Yemen Crisis/Conflict & the "Decisive Storm" Coalition

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As translate from Newpaper La Nacion, Buenos Aires

Airstrikes causing 15 dead in Yemen, according to media hutíes
At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured after a series of air strikes on Yemen late on Saturday, according to Houthi news agency Saba.

The dead included five women and two children, who were hit by the attacks in the provinces of Saada and Marib, the agency said are.

Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia has been bombarding rebel positions hutíes and allied military units from 26 March in a campaign aimed at restoring to power President Abd Rabu Mansur Hadi.

Hadi, an ally of Riyadh, was removed last year when hutíes advancing from northern strongholds toppled the government in the capital, Sanaa, and went to the capture of territory in the south.

The hutíes are allies of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who still has the loyalty of most of the army.

The UN-led talks in Geneva between the parties in dispute Yemen ended on Friday without any agreement on a ceasefire, an outcome that sought the aid agencies to support efforts to prevent what many see as a humanitarian disaster .

More than 2,800 people have died since March 26. The UN said more than 21 million people, or 80 percent of the population, are estimated to be currently in need of some kind of humanitarian assistance or protection, or both.

A series of coordinated bombings, responsibility for which was claimed by the Islamic State, has added another layer to the conflict.

At last, the Islamic State said it was behind a car bomb that exploded in the Yemeni capital on Saturday near the mosque Qiba the Mahdi, killing two people and wounding six.

The Islamic State considers the hutíes, the political movement that comes from the Zaydi sect of Shiite Islam, as apostates.


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Seeker UAV crashes in Yemen
Jeremy Binnie, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
06 July 2015


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A still taken from the video shows the wreckage of a UAV that appears to be a Seeker 200. Source: Al-Masirah

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shot down near the Saudi border in Yemen's northern Sadah province, the Al-Masirah news channel reported on 5 July.

It broadcast footage showing the wreckage of a UAV that appeared to be a Denel Dynamics Seeker 200 (previously known as the Seeker II). Like the Seeker family, the crashed UAV had a twin-boom configuration and fixed undercarriage. Its wings were also the same shape as those of the Seeker 200.

The camera focused at one point on a part made by the South African subsidiary of Carl Zeiss Optronics (which was renamed Cassidian Optronics in October 2012 and is now Airbus Defence & Space Optronics).

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The close-up of one of the components shows it was made by the South African branch of Carl Zeiss Optronics in 2010. (AL-Masirah)

Goshawk-II is the electro-optical system listed for the UAV on the Denel Dynamics website. A laser radiation warning sticker was seen in the video, suggesting the crashed UAV was carrying the Goshawk-II HDT system with a laser designator/range finder.

Of the nine Arab countries contributing to the Saudi-led coalition that is currently bombing Yemen, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the only one known to operate the Seeker 200.

This was revealed by US diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks, which said that in 2003 the UAE promised to deploy some of its newly acquired Seeker IIs to Afghanistan. While this deployment was cancelled in 2004 as the UAVs were needed for border patrols, an Emirati Seeker II was eventually deployed to Afghanistan in 2009.

Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, operates the comparable Selex ES Falco tactical surveillance UAV.

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Yemen Government Forces Claim to Have Captured Aden

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Members of Yemen’s exiled government say Saudi-backed fighters have recaptured the strategic port city of Aden from Houthi rebels on Friday, marking a significant shift in an intense conflict that has torn the country apart. But Houthi leaders are contesting the claim, saying the fight is still on.

The news came from the country’s exiled Vice President Khaled Bahah, who announced that the city was "completely liberated" by forces loyal to the Yemeni government on his Facebook page.

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, also exiled in Saudi Arabia, echoed his sentiments in a televised speech, adding that recapturing Aden will pave the way to retaking the entire country.

"We will soon achieve a glorious victory in Yemen, our beloved country, in its entirety…the victory in Aden will be the key to save our cause," he said.

According to Reuters, residents that have been displaced from the fighting are returning home as the battle subsides. Many are also saying that with the exception of occasional gunfire, the streets are under the control of forces loyal to Hadi’s government.

Fighters and witnesses also told Reuters that the offensive in Aden was largely aided by training and weapons delivery by the Saudi-led coalition, which has been conducting a four-month long intense aerial bombing campaign against Houthi captured parts of the country. Witnesses and fighters told Reuters that the battle was backed by weapons donations from the Arab coalition, including 100 vehicles provided by the United Arab Emirates.

Spokesman for local fights in Aden, Ali al-Ahmedi told Reuters that the victory was clinched after dozens of Houthi fighters surrendered and began to lose ground. However, a spokesman for the Houthi rebels has denied defeat, telling Al Jazeera that the exiled government’s announcement was a "lie."

"There are many exaggerations. Fighting is still raging at high intensity," he told the Qatar-based network over the phone.

"We will not give up until we liberate Aden inch by inch from the invading powers."

His claim was backed by Deputy editor of Yemeni newspaper, Al Ayyam, who told Al Jazeera that 10-15% of the city remains in Houthi hands, and that a “large chunk” of Aden is under the control of Shiite-affiliated militias.

One of the world’s busiest ports, Aden has been the site of heavy fighting between forces backed by the Saudi-led campaign and Shi’ite Houthi fighters allied with Iran. Aden was the last stronghold for Hadi before it was captured by Houthi fighters in September, forcing the president to flee to Saudi Arabia. From there, the fighters pushed into the country’s south and east.

Since the beginning of the Saudi-led airstrike campaign against the Shi’ite fighters, more than 3,500 people have been killed and over a million displaced. With Shi’ites on one side and Sunnis on the other, the conflict is seen as a proxy war between regional foes, Saudi Arabia and Iran.

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Yemeni Forces Loyal to Former President Reject Ceasefire
Loyalists of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in army will continue fighting along with Houthis against the supporters of Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi despite the ceasefire proposed by the Saudi-led coalition, accoridng to a spokesman of the forces.

SANAA (Sputnik) — Yemeni forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh do not recognize the ceasefire proposed by the Saudi-led coalition against Houthi rebels, a spokesman of the forces told Sputnik on Sunday.

On Saturday, the Saudi-led coalition announced the third five-day humanitarian truce with the Houthi rebels in Yemen to allow for aid to be delivered to those injured and displaced by the violence. The UN-backed truce is due to come into force at 20:59 GMT Sunday.

Saleh's loyalists in Yemen's army will continue fighting along with Houthis against the supporters of Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, Col. Sharaf Luqman told Sputnik.

"We do not believe in this truce, as the Saudi command does not respect any truce," he added.

The commander added that the proposed truce was not negotiated by the parties to the Yemeni conflict, while two previous ceasefire deals backed by the United Nations were violated by the Saudi-led coalition.

Since early 2015, Yemen has been engulfed in military conflict between Houthis, the country’s main opposition faction, and government forces.

In late March, the Saudi-led coalition of Arab states began airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen at the request of Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi.

Since the start of the coalition's airstrikes, more than 3,200 people have been killed in Yemen, including 1,600 civilians, according to the United Nations.

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