- Title: Thousands protest in Sanaa against Saudi-led bombardment
- Date: 3rd March 2017
- Summary: SANAA, YEMEN (MARCH 3, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF THOUSANDS OF YEMENIS PROTESTING ARMED PROTESTERS CHANTING PROTESTERS CARRYING SIGNS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DEPUTY MINISTER OF PROPAGANDA IN HOUTHI GOVERNMENT, HASHIM SHARAF ALDIN, SAYING: "Throughout the 2 years of this aggression that is seeing unprecedented silence from the international community, we've seen the deteriorat
- Embargoed: 17th March 2017 18:49
- Keywords: Yemen Houthis conflict protect Saudi Arabia coalition bombardment
- Location: SANAA, YEMEN
- City: SANAA, YEMEN
- Country: Yemen
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA00166EPWSN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets in support of the Houthi rebels fighting against the Saudi-led coalition on Friday (March 3).
Tens of thousands of Houthi supporters protested against the Saudi-led coalition's airstrikes on Yemen.
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies have carried out thousands of bombing raids in Yemen since March 2015 in a campaign to try to restore the ousted administration government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
The Houthi movement has criticised the Saudi-led coalition for targeting Yemeni ports in their airstrikes which led to the blockage of supply routes.
Hashim Sharaf Aldin, Deputy Minister of Propaganda appointed by the Houthi rebels said, "throughout the 2 years of this aggression that is seeing unprecedented silence from the international community, we've seen the deterioration of the health and economic conditions because of this siege that is stopping the entry of medicine to Yemeni society. But we are resisting no matter what."
Shortage of medical supplies has been evident in Yemen as UNICEF has warned that Yemen could be losing a decade's worth of gains in public health as a result of the ongoing war and economic crisis.
After 2 years of bombings and other attacks, no side has emerged as the dominant force in a war that has displaced more than three million people.
The conflict has left parts of the population on the edge of starvation including half a million children under the age of 5 according to the U.N and given room for a powerful branch of al Qaeda to expand its operations.
The Saudi-led coalition has focused most of its firepower against the Houthis and allied forces loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, but has also targeted some AQAP (Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) strongholds. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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