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| Saudi warplanes resume bombing Yemen as truce expires |
| 2016-10-24 |
| [Iran Press TV] Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... has resumed its ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... after the expiry of a three-day ceasefire in the war-ravaged country. The Saudi jets conducted more than 16 Several neighborhoods in Sana’a, including Nihm, Naqim and Hafa as well as Deylami airbase were targeted in rocket attacks. Similar air raids also hit districts of Mukha and Abs, situated in Ta’izz and in Hajjah, respectively. The strikes happened hours after the 72-hour ceasefire ended without renewal. The truce was brokered by the UN to allow aid to reach families trapped in areas cut off by the war in the Arab country. The raids further came before the arrival in Sana’a of UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, who is expected to discuss options for a political solution to the conflict. Summary on Insurgency-Staged Violations against Yemen Ceasefire And you thought the Russian Donbas rebels ceasefire accounting was tedious Violations to the Yemen ceasefire in its first 24 hours of implementation: Violations registered against foreign territory: 205 attacks recorded against Saudi borderline cities of Jizan and Najraan Violations registered within Yemen territory: 265 in the city of Taiz 116 in the Jaawf region 124 in the city of Marib 144 in Daleh governorate 48 in Hajjeh governorate 41 in Al Bayda 24 in Shabwah Insurgency militias staged all transgressions through systematic firing of heavy to medium and low caliber arms. Projectile and sniper activity was also recorded. Warring parties in Yemen had agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire that took effect shortly before midnight Oct.18– The Gulf nation has descended into chaos after local Houthi Iran-backed militias staged a coup against the constitutionally elected government in 2014. The insurgency’s routine violation to prior humanitarian ceasefires made observers skeptic on this truce turning out any different. Political analysts believe that Houthi militias have no say in their own commitment to announced armistice—when it comes to the insurgency’s decision-making process, Iran still holds great influence fostered by its support for the group. |
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