Jun 22 U.S. airstrike in Yemen kills al-Qaida commander, 2 others By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. says the commander was leading efforts to fuel instability in southern Yemen and to plan attacks on civilians. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 7:14 Will one company’s mixed mission in Yemen sow suspicion of aid groups? By PBS News Hour For aid organizations, especially those in conflict zones, remaining politically neutral is crucial for trust. A New York Times investigation found that the conduct of a logistics company could drive suspicion that aid groups in Yemen were somehow acting as… Continue watching
May 25 Block against Trump’s travel ban upheld by appeals court By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A federal appeals court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority countries on Thursday, siding with groups that say the policy illegally targets Muslims. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 2:48 Protests erupt in Yemen as Trump visits Saudi Arabia By PBS News Hour Demonstrators on Saturday took to the streets of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, to protest President Donald Trump’s visit to the Saudi Kingdom. For two years, Yemen has been embroiled in a civil war between the country’s Saudi-backed government and the Houthi… Continue watching
Apr 28 In Yemen conflict, preventable diseases are a deadly side effect for children By Larisa Epatko Health workers recently fanned across Yemen to vaccinate millions of children against polio, one of the disease risks in a country immersed in conflict. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 4:47 Is there a human toll of giving the military more latitude to strike terror targets? By PBS News Hour On the campaign stump, Donald Trump promised to give the U.S. military more freedom to strike terrorist targets around the world. Now the president has approved the Pentagon’s plan to intensify its targeting of al-Shabab strongholds in Somalia. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: Trump defends handling of wiretap claim By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Trump defended White House press secretary Sean Spicer's handling of the claim that Trump Tower was wiretapped by President Obama, connecting his own claim to allegations that the Obama administration monitored the German Chancellor… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 3:59 U.S. warplanes bombard al-Qaida in Yemen By PBS News Hour The American military is ramping up operations in the war-torn country of Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition of mostly Sunni countries supports Yemen’s president. Since Thursday, the U.S. has carried out more than 30 airstrikes in Yemen, targeting the Islamic… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 3:32 News Wrap: Trump touts plan for naval expansion aboard aircraft carrier By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump carried his call for a major military build up aboard a newly built aircraft carrier, where he spoke to a U.S. Navy audience. Also, the U.S. struck hard at al-Qaida militants in Yemen… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 7:53 On Yemen raid planning, where did the Obama administration leave off for Trump to pick up? By PBS News Hour What level of planning did the Obama administration take on ahead of a deadly U.S. military raid in Yemen carried out under President Trump? Hari Sreenivasan talks to former Defense Department official Andrew Exum and Colin Kahl, former national security… Continue watching