Apr 25 Houthi rebels have shot down 7 Reaper drones as U.S. continues attack on Yemeni group By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Defense officials say three of the drones were shot down in the past week. This suggests the militants' targeting of the unmanned aircraft flying over Yemen has improved. Continue reading
Apr 18 U.S. strikes Yemen oil port in deadly escalation of Trump’s campaign against the Houthis By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A U.S. airstrike on an important oil port held by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed more than 70 people and wounded many others, the Iranian-backed rebel group said Friday, marking a major escalation in the military campaign President Donald Trump launched against… Continue reading
Apr 06 Houthis say U.S. strikes killed 4, bombing video suggests higher overall death toll in Yemen By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Suspected U.S. airstrikes killed at least four people Sunday in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa, the Houthi-run health ministry said, while a bombing video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump suggested casualties in the overall campaign may be higher than the rebels acknowledge. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 2:44 News Wrap: Overnight airstrikes hit Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, suspected U.S. airstrikes hit Houthi rebels in Yemen, southern Texas is getting a much-needed break from torrential downpours that caused flooding, a judge ruled against the dismantling of Voice of America, Elon Musk is shifting… Continue watching
Mar 29 U.S. launches new strikes against Houthis in Yemen, apparently killing at least 1 person By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Suspected U.S. airstrikes pounded Yemen overnight into Saturday, reportedly killing at least one person as the American military acknowledged earlier bombing a major military site in the heart of Sanaa controlled by the Houthi rebels. Continue reading
Mar 27 Judge says he will order Trump administration to preserve Signal chat about strikes in Yemen By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday said he will order the Trump administration to preserve records of a text message chat in which senior national security officials discussed sensitive details of plans for a U.S. military strike against Yemen’s Houthis. Continue reading
Mar 27 Bipartisan senators overseeing military request Pentagon investigation into use of Signal app By Stephen Groves, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Republican committee chair Sen. Roger Wicker and top Democrat Sen. Jack Reed signed onto a letter to the acting inspector general at the Defense Department for an inquiry into the potential use of unclassified networks to discuss classified information. Continue reading
Mar 24 Trump officials texted war plans against Houthis to group chat that included a journalist By Tara Copp, Aamer Madhani, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The National Security Council said in a statement that it was looking into how a journalist's number was added to the chain in the Signal group chat. Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing on U.S. strikes on Yemen’s Houthis By Associated Press Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, estimated those strikes have killed “dozens” of militants and would continue in the coming days. Continue reading
Mar 16 Both sides vow escalation after U.S. airstrikes target Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Houthi-run Health Ministry said the overnight U.S. strikes killed at least 31 people, including women and children, and wounded over 100 in the capital of Sanaa and the northern province of Saada, the rebels’ stronghold on the border with… Continue reading