Why Yemen is at war?


  • World
  • Friday, 15 Jun 2018

Worshippers gather to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the Red Sea Port city of Hodeidah, Yemen June 15, 2018. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The battle for the western Yemeni port of Hodeidah could be an important milestone in the three-year civil war. But analysts say the conflict is so complex that even a decisive outcome there might not bring peace.

Why is Yemen so divided?

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