Yemen
A collection of documentaries and reporting on conflicts inside Yemen, from U.S. counterterrorism campaigns against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to the Houthi takeover of the government and the Saudi-led coalition’s military campaign in the country.
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U.S. Shifts Policy in Yemen, But the War Is Not Over Yet
The Biden administration announced two policy decisions last week, both major reversals from the Trump era, that aid and human-rights groups see as the first steps toward ending the war in Yemen — but say there's more work to come.
February 9, 2021
This Yemeni Doctor Has Treated COVID Patients for Months Without Pay While Living in the Hospital
Dr. Tariq Qassem’s story, featured in "Yemen’s COVID Cover-Up," sheds light on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, including the Houthi suspension of doctors' salaries, the impact of international aid cuts and the Saudi blockade.
February 9, 2021
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Yemen’s COVID Cover-Up
How the coronavirus pandemic has deepened Yemen's humanitarian crisis.
February 9, 2021
Biden Announces End to U.S. Support for Offensives in War-Torn Yemen
President Joe Biden also designated a new U.S. special envoy to Yemen, the site of what the UN has called the world's "worst humanitarian crisis" and the subject of a new FRONTLINE documentary.
February 4, 2021
U.S. Weapons, Saudi Airstrikes, Yemeni Deaths: What a U.N. Report on War Crimes in Yemen Means for U.S.-Saudi Weapon Sales
A group of U.N. experts has named and implicated “third states,” including the United States, in Yemen's civil war for selling weapons used in the conflict.
October 1, 2019
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The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
FRONTLINE investigates the rise of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, his vision for the future, his handling of dissent, and the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
October 1, 2019
'I Had to Make Peace With Death': A Q&A With 'Targeting Yemen' Filmmaker Safa Al Ahmad
Safa Al Ahmad has been reporting on Yemen for a decade. In that time, she has traveled to Al Qaeda-controlled territory, to the front lines of a multi-sided war in Yemen, and to cities under siege.
And yet, she says the risks of filming her latest documentary, Targeting Yemen, went beyond all of those.
January 24, 2019
What the DOD Says About Its Operations in Yemen
The Department of Defense provided a statement in response to written questions from FRONTLINE about U.S. military operations in Yemen.
January 22, 2019
An Eight-Year-Old Survivor Describes the Largest Known U.S. Ground Raid in Yemen
Eight-year-old Mujahid remembers the U.S. ground raid on his tiny village in Yemen. It damaged his back and his hearing. When a villager asks him what happened to him, he replies, “America.”
January 22, 2019
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Targeting Yemen
Investigating the escalation of the U.S. fight against Al Qaeda and its impact on civilians.
January 22, 2019
As Senators Rebuke U.S.-Saudi Policy in Yemen, Revisit FRONTLINE's Yemen Films
While the measure is unlikely to succeed in suspending U.S. support for the war, it marks the first time in three years that such an initiative has advanced in Congress.
November 29, 2018
All Parties in Yemen’s War May Have Committed War Crimes: UN Experts
“There is little evidence of any attempt by parties to the conflict to minimize civilian casualties,” a UN expert said about the actors involved in Yemen's war.
August 28, 2018