YEMEN CIVIL WAR

The U.S. is ‘Significantly Increasing’ Support for the Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen as Conflict Enters Third Year

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The Trump administration has "significantly increased" military support for the Saudi-led coalition fighting al Qaeda and Iranian-backed militias in Yemen.

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