that is also known as al-Huthis. Photo: EPA
From The Daily Telegraph:
Tens of thousands of refugees are fleeing a vicious civil war that threatens to turn the key Arab peninsula state of Yemen into a terrorist stronghold and to suck the US into another sensitive conflict zone.
The Yemeni government is to try to subdue a rebel Shia army in the north of the country. But its assault is meeting fierce resistance, with the Yemeni air force staging desperate forays to pound the rebels into submission.
International observers fear that even if the US, a long-term ally, can stay aloof, the conflict might be subsumed in a regional war by proxy.
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My Comment: Yemen is like Somalia .... it is hell on earth. The best way to get involved is from a distance, and let the regional countries handle (as best as they can) their mess next door.