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World Service,13 mins

Why is Yemen still at war?

World Update

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At the start of the war in Yemen back in 2015 Saudi officials expected it to last only a few weeks. Years later the fighting continues. The UN says at least 6,800 civilians have been killed and 10,700 injured in the conflict so far. Millions are on the brink of starvation. So why is Yemen still at war? The BBC's Pandita Lorenz takes a closer look at a complex conflict. (Photo: A man carries a wounded child after a Saudi-led airstrike that killed eight members of her family in Sanaa, August 2017 / Credit: Reuters)

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