Saudi-backed forces close on Yemen port vital for humanitarian aid

[EmperorScorpious]

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jun/13/yemen-port-city-hodeidah-panic-fear-saudi-led-forces

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/13/yemen-saudi-led-coalition-begins-battle-for-vital-port

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/14/yemen-attack-un-to-hold-urgent-talks-as-battle-rages-around-crucial-port

About 80% of Yemenis are in need of humanitarian assistance and 8.4 million are on the brink of famine.

The UN children’s agency, Unicef, said the assault could endanger the city’s 300,000 children and “choke off” aid for millions more.

Saying the operation, known as “Golden Victory”, was still in a preliminary phase, he explained “the way we see it going we don’t think it is going to take that long”, adding: “We are hoping it will take days not months. If things go as planned, there will be no shortage of food.”

The Hodeidah deep sea port on the Red Sea is the base from which badly needed food, water and medicine is distributed to more than 8 million Yemenis, and all sides fear the fighting may result in the destruction of the port’s infrastructure, either by Houthi mines or airstrikes directed by the UAE. 

[Jon27]

I found my mother watching the World Cup playoff today between Russia and Saudi Arabia. All I had to say was "Who do you want to win? Shit, or syphilis?"