by Adil E. Shamoo | Apr 7, 2015 | Redev, War & Peace
The latest war in the Middle East is now well underway in Yemen, where airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition have killed hundreds and plunged the Arab world’s poorest country into a deepening humanitarian crisis. The target of the strikes are Yemen’s Houthi...
by Sufyan bin Uzayr | Dec 9, 2013 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Redev
Yemen. The very name of this country brings many thoughts to one’s mind. It happens to be one of the oldest centres of civilization in the region, and is currently the second largest country in the Arabian Peninsula. If that does not impress you, Yemen is also the...
by fpifadmin | Apr 24, 2013
by Alex Potter | Jan 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
The village is called Kupbagan. At least that is what fisherman and village resident Muhammad Annas said. The small cluster of houses is not on any map, and is unlikely to be noticed by any except those who live there. There are thousands of rural habitations like...
by Michael Quinones | Aug 29, 2012 | Human Rights, War & Peace
A review of Gregory Johnsen’s The Last Refuge: al-Qaeda and America’s War in Yemen. Cross-posted from There Will Be War. “After two months of fighting, Yemeni forces retook Ja’ar and the Abyan capital of Zinjibar from al-Qaeda in June.”...
