CAIRO — As Saudi Arabia tightens the screws on its weak southern neighbour , the war it launched in Yemen over two years ago appears more intractable than ever, with nothing but further suffering in sight. CAIRO — As Saudi Arabia tightens the screws on its weak southern neighbour , the war it launched in Yemen over two years ago appears more intractable than ever, with nothing but further suffering in sight. The war, which has killed more than 10,000 civilians and pushed millions of Yemenis to the brink of famine, appears unlikely to end any time soon. Riyadh has also historically been more tolerant of more hard-core Sunni-inspired fighters, blurring the lines regarding who the coalition should consider friend or foe in southern Yemen. Small arms shipments on fishing boats are occasionally intercepted en route to Yemen, and both the U.S. Navy and coalition forces accuse the Iranians of gun-running.

Source: Libya Today November 10, 2017 13:52 UTC