By Amanda Froelich Truth Theory
While the world remains captivated by the soap opera which is the United States, all hell is breaking loose in Yemen. In fact, it has been for the past year, yet this reality has been largely blocked out by Western media.
The Arab world’s poorest country has been wracked by a bloody war between supporters of Yemen’s internationally recognized government and Houthi rebels. As a result of the conflict, thousands upon thousands have been killed, maimed or displaced in the Middle Eastern nation. Nearly 2,000 Yemenis have died from cholera, and close to 370,000 have contracted it. Sadly, that figure is expected to increase to 600,000.
Many foreign countries are involved in the war. In 2015, Saudi Arabia formed a coalition of Arab states to defeat the Houthis, and that coalition now includes Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Sudan, Qatar and Senegal. The United States is also largely responsible for the destruction taking place in Yemen, as it regularly launches air strikes on al-Qaeda and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, or ISIS) targets in the country. Along with France and the United Kingdom, the US has supplied the Saudi-led coalition with weapons and intelligence. There are also reports of American troops being deployed to the area.
Unfortunately for the people of Yemen, aid organizations are having major difficulties delivering food, medicine and other essentials caught in the conflict. Al Jazeera reports that the Houthi siege of parts of the city of Taiz has prevented critical medical supplies from arriving. Additionally, fighting in Aden has made it next-to-impossible for the World Food Programme to deliver aid there.
By raising awareness about the Yemeni people’s plight, you may help the Western world care about this atrocity and do something to change it. Following are 30 photos proving Yemen is literally hell on Earth right now:
1 in 3 children in Yemen are on the brink of starving to death. This is just one of them.. pic.twitter.com/hkhaEnz97w
— CJ Werleman (@cjwerleman) August 14, 2017
Saudi coalition to blame for half of Yemen child casualties: draft U.N. report https://t.co/Rs61R3exOz pic.twitter.com/SGfDE777rz
— Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) August 17, 2017
#Yemen hit by more airstrikes in 1st half of 2017 than in whole of 2016 – aid agencies https://t.co/DGYSQ9Nf7M pic.twitter.com/HYAQ5kdmNF
— RT (@RT_com) August 17, 2017
Over half a million infected and 2000 dead.@AJInsideStory takes a closer look at the cholera outbreak in Yemen: https://t.co/lF1aU11ygy pic.twitter.com/y2Lzo4i33F
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 16, 2017
Sana’a is one of oldest 7 cities around the world , also its most important tourism place in #Yemen , it destroyed partially by Saudi raids pic.twitter.com/wTCria1qgu
— محمدالحجيلي (@Mohammed_Hojily) August 8, 2017
Saudi War Crimes in Yemen on August 8th: Monitor #YemenExtrahttps://t.co/2YEwxmZ2rL pic.twitter.com/GkCwLZeJ7S
— Yemen Extra (@YemenExtra) August 8, 2017
@vincecable & the #Tory #LibDem Coalition legacy in #Yemen pic.twitter.com/W8oEvNkP1Z
— Gav ?? ?️? ❄️ (@Socialistdawn) August 8, 2017
Four soldiers, six al Qaeda militants die in Yemen attack: officialhttps://t.co/3tZws1LvHP pic.twitter.com/OY766GP8wW
— The Nation (@The_Nation) August 8, 2017
#Genocide in #Awamiyah shows Saudi failure in #Yemen.while the #mass_media of the Western world rarely mentioned this #humanrightsviolation pic.twitter.com/w0fqNHgLDq
— یاس رهبری (@Jasmineh135) August 17, 2017
Car bombing kills 3 soldiers in southern Yemen https://t.co/gPP5eEL17B pic.twitter.com/FeNo0Rj8Av
— ANADOLU AGENCY (ENG) (@anadoluagency) August 8, 2017
#Saudi-Led Coalition Denies Allegations of Targeting Civilian Home in #Yemen – https://t.co/Q72vhcYC3R via @SputnikInt #YemenCrisis pic.twitter.com/MnJiGI3GPq
— al whit (@soitiz) August 8, 2017
The hypocritical world is lying here In Yemen, Saudi Arabia is committing the worst crimes of humanity in the world✋ pic.twitter.com/wfPNqN5ZCd
— محمدمحمداحمد العماد (@alamad0080) August 8, 2017
Armed Protest in Yemen’s Dhamar to Condemn Saudi War Crimes Against Prisoners #YemenExtrahttps://t.co/ntGxgRRPxQ pic.twitter.com/aoVmbNHMHy
— Yemen Extra (@YemenExtra) August 7, 2017
@hrw annual report:#Saudi coal. continued operation in #Yemen depends to a high degree on support from th #US & #UKpic.twitter.com/3UwqVHuTdT
— Marwan Al-Munyfi (@marwan18) August 7, 2017
Saudi Arabia kills #Yemen children with cluster bombs and siege @Apekshasm @HumanityStrong @WorldRelief #love pic.twitter.com/pVPVs6pJBH
— #yemen ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﻲ (@alneamyyy88) August 6, 2017
Pics for the victims of the bombing of The #Saudi warplanes #today in #Saada province in North #Yemen#صعدة#اليمن pic.twitter.com/Ox7pHmewNg
— Naji Alkaladi (@NajTV) August 5, 2017
Incredible story of a young boy in #Yemen – electrocuted and almost killed in the conflict & now battling #cholera https://t.co/a7dASXTZWF pic.twitter.com/0Z5sJ9hdrX
— Joe English (@JoeEEnglish) August 15, 2017
? Photos shows the destruction of #Yemen‘s #Taiz#UAE #KSA #Iran pic.twitter.com/J7YUugMd1Z
— Mete Sohtaoğlu (@metesohtaoglu) June 10, 2017
Side of the destruction on Sana’a Airport destroyed by Saudi-US Aggression!!#Yemen #End_Yemen_Siege pic.twitter.com/coEThYXF0D
— Neazy Alaswady1/2/17 (@alaswady3) June 30, 2017
Via The Anti-Media
Read more: The US Is Aiding A Genocide By Mass Starvation In Yemen, Mainstream Media Silent
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