The instability in Yemen could provide Al Qaeda with an opportunity to expand "its domestic insurgency." The article then gives background to Al Qaeda attacks on Yemen. The Houthis, dominating northwestern Yemen and the capital, have clashed with the terrorist group, which is mainly present in southern and central provinces.

The United States is sending warships to intercept Iranian ships suspected of carrying weapons to Houthis.

According to the article, Al Qaeda has taken advantage of the chaos going on in Yemen. With Saudi Arabia preoccupied with the Houthis, the terrorist organization has captured a military base, stolen more than $1 million from a Yemeni bank, and freed prisoners from a prison in Mukalla.

Saudi Arabia may be violating international humanitarian laws in their fight against Yemen. More than 82% of the population in Yemen are in need of food and medical care and there have been 5,800 casualties.

The UK has been supplying Saudi Arabia with arms to use against Yemen, specifically the Houthi rebels. There have been 119 strikes of violations to international humanitarian law.

Amnesty International examines the war in Yemen and declares human rights violations on all sides. Despite the possible violations of international law, countries like the USA, France, and the UK continue to supply Saudi Arabia with arms.

A UN rep states that the airstrikes launched by Saudi Arabia violated international law because of the number of civilians affected indiscriminately. Although civilians had been warned, enough time was not given to allow for total evacuation of the cities of of Sadaa,Maran, Albiqaa.

This article gives an overview of international law in regards to wars. It also explores the U.S.'s and Saudi Arabia's roles in the war.

According to the article, a Houthi official rebuffed Iran after one of its generals offered to send military advisers to help Houthi forces. The Iran have long been supporting the Houthis as they fight against Saudi-led forces.

On May 22, 1990, the Marxist South Yemen and conservative North Yemen were unified. A civil war broke out in 1994 between the two sides due to southern secessionists.

This is a timeline of historical events in Yemen, starting from the Ottoman's rule in the 1500s. It goes through the formation of North Yemen and South Yemen and then the unification.

Even before the Houthi revolt, Yemen has had a history full of conflict. Yemen used to be two separate states that were each separately controlled by the Ottoman Empire and Britain.

According to the author, there are six reasons Iran has not directly intervened in Yemen through military action. Among these is that launching a military campaign in Yemen is not a priority considering the conflict in Syria and Iraq.

Iran has provided weapons, medical aid, and training to the Houthis. In 2013, a ship smuggling Iranian weapons to Yemen was seized.

This article takes a closer look at the Houthis and the malapropisms found in the media when reporting on the war. For example, the war is often simplified to Shi'i vs. Sunni when, in reality, not all Houthis' enemies are Sunni.

This article covers Yemen's civil war and rejects the notion that the Houthis are 'Iran-backed.' According to the author, the Houthis are not merely Iran's pawns and, labeling them as such, diminishes the decades of conflict that led to the rebellion.

The war in Yemen has forced nearly 100,000 people to flee across the Gulf of Aden to Djibouti, a small country in the Horn of Africa. Many live in refugee camps, like Markazi refugee camp, but are unwanted due to "Yemen's reputation for terrorism."

This video traces the origins of the crisis in Yemen. Protests began in 2011 as part of the Arab Spring Uprisings, but it yielded nothing but violent conflict.

This article goes briefly over the history of the Yemen and gives information on the present conflict. The future of this country looks grim as the war between the Shiites in the north and Sunnis in the south will divide the country.

Before the conflict and poverty that has been affecting the nation for years, Yemen was once a center of civilization and wealth. This article outlines the history of this tumultuous country from its beginnings as "Happy Arabia" (as the Romans used to call it) to a country divided.