In June 2018, Crisis Group warned that a bloody battle between Huthi fighters in Hodeida and UAE-backed forces outside it would push the war into a new, more perilous phase and likely trigger a devastating famine. We argued instead for a UN-brokered deal to prevent the fight and, possibly, to lay the groundwork for a nationwide peace process.
The good news, ten months later, is that the battle for Hodeida has not occurred. But the threat of renewed fighting still looms. |
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