10:15 am
Saudi-led coalition to probe Yemen airstrike that killed 140
After US says it is reviewing support for air campaign, Riyadh announces investigation into deadly raid on funeral
By Ahmed al-Haj
US President Barack Obama speaks at the newly-designated Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument in Washington, DC, April 12, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB)
April 19, 2016, 9:02 am
Obama’s first farewell tour starts with damage control
US president to reassure Arab allies of Washington's commitment to counterterrorism, cybersecurity and Mideast stability
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY
Armed Yemeni tribesmen from the Popular Resistance Committees, supporting forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, hold a position in the area of Sirwah, west of Marib city, on December 18, 2015. (AFP Photo/Abdullah Al-Qadry)
December 20, 2015, 1:55 am
Fierce fighting in northern Yemen kills at least 75
Despite peace talks underway in Switzerland, clashes continue between US- and Iran-backed sides in civil war
By Ahmed al-Haj
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein delivers a speech at the opening of the 27th session of the UN Human Rights Council on September 8, 2014 in Geneva. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)
September 25, 2015, 3:15 am
UN human rights chief urged to report on war-torn Yemen
Dutch resolution seeks to shed light on US-backed, Saudi-led assault against Houthi rebels that has killed 2,100
By Jamey Keaten
Smoke rises after a Saudi-led airstrike hits an army academy in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
September 20, 2015, 11:10 pm
Yemen rebels free American, British hostages
White House vows to continue working for release of other captive US citizens 'who remain in the region'
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
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