The Chinese are proving to be prolific peacemakers. From Bradley Blankenship at azerbaycan24.com:
FILE PHOTO: Houthi militants in a pickup truck after they captured the headquarters of the Sixth Military Zone following rough clashes with Yemeni government forces. © Mohammed Hamoud / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
Beijing deserves some credit for bringing the end of one of the most brutal conflicts in history closer Bradley Blankenship is an American journalist, columnist and political commentator. He has a syndicated column at CGTN and is a freelance reporter for international news agencies including Xinhua News Agency. Bradley Blankenship is an American journalist, columnist and political commentator. He has a syndicated column at CGTN and is a freelance reporter for international news agencies including Xinhua News Agency. @BradBlank_FILE PHOTO: Houthi militants in a pickup truck after they captured the headquarters of the Sixth Military Zone following rough clashes with Yemeni government forces. © Mohammed Hamoud / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
Eight and a half years of the Yemeni civil war has seen the Arab country torn into shreds.
Estimates suggest at least 350,000 people have died from the war or its consequences, which began in 2014. This includes approximately 85,000 children under the age of five who have died of starvation. Basic civil infrastructure and supply chains have collapsed, and typically treatable communicable diseases like cholera have claimed countless lives.
The war is primarily between the Yemeni government of Rashad al-Alimi, who took over in 2022 from Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, and the Houthi armed movement. The conflict escalated significantly when Saudi Arabia became involved in 2015 by backing Hadi (and now al-Alimi) in what is seen as a proxy war between Riyadh and Tehran, who is rumored to be supporting the Houthis.
Some of my first memories as a writer and college radio host was speaking to victims of the war and learning about the situation on the ground.
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