This is the second part of the article regarding SAS involvement in proxy operations during the Cold War. You can read Part I here. Historically, the Mahra tribe had lived in a tri-border area that overlays Saudi Arabia, South Yemen, and Dhofar. After the British withdrew from South Yemen in 1967, and the country went communist, […]
The early 1970s. With the help of the British, the Sultan of Oman is in the final stages of winning a communist insurgency in the southern part of his country (Dhofar). British contribution was limited to a few Royal Air Force (RAF) squadrons, seconded officers and enlisted men to lead the local troops, and — […]
Today Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir described the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a rogue operation saying that, “there obviously was a tremendous mistake made, and what compounded the mistake was the attempt to try to cover up. That is unacceptable in any government.” Since the murder occurred in the Saudi embassy […]
Little Bird helicopters swept down and dropped the Delta Force operators on the roof of the prison. The helicopters were so heavy with men, weapons, and equipment that some only had one pilot on board due to weight restrictions. The breacher ran forward and set the explosive charge on the door leading down into the […]
According to reports out of the region, the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham intercepted a small sailboat in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen on Tuesday. Navy officials stated that personnel from the destroyer asked the small boat’s crew permission to come aboard as a part of a broader US Naval […]
The Pentagon has denied that it is involved in the military offensive carried out by the Saudi-Emirati alliance against the Iranian-aligned Houthi militia in the Yemeni port city of Hudaida. Speaking on Thursday, spokesman Major Adrian Galloway said Washington “does not command, accompany, or participate in counter-Houthi operations or any hostilities other than those authorized against al-Qaeda […]
Saudi forces have landed on the island of Socotra for training exercises with the Yemeni troops according to Saudi military forces. Locals on the island protested last week the arrival of troops from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as their troops arrived without the invitation of the Yemeni government and since no Houthi rebels are […]
Soldiers are asked to carry out some of the most unimaginably difficult and horrifying tasks a human could be asked to do. They risk their own life and limb, they are sometimes forced to watch as their friends are slaughtered, they take lives and damage families, and they often come home wounded physically or mentally. […]
The United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, made the statement alongside International Development Secretary, Penny Mordaunt, that, “Saudi Arabia has the right to defend itself against security threats including missiles launched from Yemen, and we support the Saudi-led coalition’s efforts to restore legitimacy in Yemen, as accepted by the U.N. Security Council.” They added that, “The humanitarian crisis […]
The Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh was targeted by a barrage of missiles fired from Yemeni Shiite rebels on the third anniversary of the war’s start. Missile fragments killed one Saudi resident and wounded two others. The rebels known as Houthis said they launched a missile attack targeting Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and other […]
Finland looks set to halt all arms sales to the United Arab Emirates after images have emerged showing the UAE using Finnish-made weapons in Yemen’s civil war. All eight candidates in Finland’s presidential elections vowed this week to halt arms sales to the UAE if elected into office in February. The announcement came after a […]
Germany and Norway have recently announced they would stop selling weapons to countries in the Saudi-led coalition waging war in Yemen. But the US told Business Insider that it has no intentions of halting weapons sales or support for the coalition. The war in Yemen has caused mass starvation and been dubbed “the worst humanitarian […]
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