Yemen is Already in a Civil War. Now it Faces a Famine
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Shrapnel-injured Yemeni refugee Seif Zeid Abdulah stands on crutches at Markazi camp in Djibouti. Photo: UNHCR/Oualid Khelifi
Yemen was already the poorest country in the region when the country descended into civil war three years ago. Now, millions of people in Yemen are facing a potential famine.
The reasons for this famine? Conflict. Specifically, a …
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