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The War in the Yemeni Desert with Global Consequences
BBC · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on BBC
AI SUMMARY
The ongoing civil war in Yemen has escalated into a broader regional conflict with international consequences, highlighted by recent deadly Houthi missile strikes in Saudi Arabia.
- Houthi missiles struck Saudi Arabian international airports last Saturday and Sunday, causing deaths and property damage.
- The Houthi attack resulted in the highest number of deaths on Saudi soil in over a decade.
- Iran supports the Houthi movement and uses the group to exert political and military pressure.
- The Houthis seized Yemen's capital, Sana'a, in 2014.
- About 500 Houthi fighters are positioned to monitor the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
- Pro-government Southern Forces have regained control of about 85 percent of the Bab al-Mandab area.
- The International Organization for Migration reports that about 200,000 people have been displaced since the conflict intensified in September.
- Yemeni hospitals are overwhelmed with wounded pro-government fighters arriving from front lines.
- A 2022 ceasefire agreement previously provided a few years of relative stability before recent escalations.
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