The story
You haven’t heard much about Yemen since
. But Yemen's conflicts (like
Back up. Why did this start?
In 2011, Yemen rode the
wave that was sweeping through the region, and minority groups overthrew the country’s dictator.
stepped in, and eventually became one of the US’s
Then what happened?
Enter: the Houthis. They’re an Iran-backed rebel group that has been pushing for
for a while. In 2015, they stopped asking and
. They kicked out Saudi-backed Hadi and sent him on a
in Saudi Arabia. He was able to
What's the latest?
Saudi Arabia has been
against the Houthis. Iran responded by
off Yemen’s coast. The
by sending its own warships. After a while, the UN stepped in and said, 'let's talk this out.' They helped put a
Why do other countries care?
Because Yemen’s become a
between Iran (pro-Houthis) and Saudi Arabia (pro-Hadi) – two top dogs in the Mideast that are backing opposite sides of the fight. Because Yemen sits on a major
Tell me more.
– al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula – is one of al-Qaeda's most active branches and have set up camp in Yemen. Over the last few years, they’ve become a major terror threat to the West. They’re the ones responsible for
and
. They also claimed responsibility for the
in Paris. AQAP doesn’t have a side in this fight. But they turned chaos into opportunity by stepping up their recruiting and
Anything else?
One more thing. The World Health Organization says that the war has caused a
breakdown of Yemen's health and sanitation infrastructure
. Now, the country is facing a deadly cholera outbreak. Nearly
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