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Witness History: The Saudi bombardment of Yemen

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The Saudi bombardment of Yemen

25/03/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Saudi bombardment of Yemen

In March 2015 Saudi Arabia and its allies began an intense aerial bombardment of Yemen

In March 2015 Saudi Arabia and its allies began an intense aerial bombardment of Yemen. The attacks pushed one of the poorest countries in the Arab world to breaking point.

On the night of March 25 2015 Saudi Arabia and its allies launched an intense aerial bombardment of the Yemeni capital Sana'a. The attacks pushed one of the poorest countries in the Arab world to breaking point. Sumaya Bakhsh has been speaking to surgeon, Dr Ali al-Taifi, about his memories of that first night of bombing and the suffering that has carried on in Yemen ever since.

Photo: citizens of Sana'a searching through rubble for survivors on morning of March 26th 2015, after the Saudi bombing. Credit: Getty Images.

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