Civil War

Yemen’s government needs weapons, but they can’t come from the US or Israel, expert tells 'Post'

Though an expert from the Royal United Services Institute said that the Houthis needed to be defeated, he insisted this could only come about by empowering the legitimate government - not airstrikes.

Houthi control around Bab el-Mandeb gives Iran-aligned forces leverage over a second major maritime choke point, opposite the Strait of Hormuz on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula. A Yemeni government army officer gestures as he rides a boat in Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2.
Members of the Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) patrol after Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) army retreated from the regional capital Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, October 8, 2026.

Ethiopian-Eritrean fighting raises fears of wider war as Egypt builds Red Sea alliance - analysis

An internally displaced Yemeni boy carries sticks of firewood on his head at a makeshift camp for the internally displaced who fled their homes due to renewed clashes between Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces and the Houthi authorities in the northern Hajjah governorate on October 7, 2026.

Yemen displacement surges past 200,000 following fresh Houthi offensive, UN migration body warns

Pro-Saudi-backed Yemeni government fighters sit in the back of a vehicle during what government forces say was an advance against the Iran-backed Houthis, near Dhubab, Taiz Governorate, Yemen, in this still image taken from video released October 5, 2026.

Graphic footage shows Yemeni troops running over Houthi fighters in battle for Red Sea strait


Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty

Amnesties typically take place in Myanmar each year to mark its Independence Day in January and its New Year in April.

Kim Aris, the son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, delivers a speech during a protest rally organized by Myanmar people residing in Japan outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2025.

Strike on Darfur, Sudan health care center kills at least 64, including 13 children, WHO states

The total number of fatalities linked to attacks on health facilities during Sudan's civil war surpassed 2,000 following this strike, World Health Organization chief Ghebreyesus noted.

The aftermath of a strike on Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, March 20, 2026.

Israel declines Lebanon's offer for direct talks, sources say

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun expressed the state's willingness to begin direct negotiations with Israel this week, reportedly going as far as to say he was ready to move toward normalizing ties.

Smoke rises from a building hit in a bombing on March 11, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon.

South Sudan orders UN personnel, civilians to leave parts of Jonglei State amid clashes

The military said all civilians living in Nyirol, Uror, and Akobo counties in Jonglei were "directed to immediately evacuate for safety to government-controlled areas as soon as possible."

An illustrative image of South Sudan refugees.

Why is Myanmar's junta holding an election during a civil war? - explainer

Myanmar’s junta-led election is widely viewed as a bid to legitimize military power amid civil war, low turnout, and the exclusion of opposition parties.

Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup, presides at an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021; illustrative.

Yemen’s fractured power struggle deepens its humanitarian, political crisis - opinion

As Yemen fractures between competing power centers, millions face poverty and hunger.

Yemeni children play soccer at a displaced persons camp in Marib, Yemen, October 29, 2024.

Sudan says 2025 gold output reached 70 tons despite ongoing war

Gold remains Sudan’s primary source of hard currency, especially since the conflict disrupted trade, agriculture, and other state revenues.

Gold pricing is in a virtuous cycle

UAE-backed forces seize South Yemen oil belt, reshaping war and Gulf power balance - analysis

The STC’s growing power in southern Yemen, while unlikely to mitigate Houthi terrorism, could gift Israel a key ally in the region, particularly if an independent south joins the Abraham Accords.

The South Yemen flag flies as soldiers from the Southern Transitional Council stand guard outside the compound of the Presidential Palace in Aden, Yemen, December 9, 2025.

Over 100, including children, killed in attack on Sudan kindergarten, hospital

Sudan's Foreign Ministry condemned the attacks that it said were carried out by the Rapid Support Forces using drones.

Sudanese refugee families flee ongoing clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, arriving at the entrance city of Tine in eastern Chad, November 22, 2025

Paramilitary force pushes east in new escalation of Sudan's war

The Rapid Support Forces is now centering its efforts on Kordofan after violently securing its grip on Darfur and displacing tens of thousands in early November.

DISPLACED PEOPLE ride on an animal-drawn cart, following Rapid Support Forces attacks on the Zamzam displacement camp, in the town of Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, earlier this month. Zamzam, Sudan’s largest refugee camp, was bombarded by the RSF for months, with at least 300 killed between Zamzam an