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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Yemen. Per capita, Yemen has one of the highest execution rates in the world. Per capita, Yemen has one of the highest execution rates in the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Capital punishment is typically carried out by shooting , [ 3 ] and executions occasionally take place in public.
During the Yemeni civil war, Saudi Arabia led an Arab coalition of nine nations from the Middle East and parts of Africa in response to calls from the internationally recognized pro-Saudi [1] president of Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi for military support after he was ousted by the Houthi movement due to economic and political grievances, and fled to Saudi Arabia.
The Southern Yemen offensive in 2012 managed to force AQAP to withdraw from major cities in the region which they seized the year prior, including Abyan capital Zinjibar as well as Azzan in Shabwah. The offensive however did not reach al-Mahfad in western Abyan, where militants were able to reside and restock on supplies after promising the ...
A suspected al-Qaida attack in southern Yemen on Thursday killed a military commander and three soldiers from a secessionist group, according to the group's leader, security officials, and an ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military said it carried out 15 strikes on Friday against targets linked to Iran-aligned Houthi fighters in Yemen, where residents reported blasts at military ...
Government forces also reportedly withdrew from military sites in Nisab, Radhum, Habban and Mayfa'a districts. [11] According to unnamed officials cited by AP at least 35 people were killed in clashes. [12] Unconfirmed reports alleged that the STC forces in Shabwah were supported by drone strikes carried out by the United Arab Emirates Armed ...
The U.S. military has struck Houthi weapons storage facilities within Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, U.S. officials told ABC News. "U.S. Central Command forces conducted multiple airstrikes on ...
[196] He also declared Aden to be Yemen's "economic and temporary capital" due to the Houthi occupation of SanaŹ½a, which he pledged would be retaken. [ 197 ] In Sanaa , the Houthi Revolutionary Committee appointed Major General Hussein Khairan as Yemen's new Defence Minister and placed him in overall command of the military offensive.