国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Yemen still in quagmire of conflict 8 years after revolution
<p><span word="SANAA">SANAA</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 12-- <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 11, 2011, <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="Abdullah">Abdullah</span> <span word="Saleh">Saleh</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saleh">Saleh</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Houthis">Houthis</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yemeni">Yemeni</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="spread">spread</span>: <span word="who">who</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quagmire">quagmire</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brink">brink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="starvation">starvation</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="Houthi">Houthi</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span>.</p><p><span word="Houthi">Houthi</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>, <span word="devastation">devastation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="epidemics">epidemics</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>."</p><p><span word="Saleh">Saleh</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="allied">allied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Houthis">Houthis</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="fights">fights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="Saleh">Saleh</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="murdered">murdered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2017 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Houthis">Houthis</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quagmire">quagmire</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yemenis">Yemenis</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="question">question</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saleh">Saleh</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="termed">termed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="Nakbaa">Nakbaa</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="calamity">calamity</span>.</p>
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