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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Oliver Holmes

US bombing of Yemen compounding dire humanitarian situation – rights groups

A Yemeni walks over the debris of a destroyed building following US airstrikes in Sana’a
US airstrikes have destroyed many buildings in the city of Sana’a, Yemen’s capital. Photograph: AP

A ramped-up US bombing campaign on Yemen has killed civilians and brought further destruction and uncertainty to the poorest country in the Middle East, compounding an already dire situation after Donald Trump cut aid, according to local people, humanitarian workers and rights groups.

“Now the rampant bombing has started, you never know which way things will go,” said Siddiq Khan, who works as a country director in Yemen for the aid charity Islamic Relief.

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