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23.10.26 - 01:48
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UN Says 8,513 Casualties In Yemen Since August, Over 250K Displaced (ZeroHedge)
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UN Says 8,513 Casualties In Yemen Since August, Over 250K Displaced
There are new, grim numbers out of Yemen, after fierce fighting has been raging for many weeks going back to late August renewed war between the Saudi coalition (and its government in Aden), and the Iran-aligned Houthis.
The UN's World Health Organization on Thursday announced its tally of at least 8,513 casualties in the Yemen conflict since August. This is as of Oct.19, the WHO indicated.
via EPAAccording to the breakdown, this included 1,574 fatalities, and 6,939 others injured and wounded. The organization did not specify whether these were civilians or military personnel.
The WHO indicated further that over just the last eight-day period (counting backward from Oct.19), 292 people were killed and 1,048 others were injured.
Civilians have certainly borne a huge brunt of the renewed conflict, also with attacks spilling over into Saudi territory - where over 20 civilians have died, and cities and airports and energy sites...
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23.10.26 - 01:48
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Top Trump Envoy Declares Kinetic Action In Yemen Would Be ′Fruitless′ (ZeroHedge)
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Top Trump Envoy Declares Kinetic Action In Yemen Would Be 'Fruitless'
Via The Cradle
US special envoy Tom Barrack conceded that a "ground kinetic" battle in Yemen by the US "seems fruitless" during a talk at the Global Security Forum in Qatar on Tuesday.
"I think the president's been clear that he supports Saudi Arabia and the backing that they need logistically he will supply. But America getting involved in a ground kinetic battle somewhere else seems fruitless." Barrack is Washington's ambassador to Turkiye and special presidential envoy for Syria and Iraq.
Mideast regional envoy (to Turkey and Syria) Tom Barrack, via XHe admitted that military force has failed in Yemen and that Riyadh is in a "very difficult position."
"These kinetic reactions have never worked. It doesn't work. It's probably not likely that it's going to work," he said.
Barrack questioned whether US meddling across West Asia has helped or harmed the region, arguin...
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