Category Archives: Yemen

Ansar Allah (Houthis), yet another group of real fighters that the US has managed to make into enemies.

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Pat Lang

“As of February 18, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) continue to defend their positions in different parts of Yemen from the Saudi-led coalition and its proxies with much success. In the central province of Ma’rib, Saudi-led coalition proxies are yet to … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, Yemen | 5 Comments

Laser weapons at sea

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Pat Lang

“The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday it tested a laser weapon and destroyed a floating target in the Mideast, a system that could be used to counter bomb-laden drone boats deployed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. The test … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Middle East, The Military Art, weapons, Yemen | 6 Comments

The Biden Doctrine in Action – Part 1

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Pat Lang

Comment: To say that the Saudi Wahhabi regime is annoyed about this would be an understatement. Yemeni Ansar Allah (the Houthis) have demonstrated an ability to hit targets with sufficient accuracy in eastern Saudi Barbaria to be a serious threat. … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Policy, Saudi Arabia, Yemen | 3 Comments

Deterrent Balance 7

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Pat Lang

“Operation Deterrent Balance 7 is the most recent in a series of large-scale missile and drone attacks by the Houthis against Saudi Arabia. Operation Deterrent Balance 1 targeted the Shaybah super-giant oil field in southeast Saudi Arabia on August 17 of … Continue reading →

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Peace (of a sort) is coming in Yemen

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Pat Lang

Comment: Well, Pilgrims, Liz Cheney will be sorely disappointed. Imagine! An outbreak of peace in the world! Imagine. pl

Posted in Borg Wars, Iran, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Yemen | 1 Comment

Gone with the wind?

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Pat Lang

Comment: Well, Pilgrim Turcopoles, “Yemen” as a nation state was always a bit of a fantasy, an illusion fostered by students of geopolitics and foreign diplomats. The SW corner of the Arabian peninsula is thought of in the Arab lands … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Yemen | 8 Comments

Houthi power. Why are we opposing these people?

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Pat Lang

“The spokesman summarized the operations of the Houthis and their allies in the past six years as follows: The Missile Force carried out 1,348 operations in which 1,348 ballistic missiles were launched. At least 499 missiles were launched at key … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Yemen | 18 Comments

“Deterrent Balance 6”

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Pat Lang

Comment: The US continues to insist that Ansar Allah (the Houthis) are just a front for Iran. To take this position is incredibly foolish and willfully uninformed. Yes, the Houthis and the rocket and aerospace forces which are allied with … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Syria, The Military Art, weapons, Yemen | 20 Comments

A Survey of News on the Current Houthi Offensive in Marib – TTG

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Andrei Martyanov

The Houthi militias, who control Yemen’s capital city, Sanaa, and much of the country, have renewed their military campaign to take over the city, located just 75 miles east of the capital. Resistance fighters are defending Marib with military support from Saudi … Continue reading →

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“HOUTHIS STRIKE RIYADH WITH MISSILES AND DRONES…”

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Pat Lang

"Late on September 10, the Saudi capital of Riyadh came under a missile and drone attack from the Ansar Allah movement (more widely known as the Houthis). The Yemeni missile and air forces, loyal to the Houthi government, announced that … Continue reading →

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