The war escalated in 2015 when a Saudi-led military coalition intervened in support of the embattled government, although Sanaa remains in rebel control. Seven children killed in Yemen attack: UNICEFThe rebels ally themselves with military units loyal to ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was forced to quit after a 2011 uprising. Around a dozen countries form part of the coalition, including five from the Gulf but not Oman. The Yemen conflict has killed tens of thousands of people, the vast majority of them civilians, relief agencies say. Yemen risks ‘massive resurgence’ of cholera: OxfamIt has triggered what the UN describes as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

Source: The Express Tribune July 06, 2019 10:52 UTC