By Sarah Akbar
Airstrikes
by a Saudi-led coalition destroyed a military encampment belonging to Houthi
rebels in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa early Sunday morning, intensifying the hostilities
in the region. The airstrike was supposedly in retaliation for the bombing
of dozens of coalition soldiers by the Houthis in the
coalition-controlled central Marib province. Yemen has been embroiled in civil
unrest, with the Houthis allying with former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and
the coalition backing current President Rabbo
Mansour Hadi (who was originally installed by a Gulf-Arab deal that ousted former President Saleh in 2012). The struggle
for control of Yemen began in March of 2015 and has only intensified among
international calls for a ceasefire and pleas for aid in the ensuing humanitarian crisis. The escalation of fighting this past weekend bodes ill for
both of these appeals.
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