Yemen's complex conflict, often described as a proxy war between Saudi-backed government forces and Houthi rebels supported by Iran, has triggered a humanitarian crisis the UN has called the world's worst. Up to 24 million people — 80% of the population —are dependent on international aid. After the unrest of the Arab Spring in 2011 and the transfer of power to Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi from long-time strongman President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the conflict began in earnest in 2014 when Houthi rebels seized Sanaa, forcing Hadi's government to retreat from the capital. Following a major drone strike on Saudi oil facilities last September — with responsibility claimed by Houthi rebels but blamed on Iran — the UN envoy to Yemen said that the risk of the country “being drawn into a war between states, and not merely between proxies, is now very real.” Violence spiked once again last month. At the Munich Security Conference in February, Yemeni Foreign Minister Mohammed Al-Hadrami told DW’s Conflict Zone that peace would come and power could be shared with the Houthis, but not with guns “pointing in our face.” “We’re not just going to have any peace with the Houthis,” Al-Hadrami said. “I’m not going to… Read full this story
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