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Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen resume after truce comes to an end
The Economic Times (of India) reports on the ending of a 5-day ceasefire between Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels in Yemen: Saudi-led airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Shiite rebels resumed on Monday and fierce clashes were underway across the impoverished country after … Continue reading
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Saudi air war struggles to make gains as Yemen fragments
The Washington Post reports on developments in Yemen as the situation there deteriorates: Two weeks into a Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, the airstrikes appear to have accelerated the country’s fragmentation into warring tribes and militias and done little to … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Qaida, Arab world, conflict, disease, Houthi, internal conflict, lack of water, malnutrition, Middle East, military alliance, military intervention, ousted president, Saudi Arabia, Shi'ite, starvation, Sunni, Yemen
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Iraq conflict: UN warns of possible Amerli ‘massacre’
The BBC reports on the situation facing residents of Amerli, a town in northern Iraq that has been under siege for the last two months: The UN has called for action to prevent what it says may be a possible … Continue reading
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Tagged Amerli, conflict, humanitarian crisis, Iraq, IS, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Shia, Sunni, Turkmen, war
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