Yemen War News Updates - - February 4, 2016

Salon: “A forgotten crisis”: Mass starvation in Yemen as U.S.-backed Saudi war & blockade push millions to brink of famine

14 million Yemenis — over half the population — face hunger, the U.N. warns, saying "the numbers are staggering"

Mass starvation is ongoing in Yemen, the United Nations warns, calling it a “forgotten crisis.” The poorest country in the Middle East may be on the brink of famine, while it faces bombing and a blockade from a Saudi-led coalition, backed by the U.S. and the U.K.

Approximately 14.4 million Yemenis — more than half of the population of the country — are food insecure, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, also known as the FAO.

The U.N. estimates there are 25 million people in Yemen. This means at least 58 percent of the population is food insecure.

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Yemen War News Updates - - February 4, 2016

Saudi-led air attack on Yemeni factory kills 15 -- UPI
Civilians trapped in battle for Yemen's Taiz -- Al Jazeera
Yemen police chief wounded in Aden suicide bombing -- AFP
Rebel shelling destroys museum in Yemen -- AP
U.S. drone strike kills six al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen -- AFP
Senior AQAP commander reportedly killed in US drone strike in Yemen -- Long War Journal
Top al Qaeda leader reportedly killed in Yemen strike -- AP
Top al Qaeda commander killed in Yemen drone strikes -- Reuters
Al Qaeda militants seize southern Yemeni town: residents -- Reuters
Houthis killed 3,000 in human rights violations: Yemen group -- AL Arabiya
63 children among 375 killed in Yemen attacks into Saudi Arabia -- Al Arabiya
Yemen airstrikes: 'there are no sirens, you just hear the boom' -- The Guardian
Yemen president vows to liberate capital as fighting picks up -- AP
Hadi vows to push until Houthis defeated in Sanaa -- Al Arabiya
Analysis: The Coalition Inches Closer to Sanaa -- Stratfor