"We trusted the government not to screw us, but they did. We trusted the tech companies not to take advantage of us. But they did. That is going to happen again, because that is the nature of power." -- Edward Snowden.
The outlet posted the following image on its official Telegram channel. Newsquawk, which picked up the Sabereen report, has noted that it remains unclear whether this is a new incident or is damage stemming from the earlier reported Sunday attack on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline (detailed below):
🇾🇪⚠️🇸🇦 Yemeni sources allege plot to stage drone attack on Mecca Yemeni media citing unnamed regional sources claim approximately 19 American-made LUCAS attack drones have been transferred into Saudi-controlled areas of Yemen, including Al-Jawf. The sources allege the drones are intended to be launched toward Mecca and the area surrounding the Grand Mosque, in an attack that would subsequently be blamed on Ansarallah. The allegation has not been independently verified.
Saudi Arabia and Yemeni government forces have been preparing for a major offensive against Iran-backed Houthis, whose latest advances along Yemen's western coast have tightened their control over coastal areas and disrupted a critical maritime chokepoint known as the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Bloomberg now reports that the operation is underway.
The Great Middle East War has just entered a very dangerous new chapter. 100,000 troops under the control of the internationally-recognized government of Yemen are going to attempt to end the Houthi threat once and for all. Saudi Arabia will be assisting by conducting constant airstrikes on Houthi positions. In other words, all-out war is coming to the Arabian Peninsula. The United States will be providing intelligence and targeting data for this operation, but officials are telling us that the U.S. military will not be directly involved at this time.
Rashad al-Alimi, the head of the Riyadh-based Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, announced on Sunday that Saudi-backed forces were launching a major offensive aimed at capturing all areas of Yemen under the control of Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis.
Dave De Camp, antiwar.com
Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians in Gaza over the past three days, according to numbers from Gaza’s Health Ministry, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal.
In that same time, at least five Palestinians died of wounds sustained by previous Israeli attacks, and one body was recovered from the rubble, bringing the number of fatalities added to the death toll over three days to 16.
The plan by Saudi Arabia to target Mecca and then accuse Yemen of carrying out the attack has now been confirmed after 19 U.S.-made LUCAS-type drones, similar to the Iranian Shahed drone, arrived in Al-Jawf for bin Salman’s operatives. The objective is to target the Kaaba and hotels around the Grand Mosque in order to harm pilgrims. The operation is reportedly overseen by Khalid Al-Humaidan, Turki bin Bandar, and Fayyad Al-Ruwaili.
I want you to understand something. The people of 𓆩Yemen are some most religious people I know and Mecca is as holy Site to them as it is to any other Muslim in the world. If anything happens there you need to understand this is the security service services of Saudi Arabia that is about to do a false flag just like Israel has done the last couple of days with aeroplanes. They are running out of things and ways to get any kind of support so they’re trying to do this now Be on your toes and be ready for lies
by Tyler Durden
"If I told you, you'd have a major story, right? But you'll see." (President Trump)
Here is what happened over the weekend, and what to watch in the week ahead.