Links to four reports: from the Associated Press, the Cradle, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s ALL OF IT, UKRAINE and IRAN, and down for YEMEN 10-15-26.) — MCM
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Houthis attack city in Yemen that UN says is at ‘grave risk,‘ by Samy Magdy and Sarah El Deeb | AP CAIRO — Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck a residential area in Yemen’s third-largest city today, killing two teenage girls and renewing attention on the dangers faced by civilians in Taiz, which has been
under attack and siege during the country’s escalating conflict.
Click HERE for report with video, HERE for it in Spanish, and HERE for others from AP in Spanish.
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FROM OCT. 19 Houthi rebels strike Yemen’s government forces, killing at least 53, by Samy Magdy | AP CAIRO — Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck Yemeni government forces with ballistic missiles on Monday, killing at least 53 soldiers at a military camp in one of the deadliest attacks since a resurgence in fighting this summer, Yemeni military officials said. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Cradle.
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FROM OCT. 12 Who are the Houthis? From Middle East Eye. Officially known as Ansar Allah, or “helpers of God,” the movement emerged in Yemen’s far north in the 1990s. The Houthis have sought greater autonomy for the north and, increasingly, recognition as the country’s governing authority. Click HERE for report with locator map.
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