Houthi landmines: A tool of terrorism in Yemen

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Houthi landmines: A tool of terrorism in Yemen

Writing in The Defense Post, Yemen Minister of Information Moamar Al-Eryani called for the Houthis to be held accountable for their use of landmines.

The international humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) reported that in a single hospital in the city of Mocha during the final months of 2018, more than 150 landmine victims were treated; a third of those victims were children.

Al-Eryani told a media roundtable in Washington this week that the Houthis were also recruiting child soldiers, claiming that some 50,000 children had been pressed into service over the last three months.

Japan looks to boost naval capabilities in face of emerging China submarine threat

With ships, drones and the F-35, Japan is expanding its anti-submarine warfare capabilities to counter China in the Indo-Pacific.

Following on from previous reporting, Joseph Hammond looks at some of the purchases Japan has planned as part of $243 billion in defense spending the next five years.