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https://fx.substack.com/p/world-roundup-july-18-2022
YEMEN
The United Nations is reportedly leaning on the warring parties in Yemen to agree on a second two-month extension of April’s ceasefire. Among the many vague developments that attended Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East last week was a vague commitment from Saudi leaders to “deepen and extend” the ceasefire, but if UN envoy Hans Grundberg is going to get an extension he’ll need to deal with the fact that the ceasefire’s terms still haven’t been fully implemented. Rebels have not eased their siege of Taiz, there’s little improvement in terms of opening roads that cross the conflict’s front lines, and the Yemeni government has accused the rebels of refusing to share revenue from Hudaydah seaport. The rebels, meanwhile, say that the pro-government coalition is not doing enough to ease its air blockade on Sanaa. As of now the ceasefire is set to expire on August 2.
IRAQ
A Turkish drone strike reportedly killed five people in a single car near the city of Mosul on Sunday. There’s some dispute as to the identity of the victims. The Kurdistan Regional Government, which has strong ties with Turkey, says that all five were Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters. Ankara of course considers the PKK a terrorist organization and routinely attacks its positions and members in northern Iraq. The PKK is claiming that the five victims were civilians, not combatants.
ISRAEL-PALESTINE
The Israeli military says it “intercepted” a drone that crossed into Israeli airspace from Lebanon on Monday. It’s attributing the drone to Hezbollah but as far as I know Hezbollah hasn’t commented on the incident.
YEMEN
The United Nations is reportedly leaning on the warring parties in Yemen to agree on a second two-month extension of April’s ceasefire. Among the many vague developments that attended Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East last week was a vague commitment from Saudi leaders to “deepen and extend” the ceasefire, but if UN envoy Hans Grundberg is going to get an extension he’ll need to deal with the fact that the ceasefire’s terms still haven’t been fully implemented. Rebels have not eased their siege of Taiz, there’s little improvement in terms of opening roads that cross the conflict’s front lines, and the Yemeni government has accused the rebels of refusing to share revenue from Hudaydah seaport. The rebels, meanwhile, say that the pro-government coalition is not doing enough to ease its air blockade on Sanaa. As of now the ceasefire is set to expire on August 2.
IRAQ
A Turkish drone strike reportedly killed five people in a single car near the city of Mosul on Sunday. There’s some dispute as to the identity of the victims. The Kurdistan Regional Government, which has strong ties with Turkey, says that all five were Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters. Ankara of course considers the PKK a terrorist organization and routinely attacks its positions and members in northern Iraq. The PKK is claiming that the five victims were civilians, not combatants.
ISRAEL-PALESTINE
The Israeli military says it “intercepted” a drone that crossed into Israeli airspace from Lebanon on Monday. It’s attributing the drone to Hezbollah but as far as I know Hezbollah hasn’t commented on the incident.
