March saw an escalation in cross-border attacks between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, with Houthi missiles and drones targeting Saudi oil and gas infrastructure, and the kingdom responding with airstrikes on Houthi-held areas in northern Yemen. However, the month ended on a hopeful note, with the warring parties declaring that they were entering, for the first time in more than seven…
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When Giants Strike – The Yemen Review, January & February 2022
The Houthi threat to Marib that dominated 2021 set in motion a shift in strategy by Saudi Arabia that restored the vanguard role to the United Arab Emirates and its allied Yemeni forces. The turning point came in January when the UAE-backed Giants Brigades pushed Houthi forces out of Shabwa and entered southern Marib, forcing the Houthis to divert resources…
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The Sana'a Center Editorial Delusions of Victory Laid to Rest
Through most of 2021, the armed Houthi movement appeared unstoppable. As their forces pushed relentlessly toward Marib city, the fall of the last government stronghold in the north began to seem inevitable. Rich in oil and gas, its loss would be a mortal blow to the spiraling economy and political legitimacy of the internationally recognized government. Along frontlines across the…
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The Graveyard of Hubris – Yemen Annual Review 2021
Through most of 2021, the armed Houthi movement appeared unstoppable. As their forces pushed relentlessly toward Marib city, the fall of the last government stronghold in the north began to seem inevitable. Rich in oil and gas, its loss would be a mortal blow to the spiraling economy and political legitimacy of the internationally recognized government. Along frontlines across the…
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The Sana'a Center Editorial Yemen’s Tribes Offer a New Path Toward Peace
For more than seven years international efforts to end the war in Yemen have focused on engaging the same local and regional stakeholders in a similar way and hoping they will act differently. This myopic approach has produced only failure and behooves a change in approach, one that engages parties with potential to influence the conflict who are outside the…
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Coalition Falls Back in Hudaydah, Fighting Shifts South – The Yemen Review, November 2021
November at a Glance State of the War Coalition Falls Back in Hudaydah, Fighting Shifts South Houthis Continue Advance on Marib City The Political Arena Pressure Grows on Islah-Affiliated Shabwa Governor to Resign Developments in Government-Controlled Territory Developments in Houthi-Controlled Territory International Developments Economic Developments Collapse of Yemeni Rial Fueling Unprecedented Transfer Costs CBY-Aden Board of Directors Replaced CBY-Aden Auctions…
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Houthi Forces Close in on Marib City – The Yemen Review, October 2021
Many of the challenges facing humanitarian operations in conflict zones today are well known. Any package of assistance must survive the politics of individual donor countries before it even starts the journey down the pipeline to the United Nations and other aid agencies. From there, it navigates a maze of bureaucracy between headquarters and destination countries, often running the gauntlet…
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The Sana'a Center Editorial Aid Must Do More Good than Harm
Many of the challenges facing humanitarian operations in conflict zones today are well known. Any package of assistance must survive the politics of individual donor countries before it even starts the journey down the pipeline to the United Nations and other aid agencies. From there, it navigates a maze of bureaucracy between headquarters and destination countries, often running the gauntlet…
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Southerners Protest Economic Collapse as the Houthis Advance – The Yemen Review, September 2021
Yemenis have become well acquainted with death and the many faces of injustice during these past seven years of war, but the Houthi movement’s September 18 public execution of eight men and a teenager staked claim to a new level of horror. With it, the Houthis sent a clear and unambiguous message to ordinary Yemenis of their intent to cement…
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The Sana'a Center Editorial Public Executions in Sana’a Herald Houthi Reign of Terror
Yemenis have become well acquainted with death and the many faces of injustice during these past seven years of war, but the Houthi movement’s September 18 public execution of eight men and a teenager staked claim to a new level of horror. With it, the Houthis sent a clear and unambiguous message to ordinary Yemenis of their intent to cement…
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