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It has been devastated since 2015 by a full-scale military campaign led by a Saudi-led coalition of Arab states in support of the internationally-recognised government of President [[Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi]] and those allied to the [[Houthi rebel movement]]. | It has been devastated since 2015 by a full-scale military campaign led by a Saudi-led coalition of Arab states in support of the internationally-recognised government of President [[Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi]] and those allied to the [[Houthi rebel movement]]. | ||
| − | Civilians have borne the greatest impact of the ongoing war, which has | + | Civilians have borne the greatest impact of the ongoing war, which has displaced millions and killed thousands of people, including children. |
| + | ===Increased airstrikes in 2017 === | ||
According to a Reuters report: | According to a Reuters report: | ||
:Yemen suffered more airstrikes in the first half of this year than in the whole of 2016, increasing the number of civilian deaths and forcing more people to flee their homes, according to a report by international aid agencies. | :Yemen suffered more airstrikes in the first half of this year than in the whole of 2016, increasing the number of civilian deaths and forcing more people to flee their homes, according to a report by international aid agencies. | ||
Revision as of 03:41, 26 August 2017
Yemen, officially known as the Republic of Yemen, is an Arab country in Western Asia at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is the second biggest country in the peninsula but one of the Arab world's poorest.
It has been devastated since 2015 by a full-scale military campaign led by a Saudi-led coalition of Arab states in support of the internationally-recognised government of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and those allied to the Houthi rebel movement.
Civilians have borne the greatest impact of the ongoing war, which has displaced millions and killed thousands of people, including children.
Increased airstrikes in 2017
According to a Reuters report:
- Yemen suffered more airstrikes in the first half of this year than in the whole of 2016, increasing the number of civilian deaths and forcing more people to flee their homes, according to a report by international aid agencies.
- The pace of clashes on the ground has also intensified this year, especially around Yemen’s third largest city, Taiz, which is besieged by the Iran-aligned Houthis, said the report.
- The number of airstrikes in the first six months of 2017 totaled 5,676, according to the report by the Protection Cluster in Yemen, which is led by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), up from 3,936 for all 2016. [1]
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Notes
- ↑ Reuters, Pace of airstrikes, clashes in Yemen sharply higher in 2017: report, 16 August 2017, accessed 26 August 2017
