Saudi Strikes Yemen, Demands Separatists Show for Talks
A Saudi-led coalition decided a no-show at talks warranted airstrikes in Yemen’s al-Dhale province, per Al-Monitor. The 'ultimatum' given to Aidarous Alzubaidi, head of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), expired, so naturally, bombs. This is the same Saudi Arabia that, with extensive US military backing and weapons, has been bombing Yemen for over nine years, creating one of the
world's worst humanitarian crises. The US, meanwhile, continues to supply the munitions for this 'diplomacy'. One might wonder if 'failure to board a flight' now triggers an immediate military response in other diplomatic circles. (Just imagining the global chaos if skipping negotiations meant getting bombed.) This isn't diplomacy; it's a continuation of a brutal war, laundered through the absurd
pretense of 'talks' when one side holds all the airpower. When will the international community demand actual accountability for war crimes, not just empty ultimatums?