The Yemen conflict is unfortunately kind of a perfect example of a conflict that's just not going to be in the news much.
1. It's complicated, a long story, and where do you even start.
Do you start at the start of the civil war in 2014, or the revolution of 2011, or the 2009 South Yemen insurgency, or the mostly concurrent 2004- Houthi insurgency, or 1994 Yemeni Civil war... You get the idea.
2. There's no good guys. Houthi movement is a little bit more democratic and "pro-people", but the words "death to America, curse to the jews, death to Israel" are right in their slogan so... The legal government on the other hand keeps committing war crimes by ruthlessly bombing refugees and other civilian targets. And of course Al-Qaeda is in the mix.
3. It's mostly boring, sporadic small scale warfare. Lots of pictures of suffering refugees, not a lot in the way of dramatic battles.
4. Larger implications are unclear. What would happen if one side or the other wins?
5. It's all about non-white non-Christians speaking an incomprehensible language. Let's face it, it's much harder for us to care about something like that.
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