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Many people were proven right in their guesses that the Arab
Spring in Yemen would turn into a hurricane of war. The so-called

'Operation Decisive Storm' by a Saudi Arabian-led coalition against the
Houthis is expanding. Even though the coalition claims to target only
the Houthi militia and their ammunition, many civilians face the dan-
ger of death.
It is only the eleventh day of the operation, but tens of people
already lost their lives when the refugee camp in the north of the coun-
try was hit. The situation became even more grim with claims like that

of Pablo Marco, the Director of Medecins Sans Frontieres, who said
that the refugee camp was targeted in a planned airstrike. (1)
As people speculate over the start of a ground operation, it seems
almost certain that the civilian death toll will increase. The interesting
thing about the operation is that it started without a certain military
target, and this made even the USA, the biggest supporter of the oper-

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