Jamal Al-Mahmoudi Dies After Release from Houthi Prison

Jamal Al-Mahmoudi Dies After Release from Houthi Prison

Jamal Ahmed Rawah Qa'id Muhsin Al-Mahmoudi died on February 18, 2025, just 11 days after being released from five years of captivity in a Houthi prison. Legal sources informed Barran Press that Al-Mahmoudi, from Al-Dhalea Governorate, suffered severe physical and psychological torture, as well a...

Clashes in Al-Jawf Result in Houthi Casualties

Clashes in Al-Jawf Result in Houthi Casualties

Military sources reported that a Houthi infiltration attempt into Yemeni army positions in Al-Jawf governorate (northeast Yemen) on Tuesda resulted in casualties. According to the Armed Forces Media Center, Yemeni army units successfully thwarted the Houthis' attempt to breach a military si...

UN Vows to Stay in Sanaa Despite Risks, Rejects Move to Aden

UN Vows to Stay in Sanaa Despite Risks, Rejects Move to Aden

The UN has affirmed its commitment to maintaining humanitarian operations in Sanaa, Yemen, despite the recent death of a staff member detained by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. UN Resident Coordinator in Yemen, Julien Harneis, speaking from Amman, Jordan, on February 18, confirmed the UN's position,...

Yemeni Soldier Killed, Several Injured in Renewed Clashes with Houthis

Yemeni Soldier Killed, Several Injured in Renewed Clashes with Houthis

Fighting has intensified in Yemen, with clashes between government forces and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels reported in the governorates of Marib and Taiz. According to a report by "September Net," one Yemeni soldier was killed and four others injured in Marib during operations to rep...

Sana'a Tribes Pledge Support for Anti-Houthi Fight

Sana'a Tribes Pledge Support for Anti-Houthi Fight

Tribes from Sana'a governorate held a gathering in Marib governorate on Saturday, declaring their readiness to support the military in the fight against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Barran Press reported that the tribes called for unity among all Yemeni tribes against the Houthis, accusing t...

Tariq Saleh's Forces Intercept Smuggling Vessel Bound for Houthis

Tariq Saleh's Forces Intercept Smuggling Vessel Bound for Houthis

Forces loyal to Presidential Leadership Council member Tariq Saleh intercepted a dhow on February 12, 2025, carrying a shipment of fertilizer destined for the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.  The vessel, named "Zaid," was carrying nine Iranian and three Pakistani nationals. The crew m...

Marib Mourns Colonel Al-Nasim, Dies After Five Years of Houthi Torture

Marib Mourns Colonel Al-Nasim, Dies After Five Years of Houthi Torture

A funeral was held Wednesday, February 12, 2025, in Marib for Colonel Mohammed Ali Al-Nasim, who died shortly after his release from five years of captivity in Houthi prisons. Al-Nasim succumbed to injuries sustained from severe physical and psychological torture inflicted by the Iran-backed Houth...

Houthis Extend Journalist al-Miyahi's Detention

Houthis Extend Journalist al-Miyahi's Detention

The Iran-backed Houthi group has extended the detention of Yemeni journalist Mohammed al-Miyahi by 45 days, according to sources in Sana'a on Tuesday. Al-Miyahi has been detained since September 2024. His lawyer, Ammar Ali Yassin, said on Facebook that al-Miyahi's case was supposed to be...

UN Worker Dies in Houthi Custody in Yemen

UN Worker Dies in Houthi Custody in Yemen

A United Nations employee died in a Houthi detention center in Saada governorate, northern Yemen, on Tuesday. Ahmad Baalawi, a Yemeni national in his thirties, worked for the World FoodPrograme (WFP) as an Information Technology Operations Officer since 2017, according to Xinhua news agency. He...

GCC and France Reaffirm Support for Yemen Peace Process

GCC and France Reaffirm Support for Yemen Peace Process

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and France reiterated their support for a comprehensive political solution to the Yemeni crisis, under UN auspices. The reaffirmation came during a meeting between the GCC ambassador to Yemen, Sarhan Al-Munikher, and the French ambassador to Yemen, Catherine C...

Pro-govt Giants Forces Shoot Down Houthi Drone in Shabwa

Pro-govt Giants Forces Shoot Down Houthi Drone in Shabwa

The pro-govt Southern Giants Forces reported shooting down an Iran-backed Houthi drone on Sunday in Shabwah governorate, eastern Yemen.  According to a statement from the Southern Giants' media center, their air defenses intercepted and downed the drone over Bayhan district, preventing...

Yemeni Forces Repel Houthi Attacks in Marib and Al Jawf

Yemeni Forces Repel Houthi Attacks in Marib and Al Jawf

Yemeni military sources reported that on Monday government forces successfully thwarted Houthi attacks in the governorates of Marib and Al Jawf. The Armed Forces Media Center stated that the army repelled three attempted Houthi infiltrations in Marib, inflicting significant casualties and forcing...

UN Suspends Operations in Houthi-Controlled Saada

UN Suspends Operations in Houthi-Controlled Saada

The United Nations announced on February 10, 2025, that it has suspended all operations in Saada, the Houthi stronghold in Yemen. UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq stated that the suspension was prompted by the increasing number of UN staff being abducted by the Houthis. The decision aims to balan...

Call for Urgent Action to Save Houthi Detainee Al-Bateena

Call for Urgent Action to Save Houthi Detainee Al-Bateena

The Association of Mothers of Abductees has issued an urgent appeal to local and international human rights organizations to intervene and save the life of Ismail Al-Bateena, who has been detained by the Houthi rebels since October 20, 2017. The association reported that Al-Bateena's health h...