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Yemen's capital, Sana'a Ferdinand Reus |
It's the Sunnis vs. the Shiites in Yemen. No, wait, the Houthis (not to be confused with Central Africa's Hutus)? And what about al-Qaeda? Why is Saudi Arabia involved? And what happens now? Yemen is a fascinating country (
http://somanyinterestingthings.blogspot.com/2013/05/from-ground-up.html) but also one of those tragic ones whose history and beauty are being devoured by violence and greed (
http://somanyinterestingthings.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-person-who-inspires.html,
http://somanyinterestingthings.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-museum-of-me.html). As fighting continues and the number of players grows, it's easy to lose track of the fact that there are people, families, here whose lives have become a living nightmare. It's also easy to turn away from something so difficult to untangle and understand:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150331-yemen-saudi-arabia-iran-houthis-asia-world/
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