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Too bad the Yemen, home to the oldest cities in the world, is being completely destroyed in the civil war and seeing millions of cholera infections by now. htt
by cel1ne 9y ago
Too bad the Yemen, home to the oldest cities in the world, is being completely destroyed in the civil war and seeing millions of cholera infections by now.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/23/world/middleeast/yemen-cholera-humanitarian-crisis.html http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/23/world/middleea...
- singularity2001 9y agoCivil War? I thought they are currently bombarded by Saudi and American rockets?
- zamber 9y agoPretty much on point. Apparently US is involved to fix relations with Saudis after the nuclear deal with Iran. > The United States is selling the Saudi monarchy missiles and warplanes, assisting in the coalition’s targeting selection for aerial bombings and actively providing midair refueling for Saudi and United Arab Emirates jets that conduct indiscriminate airstrikes — the leading cause of civilian casualties. Meanwhile, the Saudi coalition is starving millions of Yemenis as a grotesque tactic of war. via https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/opinion/yemen-war-unconstitutional.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/opinion/yemen-war-unconst...
- tyu100 9y agoYemen has been in a civil war for years which prompted Saudi intervention. Al Qaeda offshoots, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, massive drought and etc..