The Houthis’ rapid advance through western Yemen has displaced more than 130,000 people, and dragged an 11-year conflict that has too often been overlooked back into the headlines. But behind the latest fighting lies a hidden toll from this civil war.
After 13 years without having another child, Umm Ali, a mother of three from Aden – the southern port that serves as the interim base of the Yemeni government – was overjoyed to learn that she was pregnant again.