Two children were killed after airstrikes from the Saudi-UAE military alliance hit an impoverished district of Yemen. This attack is nothing new, as the Saudi-UAE military alliance has been carrying out airstrikes ever since the resignation of former Yemen President Abu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in 2015. The Saudi-UAE military alliance has logistical support from the United States and the UN is trying to restart peace talks between the Saudis and the Houthis (the rebel group of Yemen).
Before doing reading this article I knew about the civil war in Yemen but I did not realize the extent of it and how many people were being killed. I originally thought that it was a much smaller conflict and I did not realize the worldly implications of the war. I would have thought that the war would have been over by now because the article stated that the Saudi-UAE military alliance has been carrying out airstrikes for three years. So the Houthis must be very well organized and very large rebel group.
I did not realize that the United States was involved in the Yemen civil war by providing logistical support to the Saudis. I am surprised that there hasn’t been more American news coverage of the airstrikes against the Houthis because the article stated that many civilians have been killed including many children. I am surprised that there hasn’t been more attempts for peace considering the number of casualties. Before reading this I was unaware of why the United States would even be involved in Yemen but following research I learned that the Iranians, according to United States intelligence, were supplying the Houthis with weapons and intelligence. Through reading this article and doing some background research I feel like I have a much better grasp on the Yemen Civil War as a whole and some of the reasons for the war and why the United States is involved.