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White House raises concerns about harm to civilians in Yemen
The White House on Jan. 23 said it was deeply concerned about reports of harm to civilians amid escalating violence in Yemen, and called on all sides involved in the conflict to resume peace talks.
Airstrike hits police facility in Yemen, 20 killed
An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition targeted a building used by police in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, killing at least 20 people and wounding about 15, Security officials said on Jan. 18.
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Deadly strike on Yemen MSF clinic draws condemnation
A missile strike on a Doctors Without Borders clinic in Yemen killed at least four people on Jan. 10, the group said, condemning what it called a "worrying pattern" of such attacks.
Saudi-led coalition, Yemen deny Iran embassy hit in Sanaa
The Saudi-led coalition and Yemen's foreign ministry denied Iran's accusation that Saudi warplanes had hit its embassy in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa.
Iran on Jan. 7 said the warplanes had attacked its embassy in Yemen's capital on Jan. 6 night, an accusation that exacerbated tension between the major Shi'ite and Sunni powers in the region.
Saudi-led coalition ending Yemen ceasefire, state news agency says
A Saudi-led coalition that has been bombing the Houthi movement in Yemen for nine months announced on Jan. 2 the end of a ceasefire that began on Dec. 15, the Saudi state news agency SPA said, in a setback to attempts to end the conflict.
Yemen's foes to swap prisoners via tribal mediation: Officials
Yemen's warring parties agreed on Dec. 16 to exchange hundreds of prisoners as part of confidence building measures under U.N.-sponsored peace talks now under way in Switzerland, officials from both sides said.
UN-sponsored Yemen peace talks start, ceasefire takes effect
A ceasefire took effect in Yemen on Dec. 15, as parties to the civil war started United Nations-sponsored peace talks in Switzerland in a new push to end months of fighting that have killed nearly 6,000 people, a U.N. spokesman said.
New ISIS executions include exploding necklaces (pics + vid)
There is no end to vile propaganda videos showing new methods of torture and execution by the Islamic State. The newest installment features a video filmed over a 24-hour-period showing the execution of Houthi rebels fighting the government and al-Qaeda in the Arab peninsula. it shows the men standing with explosive necklaces around their necks before being blown up.
ISIL says it killed Aden governor in car blast: Statement
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for an explosion which killed the governor of Yemen's southern Aden province on Dec. 6.
Yemen's Aden governor killed in suicide car bombing: Residents, security sources
The governor of Yemen's Aden province Jaafar Mohammed Saad was killed on Dec. 6 when a suicide bomber rammed his car into the governor's convoy in the western part of Aden city, residents and a local official said.