Yemen is currently a war-stricken country that is in the middle of a major civil war. The civil war has been going on for over 5 years now and has led to many civilian casualties. The war is being fought between an anti-government group backed by the Houthi rebels and a pro-government group back by the current president of Yemen\u00a0Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. The pro-government group is also backed by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
Recently there has been a Cholera breakout in the coastal region of Yemen, where contaminated drinking water is the likely cause of the major outbreak. Save the Children, a London based NGO, reported that Cholera cases have risen by over 150 percent in the last three months. The outbreak comes as a result of the destruction of sanitation facilities by air strikes.<\/p>\n
The coastal region of Yemen has seen an increase in fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-UAE coalition in the coastal region, making it harder for water treatment supplies and clean water to be transported to the civilian populations living there.<\/p>\n
There are some many aspects to this war and for me the biggest is the humanitarian crisis and the high number of civilian deaths. Before doing regional reports, I had heard little to nothing about the Yemen civil war. I knew that there was a conflict going on there but I did not realize the extent of the conflict and how it affected some many countries. Now knowing not only the extent of the war but also the humanitarian crisis, I would have expected there to be more news coverage and more attempts to put an end to the humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n
At first, I did not understand why the United States would support the Saudi-UAE coalition, but now I know that it is because the Iranians were supplying and backing the Houthis and Iran is a major opponent of the United States. So it now makes sense why the United States would side with the Saudis on this issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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