Yemen has been in the midst of a deadly civil war since March of 2015, with a faction of al-Qaeda fighting against troops backed by Saudi Arabia. In attacks earlier today, these Saudi-backed forces mounted a major offensive to drive out al-Qaeda backed militants in areas in the southern portion of the country. The attacks took place in the city of Mukalla, an important port city that al-Qaeda is using as its de facto capital. The conflict has claimed over 6,000 lives and the United Nations has described the area as a "humanitarian catastrophe."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/war-in-yemen-takes-a-major-turn-with-offensive-against-al-qaeda/2016/04/24/b8e73a3e-0a2c-11e6-bc53-db634ca94a2a_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_yemen-150pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
-William Dawes
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