In the rocky highlands outside of Yemen’s rebel-held capital, it quickly becomes clear how the Arab world’s poorest country remains mired in a stalemated civil war. Yemen has also seen decades of conflict, first with the 1960s civil war that ended North Yemen’s monarchy. In 2014 he formed an alliance with the Houthis — who he had gone to war with in the past — and helped them capture the capital, Sanaa. Saudi Arabia entered the conflict the following year, at the head of an Arab coalition heavily supported by the United Arab Emirates. The Saudi-led coalition has waged a devastating air campaign, repeatedly striking markets, medical facilities and civilian targets.

Source: Egypt Independent February 04, 2018 08:48 UTC