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Yemen Review section
August 12, 2022
07:31 MIN
July 2022
Tensions between Islah- and STC-Affiliated Forces in Shabwa Explode with Assassination Attempt
Islah-affiliated commander of the Special Security forces in Shabwa, Brigadier General Abd Rabbo Laakab, survived an assassination attempt by members of the UAE-backed Shabwa Defense forces in Shabwa governorate. Laakab’s convoy was ambushed in Ataq city, the governorate capital, on July 19; two members of the Special Security Forces were killed, and two others were wounded in the attack. The attempt was preceded by orders to replace Special Security Forces commanders and a series of clashes between members of the Shabwa Defense forces and Special Security forces in Ataq. On July 15, clashes erupted between Special Security forces manning the Al-Kahraba checkpoint in the village of Gul al-Aadh western Ataq city, and the Shabwa Denfese forces, who were prevented from…
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Yemen Review section
July 11, 2022
05:13 MIN
June 2022
Truce Renewal Extends Period of Relative Calm
A few hours before a 2-month-old truce was set to expire on June 2, the warring parties in Yemen agreed to extend it two more months, despite frustration over unfulfilled elements of the original agreement. While intermittent fighting has flared during the truce, the agreement brought a dramatic reduction in violence and casualties — and a taste of normalcy for much of the country. Government officials and supporters said they had adhered to their side of the bargain by allowing flights to and from Sana’a airport. However, they expressed frustration that one of their main demands, the re-opening of all roads leading to the Houthi-blockaded city of Taiz, was still being negotiated well after the new truce took effect (see,…
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Analysis
June 9, 2022
03:09 MIN
May 2022
Truce Extended As Frontlines See Less Violence
By Sana’a Center Staff
Much as in April, the month of May saw the continued absence of heavy fighting in Yemen during the two-month UN-backed truce announced at the start of Ramadan. Frontlines remained stable, and there were few claims of heavy casualties in the clashes that did occur, although the Yemeni government and Houthi forces accused each other of truce violations throughout May. On June 2, the UN special envoy’s office announced that the Yemeni government and the Houthi movement had agreed to renew the truce, which was scheduled to expire that day, for an additional two months. In Sana’a, where commercial flights resumed in May after a six-year gap, the skies were once again largely empty of Saudi-led coalition traffic, with no…
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