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Tens of Thousands Flee as Iran-Backed Rebels Draw Yemen Into the Wider War
UNICEF says more than 57,000 children are among the displaced as renewed fighting worsens Yemen’s already severe humanitarian crisis.
- More than 125,000 people have fled their homes as Iran-backed Houthi rebels advance down the Red Sea coast, marking one of Yemen's fastest displacement waves in years.
- Hostilities erupted in July after a 2022 ceasefire largely halted fighting, with Houthi rebels renewing attacks on Saudi Arabia in what they claim aims to lift the blockade.
- UNICEF reports the displaced include more than 57,000 children, with Obia Achieng, UNICEF representative, calling it "one of the most fast-moving and volatile displacement waves Yemen has seen in years."
- Displaced civilians like Eshraq Abdel Gelil have arrived in cities like Taiz, where families face dire conditions; Abdel Gelil, four months pregnant, feared medical complications after the harrowing journey.
- The offensive threatens Saudi oil exports and global fuel prices, straining resources for around 5 million Yemenis already experiencing acute food insecurity before this latest crisis.
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‘We cried the whole way’: Refugees flee Yemen fighting
An estimated 125,000 people, including more than 57,000 children, have fled since hostilities erupted in July between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the Yemeni government and its ally Saudi Arabia, with the UN calling it one of the most rapid and volatile waves of displacement in Yemen in years. Thousands have even been making the dangerous crossing across the Bab el-Mandeb strait to Djibouti, many of them children, travelling in extreme heat, o…
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Tens of thousands flee as Iran-backed rebels draw Yemen into the wider war
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The rapid advance of the Houthis in Yemen could add a new and dangerous dimension to Iran's war.
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Total News Sources27
Leaning Left9Leaning Right7Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution36% Left, 36% Center
Bias Distribution
- 36% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources are Center
36% Center
L 36%
C 36%
R 28%
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