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Catastrophic Situation
The humanitarian situation in Yemen has become catastrophic, relief officials stated, as a coalition of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia, rattled by what they saw as expanding Iranian influence in the Arabian Peninsula, is trying to stop Houthi fighters and loyalists of former President Ali Abdullah Salah taking control of Yemen. But the air campaign has had little success and vital aid was reported to be being held up by both sides. Houthis were stopping convoys of trucks reaching the southern port city of Aden, and an arms blockade by Saudi-led coalition navies, searching ships for weapons, was holding up food deliveries by sea.
The Guardian
