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...and Yemen!

Some stats, according to the houthis:
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He reported that the aggression coalition was focusing on killing the Yemeni people in markets, hospitals, mosques, schools, and roads, and the aggression coalition targeted the Yemeni people with siege, starvation, and conspiracies against the national currency, transferring the functions of the Central Bank of Yemen, and so on.

Al-Houthi revealed the number of air strikes launched by the aggression coalition against the Yemeni people, while they were counted at 274,302 bomb and missile raids, and this is not a complete count, considering the nature of the aggression as criminal, brutal, and for bad purposes.

He explained that the aggression coalition destroyed 186 university facilities, many of which were completely destroyed, and 1,843 mosques and 427 hospitals and health facilities despite the limited health services in Yemen, and health staff and patients were also killed.

Al-Houthi reviewed that the aggression destroyed educational facilities, amounting to 1,331 schools and educational centers, 146 sports facilities, 269 archaeological sites, 63 media facilities, and more than 12,775 agricultural fields, and targeting 15 airports despite the weak infrastructure in Yemen. However, Sana’a Airport continued to be subjected to air strikes of the American-Saudi-Emirati aggression.

The revolution leader stated that the enemy targeted 354 electrical stations and generators, and also targeted 7940 roads and bridges, killing large numbers of citizens, as well as targeting 647 networks and communication stations and 3332 tanks and water networks, which clearly demonstrates the aggression coalition’s aggression and its bad goals.

He pointed out that the aggression targeted 2,155 government facilities, which are built for the benefit of the country, 417 factories, 397 fuel tankers, 12,534 commercial facilities, and 484 poultry and livestock farms.

Al-Houthi said that the aggression hit more than 10,000 means of transportation, more than a thousand food trucks, and 712 markets, and 493 fishing boats, and the fishermen were among those who suffered the most from the aggression coalition, and many of them were martyred at sea.

He reported that the aggression coalition targeted 1,43 food stores in the context of harassing the Yemeni people, starving them, and targeting their economy and food, and 434 gas stations.

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Note - this is the houthi leader Sayed al-Houthi speaking, reported on Saba News, the Houthi controlled news channel
 
The highlands, the north and the western plains are used to a yearly monsoon and know how to deal with heavy rains and floods. Farmers over millenia have developed a very sophisticated irrigation system to utilise the yearly downpours.
Less so in the desert areas in the south and east. Infrastructure there is designed to withstand heat and drought. Too much rain will simply sweep houses and infrastructure away.
 
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In other news, the houthis have been ramping up their campaign in Dhalea and Lahj. Ongoing battles with southern forces. Casualties reported.

They have also been printing rial notes which the south described as counterfeit.
This has de-stabalised the value of the rial even more, which could be seen as a deliberate move by the houthis.

There's a huge discrepancy between the value of the rial in the south and the north, with the north (houthi controlled) enjoying a more favourable value.

World Bank reckons Yemen is on its way to become the worlds poorest country.

In 2014 75% of yemeni households were connected to the national electricity grid.
Now there are only about 15%.
 
The highlands, the north and the western planes are used to a yearly monsoon and know how to deal with heavy rains and floods. Farmers over millenia have developed a very sophisticated irrigation system to utilise the yearly downpours.
Hence the mountain regions are lush and green and have been farmed and cultivated for millenia.
Therefor the Romans affectionately named Yemen 'Arabia Felix', the happy arabia.

Geographically speaking, yemens highlands are part of of the same mountain range towering over east africa, eg ethiopia and eritrea, but now seperated by the red sea.
 
This will not deter US or UK or other players from meddling in Yemens affairs and in making the red sea safe for shipping again, and they will go to great length to do so.

This is an important propaganda win for the houthis and will be used for recruitment etc.

I've written before about the houthis capabilties to produce their own drones and how al Qaida AP and the houthis support each other with arms and strategies and propaganda.

This will likely be used as a recruitment drive for all sorts of islsmists incl al qaida ap and islah.

Meanwhile the houthis have also ramped up their campaigns within yemen.
 
I know it is not good and fuck the Houthis, AQAP, ISIS and the rest but American drones have been flat out murdering people in Yemen and elsewhere for 20 years I know of. Nice to see them falling from the sky.
 


Amongst all the madness, something a bit positive

The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index for 2024 showed progress for Yemen as the war-torn nation climbed to 154th globally, up from 168th last year

The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index for 2024 showed progress for Yemen as the war-torn nation climbed to 154th globally, up from 168th last year.


Read more at: Yemen progresses in World Press Freedom Index
 
 
I find it interesting that one has to go to fairly obscure websites now to get any updates on the Red Sea conflict. Nothing on this on the bbc etc.
 
I find it interesting that one has to go to fairly obscure websites now to get any updates on the Red Sea conflict. Nothing on this on the bbc etc.
I thought the same. Kind of gone out a fashion....
It's pretty poor, considering the ramifications of these attacks, from international politics to environmental devastation.
 
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