Yemen was already the Arab world’s poorest country before its civil war began in 2014. Then a Saudi-led coalition joined the fight against the Iran-backed Houthi militia, spreading the ruin.
Tag: Bombs and Explosives
A Bomb Crater as Business Partner for a Pit Stop on an Afghan Highway
Along a lonely stretch of what was once the most dangerous road in Afghanistan, everyone slows down when they reach Hafiz Qadim’s mud brick shop. It’s not the food. Or the gas. It’s the big hole.
Mariupol Residents Fight to Survive in Bombed and Besieged City
For three weeks, the Ukrainian port city has been without water, heat, electricity and all communication under a merciless Russian assault. Here’s what its residents have been enduring.
After a Week of Siege, Bloodied Mariupol Plans Mass Graves
Under a relentless Russian barrage, there is no heat or electricity, and people are boiling snow for water. A 6-year-old died of dehydration, the authorities said.
Cluster Munitions and ‘Vacuum Bombs’: Russian Invasion Revives an Old Debate
Diplomats and talking heads have repeated longstanding fictions about battlefield weapons that critics argue are too cruel or too indiscriminate for use in warfare.
‘Just Put the Body Outside.’ The Bloody Siege of Mariupol
Under a relentless Russian barrage, there is no heat or electricity, and people are boiling snow for water. A 6-year-old died of starvation, the authorities said.
‘No City in Ukraine Is Safe’: Family Escapes Missile Strike in Kyiv
After days in a bomb shelter, a family returned to their home in Kyiv for breakfast, and witnessed a missile strike on a neighboring apartment building.
Ukrainians Set Sights on the New Year, Not a New War
As the government designates bomb shelters and provides guidance on how to tape windows in case of an attack by Russia, Ukrainians carry on.
Liverpool Bomber Had Planned for Months, U.K. Police Say
The authorities named the man they believe to be behind an explosion in a taxi outside a hospital, who was also the only person killed, as Emad Al Swealmeen, 32.
Liverpool Explosion: Blast Is Declared a Terrorist Act
Local leaders praised the driver as a hero, saying that he may have prevented a bigger calamity. He escaped the burning vehicle and locked the doors, trapping a passenger carrying explosives inside.