Yemen 2016 onwards: an intractable war?

[davidbfpo]

Need proof that Iran and the Houthis are one and the same?
https://watchjerusalem.co.il/2017/03...his-in-yemen/#

Outlaw 09,

Not a source I would cite.

On the linked article within the author refers to:

It was a part of a deliberate and calculated Iranian strategy to conquer the Red Sea. This strategy is revealed in a powerful prophecy in the biblical book of Daniel. As astounding as it may sound, the Prophet Daniel foretold what just happened in Yemen! He even mentions names of individual nations along the Red Sea corridor that will be aligned with Iran.

Link:https://watchjerusalem.co.il/2015/04...e-middle-east/


Their About section explains a little more:https://watchjerusalem.co.il/about/

[OUTLAW 09]

Outlaw 09,

Not a source I would cite.

On the linked article within the author refers to:
Link:https://watchjerusalem.co.il/2015/04...e-middle-east/


Their About section explains a little more:https://watchjerusalem.co.il/about/

Understand the source but then this does tie Iran to Yemen....

One of the ways they linked the Qasef-1 drone being used in Yemen to Iran's Ababil-II variant UAVs is by its vertical gyroscope, here.....

That vertical gyroscope has been seen in Iran's Ababil-3 UAV. A few weeks ago, ISIS showed off a captured Ababil-3 in Iraq. Screenshots:

[OUTLAW 09]

Thousands rally in support of Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement on war's anniversary
http://read.bi/2oqcv8J

[OUTLAW 09]

The charade continues: Houthi military unveil the 'domestically developed' Qaher-M2 missile, which in reality is an Iranian Tondar-69 SRBM.

[davidbfpo]

The Soufan Report comments on a possible change of US policy and ends with:

While the civil war in Yemen is highly complex, U.S. involvement since the beginning of the conflict in March 2015 has consistently lacked an overarching objective and a coherent strategy to achieve it. Initial U.S. support to the anti-Houthi coalition under the Obama administration was neither able to shift the military dynamic of the conflict, nor minimize civilian casualties from Saudi airstrikes. Initial U.S. support likewise did nothing to stop the expansion of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in Yemen. Given the static dynamics of the conflict, there is no reason to believe that renewed U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition would now achieve any of these goals. Furthermore, while the U.S. has a clear interest in combating international terror groups in Yemen, claiming a stake in the Yemeni civil war risks repeating the same mistakes the U.S. made in Syria and Iraq, where U.S. support was viewed as an attempt to underwrite the agenda of one regional sectarian power at the expense of another.

Link:http://www.soufangroup.com/tsg-intel...role-in-yemen/

There is a WaPo report and three comments on this:http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/tru...t-in-yemen-war

For a moment stand back and ponder how the imagery of millions of starving Yemenis will play out globally.

Yes, I know Yemeni civil society is a "jungle" and Yemenis are currently fighting each other and the coalition - a task that comes first for the armed groups.

No guesses who is most likely to gain from an increased US role and who is most likely to feed the Yemeni people.

[CrowBat]

The charade continues: Houthi military unveil the 'domestically developed' Qaher-M2 missile, which in reality is an Iranian Tondar-69 SRBM.

...rather something that was already around when Gary Powers was shot down over Sverdlovsk: a Soviet-made 'SA-2 Guideline'. ;-)

[OUTLAW 09]

Ship of Interest:

Danish flag vessel Marianne Danica transits Bosphorus en route to Jeddah carrying weapons & ammo from Burgas to #Yemen

[CrowBat]

The ammo Saudis are buying in countries like Bulgaria is underway for Syria: Saudi military in Yemen needs nothing of East European origin.

[AdamG]

In a rare exercise of its war-making role, the House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly passed a resolution explicitly stating that U.S. military assistance to Saudi Arabia in its war in Yemen is not authorized under legislation passed by Congress to fight terrorism or invade Iraq.

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/...ization-244868