Houthi insurgency in Yemen

Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince accused Iran on Nov. 7 of “direct military aggression” through Yemen’s Huthi rebels, ratcheting up regional tensions as the kingdom reels from a sweeping royal purge.

More than 200 children have been killed in war-battered Yemen this year, a United Nations official said on Aug. 7.

"In 2017, 201 children killed in Yemen: 152 boys and 49 girls,"  Meritxell Relano, UNICEF Resident Representative in Yemen, said on Twitter.

Iranian Air Force Grumman F-14A Tomcat - Photo: Shahram Sharifi / Wikipedia

Iran will hit back at most of Saudi Arabia with the exception of Islam's holiest places if the kingdom does anything "ignorant", Tehran's defense minister was quoted as saying on Sunday after a Saudi prince threatened to move the "battle" to Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Saudi Arabia's powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on March 14, for talks expected to focus on the economy and rolling back Iranian influence.

Trump welcomed the young prince to the Oval Office, as both countries expect to improve ties that were frequently strained under Barack Obama's administration.

A few days ago a Saudi Al Madinah-class frigate was attacked by Houthis. A new video of the attack from inside the frigate has just been released. We saw it in Militaire.gr

The armed Houthi movement attacked a Saudi warship off the western coast of Yemen on Jan. 30, causing an explosion that killed two crew members and injured three others, Saudi state news agency SPA reported. 

Houthis released a video showing the distraction of a Al Madinah-class frigate of the Royal Saudi Navy.

This is the second and most important naval success for the Houthis of Yemen after the distraction of the HSV-2 formerly belonged to the United States Navy  and leased to the  United Arab Emirates Navy.

The Russian ambassador to Yemen has been shot and killed in Sanaa, according to reports coming from the Arab kingdom.

Vladimir Dedushkin was reportedly “keeping a close eye” in the war-torn country.

The diplomat was reportedly assassinated in the capital Sanaa.

The assassination was reported by Saudi Arabia’s Barq news agency.

The White House has blocked the transfer of precision munitions to ally Saudi Arabia, amid anger about the civilian death toll from the kingdom's bombing campaign in Yemen.

Yemen saw a rare respite from fighting on Nov. 20, the second day of a 48-hour cease-fire that followed a U.S. push to halt a conflict that has wrought devastation and killed thousands.