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People inspect the rubble of a destroyed building that was used as a detention center by Yemen's Houthi rebels which was hit by an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition, in Dhamar south of the Houthi-held capital Sanaa on September 1, 2019. (AFP)
September 6, 2019, 12:36 am
Washington in talks with Iran-backed Yemeni rebels, US official says
US efforts to end devastating conflict, believed to be coordinated with Saudi Arabia, are ‘narrowly focused’ on stopping the fighting amid a broader showdown with Tehran
By Anuj Chopra
A Yemeni soldier stands guard in Mukalla, Yemen, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
April 17, 2019, 3:51 am
Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war
Congress, which is uneasy with president’s close relationship with Saudi Arabia, does not have the votes to override him
By Deb Riechmann
A soldier allied to Yemen's internationally recognized government stands guard at the fish market in Aden, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
March 14, 2019, 5:06 am
Defying Trump, Senate votes to end US support for Saudi-led Yemen war
Republican-controlled chamber approves historic curtailment of presidential war powers, ahead of House vote; White House threatens a veto
By Michael Mathes
Experts examine the hole on the side of the USS Cole in Aden on October 13, 2000. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)
January 4, 2019, 10:09 pm
US says airstrike this week targeted terrorist behind USS Cole bombing
Military still assessing whether strike in Yemen killed Jamal al-Badawi, an al-Qaeda operative, who has been charged with involvement in the deadly suicide attack that killed 17
By AP
In this December 2018 photo released by the Council on American Islamic Relations, Sacramento Valley, Shaima Swileh, of Yemen, holds her dying 2-year old son Abdullah Hassan at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland, California, USA. (Council on American Islamic Relations, Sacramento Valley via AP)
December 30, 2018, 3:51 pm
Boy whose Yemeni mom fought US travel ban to see him dies
Abdullah Hassan, 2, laid to rest days after his mother wins year-long legal battle to bid him final farewell
By DAISY NGUYEN
US President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing on Hurricane Michael in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, October 10, 2018. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
October 10, 2018, 9:11 pm
Trump demands answers from Saudi ally about missing journalist
Kushner and Bolton speak to powerful crown prince about alleged killing of Jamal Khashoggi
By Matthew Pennington
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
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