On the front line of the Saudi-Yemen conflict | The Economist

Saudi Arabia insists it is winning the war against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Someone should tell the rebels.

Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2t0Pmye, Saudi Arabia has been waging an air campaign against Houthi rebels fighting a bloody civil war in neighbouring Yemen.

It is supporting forces loyal to deposed president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, who fled the capital Sa'ana in February after it fell to rebel forces. Initially they thought the war would take weeks but the Houthi are fighting back.

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