Jemen

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Nachdem in den letzten Tagen die Geschichte mit den u.a. kolumbianischen Söldnern im Jemen durch die Medien ging, gibt es nun eine erste Meldung über Verluste:

An Australian mercenary has reportedly been killed in clashes in Yemen, alongside six Colombian troops.
Guardian Australia understands the Australian commander was named Philip Stitman.
It’s believed he was employed as a mercenary by the United Arab Emirates to lead Colombian fighters against the Houthis in the country’s south. [...] They were reportedly advancing towards the al-Amri area in the heavily contested Taiz province, in Yemen’s south-west.

Quelle: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/dec/09/australian-mercenary-reportedly-killed-yemen-clashes">http://www.theguardian.com/australia-ne ... en-clashes</a><!-- m -->

Ferner scheint die Basis bei Mocha immer noch (oder wieder) umkämpft:

Air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemen’s Al Houthi militia and ground clashes over a key military base killed and wounded dozens of fighters on Tuesday, Yemeni security officials said.

According to the officials, at least 35 pro-government fighters and Al Houthi militants died in the battle for the base in the southwestern port city of Mokha. The base is located along a vital road to the heavily contested western city of Taiz, the officials said.

The officials, who are neutral in Yemen’s conflict, spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to talk to reporters.

Quelle: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/battle-for-key-yemeni-base-in-south-kills-dozens-of-fighters-1.1634533">http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/bat ... -1.1634533</a><!-- m -->

Beide Quellen sind schwabbelig. Die Meldung über die gefallenen Söldnern wurde zuerst von PressTV verbreitet, d.h. die übrigen Seiten haben einfach abgeschrieben. Die zweite ist GulfNews...naja. Pro-GCC-Propaganda normalerweise.

Leider kaum Neuigkeiten aus Taiz, Ma'arib und den Gebieten, die in Saudi-Arabien angegriffen werden/wurden (Jizan, Najran, Azir).