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Why Saudi Arabia’s Last War in Yemen Turned Into a Quagmire

A Saudi-led coalition launched a military campaign this week against the Iran-backed Houthi militia in the country, reviving memories of its previous effort.

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Smoke billowing from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month after the Houthis claimed to have attacked the facility.
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Saudi and Yemeni Forces Attack Houthis to Retake Control of Red Sea Coast

The offensive is an effort to wrest control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait from the Houthis, a militia in Yemen backed by Iran.

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Inspecting melted foam in a factory after a strike in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday. Houthi-affiliated media blamed Saudi Arabia for the attack.
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Biljana Plavsic, a Former Bosnian Serb Political Leader, Has Died

Biljana Plavsic, a Bosnian Serb, pleaded guilty to one count of crimes against humanity. She later recanted and said she “would do the same again.”

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Biljana Plavsic during her first appearance at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague in 2001.
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Houthis Claim Attack on Aramco as Yemen Conflict Escalates

More than 200 U.S. intelligence and military analysts are in Saudi Arabia helping it provide assistance to its Yemeni allies, current and former U.S. officials say.

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Flames at a facility belonging to the Saudi oil giant Aramco, south of Riyadh on Saturday.
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What to Know About Fighting Between Ethiopia and Rebels in Tigray

The conflict is raising fears of a regional war in the Horn of Africa, drawing in foreign powers including Eritrea, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

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A shattered window of Tigray Television Station after a drone strike in Mekelle, Ethiopia, last week.
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