Yemeni Conflict: News #2

A hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been hit by airstrikes in Yemen, the medical charity confirmed on Monday. At least 11 people were killed and 19 more injured in the incident, MSF said.
The hospital in the Abs district of the northwestern Hajjah province was hit at 3.45pm local time (12:45 GMT), the Paris-based NGO said in a Twitter post, adding that the number of casualties is still unknown.

Shadåw wrote:

OminousSpudd wrote:

TheArmenian wrote:This time it is a Pegaso BMR

Geez the KSA armory is a logistical and technical nightmare. Gear from every nation on the planet.

http://www.dsca.mil/sites/default/files/mas/saudi_16-32.pdf

Saudi's are seeking to buy more hardware, replenishments for humiliating losses in Yemen?^^

The Houthi forces launched three Tochka missiles at a Saudi military post in the Jizan Region of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, causing severe damage to the installation.

According to Yemen-based Al-Masirah, the three Houthi missiles struck the Al-Jallah Center in the Jizan Region; this area is filled with Saudi soldiers and military equipment.

The total number of casualties was not reported by the Saudi military or media; however, it is assumed to be a high number because of the large presence of KSA soldiers in the area.

The Saudi Air Force attempted to attack the Houthi positions in the Jizan Region on Wednesday; however, they ended up bombing Saudi civilians in the village of Al-Qamr.

Agitated over the 3 Houthi ballistic missiles that struck their positions in the Jizan Region, the Saudi Air Force raided several sites along the Yemeni border, hitting a number of areas indiscriminately.

OminousSpudd wrote:

Shadåw wrote:

OminousSpudd wrote:

TheArmenian wrote:This time it is a Pegaso BMR

Geez the KSA armory is a logistical and technical nightmare. Gear from every nation on the planet.

http://www.dsca.mil/sites/default/files/mas/saudi_16-32.pdf

Saudi's are seeking to buy more hardware, replenishments for humiliating losses in Yemen?^^

From that PDF: "This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to
improve the security of a strategic regional partner which has been and continues to be a leading contributor of
political stability and economic progress in the Middle East."

How in God's green earth is any of that applicable to reality? US seems to be less and less concerned with its PR department, it's like they don't even give a dime about being viewed as an Empire anymore.

sepheronx wrote:Will the leclercs fair better than the M1's against Houthis or you think the flipflops will make short work of them too.

sepheronx wrote:Will the leclercs fair better than the M1's against Houthis or you think the flipflops will make short work of them too.

Reuters in Riyadh wrote:Shia Yemenis rally in support of Houthi governing council

Tens of thousands demonstrate on the streets of capital Sana’a as their leaders promise to form a full government
Yemenis rally to show support for the newly formed governing council

Tens of thousands of Yemenis rallied in the centre of the capital, Sana’a, to show support for the Shia Houthi movement as the head of the group’s new governing council vowed to form a full government in the coming days.

In apparent response to the Houthi show of force on Saturday, ambassadors from the G18 group of nations that has backed UN peace talks to end Yemen’s civil war issued a statement condemning “unconstitutional and unilateral actions in Sana’a”.
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“The group of ambassadors repeats its concern that actions taken by elements of the general people’s congress and the Houthis as well as their supporters are making the search for a peaceful solution more difficult,” the envoys added in a statement posted on the US embassy’s Facebook page.

As Houthi demonstrators packed Sana’a’s Sabeen Square waving Yemeni flags and chanting slogans, chairman Saleh al-Samad outlined the council’s plans for running the war-ravaged country following the breakdown of the peace talks earlier this month. “Economic affairs will be the priority of our work in the coming period,” he said.

In another speech broadcast on Houthi-run television, Samad ordered the Houthi delegation at peace negotiations in Muscat not to speak with the UN envoy leading the talks, saying they should first return to Sana’a for consultations with the council. “The hand of peace is still outstretched,” he added.

Saturday’s declaration formalised a vow earlier this month by the Houthis and their allies in the general people’s congress, the party of the former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to establish a body to govern the capital and other parts of the country under their control.

The demonstration – one of the biggest in Yemen since the civil war broke out last year – took place as the Saudi-led coalition backing exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi stepped up airstrikes and fighting on the ground intensified.

As the rally was underway, three airstrikes targeted the presidential compound located 600 metres away from the square but did not cause casualties, residents told Reuters.

Further north, rockets launched over the border from Yemen killed one person and injured five others in the southern Saudi city of Najran, Saudi state television reported. Houthi-run Al-Masirah television said the rockets had targeted a Saudi air force base.

Fighting also escalated on Saturday for control of Yemen’s central bank, as Hadi made plans to relocate the institution outside Houthi-held Sana’a and appoint a new board of directors.

The central bank’s governor dismissed the reports of new board appointments as groundless in an emailed statement. A spokesman from Hadi’s government could not immediately be reached for comment.

The central bank has been considered the last bastion of the impoverished country’s financial system, paying salaries to state employees on both sides of the frontlines and guaranteeing food imports as famine threatens the country.

higurashihougi wrote:OOps

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/houthi-forces-encircle-saudi-army-strategic-city/?utm_medium=ppc&utm_source=push&utm_campaign=push+notifications&utm_content=English

Houthi forces encircle Saudi Army in strategic city

George1 wrote:

higurashihougi wrote:OOps

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/houthi-forces-encircle-saudi-army-strategic-city/?utm_medium=ppc&utm_source=push&utm_campaign=push+notifications&utm_content=English

Houthi forces encircle Saudi Army in strategic city

i wonder wether Houthis are so hard fighters or Saudi army is so inefficient..

George1 wrote:

higurashihougi wrote:OOps

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/houthi-forces-encircle-saudi-army-strategic-city/?utm_medium=ppc&utm_source=push&utm_campaign=push+notifications&utm_content=English

Houthi forces encircle Saudi Army in strategic city

i wonder wether Houthis are so hard fighters or Saudi army is so inefficient..

sepheronx wrote:I read on 4chan /pol section that had a thread going on the Yemen conflict, and Saudi Arabia was claiming (or was claimed via wikipedia stats) that they only lost 20 M1A2 tanks.  I know some called it out saying it is crap and I think it is too.  They lost way more.  But it is funny to see how Saudi Arabia, with being the second largest spender in USD terms on military and all on western equipment, is getting spanked real hard by rebels and Yemen army who were not as "well equipped" as Saudi's are.

magnumcromagnon wrote:

sepheronx wrote:I read on 4chan /pol section that had a thread going on the Yemen conflict, and Saudi Arabia was claiming (or was claimed via wikipedia stats) that they only lost 20 M1A2 tanks.  I know some called it out saying it is crap and I think it is too.  They lost way more.  But it is funny to see how Saudi Arabia, with being the second largest spender in USD terms on military and all on western equipment, is getting spanked real hard by rebels and Yemen army who were not as "well equipped" as Saudi's are.

A lot of people talk smack about SAA's competency, but it's far more complex than that. In comparison check out the Saudi-Might military and it's clown-car tactics (as demonstrated at 14:55 of the first video in my last post), it's truly eye-watering lol!

sepheronx wrote:I read on 4chan /pol section that had a thread going on the Yemen conflict, and Saudi Arabia was claiming (or was claimed via wikipedia stats) that they only lost 20 M1A2 tanks.  I know some called it out saying it is crap and I think it is too.  They lost way more.  But it is funny to see how Saudi Arabia, with being the second largest spender in USD terms on military and all on western equipment, is getting spanked real hard by rebels and Yemen army who were not as "well equipped" as Saudi's are.