{"id":39640,"date":"2019-02-28T15:56:07","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T15:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=39640"},"modified":"2019-02-28T15:56:07","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T15:56:07","slug":"britains-involvement-yemen-conflict-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/britains-involvement-yemen-conflict-explained","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s involvement in the Yemen conflict \u2013 Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW55794867 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55794867 BCX4\">The U.S. House of Representatives have backed a bill to end American military intervention in Yemen, but the UK continues to participate in the ongoing civil war.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW55794867 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40019\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-40019 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Frame3-625x445.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"445\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40019 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Frame3-625x445.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"445\" \/><\/noscript> Protesters at Whitehall Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/alisdare\/\">Alisdare Hickson <\/a>(CC BY-SA 2.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71424117 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71424117 BCX4\">Houthi fighters come from the small Zaidi sect of Shia Islam, Shiites representing just 20% of Yemen\u2019s religious population according to statistics from the U<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71424117 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71424117 BCX4\">N High Commissioner for Refugees.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71424117 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71424117 BCX4\"> Houthi\u2019s take issue with what is seen as foreign intervention and influence in Yemen from Sunni majority Saudi Arabia. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71424117 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71424117 BCX4\">There have been claims that the Houthis are supplied by Iran, as part of the broader cold war between Iran and Saudi Arabia. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71424117 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71424117 BCX4\">Iran has denied these claims.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW71424117 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If Yemen is now the subject of a proxy war, the situation could get even worse.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40017\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40017\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-40017 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/WHOtweet-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/WHOtweet-1.png 580w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/WHOtweet-1-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/WHOtweet-1-500x378.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/WHOtweet-1-100x75.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40017 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/WHOtweet-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/WHOtweet-1.png 580w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/WHOtweet-1-300x227.png 300w, 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