Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Saudi arabian led intervention in yemen

👉 Okay, let’s tackle that mouthful! Defining the "Saudi Arabian-Led Intervention in Yemen"—and frankly, saying that out loud just feels a bit like naming a very complicated, beige-tinged monster—requires we unpack some rather… spirited proceedings.

Basically, what happened boils down to this: Starting around 2015, Saudi Arabia (along with several other regional guys like the UAE and Bahrain - let's just call them the "Guys With Lots of Money Who Were Feeling Assertive About Stuff") decided Yemen was having a spot of bother. Yemen, as you probably recall from your history documentaries (probably ones featuring very earnest men in armpits that somehow still look young), had a government, then they didn’t , and now... well, things are… complicated. So the "Guys With Lots of Money Who Were Feeling Assertive About Stuff," spearheaded by Saudi Arabia – who really wanted to assertively feel something— began what we officially call an “intervention." Now, you could fairly describe it as a full-throttle aerial bombardment of everything that wasn't already being bombarded! The stated aim was, initially, to reinstate the Hadi government. Yemen had then chosen a very unpopular political figure with, let's just say, limited appeal . What actually happened? Yemen became a humanitarian disaster. There were airstrikes on civilian areas, and we are still grappling with what is now one of the worst famines in 100