{"id":2645,"date":"2018-12-11T16:13:05","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T16:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/?p=2645"},"modified":"2018-12-11T16:13:05","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T16:13:05","slug":"november-yemens-deadliest-month-in-two-years-acled-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/2018\/12\/11\/november-yemens-deadliest-month-in-two-years-acled-report\/","title":{"rendered":"November Yemen’s ‘deadliest month’ in two years: ACLED report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rimbo, Sweden –<\/strong>\u00a0November was one of the bloodiest months in the war in\u00a0Yemen<\/a>\u00a0with at least 2,959 documented deaths, a war monitor has said, as the Saudi-UAE coalition intensified its bombing campaign ahead of UN-sponsored peace talks in\u00a0Sweden<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) reported on Tuesday that at least 28,115 fatalities were recorded in the first 11 months of this year, marking a 68 percent increase compared with 2017.<\/p>\n

It said at least 60,110 people had been killed since January 2016, nine months after\u00a0Saudi Arabia<\/a>launched a massive aerial campaign against its impoverished southern neighbour, a figure six times higher than the frequently cited UN figure of 10,000.<\/p>\n

“ACLED’s estimation of Yemen’s direct conflict deaths is far higher than official estimates – and is still underestimated,” Clionadh Raleigh, ACLED’s Executive Director said.<\/p>\n

“Fatality numbers are only one approximation of the abject tragedy and terror forced upon Yemenis from several sides. This cannot be overstated”.<\/p>\n

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All you need to know about the Yemen peace talks<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

Yemen has been devastated by a multi-sided conflict since 2014 involving local, regional, and international actors.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Houthis<\/a>, a group of Zaydi Shia Muslims, exploited widespread anger against President\u00a0Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi<\/a>\u00a0in 2014 and toppled his government in early 2015, triggering one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.<\/p>\n

Groups such as Save The Children have recently reported that an additional 85,000 children may have died from hunger and starvation since the start of the Saudi-led offensive.<\/p>\n

The ACLED\u00a0said the port city of Hodeidah witnessed the greatest escalation of violence in 2018, with an 820 percent increase in total conflict-related fatalities.<\/p>\n

Fighting in Hodeidah – the main gateway for imports of relief supplies and commercial goods into the country – escalated on June 13 when the Saudi-UAE alliance launched a wide-ranging operation to retake the city from the Houthi rebels.<\/p>\n

Riyadh and Abu Dhabi see Hodeidah as the main entry point for weapons for the Houthis and have accused their regional rival\u00a0Iran<\/a>\u00a0of sending missiles to the rebels, a charge Tehran has denied.<\/p>\n

Aid agencies have long warned that the assault on Hodeidah could shut down one of the last remaining lifelines for millions of hungry civilians.<\/p>\n

Out of a population of 28 million people, a staggering eight million – a number greater than the entire population of\u00a0Switzerland<\/a>\u00a0– are on the verge of famine.<\/p>\n

Smiles and handshakes<\/h2>\n

The country’s warring sides have been meeting in the Swedish town of Rimbo, some 60km north of the capital Stockholm, since Thursday to discuss ways to end the fighting.<\/p>\n

While they appeared to have reached a stumbling block over the fate of the port of Hodeidah, they edged closer to securing a deal on prisoners on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Do the Houthis have a plan for peace in Yemen?<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

Representatives from the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels exchanged two lists containing a combined total of 15,000 names, according to Hamza al-Kamali,\u00a0a member of the Yemeni government accompanying the delegation at the talks.<\/p>\n

Kamali told Al Jazeera that after a closed-door meeting, which included smiles and handshakes, the Houthis were expected to release several\u00a0high-ranking commanders within the coming days, including\u00a0the former minister of defence, General Mahmoud Al Subaihi, and relatives of President Hadi.<\/p>\n

A document obtained by Al Jazeera said the Houthis would release more than 800 teachers, 359 children, 357 tribal figures, 200 Imams and 88 women.<\/p>\n

The talks in Sweden have come at a critical time as about 20 million Yemenis, more than two-thirds of the country, are going hungry and in urgent need of food assistance.<\/p>\n

Yemen’s currency, the riyal, has depreciated by nearly 180 percent in recent months, pushing even more communities towards starvation.<\/p>\n

Food prices have increased by an average of 68 percent and the price of commodities such as petrol, diesel and cooking gas has increased substantially.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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