Yemeni Rebels Threaten to Strike Somaliland’s Berbera Port

BY JERRY OWILLI | CGTN AFRICA Yemen’s Houthi rebel groups have threatened to strike Somaliland’s Berbera port should authority in Somaliland continue its lease agreement to the United Arab Emirates. Somaliland – a semi-autonomous region in Somalia – is reported to have signed a deal with the UAE to have the latter use the Berbera […]

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Houthis Killed ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh

BY AGENCIES The former President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has been killed in clashes with rival Houthi fighters, the country’s Houthi-controlled interior ministry confirmed. Houthi-controlled al-Masirah TV cited Houthi officials as announcing the “end of the crisis of the treason militia and the killing of its leader”.

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Houthi Rebels Fire Missiles at US Warship in Red Sea: Navy

By AFP, Two missiles fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen fell short of a US warship patrolling the Red Sea off the coast of the war-torn country, the US navy said Monday. The USS Mason “detected two inbound missiles” within an hour of each other from around 7:00 pm (1600 GMT) on Sunday, said US […]

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U.S. Struggling to Contain al Qaeda in Yemen

By Carlo Muñoz | The Washington Times, The United States is struggling to contain al Qaeda’s formidable terror cell in Yemen, despite a devastating aerial campaign coupled with an extended American military presence on the ground, according to the White House’s top counterterrorism official. The battle against the jihadi terror cell, known as al Qaeda in […]

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Saudi Arabia Looks to African Allies During Gulf Crises

By Salem Solomon | for VOA News, Saudi Arabia appears intent on reaching across the Red Sea to build alliances in the Horn of Africa, where piracy, drug and weapons smuggling, and terrorism threaten commerce in the world’s busiest shipping lanes. This was evident during the Saudis’ intervention in Yemen. Over the past year, they […]

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