Making sense of the civil-turned-regional war in Yemen.SHARE THIS TWEET THIS In case you weren’t paying attention (or you just gave up on the Middle East), there is a civil-turned regional war in Yemen. The conflict is so complicated you might need an info-graphic to figure it out...
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Yemen has been locked in a civil war since the Houthis seized power and overturned the Yemeni government in late 2014. In March 2015, the Saudi-led coalition launched a bombing campaign to restore the legitimacy of the government. However, the military intervention has deepened the conflict and...
” al-Neharee explained. “Al-Qaida wants to get a better footing in Aden, and having the city engaged in a bitter civil war is a perfect breeding ground, especially since Riyadh is
But for the last 10 months, a growing rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran has presented Yemen with the most tangible possibility of peace and an end to the civil war which has been raging for the best part of a decade. Now many Yemenis are fearful, while not y...
"After I got the solar energy, I became able to run the water pump to irrigate my grapes plants and preserve the crops," farmer Yahya Jamil explained. However, many residents assure that solar energy, through experience of many, cannot cover all the people's living needs nor effectively rep...
The country is known for its ancient buildings, Islamic architect, hostile terrain and cultural people. In the present, the country is engaged in a civil war supported by multiple countries which led to the death of millions of people similar toSyria. ...
the imam’s rule. Since 2004, the Houthi movement, which draws some of its tribal support from the same Zaidi Shia who had fought with the imam, has opposed the new Yemeni government. The Houthis’ low-level insurgency against the new state has since become a full-scale civil war. ...
This was compounded by the fact that "the war destroyed hospitals in the area and left the health system out of readiness," Musbih explained. "Most victims are children and farmers ... Dozens of agricultural vehicles were also destroyed and many sheep, camels, and cows were killed." ...
Some governments have been publicly critical. Oman’s Foreign Ministry, “It is impossible not to denounce that an allied country resorted to this military action, while meanwhile, Israel is continuing to exceed bounds in its bombardment, brutal war and siege on Gaza without any consequence.” Ev...