President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Saudi Arabia to end its Yemen blockade immediately, citing humanitarian concerns. A Saudi-led coalition has been fighting to defeat the Iran-backed Houthis — at one point allied with ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s forces in Yemen — since March 2015. “The past month’s escalation has killed thousands and condemned thousands more to die in the near future,” Scott Paul, humanitarian policy lead at Oxfam America, said in a statement. I’ve got numbers of senators coming up to me often with concerns about how Saudi is dealing with humanitarian concerns in Yemen. Just know that it’s created tremendous concern.’”Yemen’s stalemated war has killed over 10,000 civilians and displaced 3 million.

Source: Egypt Independent December 06, 2017 23:03 UTC