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Why Saudi Arabia’s Aim of Defeating the Houthis Is a Tall Order

After four years of relative calm, the war pitting Yemen’s Houthi militia against the country’s internationally recognized government and its backer Saudi Arabia is raging again.

Sources (1)· Oct 20, 2:52 PM

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