Saudi advance on Hodaidah


 * ''See also Saudi Arabia attacks Yemen and Category:Yemen

'''Since December 2017, The Saudi and Emirati led coalition has been advancing along the western Yemeni coast from the south aiming to capture the port city of Hodeidah. The major port on the Yemeni Red Sea coast is a key logistical hub in a country that is largely dependent on food imports. The Saudi intention to capture Hodeidah was announced in March 2017. It is considered a key strategic goal of the Saudi war aims to take the port city. A truce was agreed in December 2018 after peace talks in Sweden. As of January 2019, violations of the truce have been reported and undertakings of the agreement have not been implemented to the satisfaction of either side'''

Sources to follow

 * Al Hudayda offensive Wikipedia
 * Battle of Al Hudaydah Wikipedia

News Agencies

 * ABYZ Web Links Yemen Newspaper and News Media Guide
 * Yemen Press Agency
 * SABA (Yemen News Agency)
 * Yemen Extra
 * Almasirah.net
 * Alahed News (Yemen)
 * Yemeni Resistence Watch
 * Al Thawra News
 * Press TV (Yemen)
 * AhlulBayt News Agency (Middle East)
 * Al Masdar News(Yemen)
 * Yemen Press News Agency

Monitoring Organisations

 * Legal Centre for Rights and Development
 * Drone Warfare (Yemen)
 * Yemen Data Project
 * Stop Starving Yemen Campaign website edited by Dan Glazebrook

Social media

 * Living In Yemen On The Edge (Facebook Page)
 * Yemen Observer Twitter account
 * Mohamad Shami Facebook also Mohamad al Shami Facebook
 * Mohammed Al Shami Twitter
 * https://yemen.liveuamap.com/
 * ColonelCassad (Yemen)
 * Crimes of Saudi Arabia and UAE in Yemen Facebook page
 * Stop the War on Yemen Facebook group
 * Maher Farrukh Twitter

Analysis

 * SouthFront (Yemen)
 * Middle East Eye (Yemen War)
 * Ahmed Abdulkareem for Mint Press
 * American Herald Tribune (War on Yemen)
 * Geopolitics Alert (Yemen)
 * 21st Century Wire (Yemen)

Plans for control of Hodeidah

 * Yemen’s Al-Hudaydah: A child’s worst nightmare Middle east Monitor October 22, 2016
 * The fact that it is situated on the Red Sea, adjacent to Eritrea, gives the port very high geostrategic value. Its waterway also leads directly northwards towards the Saudi border, which is just over 200km away... Having a direct Houthi presence in Al-Hudaydah – especially when at that time the port was the second largest port in Yemen – was a great cause of concern for the Saudis.


 * SAUD-LED COALITION PLANS TO LAUNCH LARGE-SCALE ADVANCE ON YEMENI PORT CITY OF HUDAYDAH SouthFront, March 14, 2017
 * Yemen government agrees to UN Hudaida plan, Houthis sceptical MEE June 17, 2017
 * Hodeidah: The strategic port at the center of Yemen’s war The Defense Post April 4, 2018

Summer 2018 - Imminent Crisis, Talks on UN Plan

 * Pro-Saudi Forces Announce Start of Offensive Against Last Yemeni Rebel Port Jason Ditz, AntiWar.com May 14, 2018
 * Saudi-Backed Militants Plan Siege of Hudaydah Despite Intl. Warnings Iman News May 31, 2018
 * Yemeni Gov't Rejects Rumors of Accepting UN Plan on Hudaydah Port Fars News Agency June 3, 2018
 * Are Yemeni Forces and the Saudi-UAE Coalition Ready to Protect Civilians in Port Assault? Sahr Muhammedally, Just Security June 4, 2018
 * UN ENVOY FOR YEMEN LEAVES SANA'A DETERMINED TO ADVANCE THE PEACE PROCESS OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR YEMEN June 5, 2018
 * Yemen peace plan sees ceasefire, Houthis abandoning missiles Reuters June 6, 2018
 * UN Plan Proposes Houthis Give Up Missiles, End to Saudi Airstrikes - Reports Sputnik June 7, 2018
 * Battle for Yemen’s Hodeidah will cause major damage to critical infrastructure if ‘eleventh hour’ UN mediation fails ''Jane's Intelligence Weekly, June 8, 2018
 * U.S. Dubious About U.A.E. Appeal for Military Help in Port Fight Dion Nissenbaum Wall Street Journal June 8, 2018
 * U.N. Pushes to Avert ‘Catastrophic’ U.A.E. Attack on Yemen Port Dion Nissenbaum, Wall Street Journal June 10, 2018
 * Aid groups in Yemen warned attack could endanger all supplies The Guardian June 10, 2018
 * U.N. Pulls Out of City in Yemen, Fearing Bloody Assault by Arab Coalition New York Times June 11, 2018
 * Heavy fighting on Yemen’s west coast kills hundreds Associated Press June 11, 2018
 * UN seeks urgent ceasefire to stop UAE assault on Yemeni port The Guardian June 11, 2018
 * Britain urges UAE not to press ahead with attack on Yemen's 'lifeline' port The Telegraph June 11, 2018
 * UN in 'intense negotiations' to avert attack on Hudaida Al Jazeera June 12, 2018
 * Yemeni president to meet UAE officials as Hodeidah offensive looms The National, June 12, 2018
 * Preparations in full swing for Hodeidah liberation battle Emirates News Agency June 13, 2018
 * Ansarullah Reveals Britain’s Implicit Admission in Participation in Attack on Hudaydah Fars News Agency June 14, 2018
 * UN rushes to deliver aid as key Yemeni port city is ‘shelled and bombarded’ UN News June 14, 2018
 * UN rejects plan to demand immediate ceasefire in Yemen port The Guardian June 15, 2018
 * UN in advanced talks to take over besieged Yemen port Patrick Wintour The Guardian June 17, 2018
 * Houthi commanders split over whether to accept UN offer to leave Hodeidah islam Seif Al Arabiya June 17, 2018
 * Yemeni president meets UN special envoy 'Martin Griffith' AhlulBayt News June 19, 2018
 * UN envoy departs Yemen after failed talks with Houthi leaders Middle East Monitor June 19, 2018
 * UAE: We will continue assault on Yemen until ‘unconditional withdrawal’ of Houthis Middle East Monitor June 19, 2018
 * Ansarullah Leader: We welcomed UN supervision of Hodeidah port, but they are liars Saba Net June 20, 2018
 * Experts Say Emirati Plan to Supply Aid to Hodeidah Is Inadequate J. Dana Stuster Lawfare Blog, June 21, 2018

Winter 2018: Saudi Assault on Hodeidah continues, stumbling blocks for UN proposals

 * Yemen peace talks ‘meaningless’ amid incessant Saudi-led attacks: Ansarullah Press TV November 29, 2018
 * Yemeni Leaders Losing Confidence in UN as Negotiations Falter and Saudi Airstrikes Continue Ahmed Abdulkaremm, Mint Press November 30, 2018
 * Yemen's Saudi-backed government and the Huthi rebels have agreed to exchange hundreds of prisoners ahead of planned peace talks in Sweden, sources say AFP News Agency December 4, 2018
 * Abdulsalam: We came to Sweden for dialogue of peace, not surrender Al Thawra 9 December 2018
 * Al-Houthi Condemns Doar-Alrabsa Massacre in Hodeidah and Holds Forces of Aggression Responsible Al Masirah December 9, 2018
 * UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths said the country’s warring parties have not yet reached any agreement on the major sticking points on the agenda of the ongoing peace negotiations in Sweden, including the truce in the strategic port city of al-Hudaydah. Alahed News December 11, 2018

Deal agreed, implemetation around Hodeidah unclear

 * Warring Sides in Yemen Agree to Truce in Key Port City, The New York Times, December 13, 2018
 * ''Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to a cease-fire in the crucial port city of Hudaydah...The Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels have agreed to withdraw their forces from Hudaydah, the main conduit for humanitarian aid entering Yemen, and to implement a cease-fire in the surrounding province, Secretary General António Guterres told reporters. He made the announcement in Rimbo, Sweden, at the end of a week of negotiations intended to pave the way for full peace talks.
 * Hodeidah local authority condemns aggression escalation in western coast Saba December 17, 2018
 * The authority denounced, in a statement, the coalition's air attacks on citizens' homes in the 7 July neighborhood and several areas in the outskirts of Hodeidah city.


 * Before the Ink Could Dry: Saudis Violate Yemen Truce with Fierce Attacks on Hodeida Ahmed Abdulkareem Mint Press December 17, 2018

18th December, ceasefire due to commence

 * Although Gulf sources report calm and Ansarallah officialy welcome the ceasefire agreed for midnight(GMT) 18th December Al Masirah and other news agencies including Alahed have reports of fighting: this status from Ali Abdo on facebook
 * 🔴 Intermittent flight of the military aggression and espionage aircraft in the skies of the city of # Hodeidah and a number of directorates hours after the declaration of the cease-fire🔴 March correspondent in # Hodeidah: continuous flight of the air force aggression in the sky of the city of Hodeidah since last night🔴 Urgent # Hodeidah: Hypocrites launch a guided missile and a number of artillery shells at the Union Hotel in clear violation of the cease-fire agreement🔴 Urgent Al-Massira correspondent # Hodeidah: forces of aggression bombardment machine guns on the village of Saffran in Kilo 16 and on the city of youth in the 90th Street Directorate # current🔴 Urgent Al-Massira correspondent # Hodeidah: a military bulldozer belonging to the forces of aggression, the work of fortifications east of the city of youth on the 90th Street Directorate # current

January 2019
Although there were many reports of ceasefire violations over the Christmas period, Hodeidah residents had reported relative quiet until an apparent resumption of air strikes on 2nd Jan. Twitter status from Hussain al Bukkhaiti
 * Yemen’s Hodeida Region Rocked by New Saudi Attack as Fragile Truce is Shaken Ahmed Abdulkareem, Mint Press January 2, 2019
 * Only 5 days left4the withdraw from #Hodeidah according 2 #Sweden agreement#Houthis withdrew frm port on 29Dec#Saudi #UAE backed forces still massing new troops&refusing2withdraw frm E of the city A massive new coalition attack expected n coming days&it will end entire agreement


 * What did the UN Envoy visit to the Yemeni Capital Accomplish? (Report) YemenExtra January 7, 2019
 * Sayyid al-Houthi expressed his readiness on the fulfillment of other steps regarding the truce in the province of Taiz, salaries payment throughout the Republic of Yemen, the opening of Sanaa International Airport and the release of prisoners, according to what has been agreed upon.


 * Saudi Arabia is blocking continued negotiations in Hodeidah Uprising today, January 9, 2019

Reports on fighting on the west coast (since Dec 2017)

 * Yemen forces capture military camp in Hodeida province Gulf News December 8, 2017
 * The current military operations on the Red Sea are part of a major offensive that started earlier this year and aimed at denying Al Houthis access to the Red Sea, stem the flow of the Iranian arms to the rebels and secure the strategic Bab Al Mandab Strait.The final stage of this offensive will see the liberation of Hodeida city, the last major coastal urban area under Al Houthi control.


 * SAUDI-LED COALITION DEVELOPS ITS ADVANCE TOWARDS YEMEN’S AL-HUDAYDAH PORT SouthFront December 8, 2017
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION RESUMES ITS ADVANCE ON YEMEN’S WESTERN COAST SouthFront January 3, 2018
 * UAE-backed forces keep advancing along Yemeni coast – map Al Masdar News January 26, 2018
 * Houthis suffer major losses in Yemen's Hodeidah The National February 20, 2018
 * Yemen's Houthis order arrest of 50 deserters along Red Sea coast: military sources The National March 3, 2018
 * Facing tough fight in mountains, Saudi-led alliance focuses on Yemen's coast Reuters April 9, 2018
 * UAE-backed group continues to advance along Yemeni coast after Houthi setbacksAl-Masdar News May 5, 2018
 * Yemen: Fierce new offensive displaces tens of thousands of civilians from Hodeidah Amnesty International May 17, 2018
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION RESUMES ITS ADVANCE ALONG WESTERN YEMENI COAST SouthFront May 19, 2018
 * Muza: Yemeni National Resistance Forces advance on Red Sea coast May 22, 2018
 * Yemeni forces advance to within 20km of Houthi-held Hodeidah Al-Jazeera 29 May, 2018
 * YEMEN SITUATION REPORT Critical Threats May 30, 2018
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION CAPTURES POSITIONS 15KM SOUTH OF AL-HUDAYDAH PORT (MAP, VIDEOS +18) SouthFront May 31, 2018
 * MAP UPDATE: SAUDI-LED FORCES FAIL TO REACH HUDAYDAH AFTER THEIR ATTACK REPELLED BY HOUTHIS SouthFront June 3, 2018
 * HOUTHIS REPEL ATTACK OF SAUDI-LED COALITION IN NORTHERN YEMEN AND DESTROY SEVERAL VEHICLES (VIDEO) SouthFront June 3, 2018
 * Ansarullah Chief: Israeli Fighters Fly over Hudaydah amid Saudi Push to Seize City Fars News Agency 03, June, 2018
 * Хуситы наносят ответный удар Colonel Cassad June 5, 2018
 * SAUDI-BACKED RED SEA COAST OFFENSIVE SLOWS DOWN AS HOUTHIS CUT OFF SUPPLY LINES OF SAUDI-LED FORCES SouthFront 6 June, 2018
 * Битва за Ходейду. 08.06.2018 Colonel Cassad June 8, 2018
 * HOUTHIS RECAPTURE KEY AREA ALONG WESTERN YEMEN COAST (MAP, VIDEO+18) SouthFront June 9, 2018
 * Yemen's defence ministry says 250 Houthi rebels killed in Hodeidah battles Xinhua June 11, 2018
 * Dozens of Saudi mercenaries killed as Yemeni forces hit bases in Ta’izz, Hudaydah The Shia Post June 11, 2018
 * Yemen’s army advances towards Hodeidah Arab News, June 12, 2018
 * Ansarollah Forces Kill Scores of Saudi-Backed Troops after Launching Major Counter-Attack in Western Yemen Fars June 13, 2018
 * Houthi forces score direct missile strike on gathering of Gulf-backed troops in Hodeideh Al Masdar News June 15, 2018
 * HOUTHIS TARGET SAUDI-LED COALITION FORCES IN WESTERN YEMEN WITH TOCHKA MISSILE SouthFront June 15, 2018
 * HOUTHIS’ DRONES BOMB SAUDI-LED COALITION TROOPS AMID CLASHES SOUTH OF YEMEN’S HUDAYDAH SouthFront June 16, 2018
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION CAPTURES AL-FAZA AND REOPENS ITS SUPPLY LINE ALONG WESTERN YEMENI COAST SouthFront June 28, 2018
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION LAUNCHES NEW ATTACK ALONG WESTERN YEMENI COAST, HOUTHIS DESTROY SEVERAL VEHICLES (VIDEO) SouthFront June 28, 2018
 * Yemeni army pound Saudi-led coalition militants by ballistic missile in Al-Hudaydah AhlulBayt July 1, 2018

'Golden Victory' offensive - launched June 13th

 * Arab states launch biggest assault of Yemen war with attack on main port Reuters June 13, 2018
 * Saudi-Led Coalition-Backed Troops Launch Operation on Yemen's Hodeidah - Reports Sputnik June 13, 2018
 * Saudi-led coalition launches attack on Yemen’s ‘humanitarian lifeline’ of Hodeidah RT June 13, 2018
 * Yemen: Saudi-Led Coalition Starts Assault on Al-Hudaydah, Revolutionaries Target Warships Alahed News June 13, 2018
 * Naval Forces Targets Naval Battleships of US-Saudi Aggression in West Coast Almasirah June 13, 2018
 * Army Spokesman: Navy Strike Shows Deterrence Force Only in Its Beginning Almasirah June 13, 2018
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION LAUNCHES ANOTHER OP TO CAPTURE YEMEN’S HUDAYDAH FROM HOUTHIS SouthFront June 13, 2018
 * 'Golden Victory' Operation Launched to Liberate Hodeidah Asharq Al Awsat June 13, 2018
 * Full report from strategic battle in west Yemen Al Masdar news June 13, 2018
 * Clashes kill 39 combatants outside Yemen's Hodeida: Medics Ahram.org June 14, 2018
 * Штурм Ходейды. 14.06.2018 Colonel Cassad
 * BATTLE FOR YEMEN’S AL-HUDAYDAH ON JUNE 13-14, 2018 (MAPS, VIDEOS) SouthFront June 14, 2018
 * YEMENI WAR REPORT – JUNE 14, 2018: BATTLE FOR HUDAYDAH SouthFront June 14, 2018
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION CAPTURES NEW POSITIONS SOUTH OF AL-HUDAYDAH AIRPORT (MAP, VIDEO) SouthFront June 14, 2018
 * Breaking: Gulf-backed troops begin assault on strategic Hodeideh Airport in west Yemen Al Masdar News June 15, 2018
 * BATTLE FOR YEMEN’S AL-HUDAYDAH ON JUNE 15, 2018 (MAPS) SouthFront June 15, 2018
 * Saudi-led alliance pounds Hudaydah during Eid prayer PressTV June 15, 2018
 * Houthis say Saudi-led forces bogged down outside Hudaydah June 17, 2018
 * French officers, soldiers captured in western coast Yemen Press Agency June 17, 2018
 * Graphic photos: Saudi-led coalition hits a civilian vehicle, results in deaths and injuries Yemen Extra June 19, 2018
 * BATTLE FOR YEMEN’S AL-HUDAYDAH ON JUNE 20, 2018 (MAPS, VIDEOS) SouthFront June 20, 2018
 * Leaked document reveals French fatalities, massive numbers of coalition’s troops killed in western coast Yemen Press Agency June 21, 2018
 * HOUTHIS CLASH WITH SAUDI-LED COALITION ALONG WESTERN YEMENI COAST, DESTROY SEVERAL VEHICLES (VIDEOS+18) SouthFront June 23, 2018
 * BATTLE FOR YEMEN’S AL-HUDAYDAH ON JUNE 25, 2018 (MAPS, VIDEO) SouthFront June 25, 2018

Airport contested

 * Saudi-led coalition poised to take airport of Yemen's main port city Reuters June 15, 2018
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION CAPTURES ENTRANCE TO AL-HUDAYDAH AIRPORT SouthFront June 15, 2018
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION CAPTURES AL-HUDAYDAH AIRPORT, REPELS HOUTHIS ATTACK IN AL-TUHAYAT (PHOTOS, MAP) SouthFront June 16, 2018
 * Yemeni Source Denies Arrival of US-Saudi Aggression Nearby Hodeidah Airport Almasirah June 16, 2018
 * Misleading media of the US-Saudi-Emirati falsely claim they have controlled #Hodeida civil and military airports. This is a recorded video TODAY from both airports. What the aggressors media have indeed controlled are the MINDS of those who chose to believe it! Mohamad Shami Facebook June 16, 2018
 * #Saudi_UAE media claimed the ocuupation of Al Hudaydah airport after their recent aggression. Here it is the airport and the Yemeni fighter exposes UAE lies, shows the airport is under Yemenis' control. Stop the War on Yemen Facebook, June 17, 2018
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION CAPTURES LARGE AREAS OF AL-HUDAYDAH AIRPORT (VIDEO) SouthFront June 20, 2018
 * Yemen Army Retakes Hodeidah Airport Yemen Press Agency June 20, 2018
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION ADVANCES NORTHEAST OF AL-HUDAYDAH AIRPORT (MAP) SouthFront June 17, 2018
 * 40 Saudi-led air strikes target Hodeidah; 6 Yemeni civilians martyred / Video Graphic Ahlul Bayt June 20, 2018
 * Ansarullah Revolutionaries Still Controlling Al-Hudaydah Airport Alahed News, June 21, 2018

Saudis defeated?

 * Yemeni Army spokesman: Battle for Hodeidah is won, Saudi coalition forces should surrender - Yemeni Resistance Watch, June 24, 2018
 * Sayyed Nasrallah Yemen’s West Coast Battle, Miracle - Almasirah Media Network, June 30, 2018
 * UAE suspends offensive against Yemen's Hudaydah PressTV July 1, 2018

August 2018

 * Houthi forces retake several areas in western Yemen after launching big counter-attack - AMN, August 23, 2018

4th attempt, September 2018

 * Hodeida. 12/09/2018. Attempt #4 - Colonel Cassad, September 12, 2018
 * ''Having failed in attempts to take Hodeida by a head-on impact, the interventionists changed the record and now conduct operations to the southeast of the city, confining themselves to the bombing of Hodeida and its surroundings, coast in view of the large losses and scanty results.
 * Hodeida. 09/14/2018. Battles for kilo 16 - Colonel Cassad, September 14, 2018
 * ''By the end of September 14, the hussites were able to basically dislodge the hadiths and emirates from the Sana-Hodeida route. The enemy suffered heavy losses in people and technology. The commanding officer was severely wounded and taken to Abu Dhabi for treatment.

November, December 2018

 * SAUDI-LED COALITION KILLS MORE THAN 100 HOUTHIS AND CAPTURES KEY POSITIONS INSIDE AL-HUDAYDAH (MAP, VIDEOS) SouthFront, November 10, 2018
 * Houthi minister defects as pro-government forces make gains in Hodeidah MEE November 11, 2018
 * Saudi invasion on Hudaydah kills at least 110 civilians in 24 hours ABNA November 12, 2018
 * HOUTHIS KILL DOZENS OF SAUDI-BACKED FIGHTERS AND REPEL NEW ATTACKS ON AL-HUDAYDAH (MAP) SouthFront, November 12, 2018
 * Report From the Battlefields of Hodeida: Yemeni Locals Push Back Amid Saudi Bombs, Mercenaries, Blockade Ahmed AbdulKareem, Mint Press November 14, 2018
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION OFFICIALLY HALTS ATTACK ON AL-HUDAYDAH Southfront November 15, 2018
 * Yemen's Oil ministry condemns forcing Saudi-led coalition three vessels to leave port of Hodeidah Saba Net November 15, 2018 (Oil and wheat supply ships forced to leave Hodeidah port by the coalition)
 * Renewed fighting breaks out in Yemen's Hodeidah amid UN push for peace talks MEE November 19, 2018
 * Update: Coalition’s warplanes resume air strikes on Hodeidah Yemen Press Agency, November 20, 2018
 * AL-HOUTHI STRONGLY CONDEMNS COALITION’S CRIME IN HODEIDAH Yemen Press News Agency December 9, 2018

Houthi Missile and drone counter strikes

 * HOUTHIS USE NEW ARMED DRONE TO TARGET RIYADH REFINERY SouthFront July 18, 2018
 * Yemeni Air Force Launches Several Raids on Abu Dhabi International Airport Al Masirah July 26, 2018
 * Official sources talk about the disruption of air traffic from and to Abu Dhabi Airport after it was bombed by a Yemeni drone YPA July 26, 2018
 * YEMEN’S HOUTHIS STRIKE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OF ABU DHABI WITH NEW ARMED DRONE SouthFront July 26,2018
 * Yemeni Ballistic Missile Hits Military Base in Saudi Arabia’s Asir Alahed News November 26, 2018
 * "The missile force of the army and popular committees today hit gatherings of American-Saudi aggression’s mercenaries and invaders, uisng a ballistic missile of ” Badr P-1 ” type , in Medi desert in the border Medi" Yemen Press, November 20, 2018
 * Yemeni army hits Saudi camp in Najran with salvo of ballistic missiles Press TV November 29, 2018
 * The Air Force of the Yemeni Army and Popular Committees yesterday launched a new air attack with domestically-developed combat drone, Qasef K2, targeted the coalition;s paid fighters in Lahj. Yemen Extra January 12, 2019

January 9, 2019 Al Anad drone attack on coalition military parade
The casualties figures were overstated but at least five killed including senior officers
 * Over 150 Saudi-backed forces killed and injured in Yemeni precision drone strike Emad Al-Marshahi Uprising Today January 10, 2019
 * Covered by Colonel Cassad
 * Twitter threads from Yemen Observer here and here with videos of the moment of drone attack
 * Houthi Drone Attack on Saudi Military Parade in Yemen Kills Top Coalition Officials Ahmed Abdulkareem Mint Press Jan 10, 2019
 * Southfront's coverage of the attack and type of drone used from 10th, 11th and 12th January
 * Few hours after the Yemeni Air Force attack, the Saudi-led coalition announced that its warplanes have destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) command and control center of the Houthis in the Sanaa international airport.

Analysis

 * THE $1.5 BILLION CAMPAIGN TO WHITEWASH GENOCIDE IN YEMEN Dan Glazebrook, March 2, 2018
 * 'Short of engaging in combat': UK has Al Saud's back in Yemen war Dan Glazebrook, March 9, 2018
 * Yemen’s Hodeida braces for blitzkrieg as Tareq Saleh seeks prominence Middle East Eye May 31, 2018
 * US mulling direct military assistance to help seize key Yemen port: report - The Hill, June 3, 2018
 * The Trump administration is considering getting more involved in Yemen — and aid groups say it could be disastrous Daniel Brown, Business Insider June 4, 2018
 * More Saudi Airstrikes on Yemen’s Infrastructure Heighten Humanitarian Crisis Ahmed Abdulkareem Mint Press News June 4, 2018
 * Yemen - The Attack On Hodeidah Is A Prelude To Genocide - Moon of Alabama, June 6, 2018
 * UAE SAYS IT CAN’T CONTROL YEMENI FORCES — EVEN AS IT HANDS THEM BAGS OF CASH Iona Craig, The Intercept June 8, 2018
 * Yemen - U.S. Grants Approval For Genocide - Moon of Alabama, June 11, 2018
 * UN pulls staff from Yemen’s Hodeidah ahead of expected imminent assault TheDefensePost June 11, 2018
 * Attack on Humanitarian Aid Hub in Yemen Appears Imminent J. Dana Stuster Lawfare blog, June 12, 2018
 * Hodeidah in Yemen: A Powder Keg for Imperial Powers Nobody’s Talking About Randi Nord,Geopolitics Alert, June 12, 2018
 * ‘Catastrophe’ for Already-Starving Yemen if Saudi, UAE Coalition Takes Key Port Marwa Osman, Sputnik June 13, 2018
 * Yemen: will the battle for Hodeidah bring a solution or disaster? Brian Whitaker Al-Bab.com June 13, 2018
 * Yemen - The Starvation Siege Has Begun Moon of Alabama June 13, 2018
 * The Saudi-UAE Alliance is the Most Dangerous Force in the Middle East Today Doug Bandow AmericanConservative June 13, 2018
 * Britain is complicit in Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen Andrew Mitchell, The Guardian June 13, 2018
 * US to Deepen Military Role in Yemen War, Joining Hodeidah Attack Jason Ditz Antiwar.com June 13, 2018
 * US Intelligence Denies UAE Request to Support New Offensive in Yemen - Report
 * The Assault on Hodeidah Will Cause Mass Starvation in Yemen Daniel Larison American Conservative June 14, 2018
 * Hodeidah Bombardment Reveals UAE’s US-Backed Rise in Regional Power Whitney Webb Mint Press News June 14, 2018
 * THE U.S. IS EXACERBATING THE WORLD’S WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS BY OUTSOURCING ITS YEMEN POLICY Alex Emmons The Intercept June 16, 2018
 * Credibility of “Reuters” at stake for posting two rumors over controlling Hodeidah airport by coalition forces Yemen Press Agency June 17, 2018
 * The Guardian view on Yemen: our complicity lies bare The Guardian June 17, 2018
 * Western Media Whitewash Yemen Genocide Finian Cunningham, June 18, 2018
 * The UAE In Yemen: With A Lot Of Help From Its Mercs David Isenberg, LobeLog June 19, 2018
 * Why Hudaydah, Is the Overwhelming Question of War on Yemen SONDOSS AL ASAAD, American Herald Tribune June 20, 2018
 * Hodeidah is a Graveyard For Foreign Invaders Marwa Osman Syriana Analysis June 21, 2018
 * West and its Arab stooges are terrified of a genuinely independent Yemen Dan Glazebrook, YemenExtra June 26, 2018
 * Report: Pentagon Officials Met with Saudi-UAE Commanders Planning Attack on Yemen’s Al-Hudaydah Alahed News November 9, 2018
 * Yemen war: 150 killed in battle for Hodeidah as civilians caught in crossfire MEE November 12, 2018
 * US, Britain Push Yemen Ceasefire as Tactic to Defeat Houthis by Finian Cunningham + Wilkerson: US & UK Not Truly Committed to Ending Saudi ‘Total War’ on Yemen Dandelion Salad November 16, 2018
 * The Eye on the West Coast: This is how Americans prepare their presence Yemen Extra November, 2018
 * According to info from Al-Akbhar, concerning a US delegation to Aden in September ...American military experts have made substantial adjustments to the Hodeidah operation plan, after intensifying their surveys of the scenes of the clashes and their concentrated intelligence operations, to serve the goal of “capturing the province by the Yemeni army, especially the city and its ports, as soon as possible”
 * Truce Already Violated by Saudis, Yemenis Ask What Peace Talks Actually Achieved Ahmed Abdulkareem Mint Press December 18, 2018