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31.10.2025 - 23:27 [ Middle East Eye ]

Exclusive: Inside the UAE‘s secret Sudan war operation at Somalia‘s Bosaso

“They’re frequent and the logistics are transferred immediately to another aircraft that is on standby and is destined for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan through the neighbouring countries,” said Abdullahi, a senior Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) commander at Bosaso Airport, who spoke to Middle East Eye using a different name for security reasons.

According to flight tracking data, satellite imagery, multiple local sources, and US and regional diplomats, the origin of these planes and their cargo is clear: the United Arab Emirates.

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As MEE reported recently, Bosaso is connected to a ring of bases built and expanded by the UAE across the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. The bases, on the islands of Mayun, Abd al-Kuri, Samhah; at the Somaliland port of Berbera and the Yemeni port of Mocha, are all on territory nominally controlled not by the UAE but its allies or clients.

07.05.2025 - 17:28 [ Times of Oman ]

Egypt welcomes Oman’s efforts leading to ceasefire agreement in Yemen

In a statement issued today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt expressed hope that this agreement would positively impact freedomn of navigation in the Red Sea.

07.05.2025 - 17:15 [ Jordan Times ]

Jordan welcomes Oman-brokered Yemen ceasefire, urges diplomatic solutions

In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry praised the diplomatic efforts of the brotherly Sultanate of Oman, which played a key role in mediating the agreement. The ministry emphasised that the deal marks a significant move toward de-escalating conflict in the region

07.05.2025 - 17:07 [ Times of Oman ]

GCC Secretary-General hails Oman‘s efforts in Yemen conflict resolution

His Excellency Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), said that the efforts made by the Sultanate of Oman in mediating between the United States and the relevant authorities in the Republic of Yemen, which led to a ceasefire agreement between the two sides, embody the constructive and effective role played by Oman in supporting regional security and stability.

07.05.2025 - 17:04 [ Times of Oman ]

Oman welcomes US-Yemen ceasefire pact

(May 6, 2025)

Under this agreement, neither party will target the other, including American vessels, in the Red Sea and the Bab Al-Mandab Strait, thereby safeguarding freedom of navigation and ensuring the unimpeded flow of international commercial shipping.

The Sultanate of Oman extends its appreciation to both parties for their constructive approach, which has yielded this positive outcome.

22.04.2025 - 23:05 [ Saba.ye ]

US aggression targets Hodeida with continuous raids

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 22:44:32 +0300]

Hodeida – Saba:

A US-led aggression targeted Al Hodeida Governorate this evening with a series of airstrikes.

22.04.2025 - 23:03 [ Mehr News ]

US warplanes launch over 40 airstrikes across Yemen

According to Al Jazeera, US warplanes carried out a wide range of airstrikes on different parts of Yemen from Monday night until the early hours of Tuesday morning.

22.04.2025 - 23:00 [ New York Times ]

U.S. Airstrike Hits Yemeni Capital, Killing 12, Local Health Officials Say

(April 21, 2025)

An American airstrike hit a densely populated area of the Yemeni capital on Sunday, killing 12 people and injuring 30, according to the health ministry of the Houthi-led government.

Two witnesses who live in the capital, Sana, said that the attack struck a neighborhood near the Old City, a densely populated Unesco world heritage site that is filled with ancient towers.

18.04.2025 - 16:05 [ Antiwar.com ]

US Massacres Civilian Workers and Paramedics in Attack on Yemen Fuel Port

On Thursday night, the US bombed the Ras Isa fuel port in Yemen’s Red Sea province of Hodeidah, targeting the facility with two attacks that killed dozens of civilian workers and paramedics.

According to Yemen’s Health Ministry, at least 74 people, including at least five paramedics, were killed, and 171 were wounded. The paramedics were hit by a second US attack on the facility that came after rescue workers had already arrived at the scene to help victims of the first strikes (watch graphic footage of the aftermath of the attack here).

18.04.2025 - 15:32 [ Al Jazeera ]

US air strikes kill 74, injure 171 in Yemen

“Today, US forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists,” CENTCOM said on Thursday in a post on social media. “The objective of these strikes was to degrade the economic source of power of the Houthis,” it said.

Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed al-Attab, reporting from Yemen’s capital Sanaa, said the US air strikes hit several different areas, but were most concentrated around the port facility.

“The first four air raids were waged while the people were working,” he said. The air raids took employees by surprise, he said, including truck drivers who were on the scene at the time.

18.04.2025 - 01:10 [ AP News ]

Suspected US airstrikes kill at least 1 in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa, Houthis say

An intense series of suspected U.S. airstrikes hit sites across Yemen held by the Houthi rebels into Thursday morning, with at least one person reportedly being killed in the capital, Sanaa.

18.04.2025 - 01:03 [ Military Times ]

US forces strike Yemen oil port in ongoing campaign against Houthis

Ras Isa is a critical oil pipeline and port, one of three on the country’s west coast through which the vast majority of imports and humanitarian assistance enter Yemen.

16.04.2025 - 05:34 [ Times of San Diego ]

San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson arrives in Mideast, launches airstrikes against Houthi rebels

The San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson has arrived in Mideast waters and is launching air strikes on Houthi rebels ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

The Associated Press cited satellite photos taken Monday by the European Union’s Copernicus program showing the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier operating northeast of Socotra, an island off Yemen that sits near the mouth of the Gulf of Aden.

16.04.2025 - 05:30 [ Associated Press ]

Another US aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-US nuclear talks

The operation of the USS Carl Vinson and its strike group in the Arabian Sea comes as suspected U.S. airstrikes pounded parts of Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels overnight into Tuesday. American officials repeatedly have linked the monthlong U.S. campaign against the Houthis under President Donald Trump as a means to pressure Iran in the negotiations.

16.03.2025 - 08:31 [ Al Jazeera ]

Houthis say children among 31 killed after US fighter jets bomb Yemen

The US raids, the most significant military action since Trump’s return to power in January, came after Yemen’s Houthis threatened to resume raids on Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea over Israel’s blockade on Gaza.

The US attacks, which began on Saturday and continued into the early hours of Sunday, on the Yemeni capital Sanaa, as well as on areas in Saada, Al Bayda and Radaa killed 31 people and wounded 101, “most of whom were children and women”, health ministry spokesperson Anis Al-Asbahi posted on X.

16.03.2025 - 08:26 [ CNN ]

Trump says ‘decisive’ military action against Houthis in Yemen is underway

He said US personnel were carrying out aerial attacks on Houthi bases, leaders and missile defenses “to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom.”

“No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World,” Trump wrote.

Trump also delivered a warning for Iran, the Houthis’ main backer, saying it must “immediately” end support for the group. He warned that if Iran threatened the American people or their president, “America will hold you fully accountable and, we won’t be nice about it!”

11.04.2024 - 15:25 [ diePresse.com ]

Bericht: Deutsche Fregatte schoss im Roten Meer irrtümlich auf US-Drohne

(28.02.2024)

Die amerikanische Drohne sei nicht im Rahmen der US-Mission „Prosperity Guardian“, die gegen Angriffe der Houthi-Rebellen im Roten Meer patrouilliert, im Einsatz gewesen. Denn die Besatzung der „Hessen“ sei nach Sichtung der unbekannten Drohne mit Mitgliedern von „Prosperity Guardian“ in Kontakt gewesen. Doch auch diese wussten nicht Bescheid vom Einsatz des Flugobjekts. Diese sei vermutlich für eine andere US-Mission in der Region unterwegs gewesen.

11.04.2024 - 15:00 [ Axios ]

Scoop: Senior U.S. general to visit Israel to coordinate on Iran attack threat

Gen. Erik Kurilla, commander of the U.S. Central Command, is expected to meet Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and senior Israel Defense Forces officials.

Israeli officials say they are preparing for a possible unprecedented direct attack from Iranian soil using ballistic missiles, drones and cruise missiles against Israeli targets.

In such a scenario, Israel will retaliate with a direct attack against Iran, the officials said.

11.04.2024 - 14:44 [ ChannelNewsAsia.com ]

Biden promises Israel ‚ironclad‘ support against Iran reprisals

The US has been tight-lipped in its public reaction to the Apr 1 strike, saying it has not determined whether Israel struck a diplomatic facility, which would breach international agreements on the inviolability of embassies and consulates.

11.04.2024 - 14:33 [ Bloomberg ]

US Sees Imminent Missile Strike on Israel by Iran, Proxies

The US and its allies believe major missile or drone strikes by Iran or its proxies against military and government targets in Israel are imminent, in what would mark a significant widening of the six-month-old conflict, according to people familiar with the intelligence.

19.03.2024 - 23:25 [ NDTV.com ]

Hamas, Houthis Hold Rare Meet To Discuss Their Actions Against Israel: Report

(March 16, 2024)

Senior figures from Hamas and Yemen‘s Huthi rebels held a rare meeting to discuss coordinating their actions against Israel, Palestinian factional sources told AFP on Friday. (…)

The Houthis confirmed they would continue their attacks on Red Sea shipping to „support the Palestinian resistance“, according to the Hamas and Islamic Jihad sources.

The rebels‘ leader Abdul Malik al-Huthi said on Thursday their attacks would expand to target ships avoiding the Red Sea by navigating past South Africa‘s Cape of Good Hope.

28.02.2024 - 21:21 [ Ahram.org ]

UPDATED: German navy almost shot down US drone in Red Sea- Reports

The „Hesse“ frigate opened fire after efforts to identify an unknown drone „were unsuccessful“, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said during a visit to the German town of Oberviechtach, adding however that the target was „not hit“.

The drone later turned out to be a „reconnaissance drone“, he said.

According to Der Spiegel weekly, the frigate fired two missiles at the drone but both crashed into the sea because of „a technical defect“.

28.02.2024 - 20:57 [ diePresse.com ]

Bericht: Deutsche Fregatte schoss im Roten Meer irrtümlich auf US-Drohne

Die amerikanische Drohne sei nicht im Rahmen der US-Mission „Prosperity Guardian“, die gegen Angriffe der Houthi-Rebellen im Roten Meer patrouilliert, im Einsatz gewesen. Denn die Besatzung der „Hessen“ sei nach Sichtung der unbekannten Drohne mit Mitgliedern von „Prosperity Guardian“ in Kontakt gewesen. Doch auch diese wussten nicht Bescheid vom Einsatz des Flugobjekts. Diese sei vermutlich für eine andere US-Mission in der Region unterwegs gewesen.

Nach Absprache mit den US-Kollegen habe der Kommandeur der „Hessen“ den Befehl zum Abschuss der Drohne gegeben, die in Richtung des deutschen Schiffes flog. Erst nach dem gescheiterten Manöver sei bekannt geworden, dass es sich um eine US-Drohne gehandelt habe, schreibt der „Spiegel“.

28.02.2024 - 05:36 [ Yahoo.com ]

German frigate deployed to Red Sea repels first Houthi attack

This was the German navy‘s first live weapons engagement of the deployment, which began on Friday and is considered one of the German armed forces‘ most dangerous missions in decades.

24.02.2024 - 05:45 [ Tagesschau.de ]

EU-Mission im Roten Meer: Bundestag gibt grünes Licht für Marineeinsatz

538 von 573 Abgeordneten votierten in einer namentlichen Abstimmung dafür, 31 dagegen, 4 enthielten sich. Neben den drei Ampel-Fraktionen SPD, Grüne und FDP hatten in der Debatte auch die CDU/CSU und die AfD ihre Zustimmung signalisiert.

19.02.2024 - 10:02 [ Tagesschau ]

Angriffe im Roten Meer EU-Außenminister wollen Marinemission billigen

Deutschland will sich an dem Einsatz mit der Fregatte „Hessen“ beteiligen. Das Kriegsschiff mit rund 240 Soldatinnen und Soldaten an Bord war dafür bereits am 8. Februar von Wilhelmshaven aus auf den Weg ins Mittelmeer geschickt worden. Das Mandat für die EU-Mission „Aspides“ erfordert die Zustimmung des Bundestags. Die Abstimmung wird am kommenden Freitag erwartet.

04.02.2024 - 14:40 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Russland ruft den UN-Sicherheitsrat an

Das russische Außenministerium in Moskau hatte erklärt: „Washington, das sich seiner Straffreiheit sicher ist, setzt seine Saat des Chaos und der Zerstörung im Nahen Osten fort.“ Das Außenministerium fügte hinzu, es habe die Angriffe „entschieden verurteilt“.

04.02.2024 - 13:53 [ CNN ]

US and UK strike Houthi targets in Yemen one day after US strikes in Iraq and Syria

Two US destroyers fired Tomahawk missiles as part of the strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, a US official told CNN. The USS Gravely and USS Carney, both of which are Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, fired the land-attack cruise missiles during the operation.

F/A-18 fighter jets from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier also took part in the strikes, officials said.

02.02.2024 - 10:50 [ CBS News ]

What Iran‘s leaders and citizens are saying as the U.S. plans strikes on Iranian targets in Iraq and Syria

Iran‘s reaction to the looming threat of American retaliation against what the Biden administration calls Iranian proxy groups has been a consistent denial of any responsibility for the attacks on American forces — and a warning that any strike on Iranian territory or personnel would escalate tension in the tumultuous region, not make U.S. forces safer.

Iranian officials insist the country does not have proxies, and that the loosely affiliated collection of armed groups it supports across the Mideast, which it calls the „axis of resistance,“ act independently.

02.02.2024 - 10:00 [ Atlantic Council ]

The hard truth about Biden’s coming retaliation for the killing of US troops

Ketaib Hezbollah (KH) finally got the picture. President Joe Biden’s statements about US plans for retaliation make it clear that the United States does not have an appetite for war with Iran. But the United States sure has an appetite for KH’s destruction. KH recognizes that the drone attack that killed three US soldiers in Jordan on Sunday puts it squarely in US crosshairs. Oh the impending irony, after years of fighting to push US forces out of Iraq, to be obliterated just months before the United States voluntarily withdraws.

02.02.2024 - 09:46 [ theCradle.co ]

EU eyes mid-February to launch Red Sea mission in support of Israel

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced on 31 January plans to launch a naval mission in the Red Sea within three weeks that seeks to protect Israeli-linked commercial vessels.

„Not all [EU] member states will be willing to participate, but no one will obstruct … I hope that on the 17th of this month (February), the mission can be launched,“ Borrell told reporters before chairing a meeting of EU defense ministers in Brussels on Wednesday.

02.02.2024 - 09:40 [ Zeit.de ]

Bundeswehr-Fregatte soll nächste Woche Richtung Rotes Meer fahren

Wie die Nachrichtenagentur dpa berichtet, soll das Schiff am 8. Februar von Wilhelmshaven aus auslaufen und so Ende des Monats das Einsatzgebiet erreichen. Damit trifft die Bundeswehr Vorkehrungen, um nach einem Mandat des Bundestages schnellstmöglich einen entsprechenden Auftrag ausführen zu können.

24.01.2024 - 12:42 [ NPR.org ]

U.S. hits Iraq militia sites and anti-ship missiles in Yemen

(today)

Both the strikes in Iraq and Yemen targeted sites that the U.S. has said are involved in the attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria and were threatening U.S. military and commercial vessels in the Red Sea.