Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism

Yemen's hidden war

25 February 2016
Smoke rises after Saudi-led airstrikes hit a site in Sanaa, Yemen, Jan. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

The conflict in Syria gets the headlines, but 2,000 miles south in Yemen a separate civil war has brought an already impoverished country to its knees. More than 80 percent of the country's population is in need of humanitarian aid - aid many can't get because of the fighting.

As Shia rebels backed by Iran have battled the country's Saudi Arabia-backed Sunni government, al-Qaida and the Islamic State have taken advantage of the chaos to expand their influence.

On this edition of Global Journalist, a look at the humanitarian and political crisis in Yemen and the threat posed by international extremist groups in the country.

Joining the program are:

  • Scott Shane, a reporter for the New York Times and author of the book: "Objective Troy: A Terrorist, a President and the Rise of the Drone."
  • Adam Baron, a Yemen researcher and visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
  • Nawal al-Maghafi, a reporter and documentary producer who has worked with the BBC and other news outlets.

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