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Yemen civil war: what sparked latest escalation and who is involved?

Conflict between UN-recognised government and Iran-backed Houthis has impacts far beyond country’s borders Yemen has been plunged into a civil war that has extended to one of the world’s most vital maritime choke points and to Saudi Arabian oil sites.

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