War in Yemen

There's another war going into it's 8th year, the war in Yemen. It's a civil war as well as a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia. With little US / western economic, security or political interest the conflict simmers away from the media spotlight. Yet ongoing death and suffering effects millions of the poorest people on the planet. Here's an overview. It is not a story that fits into a soundbite news segment. The roots date back to the US invasion of Iraq. The Houthis (backed by Iran) are fighting the Yemeni government (backed by Saudi Arabia and even the US). Over the years the US has launched nearly 400 air strikes and conducted special forces raids on "terrorists." Both sides have committed war crimes. It is an ugly mess of a war that also runs the risk of spreading in a critical region of the world.       

With the so-called "leadership" not even in Yemen, there is less incentive to actually resolve the conflict peacefully. Proxy wars are a grim business. Saudi Arabia versus Iran, neither a beacon of human rights much less, freedom. There seems to be no end in sight and with little attention from the rest of the world this seems unlikely to change anytime soon. So please check out the links above and here is a good view from the ground in Yemen. 

To learn more about ongoing conflicts around the world, check out Global Conflict Tracker / Council on Foreign Relations.