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Yemen loyalists advance into Red Sea town of Mokha

Yemeni government forces have advanced into the Red Sea town of Mokha but Shiite rebels are still putting up fierce resistance, a military official said Saturday. Forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, captured the police headquarters and several...

Suicide bombing kills 2 in Iraq’s Fallujah

Two Iraqi soldiers were killed when a suicide bombing struck a security checkpoint in the western city of Fallujah on Saturday, according to a local police officer.  A bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle at the checkpoint in the city’s western entrance, police officer Ahmed...

Riyadh acquires cutting edge fighter jets amid Yemen escalation

Saudi Arabia showed off its next-generation fighter jets this week, the first batch of military items bought in a $30 billion US arms deal, as the UN warned the kingdom’s military campaign in Yemen may pull the war-torn country into famine. The kingdom unveiled the new Boeing F-15SA jets...