Monday, June 18, 2018

The Battle For The Yemeni Port At Hodeidah Continues



Reuters: Arab coalition bombs Houthis at Hodeidah airport, urges them to withdraw

ADEN (Reuters) - Arab coalition aircraft bombarded Houthi fighters holed up at the airport of Yemen’s main port Hodeidah on Monday as a senior alliance official said he hoped U.N. diplomacy could coax the Iran-aligned movement to cede the city to “save the population”.

There are fears that a prolonged battle for the city, where the Houthis are dug in to protect critical supply lines from the Red Sea to their bastion in the capital Sanaa, could aggravate what is already the world’s most urgent humanitarian crisis.

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More News On The Battle For The Yemeni Port At Hodeidah

Witnesses: Coalition strikes airport in Yemen's Hodeida -- ABC News/AP
Battle for Yemeni lifeline port intensifies -- DW
Hundreds killed and thousands flee as Saudi-led forces bomb Yemeni port to ‘liberate’ it -- RT
Yemen: Houthis threaten to blow up Hodeidah airport terminals -- The National
Saudi-led coalition taking 'gradual' approach to Yemen's Hodeidah fight, says UAE -- Reuters
UAE Minister: Hodeidah liberation will force Houthis back to the table -- Al Arabiya
Houthi commanders split over whether to accept UN offer to leave Hodeidah -- Al Arabiya
U.N. Reportedly In Talks To Take Over Major Port In Yemen -- NPR
Failure of a settlement in Hodeidah -- Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, Arab News
Timeline - Yemen's slide into political crisis and war -- Reuters

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