The Yemeni Impasse: War During the Pandemic

... and sanitation in 2019, and 19.7 million did not have access to adequate healthcare . Meanwhile, those on the frontlines generally eat better and, unlike the civilian population, have priority access to medical supplies and personnel. Ansar Allah (Houthi) militants are even using the coronavirus crisis to recruit new soldiers, convincing young people that it is better to die a martyr in battle than to suffer an inglorious death from the virus. It would thus appear that the Houthis are as determined ...