DefenceTalkAn arms watchdog on Monday urged major weapons exporters, including the United States and France, to cut sales to Saudi Arabia over its actions in Yemen, as a conference on global arms trade opened in Geneva. The World Trade Organization is hosting the second conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which came into force […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cut-weapons-sales-to-saudi-over-yemen-arms-watchdog-says-68034/

DefenceTalkThe United States has approved the possible sale to Saudi Arabia of up to 153 tanks, hundreds of machine guns and other military gear in a deal worth $1.15 billion, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The announcement coincided with news that Saudi-led coalition warplanes had resumed air strikes on Yemen’s capital for the first time in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-1-15-bn-tank-weapons-sale-to-saudi-67972/

DefenceTalkThe Pentagon acknowledged for the first time Friday it has deployed US troops to Yemen since the country’s collapse last year to bolster government and Arab coalition forces battling Al-Qaeda. Spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said the US military has also stepped up air strikes against fighters with Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-positions-troops-in-yemen-steps-up-anti-qaeda-strikes-67414/

DefenceTalkUS military planes killed dozens of fighters at an Al-Qaeda affiliate’s training camp in a mountainous region of Yemen, the Pentagon said. The raids came almost one year since the Saudi-led Arab coalition launched its bombing campaign against Iran-backed Shiite rebels who challenged the authority of the Yemeni government and seized much of the country. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-strike-kills-dozens-at-qaeda-training-camp-in-yemen-67142/

DefenceTalkThe Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen on Thursday denied an accusation by Tehran that its warplanes had targeted the Iranian embassy there. An investigation found that “the allegations are false and that no operations were carried out around the embassy or near to it,” a coalition statement said. “It also confirms the embassy building […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-led-coalition-denies-bombing-iran-embassy-in-yemen-66301/

DefenceTalkSaudi Arabia intercepted a missile fired on its territory from Yemen’s rebel-held capital, the Saudi-led coalition announced on Sunday, in the latest cross-border attack on the kingdom. Saudi air defence forces intercepted “a Scud missile fired from Sanaa in Yemen towards the city of Najran” late on Saturday, said the coalition that has been battling […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-arabia-intercepts-missile-fired-from-yemen-capital-66180/

DefenceTalkA ceasefire in Yemen that has been frequently violated was due to be extended Monday night, as fighting persisted in the north and rebels vowed more missile attacks on Saudi targets. The truce was set to be renewed for one week, a day after the Saudi-backed government and Iran-backed rebels wrapped up peace talks in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/yemen-truce-fragile-as-rebels-threaten-saudi-arabia-66177/

DefenceTalkA suspected Saudi-led air strike killed at least 28 people at a wedding in a rebel-held town in Yemen, witnesses and rebels said Thursday, even as UN peace efforts made headway. The Saudi-led coalition, under mounting criticism over the civilian death toll of its bombing campaign against Iran-backed rebels, denied any involvement in the latest […]https://www.defencetalk.com/suspected-saudi-led-air-strike-kills-28-at-yemen-wedding-65583/

DefenceTalkSanaa: The death toll from an alleged air strike on a Yemeni wedding soared Tuesday to 131, including women and children, as the Saudi-led coalition denied it was behind the incident. UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemned Monday’s reported bombardment, saying intentional attacks on civilians were considered a “serious violation of international humanitarian law”. Residents said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/131-dead-in-alleged-strike-on-yemen-wedding-65513/

DefenceTalkSanaa: Saudi-led air raids on rebels in Yemen killed at least 31 people on Tuesday, officials said, as the coalition intensified its attacks in the wake of a deadly missile strike. At least 10 people were killed in Sanaa, where coalition warplanes targeted the police academy and the headquarters of the security services, both in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/31-dead-as-intense-coalition-raids-pound-yemen-rebels-65301/