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March 17, 2025
US continues airstrikes on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis
Monday, the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah and Al Jawf governorate north of the capital, Sanaa, were targeted, Al Masirah TV, run by the Houthis, reported.
A spokesman for the Houthi-run Ministry of Health told Germany’s DPA news agency that the strikes had killed at least 31 civilians and injured 101 others.
These attacks followed deadly strikes by the US over the weekend.
The US Central Command, or CENTCOM, confirmed it was continuing operations against the Houthis, whom it called “terrorists,” in a tweet.
The Houthis began a campaign of attacks against international shipping amid the ongoing Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip targeting its ally, the Islamist Hamas group.
They paused the operations after a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was reached in January but have threatened to resume attacks if aid deliveries into Gaza are not allowed.
Washington views the Houthis as an extension of Iran’s influence in the Middle East and targets them within a strategy to pressure Iran to the negotiating table over its nuclear program.
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Skip next section Germany pledges €300 million ahead of EU-hosted Syria donor conference
<span class="time-area" aria-hidden="true">03/17/2025</span><span class="sr-only s28j2rd">March 17, 2025</span><h2>Germany pledges €300 million ahead of EU-hosted Syria donor conference</h2>
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The EU is set to host a donor conference to bring aid to Syria and its people for a ninth year amid the country's quest for political stability following the civil war and the ouster of dictator Bashar Assad.
Germany has led the way in pledges, with Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stating that the country will provide an additional €300 million ($327 million) to support Syrians at home and those who have fled to other nations in the region through the UN and other organizations.
The meeting comes after a renewed outbreak of deadly violence this month, which has shaken international confidence in the new Islamist-led authorities.
"There can only be a peaceful future for Syria if there is an inclusive political process," Annalena Baerbock, Germany's Foreign Minister, asserted.
EU officials confirmed that Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Shaibani is expected to attend the conference, marking the first time Syria has been represented at the event.
<p>According to the UN, about 16.7 million people in Syria need assistance, and at current growth rates, the country would need more than 50 years to recover to its pre-civil-war economic level.
