Amid Brutal Civil War, A Rare Glimpse At Life In Yemen
December 30, 2016
4:44 PM ET
Heard on All Things Considered
The war in Yemen began in 2014 when Houthi rebels seized the capital, Sanaa, and expelled President Mansour Hadi. Since then, airstrikes led by the Saudis have led to thousands of civilian casualties. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with New York Times journalist Ben Hubbard who recently visited Yemen with photographer Tyler Hicks. Hubbard talks about what he saw and what Yemen is like today for its citizens.
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:
"We Visited The Place The World Has Forgotten." That's the headline of Ben Hubbard's New York Times piece about the civil war in the Arab world's poorest country, Yemen. The U.S. plays a role in Yemen. For one thing, it has launched drone strikes on suspected terrorists there. It also provides intelligence and weaponry to Saudi Arabia, which is helping one side of the war.
http://www.npr.org/2016/12/30/507597705/amid-brutal-civil-war-a-rare-glimpse-at-life-in-yemen
4:34 audio at link.